1995 Ford Wndstar GL, 3.8L (Sucks) - Ford Forums

02-05-2006, 13:01

Ford &^%$ Sucks!!!!!!! We have a 1995 Ford Windstar GL, 3.8L.
The tranny just went out & it;s never been Beat., + I just found out
Ford has alot of problems with the Windstars............ Like a Chevy
boy told me: Ford was the 1st to make cars in the USA & Ford still
hasn't gotten it right yet. (FORD SUCKS)

Brian in Wisconsin.

02-05-2006, 13:01

Ridgeland631@webtv.net (Brian and Michelle) wrote:

> Ford &^%$ Sucks!!!!!!! We have a 1995 Ford Windstar GL, 3.8L.
> The tranny just went out & it;s never been Beat., + I just found out
> Ford has alot of problems with the Windstars............ Like a Chevy
> boy told me: Ford was the 1st to make cars in the USA & Ford still
> hasn't gotten it right yet. (FORD SUCKS)
>
> Brian in Wisconsin.
>
>

That's right... Chevette's the answer.

I feel your pain ... now f@#$@ off!

--
Yeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the price
you pay..DEAL with it!

02-05-2006, 15:01

If you had done your research before you bought that Windstar, you would
have known that both the transmission and engine are notorious for problems.
Do a quick search on 3.8L head gasket, or Windstar transmission. There must
be a dozen posts every month on this newsgroup alone on just those two
subjects. And FYI, Ford HAS fixed both issues, they started replacing the
head gasket material in the newer V6 engines (1998 and up, someone correct
me if I'm wrong). The transmission problem had something to do with a weak
part that has been upgraded. I'm not an expert in either area, but at least
I have seen it brought up in here more than enough to know, avoid buying
certain year Windstars.

A simple search with Google of "windstar transmission" brought up numerous
hits, including this one. Read up.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/autom...nsmissions.htm

Remember, you're the one who bought that Ford. Nobody forced you to, so
don't come crying in here just because you couldn't be bothered to inform
yourself before you handed over the cash for it. Every car manufacturer has
its problems, including Chevrolet.

Just my 2 cents,
Sharky

02-05-2006, 19:01

There are over 100 of those 3.8 liter V6s flying in aircraft today,
but most get new headgaskets each year.

02-06-2006, 07:01

Does anyone else see something wrong with complaining about a 10 year
old vehicle?

02-06-2006, 13:01

So you found out from "Chevy Boy" that Ford (Quote) sucks? Must be the
gospel truth. So go buy a Chevy- Nobody has ever heard of a GM trans
failing, have they?
"Brian and Michelle" <Ridgeland631@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:24944-43E65FE1-282@storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net...
> Ford &^%$ Sucks!!!!!!! We have a 1995 Ford Windstar GL, 3.8L.
> The tranny just went out & it;s never been Beat., + I just found out
> Ford has alot of problems with the Windstars............ Like a Chevy
> boy told me: Ford was the 1st to make cars in the USA & Ford still
> hasn't gotten it right yet. (FORD SUCKS)
>
> Brian in Wisconsin.
>

02-06-2006, 19:01

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:44:30 -0800, "Ted" <tedreaves@charter.net>
wrote:

>So you found out from "Chevy Boy" that Ford (Quote) sucks? Must be the
>gospel truth. So go buy a Chevy- Nobody has ever heard of a GM trans
>failing, have they?
>"Brian and Michelle" <Ridgeland631@webtv.net> wrote in message
>news:24944-43E65FE1-282@storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net...
>> Ford &^%$ Suc

Ah, webtv strikes again...

As for Chevy transmissions, they never fail, but every time my Dads
TH350 shifts to second gear, he runs over a cat, at least thats what
is sounds like, a high pitched REOWR type of noise. We don't seem
to be loosing any cats in the area though...

SteveL

02-09-2006, 02:01

In article <4EuFf.174465$6K2.141978@edtnps90>, "Sharky" <cleighton@NOSPAM.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>If you had done your research before you bought that Windstar, you would
>have known that both the transmission and engine are notorious for problems.
>Do a quick search on 3.8L head gasket, or Windstar transmission. There must
>be a dozen posts every month on this newsgroup alone on just those two
>subjects. And FYI, Ford HAS fixed both issues, they started replacing the
>head gasket material in the newer V6 engines (1998 and up, someone correct
>me if I'm wrong). The transmission problem had something to do with a weak
>part that has been upgraded. I'm not an expert in either area, but at least
>I have seen it brought up in here more than enough to know, avoid buying
>certain year Windstars.
>
>A simple search with Google of "windstar transmission" brought up numerous
>hits, including this one. Read up.
>http://www.consumeraffairs.com/autom...nsmissions.htm
>
>Remember, you're the one who bought that Ford. Nobody forced you to, so
>don't come crying in here just because you couldn't be bothered to inform
>yourself before you handed over the cash for it. Every car manufacturer has
>its problems, including Chevrolet.
>
>Just my 2 cents,
>Sharky
>
>

Good point Sharky, this info is all common knowledge on this newsgroup. Too
bad many of us (myself included) don't find (or look for) this info "until
later".

Tom