Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-06 | 03V459000 |
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 257,119 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 11V030000 (STRUCTU… |
| 2025-05-12 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | Axle broke on rt side just underneath the bracket that ford installed for recall.i was only going 10mph when it happene… |
| 2024-10-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Manufacture Recall # 09S09 NHTSA Recall # 09V399000 Instrument cluster has become faulty. Details listed below. Overdr… |
| 2024-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rear axle passenger side broke. |
| 2023-12-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the contact pulle… |
| 2023-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle was wobbling uncontrollably… |
| 2023-03-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an independent mechanic to repl… |
| 2023-03-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | The van took off without my control and the brakes stopped working and the fuel system it caused me to have two acciden… |
| 2023-02-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, there was an abnorma… |
| 2022-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The gauges are acting crazy which causes the engine to jerk or the transmission and then it starts making the lights fl… |
| 2022-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V385000 (Suspensio… |
| 2022-08-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Rear Axle . Fell on the highway split in half while I was driving on a state Hwy 71 at 45 mph. Cracked rear axle. 2002 … |
| 2022-08-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | The driver and passenger side sliding doors tend to not open or close correctly sometimes you have to manually pull the… |
| 2022-06-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from… |
| 2022-01-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The rear axle of my 2002 Ford Windstar completely fractured while traveling on Interstate 75. The rear axle broke while… |
| 2021-09-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | My tire starting making a whistle screech sound and a sway and I look under my tire is crooked and my axel beam was cra… |
| 2021-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle experienced s… |
| 2021-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Broken rear axle on the van. The axle has broken where the reinforcements were welded in from the recall in 2010. NHT… |
| 2021-04-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PRIOR TO BREAKING THE AXLE LOOKED TO BE IN GOO… |
| 2021-01-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR AXLE CRACKED THROUGH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, EVEN AFTER A RECALL PATCH/REPAIR WAS MADE. NO COLLISIONS, NO HARD DRIV… |
| 2020-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. I DO NOT HAVE ABS FUNCTION WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN … |
| 2020-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VAN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD I CANNOT GET IT INSPECTED BECAUSE THE REAR AXEL CORRODED AND HAS HUGE HOLE ON… |
| 2020-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE RE… |
| 2020-08-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2020 I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR DOWN A ROAD THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE SPEED L… |
| 2020-08-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR AXLE BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON TWO LANE ROAD AND HAD JUST GONE OVER RR TRACKS. |
| 2020-08-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR AXLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2020-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR RANDOMLY CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDD… |
| 2020-07-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SEEN AT A DEALERSHIP FOR A PREVIOU… |
| 2020-07-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON JULY 02, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY IN DETROIT. THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS 20 MPH DUE TO A POLICE S… |
| 2020-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RED AND YELLOW BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COME ON AND GO OUT EVEN WHEN MASTER CYLINDER IS FULL OF FLUID. |
| 2020-03-16 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE STATED SMELLING BURNT RUBBER AND… |
| 2020-03-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE REAR AXLE … |
| 2020-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT LEAVING ME STUCK WITH TIRES IN TWO DIFFERE… |
| 2020-01-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WHICH WER… |
| 2020-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE AT 70 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2019-11-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMA… |
| 2019-10-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN A SHOP TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT R… |
| 2019-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A SHARP METAL IN THE SEAT THAT POKES AND TEAR INTO THE LEFT BACK POCKET AREA. EVER SINCE I HAD TH… |
| 2019-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS 2002 RED FORD WINDSTAR IS REPORTED STOLEN OUT OF KANSAS CITY MO |
| 2019-08-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNKNOWN PART DE… |
| 2019-08-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, A LOUD NOISE OCCURRED AND THE VE… |
| 2019-08-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPE… |
| 2019-08-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOST CONTROL. I FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR AXLE GAVE AND THERE I… |
| 2019-08-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR AXLE CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TEM… |
| 2019-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ROTTED REAR AXLE BEAM , 2002 FORD WINDSTAR , THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEAR BY TOWN FORD DEALERSHIP : ACE MOTORS IN W… |
| 2019-07-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS I… |
| 2019-07-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD A DEFECTIVE REAR SUB-FRAME (DRIVE-AXLE) THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL BY FORD DEALERSHIPS TH… |
| 2019-07-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR AXLE CRACKED IN TWO WHILE DRIVING 25MPH |
| 2019-05-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE ON CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY IN NEW YORK AT ABOUT 5O MPH REAR AXLE CARRIER SUFFERED CATATROSPHIC FAILURE… |
| 2019-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS 2002 FORD WINDSTAR IS REPORTED STOLEN OUT OF KANSAS CITY MO |