1998 Ford Windstar steering problems
157 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1998 Ford Windstar, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 157 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Accelerator went down on its own while in reverse, no brakes to stop, resulting in a accident. Steering vibrates, recommend rotating the tires. Interior seats slightly twisted, door locks works sometime, interior lights work sometimes.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford windstar. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and made a winding noise. The vehicle was taken to several mechanics for inspection and it was discovered that the rack and pinion failed and was leaking fluid. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar
- Transmission 300 complaints
- Suspension 242 complaints
- Brakes 226 complaints
- Engine 221 complaints
- Electrical system 113 complaints
- Body & structure 85 complaints
- Wheels 84 complaints
- Cruise control 76 complaints