general problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar

Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1996 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/07/2008

On June 7 I was outside of our home and noticed I smelled gas near my wife's van. After inspecting I saw the tank was leaking fuel. I took the tank off and noticed there was pressure to the tank from the front strap. The pressure caused what appears to be a stress crack where the strap holds the tank. It appears to me the strap is too small for the tank. Ford refuses to fix this and would rather my wife and children ride around in a gas leaking danger machine. This vehicle has less than 95000 miles and I feel the same problem has occurred here as in the 1995 Windstar.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/01/1997

Vehicle collision occurred and the air bag had violent deployment, injuring the driver.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/01/1997

Violent deployment of air bags caused burn injury.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar



Fuel Economy of Windstar Vehicles
Windstar Service Bulletins
Windstar Safety Recalls
Windstar Defect Investigations