1998 Ford Windstar body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 85 complaints for the 1998 Ford Windstar, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
My 98 ford windstar was involved in an accident where a chevy tahoe ran a red light and t-boned the right rear passenger side of my van. Upon impact the side door of my van flew off and ended up 15 feet from the vehicle. All occupants were wearing seat belts (my wife and our 5 children) so no one was ejected from the vehicle. Our son who was sitting in the back seat on the passengers side was hospitalized with multiple life threatening injuries. The failure was not corrected as the vehicle was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford windstar. The contact stated there was a large hole in the sub frame and engine cradle. The manufacturer issued a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 11v030000 (structure) pertaining to 1999-2003 windstar model year vehicles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. ..updated 12-30-13 updated 01/09/14 updated 01/13/14
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar
- Transmission 300 complaints
- Suspension 242 complaints
- Brakes 226 complaints
- Engine 221 complaints
- Steering 157 complaints
- Electrical system 113 complaints
- Wheels 84 complaints
- Cruise control 76 complaints