1998 Ford Windstar vehicle speed control problems
73 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Ford Windstar — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Was driving down the road @ 55mph and the speedometer shot to 0mph and the trans was thrown into 1st. This happened several times. I am looking for a resolution. It acts as if vss isn't working. Even threw a code. I replaced the sensor and checked the wires all the way to the ecm. Everything looks…”
filed May 19, 2014
“I went to ford dealership in dec 09 received inspection on recall # o9s09 and 09so9h only. Now here in feb. 2012 the same problems with suspension,right front tire wheel makes alto of noise power steering fluid is leaking strange noise is heard when making right turns,ford said my vehicle has had…”
filed Feb 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% |
| 1997 Windstar | 21 | 11% |
| 1996 Windstar | 82 | 6% |
| 1995 Windstar | 116 | 3% |
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.