10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,333 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1998 Ford Windstar:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #3

Nov 212003

Windstar 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 55,000 miles
Vehicle rolled backwards while parked on a slight incline. In an attempt to stop vehicle, one of consumer's fingers was severed, and three badly injured. This occurred when consumer tried to open the door to enter the moving vehicle. Consumer spent nine days in the hospital and has to go for treatment once a week.

- Shobonier, IL, USA

Add Complaint
problem #2

Apr 151998

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While parked in park gear, vehicle jumped into reverse and rolled into a bush causing damage.

- Kansas Cit, KS, USA

Add Complaint
problem #1

Apr 201998

(reported on)

Windstar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When keys were removed from ignition and vehicle placed in park, vehicle then rolled down hill without warning. Problem seems to be intermittent.

- Kansas City, KS, USA

Add Complaint