There are 7 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 1997 Ford Windstarin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE CONSUMER NOTICED TWO CRACKED RIMS IN 2001. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH FORD ORIGINAL PART# F58Z1015A. LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THREE CRACKED WHEELS WHICH WERE ALSO REPLACED. *AK *SC
TWO FIRESTONE FR360 P215/70R15 97S TIRES DELAMINATED ON MY 1997 FORD WINDSTAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY ONE. NOTE-THIS IS FOR 2 TIRES, BOTH OF WHICH FAILED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. INFORMATION ABOUT ONE, ALSO APPLIES TO THE OTHER.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
MY TIRE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO FIRESTONE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO BLAME LOW AIR PRESSURE OR NOT TO RESPOND AT ALL I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY MOTORHOME WITH ANOTHER BRAND, OUT OF 8 TIRES, FIVE CAME APART, I WOULD SUGGEST ANYONE WITH A FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM, TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75/16 )
THE WELDS ON THE WHEEL RIMS FAIL, AND THE RIM LEAKS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER AND HE TOLD ME HE HAS NOT SEEN A HISTORY OF FAILURE, BUT THE TIRE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A LOT OF THE RIMS DUE TO LEAKS AT THE WELDS ON 1997 WINDSTARS.
RIGHT FRONT RIM CRACKED, CAUSING TIRE TO LOSE AIR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
2 FRONT CRACKED WHEEL RIMS--RIM HAD A CRACK--TIRE STARTING HAVING SLOW LEAK---RIM WAS REPLACED
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026