5.0
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$607.00
Average Mileage:
65,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace torque converter (2 reports)
transmission problem
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2009May 15
Windstar LX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
Me, and my wife went to the city Library to use the computer. When done, we went out to our van, started it, and put it in reverse. Nothing! Put it in Over drive, Nothing! We called my younger brother out to see if he could do something. A couple hours, he finally gave up.
We had to have the van bobsledded to my mothers home, where we were stranded until my brother found a mechanic that knew about this problem. A couple days later, we had the van towed to the mechanics garage where he fixed it with only a new torque converter.
You know something? I do believe that the Ford motor company should seek out these so called mechanics that want to tell us that out trans mission is blown, and it is going to cost $2500.00 to get it fixed!
Come on everyone. We own Windstars for a reason, let us get educated about our nice vans, and force these mechanics to get educated.
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2008Mar 12
Windstar LX 3.8L
2003 Ford Windstar torture. 18 month ago van start up great, but no transmission shifts were working. Check tranny oil dip stick and oil level was much higher then normal. Took van to repair and transmissions torque converter failure was confirmed. $650.00 in repairs which included a refurbished torque converter. with out the tow truck cost. 18 months later + ( yesterday ). Transmission torque failure AGAIN. friends say this is an old problem with these vehicles.
WHY hasn't a RECALL been announced? Will have a new original OEM torque converter installed. Hopefully it will last a least 4 or 5 years but I am sure the repair cost will be over $900.00.
Roland S.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
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