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john zarlino, 07/29/2003
2003 Ford Windstar LX Standard 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought this car because they stopped making the villager. We love it and will be buying another van.
Okay but could be better
die hard ford owners, 01/12/2009
2003 Ford Windstar LX Standard 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is my second Windstar, We brought a 1995 right after it was first made, it was very reliable. In the 7 years of ownership the only problem we had was a starter go bad. We always kept it maintained. Sold only to get a newer model because we didn't want to wait till we did start having them because of the mileage. But then came the 2003 lx. It's okay only because of the brake light and ABS light always on. Also rear window starting to act up sometimes want open. but as for running it always been good so far. We take it on vacation trips once a year. It always run with strong power even with my family of 5. We now have 104,000 miles. So my problem with this vehicle is the electrical system.
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good van, quirky issues
txmusatang68, 03/26/2009
2003 Ford Windstar SE 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
We had a 1998 Windstar before. Loved the interior and features. We sold it after 186k miles. This van had some issues, but was reliable. So we bought a 2003 used, 85k miles. Comfort great! Style good. Heavy seats, but very sturdy. Replaced cruise switches - $400 part avail from FORD ONLY. Intake manifold gasket - $450. Now, 9k miles/3 months later, transmission - $1350. Found out it was 2nd rebuild of tranny. Coincidentally, 1998 had tranny replaced under warranty. I see a trend here, Ford! And electrical issues - passenger front door doesn't turn on lights, theft system works when it has a mind to (embarrassing). 98 was crazy too - humidity seemed to be the issue there.
2003 Ford Windstar .. AVOID
panhead_mike, 04/17/2013
2003 Ford Windstar 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
15 of 26 people found this review helpful
I never thought I was a stupid man, but now I'm beginning to wonder. I bought a used 2003 Ford Windstar with about 170,000k's on it. The safety recalls had been done and the transmission had be re-built at a Ford Dealership not long before I bought it. I thought I had it covered! Within 3 months the transmission was dead again. The repairing dealership was not interested in talking to a different owner and Ford doesn't want to talk to me. There are a lot of companies building vans, Do Not Buy a FORD Van...or in my case, a Ford Anything..as long as I live. You have been warned!
There are better minivans
JimBeam, 01/05/2009
2003 Ford Windstar LX Standard 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I inherited this vehicle from my father-in-law, who purchased this as a former "dealer car" in 2003. It's a good people mover, but was dated when new and is even worse now. We have had no major issues, but lots of minor ones. We have had all sorts of problems with electrical sensors going bad, each of which cost several hundred dollars to fix. We had the mysterious flickering interior lights problem (it's a bad door sensor, if you are wondering) a tire pressure light that comes on for no reason, and a very expensive check engine light. I think Ford cut every corner they could think of when building this van and it shows.