Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-18 | 01V199000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 198,583 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE REAR AXLE BEAM BECAME FRACTURED.… |
| 2012-08-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACK BAR DETACHED FROM TH… |
| 2011-08-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HE WAS NOTIFIED … |
| 2011-04-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS/SUSPENSION. … |
| 2010-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IN THE VAN AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, TURNED IT TO THE 'MAX AC' POSITION. THE HOOD S… |
| 2010-01-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD MY 97 WINDSTAR FAN FIXED DUE TO RECALL # 09S09:SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. EVER SINCE THEN THE ABS AND PAR… |
| 2009-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WINDSTAR GL WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED THE RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE I FORGOT THE RECONNEC… |
| 2009-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON SAME TIME. NOTICE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. REFILL BRAKE FLUID OFTEN. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SWAYS ERRATICAL… |
| 2008-05-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NOTICED THAT I WAS LEAKING SOME BRAKE FLUID FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ON MY 1997 FORD WINDSTAR BUT VERY LITTLE AT T… |
| 2008-04-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING THE FRONT END T… |
| 2007-03-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FRONT SPRING FAILE… |
| 2007-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | OUR 1997 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN THAT IS CURRENTLY SUBJECTED TO THE RECALL FOR THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BURNED TO… |
| 2007-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. FEB. 1, 2007 I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH, ANDPASSENGER FRONT SPRING SHATTERED. I HAD TO HAVE I… |
| 2006-12-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN VAN , THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VAN STATED TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE. AT WHICH POINT … |
| 2006-12-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT LOCATED ON THE GEARSHIFT… |
| 2006-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE… |
| 2006-05-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK CRACKED RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA… |
| 2006-04-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR, OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH MY HUSBAND AND A FEW FRIENDS USED MY VAN TO GO HUNTING. OVER TH… |
| 2006-04-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY LOW. UP… |
| 2006-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH... WAS DRIVING ABOUT 77 MPH AT THE TIME... VEHICLE'S FACTORY INSTALLED… |
| 2006-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NEXT CARS USA IN BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA SOLD US A FORD WINDSTAR WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE (A LEMON). WITHIN TWO WEEK AFTER O… |
| 2005-08-30 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 20TH, WHILE IN A REPAIR SHOP HAVING THE MOTORS REPLACED IN THE WINDOWS OF MY FORD WINDSTAR 1997, THERE WAS A … |
| 2005-02-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES HAS BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE 2002. ON APRIL 28, 2004 THE SPEEDOMETER WA… |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET, ANTI FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE OIL AND RUINED THE ENGINE. *PH THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLAC… |
| 2004-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING ENGAGES DURING NORMAL DRY BRAKING. THIS CAUSES A LESSENING IN BRAKING JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STO… |
| 2004-04-25 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T… |
| 2004-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILED HEAD GASKET LED TO A PISTON ROD SHOOTING THROUGH THE OIL PAN. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE CARS BEHIND ME AS OIL WAS S… |
| 2003-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1997 FORD WINDSTAR: SPEEDOMETER AFTER 55MPH BOUNCES AND REACHES 70MPH WITH NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. I ASKED OTHER FOR… |
| 2003-12-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR GL WITH 53,000 ON THE ODOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. AT SPEEDS OF… |
| 2003-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT A ROUTINE NYS INSPECTION, THE FORD DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OL… |
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN (VIN# [XXX]) THAT CONTAINS A 3.8 V6. AT 82,000 MILES, THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. THE… |
| 2003-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN (VIN# [XXX]) THAT CONTAINS A 3.8 V6. AT 82,000 MILES, THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. THE… |
| 2003-09-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY ON MY 1997 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BROKEN/CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS * ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION… |
| 2003-09-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | GASKETS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK |
| 2003-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS 1997 FORD WINDSTAR IN MARCH OF 2003. THE VERY NEXT DAY I RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT CAR DEALER DUE TO TH… |
| 2003-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BEHIND IN PAYMENTS. FORD MOTOR CREDIT ISSUED WRITE OF SUMMONS ON 7/3/03, TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR 9/22/03. ON 7/29/03, WHI… |
| 2003-06-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE … |
| 2003-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKED, TIMING COVER CRACKED. $3,000.00 + REPAIR BILL.*AK |
| 2003-06-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-03-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 1 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED TWO CRACKED RIMS IN 2001. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH FORD ORIGINAL PART# F58Z1015A. LATER THE … |
| 2003-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I EXCEED 50 MPH MY SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO KEEP ACCURATE SPEED AND IT "WAVES" WILDLY FROM 20 - 110 MPH. WHEN I CONTA… |
| 2003-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1997 WINDSTAR USED 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 87,000 ON IT, I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 3,000 MILES AND MY ENGINE BLEW WITH N… |
| 2003-02-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | HAVE A 97 FORD WINDSTAR ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD A TIRE BLOW COMPLETELY HERE TO FIND OUT THAT THE COIL SPRING ON DRIVERS F… |
| 2003-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED.*JB |
| 2003-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNITS IN 1997 FORD WINDSTARS.I HAVE HAD MY SPEEDOMETER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IS IN NEED OF ANOTH… |
| 2003-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVER HEATED.*JB |
| 2003-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 WINDSTAR, 86,000 MI. PROPER MAINTENENCE HAD BEEN DONE. I SE… |
| 2003-01-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER UNIT IN 1997 WINDSTARS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND IT NEEDS… |
| 2002-11-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 1 | ADOLESCENT WAS CAUGHT IN SEAT BELT. IT CONTINUED TO LOCK TIGHTER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. PARENT HAD TO STOP CAR AND CUT … |
| 2002-11-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8 ENGINE ON 1997 FORD WINDSTAR, WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES. FORD WITH NOT OFFER ANY HELP. AFTER OW… |