2001 Ford Windstar brakes problems
564 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2001 Ford Windstar, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 564 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 469 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 67 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 116 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 83 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 65 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 43 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 28 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 469 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 16 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving on a snow/ice covered road on my way home from work. The road was not plowed. I lost my brakes and started to slide sideways down a hill. I tried to steer the 2001 ford windstar to the side of the road. I was not going very fast. I was petrified. I finally came to a stop my bumper hit a drain pipe. All axles were bent. Smoke was coming from the hood. The windstar was totaled. I received 18 stitches in my mouth. My top teeth bit through my bottom lip. I have a scar. The airbags did not deploy.
The warning lights for the ABS system on my 2001 ford windstar are coming on much more often now. Over the past couple of years they would come on only very infrequently, maybe once a week and only after having driven for an hour or so. Now they come on within minutes, though they still do not come on immediately. Now that it is winter I have noticed the brakes locking up and sending me into a skid whenever there is snow or ice on the road.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Windstar
- Suspension 421 complaints
- Body & structure 297 complaints
- Electrical system 223 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 129 complaints
- Cruise control 128 complaints
- Engine 77 complaints
- Steering 70 complaints
- Transmission 53 complaints