1998 Ford Windstar defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Ford Windstar. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Rear Axle Cracking
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10016 · opened May 13, 2010 · closed Sep 22, 2010 · led to recall 10V385000

  In a letter dated August 26, 2010, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report notifying NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA Recall No. 10V-385) to address a rear axle defect in model year (MY) 1998 through 2003 Ford Windstar vehicles built at the Oakville assembly plant from September…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA08021 · opened Sep 17, 2008 · closed Oct 14, 2009 · led to recall 09V399000

  Ea08-021 is closed with ford's actions in recall 09v-399 recalling approximately 4.5 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).with this recall ford has now recalled all of the approximate 16 million ford model vehicles that were manufactured from my 1992 through 2003 w…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08035 · opened May 13, 2008 · closed Sep 17, 2008

  Odi has received 134 consumer complaints, 285 manufacturer complaints, and 137 manufacturer warranty claims alleging incidents of engine compartment fire in model year (my) 1995 thru 2003 ford windstar vehicles.two of the odi complaints allege the fires caused structural damage to the complainant's home.of the 134 odi …

• WHEEL STUD FRACTURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03004 · opened Apr 10, 2003 · closed Aug 30, 2004

  The subject vehicles range in age from 4?7 years in service, with average mileages estimated to range from 50 to 100 thousand miles.at these mileages, the subject wheels are likely to have been removed and reinstalled multiple times for various service procedures.odi is concerned about the high wheel separation rates i…

• WHEEL STUD FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02085 · opened Nov 18, 2002 · closed Apr 10, 2003

  Analysis of odi and ford data has identified 1619 incidents of wheel stud fracture in my 1998 through 2000 ford windstar vehicles, including 69 wheel separations and 11 crashes.ford has not been able to identify any design or manufacturing defects in its analyzis of the problem.ford maintains that the failures are caus…

• SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA00027 · opened Dec 8, 2000 · closed Jul 31, 2001 · led to recall 01V199000

  There is no summary currently available

• SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00024 · opened Jun 23, 2000 · closed Dec 8, 2000

  There is no summary currently available

• OVERHEAD CONSOLE LOOSE OR HANGS DOWN
  Investigation SQ99001 · opened Jan 12, 1999 · still open · led to recall 99I001000

  This investigation is opened to ascertain facts concerning the problem experience, scope, and rational for issuing a technical service bulletin to correct the problem.historically, previous safety recalls involving similar type of failure have been filed with the agency.

• MISSING/LOOSE FRONT BRAKE
  Engineering Analysis EA98008 · opened Apr 30, 1998 · closed Jun 30, 1998 · led to recall 98I003000

  There is no summary currently available

• MISSING/LOOSE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ANCHOR
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97048 · opened Nov 3, 1997 · closed Apr 30, 1998

  There is no summary currently available