Side/rear Glass problems of the 2001 Ford Windstar

Seven problems related to side/rear glass have been reported for the 2001 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Windstar based on all problems reported for the 2001 Windstar.

1 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 10/09/2010

2001 Ford Windstar sport minivan was parked. One person entered thru the drivers side sliding door and pushed the button to open the sliding door on the passenger side. Loud popping noise was heard and rear passenger side window exploded. Large chunks of glass were shattered both inside and outside the car. Minor cuts from the glass were sustained. Window was replaced at my expense.

2 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 05/26/2005

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact states that the driver's side rear window exploded. No one was around the vehicle at the time of the incident.

3 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2004

While parked in a driveway, without ignition running, on a rainy, 60-degree day, rear window exploded for no reason. Luckily, there were no kids in the back seat or the driveway, as this could have been tragic. It was quite an explosion, as the largest piece of glass was the size of a silver dollar.

4 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 01/21/2003

Turned on rear defogger-window shattered.

5 Side/rear Glass problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2001

While sitting curbside on the street in my front yard, the rear window of my Ford Windstar blew out. It was about 10:00 am on a 75 degree morning. My wife and neighbor were in the front yard and witnessed the event. Ford denied a problem and forced us to go through our insurance to fix the problem. Luckily the car was not being driven on the road.

6 Side/rear Glass problem

Consumer was driving about 70 mph when suddenly the rear window shattered without cause.

7 Side/rear Glass problem

Rear window shattered while driving about 45 mph in parallel traffic.




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