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2000 Ford Windstar exterior lighting problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2000 Ford Windstar1% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Exterior Lighting complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure would drain the battery and the vehicle would sporadically fail to start. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer…

    filed Feb 26, 2013

  • The entire dash board goes "crazy" while driving; the speedometer, tachometer, temperature gauge and gas gauge fluxuate, even at idle. *tr

    filed Jan 6, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other Windstar years

YearReportsShare
2003 Windstar352%
2002 Windstar292%
2001 Windstar312%
1999 Windstar151%
1998 Windstar201%
1996 Windstar81%
1995 Windstar221%
Windstar exterior lighting problems by year →

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.