10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #5

Aug 032000

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer pulled off of the road to a vegetable stand and vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment, fire was found to have resulted from faulty cooling lines, claim 59-V539-348.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

problem #4

Aug 032000

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer pulled off of the road to a vegetable stand and vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment, fire was found to have resulted from faulty cooling lines, claim 59-V539-348.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #3

Jul 282001

Windstar

  • miles
Failure of transmission at highway speed; fluid spilled onto road caught fire under engine compartment; complained to dealer about hard shifting from 1-2; and van surging forward when coming to a stop; dealer claimed no problem performed B51 service update prior to problem; overdrive slips in and out on incline; requires remanufactured transmission.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #2

May 012001

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The transmission coolant line busted, the dealer replaced the line with a rubber hose and two clamps instead of replacing it with another line, the replacement hose has begun to leak. Nlm

- Spartanburg, SC, USA

problem #1

Mar 312000

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
On the highway up the hill I notice smoke coming out from behind my van and when I halted I notice transmission oil coming underneath my van and I call road assistance.

- Mayaguez, PR, USA