1998 Ford Windstar equipment problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 1998 Ford Windstar — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“10/16/15 bought van. 10/30/15 stop had towed home.call dealership had towed to there place. They ran a red wire from fuse relay to inside of dashboard took over a week got it back. Not in even week later transmission start messing up told them wouldn't change gears. It went out. They didn't want to…”
filed Feb 14, 2017
“A/c oct. 99 $168.98, dec. 99 $134.40 suspension july 01 $664.61, dec. 99 $515.85, jun 01 $61.78, body jun 01 $443.61 other cd player jun 01 $19.50 and $366.86 turn signal jan 02 $161.04 dome light jan 02 $84.02 jan 02 $89.72 door oct 99 $134.52, mar 03 $285.07 steering sept.02 $258.82, mar. 03…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Equipment problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Windstar | 9 | 1% |
| 2002 Windstar | 12 | 1% |
| 2001 Windstar | 23 | 1% |
| 2000 Windstar | 15 | 1% |
| 1999 Windstar | 22 | 1% |
| 1997 Windstar | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 Windstar | 8 | 1% |
| 1995 Windstar | 39 | 1% |
| 1994 Windstar | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.