1997 Ford Windstar LX from North America - Comments

8th Dec 2003, 07:27

"A big piece of JUNK"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Check engine light is on more that it is off.

Valve cover gasket at 37,000

ABS Brakes at 60,000

Brake Master Cylnder 65,000

Intake Manifold Gasket 70,000

Speedometer jumps around.

General comments?

I got this beacuse my uncle works at Ford and was able to get me a good discount, that discount has long since been sucked up in repair cost.

We are selling this POS before anything more can go wrong with it.

We are not a Honda/Mazda/Toyota family for the rest of my life.


24th Apr 2005, 07:27

I must agree with this review. My father owns a 1996 windstar and has had all of the mentioned problems as well as others. I bought a 1997 in 2001, because I got a great price on it. We picked it up for $5500 with 50000 miles on it. It ran great for first 2 years, now we have put ABS, head cover gasket, and the speedometer went out. They want $650 for a new one! I wrote Ford, and they ignored me. I would never buy another Ford, which is what I told them when I wrote to them. I also explained that my father owned 1964, 1973,1980,1988, and his present 1996 ford. He too will no longer be a ford man. Perhaps they should meet with the folks at toyota and get a few tips on how to build a quality vehicle!

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