Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-30 | 98I003000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 174,000 | — | Details |
| 1997-04-01 | 97V051000 |
CHILD SEAT | 202 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1998 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shuddering s… |
| 2022-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | We woke up this morning to the driver's side completely burned and melted. It had been parked sinced Monday. Fire inspe… |
| 2019-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING… |
| 2019-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME RUSTED ON LEFT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD A POPPING NOISE WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN AND LOU… |
| 2019-01-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY REAR AXLE BROKE AND THEN MY DOOR AJAR CONSTANTLY GOES OFF EVEN WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE AXLE BROKE REAR DRIVERS SI… |
| 2018-03-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY FRONT CRADLE AT STEERING AREA HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO FROM AC LEAK AND ROAD SALT VAN WAS SOLD IN VERMONT NOW IS L… |
| 2017-08-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT A… |
| 2017-08-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REGARDING FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 15S27: FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY REAR AXLE WHICH FR… |
| 2017-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY MINI VAN LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER WHILE I'M DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER IN THE CAR, IT STILL TURNS OFF … |
| 2017-07-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY MINI VAN LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER WHILE I'M DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER IN THE CAR, IT STILL TURNS OFF … |
| 2017-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE'S AN ELECTRIC SHORTAGE THATS STOPPING MY VAN FROM FULLY STARTING |
| 2017-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NEEDED THE STARTER REPLACED, MY BRAKES, I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, MY CAR STOPS WHEN IT WANTS TO IN THE MIDDLE OF … |
| 2017-06-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR AXEL BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FLAT ROAD. FORD DEALERSHIPS TELLING ME IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A MONTH TO FI… |
| 2017-05-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LOUD CRACKIN AND POPPING FROM SWAY BAR ATTACHED FO RUSTED OUT CRADLE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CRADLE THAT HAS RUSTED OUT AND B… |
| 2016-11-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BROKEN AXLE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. FORD WIL… |
| 2016-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT H… |
| 2016-04-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CO… |
| 2016-03-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRONT SUBFRAME TO WHICH THE ENGINE AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE MOUNTED IS RUSTED TO AN EXTENT THAT A DANGEROUS ACCI… |
| 2016-02-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS… |
| 2015-11-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE UNDERN… |
| 2015-10-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 10/16/15 BOUGHT VAN. 10/30/15 STOP HAD TOWED HOME.CALL DEALERSHIP HAD TOWED TO THERE PLACE. THEY RAN A RED WIRE FROM FU… |
| 2015-10-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRA… |
| 2015-07-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SORRY, ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS NOT A COMPLAINT. I WANT TO LEY YOU KNOW THAT THE CAE DISCRIBED IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE I SEN… |
| 2015-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT STAYS ON VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING WHILE IN MOTION VIBRATION IS PROPORTIONAL TO SPEED |
| 2015-04-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WAS TAKING KIDS TO SCHOOL REAR END STARTED TO WIGGLE OVER BUMP & LEFT REAR TIRE WENT INTO BODY. FOUND WHERE FORD DID RE… |
| 2015-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAI… |
| 2014-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT IS ON. *TR |
| 2014-08-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TU… |
| 2014-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS IS INOPERABLE VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. *TR |
| 2014-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH DURING WARM WEATHER, THE VEHICL… |
| 2014-05-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD… |
| 2014-05-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD @ 55MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOT TO 0MPH AND THE TRANS WAS THROWN INTO 1ST. THIS HAPPENED SEV… |
| 2014-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE VAN WAS TURNED OFF. NOW … |
| 2014-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE MECH… |
| 2013-12-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECENTLY HAD HIS VEHICLE STATE INSPECTED BY AN IN… |
| 2013-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR AXLE EXTREMELY RUSTED, FALLING APART, STILL GARAGE CONDITIONS, DOESN'T LOOK SAFE |
| 2013-07-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY MINI VAN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL (THE COMPLETE WHEEL) FELL OFF! UPON SAFELY PARKING THE VAN, I CAME TO R… |
| 2013-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY WINDSTAR HAS ABOUT 155,000 MILES ON IT AND A 25 GALLON TANK. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO IT CUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE IN F… |
| 2013-05-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NO RECALL ON MY VIN # BUT I AM HAVING THIS ISSUE. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS RUBBING TIRES.CAUSING TO US… |
| 2013-04-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE RPM INCREASED TO 3,000 … |
| 2013-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | FORD ISSUED A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. THE REPAIR IS TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). STALL DURING DECELE… |
| 2013-04-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NOVEMBER 2010 MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL WHICH 2 REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WERE PLACED ON THE REAR AXLE. THE RE… |
| 2013-04-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM… |
| 2013-02-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS TAKING MY YOUNGEST TWO CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN OUR VEHICLE WHEN SMOKE STARTED POURING IN THROUGH THE VENTS OF… |
| 2013-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL OF … |
| 2013-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID ALL LEAKS OUT WEAR HOLE IN BRAKE FLUID TUBE TO REAR BRAKES BETWEEN FRAME AND GAS TANK. CAUSING VIRTUALLY NO… |
| 2012-12-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUB FRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE… |
| 2012-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OF 70MPH ONLY. *TR |
| 2012-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER IT WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND I WENT TO PARK THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE VAN. GOT OUT AND LOOK A… |
| 2012-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE A… |