One problem related to brake drum has been reported for the 1997 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Passenger side rear brake drum cracked but was not noticed immediately. When it was repaired, there was severe damage to all components within the drum. It seems very unusual that this happened, especially considering the low mileage of the vehicle. This is one of numerous failures this vehicle has had in the last 6 months. I had the driver front coil spring break, but it was eventually recalled. Based on the complaints about this vehicle in your database, I feel this vehicle is very unsafe, and not reliable. Ford has had many recalls for various vehicles in the past 2 to 3 months.