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Ford Windstar Introduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.

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Old 10-14-2009, 07:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I pulled into a gas station to fill up,when I started the van it would not move. the fluid is fine ,the engine never got hot and there was no problems with the tranny.it almost seems as if the linkage has come loose. any ideas?? thanks Bob
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Sigh. Sounds like another sheared/stripped input shaft !
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I had this on my 98 Windstar, it needed a full transmission rebuild.
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I pulled into a gas station to fill up,when I started the van it would not move. the fluid is fine ,the engine never got hot and there was no problems with the tranny.it almost seems as if the linkage has come loose. any ideas?? thanks Bob
Please, its only the torque converter - don't get ripped off for an entire rebuild. I already made that mistake once.
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Well usually when the converter fails shavings will go through the entire transmission so that is why a full rebuild is needed.
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