1999 Ford Windstar electrical system problems
209 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1999 Ford Windstar — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“If my vehicle is not used for a few days (3 to 4 days), when I start the vehicle, all the needles of the instrument cluster oscillate violently between extremes. However, this does not affect drivability and I can slowly move the car out of my driveway and get on the street. About 30 to 45 seconds…”
filed Mar 2, 2022
“This was my mothers . Now mine the speed odometer just goes every where sometimes it doesn't move at all. And it does it does show the right speed all the instrument panel does the same . And when that started the windows stop working too. Any more nor the radio. They said its a main control…”
filed Aug 13, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS BUILT WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS WITHOUT THE MESSAGE CENTER…Campaign 00V351000 · Oct 30, 2000
Electrical System problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Windstar | 3 | 13% |
| 2003 Windstar | 280 | 19% |
| 2002 Windstar | 261 | 19% |
| 2001 Windstar | 223 | 13% |
| 2000 Windstar | 222 | 13% |
| 1998 Windstar | 111 | 8% |
| 1997 Windstar | 7 | 4% |
| 1996 Windstar | 83 | 6% |
| 1995 Windstar | 168 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.