There are 1 stored owner reports matching the driver assist & adas leading-label group for the 1999 Ford Windstar in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM AT THE PRESENT TIME IS INOPERATIVE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD 5 OR 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO FAIL AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 1 TIME WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND BACKED INTO A VEHICLE THAT WAS PASSING BEHIND ME WHICH I DIDN'T SEE. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHEN I RELIED ON THE SENSOR TO WARN ME IF SOMEONE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VAN ESPECIALLY SOMEONE THAT IS SHORT, I'M UNABLE TO SEE AND DEPENDED ON THE REVERSE SENSOR TO WARN ME. EACH TIME I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE REPAIR DEPT TOLD ME THAT IT IS POORLY DESIGNED. AS SOON AS THE WIRES TO THE SYSTEM GOT WET IT WOULD FAIL. THEY CHANGED THE HARNESS AND IT WOULD WORK UNTIL IT GOT WET. *TR
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.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.