Ford Windstar problems reported in California
1,515 of the 19,460 complaints filed about the Ford Windstar came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,515
Complaints from California
65
Crashes
48
Fires
1995
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
352
23.2%
Engine & Cooling
268
17.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain
225
14.9%
Electrical System
119
7.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
60
4.0%
Steering
54
3.6%
Wheels
50
3.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
48
3.2%
Body & Structure
45
3.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
44
2.9%
Suspension
40
2.6%
Other & Unspecified
39
2.6%
By model year
1985 Windstar
3
0.2%
1995 Windstar
515
34.0%
1996 Windstar
157
10.4%
1997 Windstar
31
2.0%
1998 Windstar
217
14.3%
1999 Windstar
143
9.4%
2000 Windstar
144
9.5%
2001 Windstar
103
6.8%
2002 Windstar
100
6.6%
2003 Windstar
100
6.6%
2004 Windstar
2
0.1%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
61
20.5%
Sacramento
42
14.1%
SAN Jose
33
11.1%
Oceanside
20
6.7%
Santa Cruz
19
6.4%
Bakersfield
19
6.4%
Fresno
19
6.4%
Victorville
18
6.0%
Long Beach
18
6.0%
LOS Angeles
17
5.7%
ELK Grove
16
5.4%
Irvine
16
5.4%