1994 Ford Windstar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
134,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

116,750 25th Percentile
134,000 Median Mileage
143,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
POWER TRAIN
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK"
"WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH , PULLED OUT TO GET IN PASSING LANE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *AK"
"MAIN BEARINGS FAILED SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28