NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2003 Ford Windstar. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUN SHINED OVER HEAD CAUSED A GLARE. THE GLARE DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
CONSUMER FEELS THAT BRAKE/GAS PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THIS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTAL ACCELERATION.*AK
FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP BLEWOUT SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLAMMED SHUT. DOOR SLAMMED ON THE HEAD OF A 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD, CAUSING BRUISES AND HEADACHES. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT FRONT BRAKES GRAB WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKES AND WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. *AK
THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO HAD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK *PH *NLM
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *MR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, LOUD GRINDING NOISES, AND THE BRAKE PADS JUMPED. *SC *JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOOR PROBLEM. THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK