Nine problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that controlling the vehicle would often become difficult. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was advised that the front passenger side axle shaft needed to be replaced. The contact believed the failure was a manufacturing defect. The failure and current mileage was 155,500.
Tl - the contact owns a 1998 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph in a parking lot, she heard a loud noise. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the front axle broke as a result of corrosion. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 100,000. Pm.
The contact owns a 1998 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the coil springs failed and punctured the tires. She felt that this was a safety issue because a serious crash could have occurred. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 168,000.
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Defect happened while normal backing out of driveway. Know of at least one other exact incident with another winstar in this area. No safety defec tmentioned.
When turning to the right there's a loud squeaking noise.
My front end sounds as if left front wheel is going to fall off. When we drive the van shakes all over, feels very unsafe we're no longer driving it until its repaired.
Ford mo said they cannot fix my suspension problem after working on my car since the first service call. This has been since 1999. There have been many service calls, parts replaced, and I was told that if I traded in the car that they would give me $3,000 toward another car, which amounted to me buying a new van for the regular listed price. I have been putting up with these excuses that they didn't want my car as a trade in as they could'nt resell it. Now I am stuck with a car that I can't sell as it is defective. What is a consumer like myself to do about this. I have gone to arbitration and they said they couldn't help. The lemon laws only applies to the first year of purchase and I spent the first year with Ford telling me they were working on my problem and that it would always be covered by warranty. Now they tell me they can't fix it. The car has such a bad shimmy, pounding in the front end that no one would take this van as a trade.
Front end caster split causing vehicle to pull.