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1999 Ford Windstar engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 136 complaints for the 1999 Ford Windstar, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
136 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 69 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 8 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving a fire was observed by third party motorist. The fire emitted from under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to world ford in pembroke pines, florida, for an initial assessment. According to world ford, the vehicle showed heavy transmission fluid leakage, but no obvious sign of fire or fire damage. The manufacturer declined to permit ford to work on the vehicle pending evaluation/inspection by NHTSA investigators to determine cause of fire, which may or may not be related to obvious transmission…

Reported at 58,472 miles, March 2003 Fire

Subject vehicle is a 1999 ford windstar van with 3.8 engine; this vehicle has not been operational since july 15, 2007 due to stalling problem. After reaching operating temperature, it may stall at any time. At speeds above 40 MPH you can maintain control of vehicle, but under 35 MPH vehicle becomes difficult to control due to engine shutdown and loss of power steering and brake assist.

Reported at 108,000 miles, July 2007

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