2002 Ford Windstar cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 147 complaints for the 2002 Ford Windstar, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 147 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 125 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 42 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 125 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 13 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Cruise control switch recently replaced brake fluid was leaking may have faulty switch or master cylinder damaged during installation causing fluid leak that is highly flammable causing fire or smoke from 2002 windstar master cylinder and brake booster were faulty.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. The contact stated that both the yellow ABS and the red brake light illuminate intermittently. He stated that the lights would stay off for approximately 2-3 days and then illuminate again. The contact stated that the failure was caused by a circuit failure in the ABS unit in the computer programming. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall or service bulletin available. The failure and current mileages were 56,000.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Windstar
- Brakes 668 complaints
- Suspension 282 complaints
- Electrical system 265 complaints
- Body & structure 104 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 84 complaints
- Engine 41 complaints
- Air bags 38 complaints
- Steering 35 complaints