1996 Ford Windstar steering problems
55 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1996 Ford Windstar, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving inner tie rod broke, causing the front passenger's side wheel to fall off, resulting in driver's side air bag deploying. Consumer was knocked unconscious. Please provide details.
I brought my 1996 ford windstar in for an oil change, and was told tie rods failed and needed to be replaced. , then, next day, they phoned and advised me that transmission was defective because the pan was full of shavings, also, power steering rack was leaking, and intake gasket needed replacement. , a total of $5000 to fix this vehicle. I bought it at 118,000 miles, and this happened shortly after owning it for one year. Currently, it has 134,000 miles, and cannot be driven.
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