1996 Ford Windstar electrical system problems
83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1996 Ford Windstar — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This is a second call for help ford corporate will not email me back. Will not verify if pcm has been updated. The van only has under 59,000 miles on it . It should not break this bad this soon makes me tell anyone on social media and our local news media and clark howards team. I do not want to…”
filed Jul 3, 2013
“My abs light stays its been on for 6 months now, my cruise control wont work, and my speedometer goes crazy, no lights in my dash and got told there was a recall on several of these items and I want to know how to get past recalls on my van I've have seen all kinds of recalls and never sent…”
filed Oct 10, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt
03181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2003
Electrical System problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Windstar | 3 | 13% |
| 2003 Windstar | 280 | 19% |
| 2002 Windstar | 261 | 19% |
| 2001 Windstar | 223 | 13% |
| 2000 Windstar | 222 | 13% |
| 1999 Windstar | 209 | 14% |
| 1998 Windstar | 111 | 8% |
| 1997 Windstar | 7 | 4% |
| 1995 Windstar | 168 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Ford Windstar
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.