Safety Score
50
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-03 | 12V194000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 23,000 | — | Details |
| 2002-03-11 | 02V072000 |
TRAILER HITCHES | 417,037 | — | Details |
| 2001-06-22 | 01V207000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 45,800 | — | Details |
| 2000-12-06 | 00V412000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 16,000 | — | Details |
| 2000-09-13 | 00V270000 |
AIR BAGS | 18,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the rear axle fractured. There was no w… |
| 2023-06-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake peda… |
| 2023-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear axle cracked where bracket that was installed during previous recall. Van is not drivable and could have been a ba… |
| 2023-02-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rear axle cracked in multiple locations causes car to sway and tires to turn inward and bald |
| 2023-01-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact's girlfriend owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the rear axle was previously replaced under… |
| 2022-12-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the v… |
| 2022-11-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH and crossing railroad trac… |
| 2022-11-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact's husband owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while in reverse, she heard an abnormal noise.… |
| 2022-08-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I pulled up to a stop sign having been traveling at less then 20 mph, and only while the vehicle is in drive but no… |
| 2021-12-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, there was an abnormal sound, an… |
| 2021-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ABS light, brake light came on. The seatbelt unhooks while I’m driving, I was told I had a cracked axle, the wheel bear… |
| 2021-05-28 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, there was a loud abnormal sound coming … |
| 2021-05-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed when they h… |
| 2021-04-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR AXLE BROKE WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY ON STREET. |
| 2021-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. |
| 2021-01-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR FORD INSTALLED THESE BRACKETS ON REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME AND ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER MY AXLE HAS… |
| 2021-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 M.P.H. , THE REAR AXLE BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AXLE IS WELDED, RECALL NU… |
| 2020-09-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR AXLE DETACHED FROM TH… |
| 2020-07-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE SPLIT/BROKE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH TURNING ONTO A STREET. BOTH WHEELS ARE NOW RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. |
| 2020-06-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR AXLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE LESS THAN 5 YEARS AGO (10/2015). FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. AN AXL… |
| 2020-02-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | Car was in an single car accident. Steering and body damage. All fixed now. Need verification for salvage sticker. |
| 2020-01-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 51 MPH, THE CONTACT N… |
| 2020-01-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE AXLE WAS PART OF RECALL #11S16. AS PART OF THE RECALL THE AXLE WAS PATCHED, BUT THE AXLE IS NOW BROKEN BECAUSE THE … |
| 2019-10-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE CRACK I WAS DRIVING ON A ON A CITY STREET AND WAS SCARED MY TIRES WAS RUBBIN… |
| 2019-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHERE FORD REPAIRED IT IN 2011. THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE RECALL BECAUS… |
| 2019-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MOST IMPORTANT IS THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND CHECKED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE JUST FAILED AND I WOUL… |
| 2019-08-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL ABOUT THE POSSIBLE AXLE CRACKING DUE RUST I TOOK MY CAR IN AND HAD THE BRACKETS PUT ON AND T… |
| 2019-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FORD AXLE RECALL IN CERTAIN STATES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP APPROXIMMENTLY 5 MONTHS AGO. THEY SAID BRA… |
| 2019-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL STARTED TO R… |
| 2019-05-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GOOD DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD GOING 40 MPH WHEN MY REAR AXLE CRACKED AND MY REAR WHEELS CAVED IN. I HAD MY WIFE AND… |
| 2019-05-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE … |
| 2019-04-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE CHECK-UP, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC D… |
| 2019-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESS… |
| 2019-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH AND NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND PULLED OFF THE STREET AND INSPECTED REAR DRIVERS TIRE WAS LEANING AND … |
| 2019-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE CHECK-UP AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN… |
| 2019-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS VAN LOOKS FINE ON THE OUTSIDE,BUT THE FRAME AND FLOOR ARE RUSTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAK… |
| 2019-01-29 | WHEELS | No | 0 | AXLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR WHEELS BENT INWARD. |
| 2019-01-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1. REAR AXLE FRACTURED SEVERELY & BROKE MAKING THE CAR UN-DRIVABLE ON 24 JAN 2019 WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING IN CITY TRAFF… |
| 2018-11-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE … |
| 2018-08-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED AND THE … |
| 2018-06-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THA… |
| 2018-06-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR AXLE BREAK DUE TO CORROSION OF ACKNOWLEDGED INADEQUATELY DESIGNED AXLE. BREAK HAPPENED IN THE REINFORCEMENT BRACK… |
| 2018-05-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND AN ABNORMAL BUMPING … |
| 2018-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR AXLE IS CRACKED AFTER BRACKETS WERE PUT ON DUE TO RECALL. WE NOTICED THIS IS AN OLD CRACK AND SAW IT WHILE CHECKIN… |
| 2018-04-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME I HEARD A THUD AND MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SPUN OFF THE ROAD. TURNS OUT THE AXLE CRACKED IN HALF AND ALMOST… |
| 2018-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS VAN WAS RECALLED FOR KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE REAR AXLE CORRODING. THIS RECALL INVOLVED INSTALLING SUPPORT BRACKETS O… |
| 2018-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REMOVED SUBFRAME TO REPLACE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. FOUND SUBSTANTIAL RUSTING AT FIREWALL END OF SUBFRAME ON BOTH "A… |
| 2017-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKES CONTINUALLY HAVE FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENTS. PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE AND AFTER NEW BRAKE PADS A… |
| 2017-11-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RICART FO… |
| 2017-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE STATIONARY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE OF THE VE… |