Four Winds Chateau Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 8 consumer complaints across the 1 model years of the Four Winds Chateau (2000–2000) that have at least 5 complaints. 2000 has the most, with 8. Across all years, the part named most often is tires (6 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Chateau model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | 27,000 | 2 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Tires6 75%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)1 13%
- Engine1 13%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2000: “No. 10 spark plug blowout at 60 MPH on freeway, damaging the ignition coil, engine block and wiring harness. This is a known issue since 1997 with the ford triton engine due to a long-standing shoddy design (use of steel engine block w/aluminium inserts for the spark plugs, and only 4 threads for the spark plugs, instead of the standard 6 threads.”
NHTSA complaint #10894614, filed 2016-08, 43,815 milesOther Four Winds models
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology