1997 Ford Windstar transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 22 complaints for the 1997 Ford Windstar, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was parked and key was not in the ignition the child was able to put vehicle in drive and it rolled, hit a tree, proceeded across the street into a utility pole, the dealer was contacted and stated that this was normal. *nlm
Dt*: the contact stated, while the vehicle was immobile with the engine running, smoke erupted from under the hood. The engine was immediately turned off and the vehicle was vacated. The hood was raised and flames looked as if they it was coming out of the engine compartment. The fire was extinguished and the vehicle was towed to the home of the contact. The manufacturer was alerted. There is a NHTSA recall #97v097000 pertaining to the power train:automatic transmission.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Windstar
- Suspension 39 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 25 complaints
- Cruise control 21 complaints