1997 Ford Windstar cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 21 complaints for the 1997 Ford Windstar, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My windstar accelerated from a complete stop and smashed through our garage door vehicle stopped when we hit the front wall of the garage. I don't know if the vehicle was in park or drive when this happened. I had stopped to look for the garage door opener. I could not stop the verhicle as it took off and do not know how fast we were going except it was very fast and there are big skid marks on the garage floor. My two kids were in their car seats in the back and I was driving. I broke my hand & had some bruises.
Driving on interstate with speed limit of 70 MPH... Was driving about 77 MPH at the time... Vehicle's factory installed cruise control was in use... Speedometer began to fluctuate wildly between about 60 MPH and maximum (over 120 MPH)... Vehicle's speed remained constant - trouble was just with the speedometer... Vehicle has 90,000 miles on the odometer... 1997 ford windstar... Speedometer doesn't fluctuate wildly at most speeds over 30 MPH...
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Windstar
- Suspension 39 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 25 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints