2004 Ford Windstar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 33 complaints
33
Total Complaints
129,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

100,000 25th Percentile
129,000 Median Mileage
152,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
3
ENGINE
3
SUSPENSION:REAR
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BRAKES THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE BRAKES BY SANDING DOWN THE ROTORS. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED TO MAKE THE ROTORS. ALSO, THE DEALER TOLD THE CON..."
"TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2004 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE..."
"TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2004 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE..."

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