1998 Ford Windstar LX review from North America
"Piece of junk"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
One of the worst vans I have ever owned. Too many maintenance items.
1st transmission replaced at 80k, $3500 all my cost, while on vacation trip.
Second trans replaced at 120k, but was covered under warranty.
CV joints replaced 30k, front disc replaced 35k, blown radiator at 67k, head gasket, manifold gasket replaced for oil in radiator.
Front end steering components all replaced at 150k.
This van was a big money pit. Ford should be ashamed of themselves for selling such a piece of junk. Shame on you Ford. Forget about me buying another Ford, and I tell everyone I know how Ford put this unreliable garbage out on the market. They should have went bankrupt since they don't know how to design cars.
Has anyone replaced the 3 spark plugs by the firewall? Have to lay on the engine to reach back and replace plugs by feel. The auto engineers should work on the cars they design. They would not do this design again.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 156000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Windstar |
| Date of Entry | 25th October, 2009 |