Two problems related to steering rack and pinion 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.
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. While driving 56 mph, power steering fluid was leaking from the end seals of the rack and pinion, which caused the power steering to fail. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that, in order to repair the vehicle, a whole new rack and pinion steering system was needed to replace the seals. The repair would cost $600 without any reimbursement. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 59,000 and failure mileage was 57,000.
2001 Ford Windstar lx 40,000 miles we had to replace the "worn out" (stated by Ford mechanic) rack and pinion steering, pump and reservoir for a cost of us$ 1,100. 00. I did research online with other 2001 Windstar owners and found several cases of this exact same repair. The entire steering assembly cannot have an effective life of 40k miles, this should be a recall service for Ford to make good on.