10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 1
Average Mileage:
3,042 miles

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problem #13

Dec 281997

Windstar

  • miles
Transmission fails to engage after stop.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #12

Nov 011997

Windstar

  • miles
At highway speed the engine ran roughly and would suffer momentary power loss. At idle the engine would loose power momentarily upon acceleration.

- Canfield, OH, USA

problem #11

Nov 231997

Windstar

  • miles
Driving at approx 60 mph started to smell anti freeze, smoke coming from exhaust, went to dealer, head gasket blew out.

- Lawrenceville, NJ, USA

problem #10

Oct 311997

Windstar

  • miles
The defective head gasket blew which caused the engine block to crack and overheat the vehicle, causing the vehicle to die while driving. Dealer cannot determine problem.

- Humpbard, OH, USA

problem #9

Aug 251997

Windstar

  • miles
Dealership discovered small pin hole leaks in head gaskets.

- New Czstle, VA, USA

problem #8

Sep 231997

Windstar

  • miles
Head gasket failed, causingengine rod to break/engine head to warp.

- Boulder, CO, USA

problem #7

Oct 271997

Windstar

  • miles
Vehicle had been running rough. Called dealer & informed timing chain housing was gone. Needs to replace the head gaskets.

- Milford, NJ, USA

problem #6

Jul 251997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Blown head gasket.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

problem #5

Sep 281997

Windstar

  • miles
Engine head gasket failed.

- Winsor, CA, USA

problem #4

Jul 021997

Windstar

  • miles
Upon application of brakes vehicle clangs/rattles at low speed when going uphill. Also replaced front brake rotors/drums/calipers and blown out engine head gasket.

- Lakeside, CA, USA

problem #3

Mar 011997

Windstar

  • miles
Head gasket failed due to a small pinhole leak.

- Pittsford, NY, USA

problem #2

May 151997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Forward pistons cracked and leaked fluid, causing loss of forward gears in car, and car can't move forward or backwards when this occurs. Vehicle stalls in the middle of a turn as a result of gearing down and getting stuck, a tsb was issued stating that the cracked forward pistons were causing this to happen.

- Albany, GA, USA

problem #1

Apr 041995

Windstar

  • miles
Engine rocker assembly causing whining noise under hood.

- Rochester, IL, USA