1996 Ford Windstar exhaust system problems
36 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 1996 Ford Windstar, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the exhaust system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The defective design of the air intake valve located on the driver's side over the wheel well housing, water accumulated and clogged the air intake valve, causing the engine to stall while driving which almost resulted in an accident.
I purchased a 1996 ford windstar van 3.0 l in june 2010. I have had numerous issues with this vehicle from day 1 to current most dangerous is the blowing spark plug which has blown out 2 times forcing me to drive it to a place where it could be parked for repair first time blow out was 7 days after purchase repaired by a mechanic now 2000 miles later again blew out ford should be ashamed of themselves for ignoring such a huge hazard this could seriously ignite fuel fumes and cause a major fire, explosion while…
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Windstar
- Engine 491 complaints
- Brakes 267 complaints
- Transmission 190 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 152 complaints
- Suspension 114 complaints
- Electrical system 88 complaints
- Cruise control 83 complaints
- Fuel system 55 complaints