10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
17 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
14 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,103 miles

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problem #41

May 151997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission sticks in drive/ will not go into reverse after engine has warmed up, could cause crash. According to dealer, transmission needs replacing.

- Low Moor, VA, USA

problem #40

Feb 011996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission failed.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #39

Feb 261997

(reported on)

Windstar

  • miles
Transmission failed.

- Ellicott City, MD, USA

problem #38

May 151997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When slowing down for stopping transmission will slip out of gear, vehicle will not move forward/backward, according to dealer, forward piston cracked, entire transmission needs to be rebuilt.

- Guilverland, NY, USA

problem #37

Jun 091997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was on a slight incline when she put the vehicle into drive the van rolled over in reverse, running over ice chest and two bags of groceries.

- Aurora, CO, USA

problem #36

Jun 041997

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle's transmission pistons cracked due to use of aluminum parts in poorly designedtransmission.

- Short Hills, NJ, USA

problem #35

May 031997

Windstar

  • miles
Started the vehicle and put it in drive and the vehicle would not go into gear.

- Gaylord, MI, USA

problem #34

Apr 011997

Windstar

  • miles
While vehicle is at a stop. It appears to go into neutral. Upon acceleration, vehicle kicks realy hard into gear, cause unknown.

- New Hudson, MI, USA

problem #33

Jan 191997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission would not go into reverse and would not smoothly shift from firs tto second gear due to transmission crack in forward gear and reverse drum is burned.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #32

Jan 101997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission slipping/intermittently 2nd and 3rd gears inoperative.

- Antioch, CA, USA

problem #31

Mar 211997

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Car transmission jumping in and out of gear.

- Madison, WI, USA

problem #30

Feb 111997

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
At times when in drive transmission slips into neutral due to a cracke dpiston in the automatic transmission.

- Clarks Summit, PA, USA

problem #29

Oct 181996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission replaced.

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #28

Nov 251996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission failure.

- Lee's Summit, MO, USA

problem #27

Jun 191996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission failed.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #26

Oct 101996

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When shifted truck into park, it jumped out of park and when at a stop light the truck accelerated.

- Mission Hills, CA, USA

problem #25

Mar 011996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When in park position the transmission jumped out of gear into reverse which resulted in an accident.

- Huntington , CA, USA

problem #24

Sep 201996

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When driving and making a turn, the transmission accelerates.

- Huntington , NY, USA

problem #23

Sep 011996

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Hatchback latch failed, causing door to open when secured, also replaced front brake rotors/pads/shoes, also transmission leaked oil and A/C compressor failed.

- Cupertino, CA, USA

problem #22

Aug 271996

Windstar

  • miles
Truck was on in the driveway for one minute and the truck started to roll down drive way, the first time truck was in park and on the truck rolled again down in driveway and hit another with child in the truck.

- Hauppauge, NY, USA

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