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2002 Ford Windstar drivetrain & axles problems

84 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2002 Ford Windstar, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
84 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
116,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 116,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 116,000 miles
Based on 71 complaints that include mileage. 4% 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 miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 71 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 116,000 miles, and 4% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I pulled into driveway and put car in park and went into back of my windstar to check to see if the aircontioning vents were working per the request of my son. I was back there for several minutes. I got out and was standing outside the drivers open front door to turn off car. My son was in back seat with his door open and out of seat belt. While standing next to open door my car started to back out of drive way while it was in park.

Reported at 105,000 miles, August 2009 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. While the contact was driving approximately between 35-40 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle began to shake with an intense vibration. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician stated that the failure was contributed to a defective rear axle. The estimated repair cost was $1,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 128,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Reported at 128,000 miles, July 2010

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