1998 FORD WINDSTAR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
1998 FORD WINDSTAR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (Change Vehicle)
The following POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION complaint about 1998 FORD WINDSTAR was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety administration on 2003-06-20. For more information contact the National Highway Traffic Safety administration or the US Department of Transportation. See complaint summary below.
| Build Years/Makes/Models: | 1998 FORD WINDSTAR |
| Occurances: | |
| Reference Number: | 10023463 |
| Summary: | OUR '98 FORD WINDSTAR (3.8L) HAS JUST EXPERIENCED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM; IT DRIVES ALONG JUST FINE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 M.P.H. AND THEN BANG -- THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM OVER DRIVE INTO SECOND (OR FIRST!) GEAR. THIS SENDS THE ENGINE FROM A CASUAL 1,500 R.P.M. TO A DANGEROUS 5,500 R.P.M., AND MAKES FOR SCARY AND DANGEROUS HIGHWAY DRIVING. FORD (KACHEL FORD IN SHILLINGTON, PA) SAYS THAT THE VALVE BODY OR POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD, BUT I HAVE UNCOVERED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME, AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEING USED IN THE WINDSTAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. CONTACT ME AT ONCE IF YOU WOULD LIKE FULL COOPERATION -- I AM WILLING. *NLM |
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