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1996 FORD WINDSTAR — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 175129 · 1999-09-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
WINDSTAR
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT WITH AN ALUMINUM CYLINDER PISTON THAT LOSES FORWARD LINE PRESSURE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AT ANY TIME. A LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 5 OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS A YEAR. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FROM FORD IS BUILT WITH A STEEL CYLINDER PISTON TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION IF YOU TRIED PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION WITH ALUMINUM PISTON.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
712522
Machine
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