1998 Ford Windstar wheels problems
84 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 1998 Ford Windstar, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 84 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wheels problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
This van has all the defects and complaints listed on thegovt. Recalls the NHTSA site and others ihave too much info to put on this site if there is anyone I can send my complaint to please let me know iam putting it back into the shop again ive been thru a nightmare along with trying to assure my 4 kids that they were safe in this van thankyou angela wallace and by the wat the dealer that sold me this van will not cooperate at all
In the past four years we have had the wheel bolts on the right front wheel break off six times. The last time, the fix was to replace the wheel. That was done in may 2003 and no problem since with that wheel but its only been two months. Now in july 2003 we have had the bolts break on the left front wheel twice! On july 22 2003, we had a new wheel and all five bolts replaced on the left front.
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
- Body & structure 85 complaints
- Cruise control 76 complaints