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8.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,740
- Average Mileage:
- 105,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 17 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- trash this car (5 reports)
- replace transmission (4 reports)
- call a junk yard, or set it on fire (2 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I purchased this very clean , well kept , 66000 mile ,2001 Ford Windstar in April of 2019. I was driving to work this week( May of 2020)and it was like the vehicle went into neutral and stayed there. I was going about 55 and all of a sudden the engine went into high rev. It did not stay in high rev , it did that because I had my foot on the gas.
I was able to pull safely off the road. I had the vehicle towed home. I decided to check the internet to see how hard it would be to fix. I learned that this is a very common problem in not only the Windstar , but the Taurus as well.
I learned of many people driving normally and the same problem... just like it shifted into neutral , never to return to a working gear. Ford has known of this since the 1990's.
My advice is, if you are looking for a vehicle , it does not matter how clean , well kept , or low the miles are, you need to do some research. You need to do your due diligence because once the money is out of your hand and the title is in your name, it's all on you. Avoid the Windstar like the plague.
- Terrence H., Lancaster, US