1998 Ford Windstar: power window failure

Filed Apr 27, 2010 · Electrical, Lights · 230,000 miles · TN

Vehicle is a 1998 ford windstar. While driving the windshield washer,seat belt,and door ajar warning lights flash on and off. While this is happening the wiper blades stop working,power windows will not operate and on a few occasions the headlights will blink with the warning lights. I understand that this is an old vehicle but I have researched this issue and have found hundreds of complaints about the same problem. Not just restricted to this year. It is also an issue that happens just after a few years of service. I would think that wiper blades malfunctioning due to an electrical issue would be a safety concern.

Filed Dec 29, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 112,000 miles · AL

I have a 98 windstar mini van . After the minivan has been running for awhile and you go to stop it will go dead or what you call stalls. So after I crank it back up and try to take off again it will stall again. So therefore I have to make sure there is no traffic coming,because there has been some close calls of me and my children getting into a wreck due to this piece of $#*$.the interior lights will not go off, so my husband had to take the light bulbs out: also the passenger side window will not go down or up. This thing is so bad I wish jimm skinner ford would have just kept the piece of $#*$.

Filed Mar 18, 2004 · Locks · 54,000 miles · KS

We have a 1998 ford windstar, the door switch, is a safety problem when the doors are shut, the light showing the door open, the door locks will unlock, and the in side lights will stay on. I had new rear door locks replaced, my wife safety is a factor if you leave the inside lights on, the battery will fail, if you take the fuse out, then the windows will not work.

Filed May 22, 2001 · Steering, Visibility · TX

Power steering line malfunctioned while driving, rendering vehicle difficult to steer, dealer has repaired vehicle.*ak consumer also stated the air conditioner was not cooling, there was a loose connection at compressor, the doors would not lock, the power door actuator was the cause of the doors not working, windows would not go down because of a bad window motor.

Filed Sep 26, 2000 · Visibility · NY

I am a letter carrier for the united states postal service in whitestone, ny. We have 33 1998 ford windstars in our fleet. I have noticed 3 recurrent problems in our vans, in the three years that we have had them. First, the vehicles have manual crank windows, not power windows. The driver side window regulator has failed on several vehicles, perhaps 6 of them, and on a few of them, failed more than once. There has got to be better material used in these window regulators for the future. The failure rate is really unacceptable. The second problem that I have noticed, is a squealing noise coming from the front suspension. I have heard this on many vehicles so it seems that this is also an engineering defect. The third recurrent problem is a strange one. When the weather gets warm, the computer reads that there is an open door, yet all of the doors are securely locked. The reminder chimes will ding, the icon will appear on the dash, and the interior lights stay on. Strangely enough, when the speed is over 15mph, the chimes will stop dinging, but the dashboard icon will stay lit. One of our vehicles has been to the shop 8 times for this problem, and they still can't figure out what the problem is! If I see these recurrent problems on a small sample of 32 vehicles, I can only imagine that the same problem must happen all over the country wherever windstars are being used. Somebody in authority, please investigate these problems! Thanks.

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Visibility · CA

Electric window motor failed. Mjs

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Visibility · CA

Front right window fell out.

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Visibility · CA

Passenger side window will not go down. Nlm