Safety Score
38
High Risk
Recalls
8
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (8)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-29 | 15V608000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | 283,413 | — | Details |
| 2012-05-03 | 12V195000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | 9,192 | — | Details |
| 2012-05-03 | 12V193000 |
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 27,000 | — | Details |
| 2010-08-26 | 10V385000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | 492,650 | — | Details |
| 2001-08-15 | 01V261000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 598,256 | — | Details |
| 2000-10-30 | 00V351000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 180,000 | — | Details |
| 2000-06-19 | 00V164000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 3,000 | — | Details |
| 2000-01-31 | 00V020000 |
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1,475 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start, and the rear glass was out of th… |
| 2024-05-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear axle broke for the second time on a Ford Windstar, after already breaking prior to a recall in 2010. It appea… |
| 2023-08-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while reversing at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnorma… |
| 2023-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car overheats even though it does not shown on the meter and when stopped and cut off it bubbles severely |
| 2023-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 1 | Going down the road car starts to sputter and then we'll cut off while driving and black smoke goes every dangerous it'… |
| 2021-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sliding rear door drivers side opened own it's own while i was driving. would not close, kept reopening, had to muscle … |
| 2021-03-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2020-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY REAR AXLE BROKE I SAFETY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BUT WHILE DOING THAT MY TIRE BL… |
| 2019-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD META… |
| 2019-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING STARTED TO FAIL TO RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. I HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL BRACKET PUT ON MY VEHICLE AS CAN B… |
| 2019-09-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | REAR AXLE CRACKED |
| 2019-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEF… |
| 2019-07-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING I… |
| 2019-07-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE … |
| 2019-07-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE RE… |
| 2019-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES CRAZY, DOESN'T WORK OR WORKS JUST FINE. THIS HAPPENS WEATHER I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN… |
| 2019-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2019-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AXLE JUST BROKE HAD REPAIR DONE WHEN I GOT RECALL NOTICE , VEHICLE WAS STORED IN MY GARAGE FOR TH… |
| 2019-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I STARTED HEARING A SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. I INSPECTED UNDER THE REA… |
| 2019-03-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND FRAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERCAR… |
| 2019-03-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A STILL ONGOING LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR 2000 REAR AXLE. … |
| 2019-02-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON A CITY STREET. I TWICE GOT THE PREVIOUS RECALL WO… |
| 2018-12-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WENT TO "CREDIT KARMA" AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A FORD NHTSA RECALL. FORD FAILED TO NOTIF… |
| 2018-11-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR AXLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT W… |
| 2018-04-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR AXLE RUSTED OUT AND FRACTURED WIT… |
| 2018-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BROKEN REAR AXLE |
| 2017-12-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. REAR AXLE HAD BEEN 'PATCHED' WITH REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS UNDER FORD SAFETY RE… |
| 2017-08-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2017-07-24 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR AXLE F… |
| 2017-07-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD IN LOU… |
| 2017-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATIO… |
| 2017-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD, THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WAS PARKED IN THE LOT OF MEIJERS AT 8650 WEST GRAND RIVER AVE, BRIGHTON, M… |
| 2017-06-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY SHRED… |
| 2017-06-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY SHRED… |
| 2017-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WATCHED LAST NIGHT AS MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE COMING HOME ON THE PARKWAY, THE REAR AXEL SNAPPED IN. TWO AND BOTH TIRES … |
| 2017-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (S… |
| 2017-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER OD LIGHT IS FLASHING. FROM MY RESEARCH , THIS IS A COMMON WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND F… |
| 2017-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT COME ON PERIODICALLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE ABS MODULE WITH A SOLDERING JOINT. THIS HAP… |
| 2017-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY GRANDSON(4YEAR OLD)AND I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM BANK ON 15 APRIL 2017,THEN SUDDENLY ON PURITAN AVE THE DRIVERS SIDE … |
| 2017-04-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE AFRAME BROKE OFF THE SUBFRAME |
| 2017-03-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE RE… |
| 2017-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UNDER RECALL# 15S27, FORD HAS DECLINED TO REPLACE REAR AXLE WITH AT REDUCED COST. (SEE ATTACHED RECALL NOTICE.) THIS RE… |
| 2017-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REAR AXLE, FORD MADE IT SO THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BY PUTTING IT UNDER THE EXTEND… |
| 2017-01-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO… |
| 2017-01-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2015 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN TH… |
| 2017-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS A CRACK IN THE REPAIR BRACKET BUT DEALER TOLD ME I MISSED THE DEADLINE ON FORD PA… |
| 2017-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A STRUCTURE RECALL FOR THE FRAME. THE V… |
| 2016-12-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AXLE BROKE IN TWO PIECES, WHILE DRIVING. *SMD |
| 2016-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FRO… |
| 2016-10-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TOOK MY VAN TO FORD BECAUSE A RADIATOR HOSE CAME OFF, $350 FOR PART OF A HOSE CLAMP. WHILE THERE HAD THE 3RD REAR AXLE … |