Ford Windstar
1998 only
1998 Ford Windstar have 222 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Rear differential and axle, typically surfacing around 135,402 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 1998 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford Windstar report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 1998 only
Median onset: 135,402 miles. 3.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Typical repair: $1,350–$2,550 nationally.
Median onset: 95,600 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 115,000 miles.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $660–$1,260 nationally.
Median onset: 140,000 miles.
Median onset: 142,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 140,000 miles.
Median onset: 144,448 miles.
Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 166,593 miles.
Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 1998 model year. See the full Ford Windstar report for every year and full specs/safety data.