8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$10.00
Average Mileage:
91,157 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- Lucas transmission seal (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful Websites About 2000 Ford Windstar transmission fluid leak
2009Apr 15
Windstar SE 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 123,000 miles
Bought The Van in February 2009 for my family (3 kids and a wife). Van drove ok after my mechanic got it in tip top shape or so I thought. Next thing I know I see tranny fluid all over my driveway. I take it to my mechanic and he drives it for two weeks and sees no leakes. I get the van back and the first day I'm driving it, it starts leaking again. My mechanic said it sounds like the Torque converter seal is bad. Sounds like a small job you know just seal it up. Too bad you have to take the whole tranny out to put a small plug into it that cost maybe 10 dollars? Not to mention that the seal may not be enough. Well I call Ford and ask them how much a rebuilt tranny would cost given the fact it will cost in the range of $1000 to fix the seal and they said the tranny is and I quote "$1,995 plus tax sir". Are you kidding me? So your telling me that a transmission for the van cost 2 grand and the book value on the van is only 3 grand? So basically my van is almost totaled because of a stupid seal? I'm not going to kill Ford completely because I have a '95 Explorer and it hasn't ever given me a problem in the almost four years I've had it, but the Windstar is a piece of junk! Especially the 2000 model, for some reason that specific model's tranny cost more than any of their other models whether it be the ones before it or after it. I also see that alot of the complaints of other people are on that model. Oh well mines hasn't gone completely but I know its only a matter of time. I have had the o/d light flash already so I'm just gonna dirive it around local and put tranny fluid into it like my mechanic said until it dies and then get a REAL van, maybe a Toyota Sienna, I drive those at work and they are solid.
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2007Jun 24
Windstar LX 3.8L V6
It was leaking bad and every shop wanted over a $1000 to start and more depending on what was wrong inside. Neighbor suggested a mechanic and he said let me try some Lucas tranny seal. It was still leaking but, not as much when he gave it back. He didn't even want to charge me for the fluid. The next day it stop leaking and I only had to add it once more 7/30/08 @ 65701 miles.
pjm361
Islip Terrace, NY, USA
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