2003 Ford Windstar air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 32 complaints for the 2003 Ford Windstar, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 22 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
A vehicle turned left infront of me. Having no time to apply my brakes, my vehicle front end struck the right side of the other vehicle at approximately 45-50MPH. It was a direct frontal impact to my vehicle of such force it killed the other driver. Neither of my airbags deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that the ABS warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal required excessive force in order to come to a stop on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the brake pads and the vacuum hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Windstar
- Brakes 687 complaints
- Electrical system 285 complaints
- Suspension 257 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 137 complaints
- Body & structure 128 complaints
- Transmission 100 complaints
- Cruise control 85 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints