Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081967 Incident Date: Oct, 09 2006
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5142WB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated a burning smell was present after the vehicle was parked. upon inspection, there was transmission fluid on the ground of the driveway. underneath the vehicle there was fluid leaking out of the servo cover of the transmission. the dealer was contacted and faxed a copy of the nhtsa recall #97v097000. the contact was told that the transmission mechanic stated there was no recalls pertaining to the servo cover and there were never any vehicles repaired at that dealership according to the nhtsa recall. when the dealer was asked to fix the vehicle based on the recall, the contact was told the information meant nothing to them. the manufacturer was contacted who expressed that they could not authorized repairs for the vehicle under the nhtsa recall. *nm