1996 Ford Windstar GL review from North America
"Junk"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
at 96000 miles the head gasket blow off at 100000 the shaft broken and whole engine blow out I put another used engine costs 2100 dollard and after a week the transmission failed I put new one costs 1800 dollar and the brakes failed three times cots total 855 dollar and the switch failed it cost 450 for that and total i pay for towing and fine of park in city area about 700 dollar
General comments?
I bought this car 5500 us dollar, but I spend over 7000 dollar for it and been in shop long time as you see in 4 years have 30000 miles add on it beware of it beware of it is disaster.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8L V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 0/10 |
| Reliability marks | 1/10 |
| Comfort marks | 3/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 90000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 120000 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge plymouth |
| Date of Entry | 16th July, 2004 |