1999 Ford Windstar body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 281 complaints for the 1999 Ford Windstar, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 281 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 121,000 miles 199 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Based on 199 complaints that include mileage. 5% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	7
60k to 80k miles	21
80k to 100k miles	34
100k to 120k miles	33
120k to 140k miles	43
140k to 160k miles	29
160k to 180k miles	15
180k to 200k miles	7
200k+ miles	8

What the data shows

Of the 199 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 121,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Front automatic door lock plunger will lock down. But if consumer has arm lying against it ,it will also pull in skin with it down into the hole, causing injuries and lacerations.

Injury

Engine sub-frame/cradle failure at right side rear body mount resulting in loss of vehicle control. Replace sub-frame. Yes old sub-frame is available for inspection.

Reported at 145,000 miles, May 2010

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Body & structure problems across all Ford models