When does the transmission slip on a Windstar?
Our 1998 Windstar transmission began slipping about 4 weeks ago. It happens when we are accelerating from a stop, the engine revs as if the transmission is in neutral. If we back of the accelerator and try again, the transmission catches and goes fine. Again, this has only happened at most 4 times in the past 4 weeks.
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How often do you change transmission fluid in a Ford Windstar?
The transmission fluid level is fine, and the transmission fluid is not burnt. We’ve had the transmission fluid changed every 30,000 miles. The van has 145,000 miles on it now. Two mechanics diagnosed the problem as slipping clutches in the transmission. They both wanted $1650 to rebuild the transmission.
Are there any problems with the Ford Windstar?
The original transmission died at 40,000, the second at 60,000 and number 3 at 112,000. The only other problems have been tie rod ends at 50k and a couple of engine modules at about 70,000. Ford paid for tranny #2 under their 36,000 replacement part warranty.
When did Ford change the name of the Windstar?
As a new marketing strategy, the third-generation Windstar was rebranded as the Ford Freestar in 2003. This is in line with Ford’s effort to rename all their cars with “F” as the first letter.
What’s the best way to start a Ford Windstar?
The van will not start when Drive “D”, or the first gear “1”, or reverse gear “R” is selected. The only way it starts is to select the second gear “2” and move to “D” when it picks up speed. It then drives well and can even do reverse parking.