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2003 Ford Windstar cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 85 complaints for the 2003 Ford Windstar, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
85 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 3
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2003 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 11 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 67 complaints that include mileage. 21% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles11
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 67 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

On may 24 while backing out of the driveway I was a passenger in my sons car when it suddenly accelerated at a tremendous rate of speed and with a loud noise and crashed into the vehicle in front, which was pushed into our shed. I sustained injuries of 6 broken ribs, bruised lung and contusions to my chest. If not for the car and shed in front we would have ended at the bottom of the hill behind our home. The insurance company, 21st century, did not send a claim form and is fighting paying for this accident.

Reported at 85,000 miles, May 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact was pulling into a parking spot when suddenly, smoke began emitting from the hood. The contact opened the hood and saw that the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and the police took a report shortly after. The vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealershi.p, where the contact was informed that the fire was caused by the speed control deactivation switch (recall 09v399000).

Reported at 80,450 miles, March 2010 Fire

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