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1998 Ford Windstar brake problems reports

19 NHTSA complaints describe soft pedal, longer stops or brake failure on the 1998 Ford Windstar — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Brake problems reports
1%
share of complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Ford Windstar report before drawing conclusions.