One problem related to mid/rear seats assembly has been reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Seat will not return after 'dump-slide' is used. A lever acutates the seat back to tilt forward and the seat slides forward to let in rear seat passengers on drivers side (no sliding door on drivers side). Seat will not return and slides back and forth when accerating/braking.