1996 Ford Windstar vehicle speed control problems
82 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1996 Ford Windstar — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Ford recall letter dated december 2011 recall number 09 s 09 speed control system modification. I recently took my ford windstar on janurary 3, 2013 for a recall. About a month later I drove over railroad tracks and now the vehicle is slow and won't pick up speed it makes a put put sound and has…”
filed Mar 26, 2013
“My van was in great shape and great condition. I was driving to work on may 6th 2012 about 45-50 mph entered the I-215 collector, started to smell a burned rubber smell, I looked at the temp gauge and it was normal, the van started to sputter like running out of gas, the van was not out of gas…”
filed May 28, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 09V399000 · Oct 13, 2009
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Windstar | 4 | 17% |
| 2003 Windstar | 85 | 6% |
| 2002 Windstar | 147 | 11% |
| 2001 Windstar | 127 | 8% |
| 2000 Windstar | 138 | 8% |
| 1999 Windstar | 99 | 7% |
| 1998 Windstar | 73 | 5% |
| 1997 Windstar | 21 | 11% |
| 1995 Windstar | 116 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Ford Windstar
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.