Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045248 Incident Date: Oct, 03 2005
Consumer's City: MARLBOROUGH Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA51401B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bought 2001 ford windstar in january 2005 with 40,000 miles on it. in august we had to replace the transmission( 46,000 miles). this was $2000.00. then in october we had to replace the engine(49,000 miles) because of the head gasket. ford quoted us $4800.00 for this and said the car was out of warranty and would not help us defer the cost in any way. we ended up getting a used engine. *nm