The Lemon Index$1,000 middle bill · most between $700 and $1,200
Lower than the $1,200 middle bill owners of all 91 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 89,000 miles (11 reports).
Ford Windstar owners reported paying a median of $1,000 for a ECM (engine computer) replacement, with the middle half of bills between $700 and $1,200. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5008%
- $500–$1,00038%
- $1,000–$2,50046%
- $2,500–$5,0008%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Windstar4$650 middle bill
- 2001 Ford Windstar4$1,800 middle bill
- 2002 Ford Windstar2too few for a middle
- 2003 Ford Windstar3$800 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
- Ford Windstar reliability by year
- ECM (engine computer) replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Windstar owners reported
ABS module replacement (58) · CV axle replacement (52) · Transmission replacement (16) · Brake repair (15)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10664911, 10596945, 10593630, 10550694, 10453137, 10432212, 10392940, 10350084, 10298464, 10284790, 10269427, 10242080 and more.
Quick answers
How much does ECM (engine computer) replacement cost on a Ford Windstar?
Ford Windstar owners reported a median of $1,000, and the middle half paid $700 to $1,200, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Windstar ECM (engine computer) replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Windstar middle bill of $1,000 is lower than the $1,200 owners of all 91 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Windstar repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.