Table 1 shows 24 common power train related problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (112 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (74 problems).
Tl-the contact owns a 1996 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the gas pedal was depressed but the vehicle's speed did not go above 20 mph as the service brake warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. Read details...
There was no crash. There was no warning what so ever. I was driving a client home from a picnic and pulled into a parking lot to park and smoke started rolling out of the engine compartment. I got my passenger who was in a wheelchair to safety and opened the hood to find flames coming from the top Read details...
Automatic transmission failure possibly due to low transmission fluid following guidelines in owners guide . After failure and subsequent replacement. I found an article in newspaper quoted from Ford regarding fluid level maintenance which was different than recommendation in the owners guide. Read details...