Nine problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving straight or when making an u turn about any mph steering wheel will lock up without a prior warning. Then, engine will stall. Dealer said this problem could not be found.
First incident 11-13-00. Engine stalled making left turn against oncoming traffic. Van serviced at Ford country, henderson, nv and alternator changed. Four more of same type incidents in February. Car returned to Ford country in henderson for this complaint. Mileage 35024. They performed TSB 982506. Sent letter and called Ford customer service. Andrea insisted that the car be looked at once more at colorado river Ford in kingman, az. She said she made appointment and arranged for a loaner van or large car. Contact was steve. We drove 40 miles for the appointment. . On the way we had another stalling incident. We arrived for the appointment, steve did not have a loaner car. We had to leave and when at home called Ford again. We were promised a call back from andrea within 1/2 hour. It is now more than 24 hours and we are still waiting for the call back. This is a very dangerous situation. We were told by two people at the dealership in henderson that Ford is aware of this problem. Stalling could cause a crash situation with both oncoming traffic and traffic behind us. Does the body count have to rise before something is done about it? will this become another situation like the tire problem? I will also be sending a copy of this to you in the mail.
Engine stalls when wheel turned to far left/right.
During operation at any speed engine will stall unexpectedly. Problem occurred a few times beginning in July of 2000, and is progressively increasing in frequency. Dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Slowing from cuising speed to make a turn onto a side street, the engine stalled creating the potential for an accident. Stalling caused the power steering to fail making the vehicle difficult to manuver through the turn and loss of power created the possibility that I may not have been able to clear traffic. If my wife had been driving the minivan she surely would not have been able to avoid oncoming traffic.
The engine hesitates or stalls in a slow turn.
Vehicle has been to the dealership 5 times for the same hard shifting, transmission problem since new. Problem is better ,but I expect failure before warranty expires. The transmission has a hard 1-2 shift since I bought it new on 13 Jan 98. The lemon law caused firm to offer me an extended warranty of 5 years/75,000 miles instead of fixing the problem. I'm very dissatisfied with the transmission, and dealership service shop's performance. Recently, the brakes have developed a vibration and the engine sometimes stalls at slow speeds. I took the van back to the dealership on Monday 5 April 99 for the same transmission problem, and the two new problems. The last several new vehicles I've purchased have been Fords. My next vehicle probably won't be a Ford.
When in stop and go traffic with cooler weather conditions the engine nearly stalls out when stopping. This affects the power brakes and the power steering making it difficult to control. Complaints to dealers and Ford customer care have not resolved this issue. Problem developed after installing a rebuilt transmission at 30,000 miles. Ford can not find the problem after at least four trips to the shop. This vehicle could have been submitted under the lemmon law and replaced but was not.
While decelerating engine would stall without indications. Please provide further information.