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2002 Ford Windstar wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 27 complaints for the 2002 Ford Windstar, 1% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
27 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 28% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. The contact entered her vehicle and noticed thick white smoke inside the entire passenger compartment. The fire department arrived and disconnected the battery. They stated that an electrical fire had occurred. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was inspected by an insurance adjuster, who determined that the rear window wiper motor failed and caused the fire.

Reported at 82,241 miles, May 2009 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. The contact noticed that there was water entering into the vehicle from the front windshield. In addition, the trim by the front windshield and front frame on the passenger side were rusting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. The VIN was not provided.

Reported at 125,000 miles, October 2018

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