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1995 Ford Windstar engine problems

The 1995 Ford Windstar has 1,849 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 39% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

1,849

Engine complaints

39%

Share of year

12

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Windstar engine complaints by model year1,849 complaints1985: 2 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 1,849 complaints1996: 527 complaints1997: 41 complaints1998: 231 complaints1999: 141 complaints2000: 107 complaints2001: 78 complaints2002: 41 complaints2003: 69 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 1 complaints
Windstar engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND ENGINE EXPLODED. COOLANT SYSTEM MIXED IN WITH THE OIL ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PRIOR TO ENGINE EXPLODING, HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DEALER & IT CAUGHT FIRE. WAS NOTIFIED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 26, 2000 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1995 Ford Windstar have?

NHTSA has 1,849 complaints about the 1995 Ford Windstar engine — 39% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.