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1999 Ford Windstar wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 66 complaints for the 1999 Ford Windstar, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
66 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 13% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. The vehicle was parked and caught on fire. The contact stated that a week before the fire the windshield wipers were not operating normally. The mechanic recommended that she change the pulleys in the air conditioner. The contact attempted to have the vehicle repaired. However, a ford dealer was unable to diagnose the caus eof the problem. The police and fire department were notified, and were unable to diagnose the cause of the fire. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 100,152 miles, February 2007 Fire

While driving 50 MPH in inclement weather, without warning the windshield wiper failed. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced. Please provide further details.

Reported at 86,000 miles, June 2004

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