1997 Ford Windstar GL review from North America

The speedometer, I cannot imagine for the life of me that Ford would put such a cheap piece of electronic in that car. What were they thinking? Past 40 MPH it no longer function properly, it jerks, swings and dances, as if to say you're about to get a ticket or better yet, everybody is passing you. The price to fix is $500 too expensive, and after reading all reviews Ford should recall that speedometer piece of junk.

However, I found a clever solution (Say thanks to me afterwards). For about $100 I bought a Garmin GPS system (Try the Foretrex 101 or Forerunner 101). It works as a street mapper for finding places, has all the US city maps, forests, parks, and yes Rest areas, attractions, etc...etc... wonderful piece of electronic. And yes it gives speed too (kph/mph) very very accurate. It helps you navigate, it has a compass, timers, reminder, alarm clock, etc... I cannot stop being excited about that purchase.

The passenger power window stopped working. It goes out of alignment rather quickly, I'm changing two tires just after 20,000 miles.

Few more headaches, but nothing major.

I also noticed the AT started slipping. I'll take it to the mechanic for a check, and hope nothing major.

So far I'm sort of neutral, except for the speedometer and few minor things (middle seat is quite small I thought). I'm still not sure about the tranny though, it will probably dictate whether I'll ever own another Ford.