1998 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

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  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - HAGATNA, GU

    VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY WITH POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL ALL OFF, LIGHTS AND ALL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - DUNNELLON, FL

    OUR CAR STOPPED RUNNING AFTER REVERSING FROM OUR DRIVEWAY, IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE TRANSMISSION CASE COVER WAS REMOVED. THE GEARS INSIDE WERE IN PIECES. THE CASE HAD THE PROPER OIL AND QUANTITY. THE UNIT JUST DISMEMBERED ITSELF. CLEARLY A LATENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CASE HAD NEVER BEEN OPENED BEFORE AND ALWAYS HAD THE PROPER OIL AND AMOUNT.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - HILLSBOROUGH, NC

    MOUNTING BRACKET OF RIGHT FRONT STRUT SNAPPED, RIGHT FRONT OF CAR COLLAPSED AND BENT SWAY BAR, WHICH GOUGED AND RUINED TIRE. OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I STILL HAVE PART AND CAN E-MAIL PICTURE OF IT.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - MELVIN BEACH, FL

    WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE P20570R15, DOT # W2MO *AK THE BLOWN OUT TIRE CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE'S SIDE PANEL AND MUD GUARD. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - SUWANEE, GA

    VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - ST CLAIR SHORES, MI

    RACK AND PINION STEERING IS LEAKING FLUID, AND IS CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. IT WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - ELIZABETH CITY, NC

    VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. MALFUNCTION CAUSED VEHICLE TO SPEED UP AND MISS JUDGE TURNING WHICH INTERFERED WITH DRIVING ABILITY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - TULSA, OK

    WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS A BAD ODOR COMING FROM VENT AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITION OR OPENING THE VENT CONTROL THERE IS AN ODOR

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - LENEXA, KS

    THERE ARE WIRES GOING THROUGH FUEL TANK THAT HAVE NO COVER, AND IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WIRES SHORTING OUT IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
    - PARK VALLEY, UT

    FUEL PUMP HAS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO INSULATION ON WIRES WORE OFF, WHICH IN SOME CASES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE