Ford Windstar Body Problems
2,398 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2003.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND FOUND A 3" SLIT OF DRY ROT AND WHEN STORE INSP. MY TIRES, THREE WERE DRY ROTTED WITH THE 4TH ON THE BORDERLINE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AND I. WE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 65 MP...
Axle broke on rt side just underneath the bracket that ford installed for recall.i was only going 10mph when it happened no warning I was able to gain control and stop was towed into a shop not driveable if this seems to be a problem mi...
The rear axle on my vehicle snapped while I was driving causing me to lose control and leave the roadway. I contacted Ford who told me there was a recall for the rear axle of my vehicle and that I would have no out of pocket expenses for...
The van took off without my control and the brakes stopped working and the fuel system it caused me to have two accidents within a week of each other
Car was in an single car accident. Steering and body damage. All fixed now. Need verification for salvage sticker.
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, there was a loud abnormal sound coming from the rear passenger’s side of the vehicle with black smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. There was no war...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS PRESENT. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT WAS D...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE STATED SMELLING BURNT RUBBER AND THEN NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CALLED HER MECHANIC WHO STATED...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 51 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR ENTERING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS HEADS WAS HITTING TOWARDS THE WIND...
REAR AXLE CRACKED
THIS IS DUE TO A RECALL. THE REAR AXLE AND SUBFRAME SNAPPED AND FORD IS NOT HONORING FIXING IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED AT THE REPAIR SITE OF RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. SUDDENLY, THE CONTACT REALIZED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, EXITED THE V...