2000 Ford Windstar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2190 complaints
2190
Total Complaints
106,289mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
87
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

77,000 25th Percentile
106,289 Median Mileage
134,034 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
172
SUSPENSION:REAR
156
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
148
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
131
SUSPENSION
129
SERVICE BRAKES
124
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
105
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
92
POWER TRAIN
53
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
51

Severity Assessment

87
Crashes
66
Fires
79
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE UNABLE TO USE SNOW CHAINS WHEN NEEDED TO TRAVEL UP SNOWY MOUNTAINS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ASKING NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK"
"THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN CHAIRS ARE IN THE LOWR LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SEAT. IN THE OPERATOR MANUAL THEY ARE SHOWN AS BEING IN THE CENTER OF THE SEAT. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SPOKE THE FACTORY. THEY SAID THE MANUAL WAS A MISPRINT AND THE SEATS WERE DESINGED THAT WAY WITH T..."
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"

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