Not very many things have gone wrong with the van. I have taken it to Florida 6 times. Besides tires, brakes, and normal things like that, I haven't had very many problems at all.
The only thing that ever happened besides regular matinence was one time the engine misfired. I knew right away because the engine diagnostics system had the check engine light start flashing. So I pulled over immediately and in the end everything was fine.
And one other thing. Once and a while I need to clean off the sliding door contacts, because they get dirty and then the door won't lock by itself. If I clean it off with a sponge it works fine again.
I love my Windstar. I have taken it to Florida 6 times and every trip was just as enjoyable as the first. I would still feel comfortable taking it to Florida now, with 156,000 miles on its first engine, first transmission, and its first radio even!
I can still go 0-60 in 7 seconds. Hows that for power and performance that lasts.
The flaw with the Windstar that I suspect blows its head gasket is that the water tank/reservoir linked to the radiator sit too low to the radiator if one keeps the water level as per recommendation to the manufacturer. This causes the water being drained from the radiator causing a lack of water and the car will start missing check engine coming on and next if you do not attend to the proper level of water being maintained IE: 3/4 filled water tank the head gasket will fail. This is a manufacturer flaw and should be reported.
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