2002 Ford Windstar Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 261 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2002 Ford Windstar, 19% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 100,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “abs brake” (36% of reports).
- 261electrical system complaints
- 100,000median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- ABS brake: mentioned in 94 of 261 complaints (36%)
- Cruise control: mentioned in 52 of 261 complaints (20%)
- Deactivation switch: mentioned in 25 of 261 complaints (10%)
- Master cylinder: mentioned in 22 of 261 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 213 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 261 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 19 a fire, 1 an injury.
Ford Windstar electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Windstar | 3 | 13% | 140,500 |
| 2003 Windstar | 280 | 19% | 100,000 |
| 2002 Windstar | 261 | 19% | 100,000 |
| 2001 Windstar | 223 | 13% | 98,000 |
| 2000 Windstar | 222 | 13% | 111,009 |
| 1999 Windstar | 209 | 14% | 101,000 |
| 1998 Windstar | 111 | 8% | 82,409 |
| 1997 Windstar | 7 | 4% | 135,000 |
| 1996 Windstar | 83 | 6% | 91,623 |
| 1995 Windstar | 168 | 5% | 137,145 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2002 Ford Windstar. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Manufacture Recall # 09S09 NHTSA Recall # 09V399000 Instrument cluster has become faulty. Details listed below. Overdrive (O/D) light will randomly start flashing for no reason ABS will randomly engage Parking brake light will randomly turn on Speedometer with become sporadic Transmission has…
The gauges are acting crazy which causes the engine to jerk or the transmission and then it starts making the lights flicker in the interior and the gauges start sticking. It seems to make the overflow on the radiator to empty more because it is causing the sensors in the electrical for the parts…
We were driving down the road and the car randomly cuts off in the middle of the road sometimes it cuts off in the middle of a intersection causing us to almost get hit in the side of the car several times this has happend numorus times
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2002 Ford Windstars have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 261 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2002 Ford Windstar (19% of the 1,353 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2002 Ford Windstar electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 100,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2002 Ford Windstar?
The most frequent phrase is “abs brake”, in 94 of 261 complaints, followed by “cruise control” (52).
Other 2002 Ford Windstar problems
See all 2002 Ford Windstar problems or electrical system problems across all Windstar years.