1995 Ford Windstar engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 1,711 complaints for the 1995 Ford Windstar, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 1,711 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 82,000 miles 111 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 10 and 11
Injuries and deaths: 9 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 111 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	7
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	9
60k to 80k miles	34
80k to 100k miles	17
100k to 120k miles	20
120k to 140k miles	12
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 111 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 11 fires, 9 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

Vehicle crashed into a highway guardrail resulting in a fire which killed 1 passenger and severly burn two other passengers. Consumers believe vehicle is prone to catch on fire upon impact (randolph richardson and willie forden are represented by attorney). Nlm

September 1999 CrashFireInjuryDeath

My 2 main problems are my transmission & timing gear cover. The tranmission is very hazardous. Mine is slipping between 1st & 2nd gear. I have been reading on the internet that on some of the transmissions they have been slipping out of gear. I sure don't want to have that surprise. I'm disabled & need my van to haul my powerchair with me when I go to the doctors office. I wouldn't know what to do. I talked to a mechanic & he said if it goes it will leave me on the road.

Reported at 79,000 miles, July 2003

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