Structure › Frame and Members
Filed May 30, 2011150,000 milesMD
1991 FORD WINDSTAR SUBFRAME BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS SPLIT. SIGNS OF RUST IN THE AREA OF THE SPLIT. *TR
1991 Ford Windstar
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices › exterior. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 7, 200965,000 milesNY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD WINDSTAR. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE NOTIFIED SIX DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. EVENTUALLY HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER THAT WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Mar 25, 2002FL
LEFT SIDE/DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAS A BLIND SPOT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT WHEN A VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE LANES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE IS ALONG SIDE IN THE LEFT LANE, THE MIRROR WILL NOT SHOW THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. *TT CONSUMER INSTALLED A BLIND SPOT CONVEX MIRROR TO HELP ILLEVIATE THE BLIND SPOT. *SLC
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1995| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 1,510 | 9 | 27 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 1,353 | 9 | 48 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 1,686 | 16 | 62 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2000 | 1,675 | 16 | 55 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1999 | 1,522 | 13 | 61 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 1,433 | 14 | 65 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1997 | 192 | 6 | 9 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1,386 | 9 | 45 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1995 | 3,326 | 8 | 50 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.