Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar

Three problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 1996 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2001

Check engine light on, white smoke emitting from tailpipe, missing, wildly erratic speedometer at 35-40, rear air blows hot. Replacements: had gaskets, lower intake gaskets, upper intake gaskets, spark plugs, wires, thermostat, gasket, ? belt, timing cover, timing cover gasket, water pump. Speedometer and a/c problem not yet fixed.

2 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 02/28/2001

The serpentine belts has been replaced three times since the consumer purchased the vehicle.

3 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2000

Was driving vehicle when a loud noise was heard. Suddenly everything failed. There were no power brakes or steering. Could hear motor still going. All dashboard lights came on. Vehicle ended up in someone elses yard. Owner checked vehicle & found tensioner bar on the drive belt broke, causing loss 0f control.

Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar

Engine problems	88
Engine Head Gasket Failure problems	81
Gasoline Engine problems	40
Engine Cooling System problems	33
Coolant Leaking problems	33
Blown Head Gasket problems	30
Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems	26
Check Engine Light On problems	19
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	12
Engine Exhaust System problems	10
Engine Failure problems	10
Engine Head Gasket Leaking problems	10

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