1998 Ford Windstar visibility problems
44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1998 Ford Windstar — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle is a 1998 ford windstar. While driving the windshield washer,seat belt,and door ajar warning lights flash on and off. While this is happening the wiper blades stop working,power windows will not operate and on a few occasions the headlights will blink with the warning lights. I understand…”
filed Apr 27, 2010
“On december 16th 2009. I was driving down west 117th towards madison/lakewood in cleveland, ohio and was trying to come to a stop (slow down and stop) to allow an ambulance to pass (there was a car in front of me that was also slowing downa nd that came to a stop at the street lot)this is on a…”
filed Dec 20, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Windstar | 18 | 1% |
| 2002 Windstar | 24 | 2% |
| 2001 Windstar | 38 | 2% |
| 2000 Windstar | 67 | 4% |
| 1999 Windstar | 60 | 4% |
| 1997 Windstar | 4 | 2% |
| 1996 Windstar | 38 | 3% |
| 1995 Windstar | 104 | 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.