Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-26 | 11V030000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 425,288 | — | Details |
| 2001-08-15 | 01V262000 |
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 413,245 | — | Details |
| 1999-06-02 | 99I001000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY | 15,900 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH out of the driveway, the vehicle made an … |
| 2024-07-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the contact became aware that… |
| 2024-05-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering whee… |
| 2022-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, he heard the rear driver’… |
| 2022-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | If my vehicle is not used for a few days (3 to 4 days), when I start the vehicle, all the needles of the instrument clu… |
| 2022-01-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Went into a curve and vehicle swayed and went into the other lane as if had a flat tire. I had it checked at an indepen… |
| 2021-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle made screeching sou… |
| 2021-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while attempting to move the vehicle up her driveway, the veh… |
| 2021-03-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE FAILURE HIGHWAY SPEEDS 3/21/21. LEFT REAR TIRE COLLAPSED AGAINST FRAME OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHIC… |
| 2020-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN A 50 MPH ZONE WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE FROM THE SUB FRAME BUT I WA… |
| 2020-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS WAS MY MOTHERS . NOW MINE THE SPEED ODOMETER JUST GOES EVERY WHERE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. AND IT DOES I… |
| 2020-05-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE AXLE ON THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE IS TERRIBLY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED IT IS A RECALL PRO… |
| 2020-04-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER WHO OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE… |
| 2019-12-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH ENTERING A RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED… |
| 2019-12-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BRACING ON REAR AXLE DID NOT WORK, THE BRACING RETAINED ROAD SALT AND MOISTURE CAUSING THE AXLE TO FAIL. I WAS DRIVING … |
| 2019-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2019-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION) B… |
| 2019-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THEN TUR… |
| 2018-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTU… |
| 2018-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRACKET RECALL THAT WAS NOT HONORED FOR VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUM… |
| 2018-04-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A THUD. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE TIRE THAN BECAMED SLANT AND THE S… |
| 2018-02-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NOT PASS THE SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TREATED BY THE RECALL 11S16-S4.IN … |
| 2017-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS AND BOTH BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS AT REAR OF SUB FRAME ARE RUSTED AN… |
| 2017-12-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD THE REAR AXLE REPLACED BY THE RECALL, AND WHICH I PAID $300 FOR THE WORK. THE AXLE NOW DOES NOT ALIGN PROPERLY AN… |
| 2017-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WONT GO INTO DRIVE. WHEN IT DOES, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD AND AT EVERY STOP SIGN IT GOES OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. |
| 2017-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT SUB FRAME BY THE MOTOR MOUNT IS RUSTED THROUGH. PASSENGER SIDE IS FINE. CONCERNED THIS COULD BREAK WHICH COU… |
| 2017-10-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEE… |
| 2017-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I DRIVE A FORD WINSTAR 1999 . I AM A FOSTER PARENT THEREFORE, I USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO S… |
| 2017-09-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED THE 1999 FORD WINSTAR AND. 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE REAR AXLE BEEM BROKE CAUSING M… |
| 2017-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A… |
| 2017-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING … |
| 2017-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DANCING SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, AND OTHER GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER WHILE IN MOTION. CAN ALSO MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS… |
| 2017-04-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT 102,654 MILES, IN MARCH-APRIL OF 2011 BY KOONS FORD OF MARYLAND, (INVOICE#W70829, DATED MA… |
| 2017-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 99 WINSTARR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED DANCING, AND THERE IS NO POWER… |
| 2017-02-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE GAS STATION MY REAR AXLE BROKE INTO TWO |
| 2017-02-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD CO… |
| 2016-12-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE REAR DRIVER … |
| 2016-12-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLE MAIN FRONT FRAME … |
| 2016-11-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION IHEAR NOISE AND SMELL RUBBER BURNING.CAREFULLY DRIVE 3 BLOCKS TO MY HOUSE.NOTICE REAR … |
| 2016-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-09-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WINDSTAR 1999 HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES ON IT, LESS WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED OF THE REAR AXEL … |
| 2016-09-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2016-09-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING MY 1999 WINDSTAR, IT LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FITTINGS (FOR THE FUEL LINES) ON TOP OF THE … |
| 2016-09-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REPAIR FORD PROVIDED DOES NOT RESOLVE OR HELP WITH THE REAR AXLES FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE NEVER RUNS IN THE WINTER SA… |
| 2016-09-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BROKEN REAR AXLE. |
| 2016-06-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WITH MY WIFE AND AS WE WERE COMING OVER A SMALL HUMP THE BACK AXEL SNAPPED. IF I HAD NOT BEEN DE… |
| 2016-06-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT SUB FRAME, PASSENGER SIDE REAR MOUNT COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY.THE RECALL "FIX IT CLAMP ON PIECE" DOES NOTHING AS… |
| 2016-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE DEALER LOCATED IN THE SANDY SPRING REJECTED TO THE TAKE REMEDY ACTION ON THE RECALL 09S09. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEAL… |
| 2016-03-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2016-03-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN … |