Multiple Axle Suspension Problems of Ford Windstar

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 20 mph she stated smelling burnt rubber and then notice smoke coming from the rear driver's side tire. The contact pulled over and called her mechanic who stated to her "not to drive the vehicle. " the vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a fractured rear axle. The contact stated that the independent mechanic advised her of an unknow recall in which the a kit was placed on the rear axle. The contact stated that the prior owner had the vehicle serviced under an unknown recall for the rear axle. The contact stated that the vehicle was then towed to wilson Ford in new jersey to be serviced under NHTSA campaign numbers: 11v030000 (structure) and 15v608000 (suspension). However, the dealer informed her that there was nothing they could do about the fractured axle as the first recall was done correct. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. However, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

See all problems of the 2002 Ford Windstar 🔎.

On or about December 15, 2007 my husband noticed when he hit a bump in the road the rear end of our 2001 Ford Windstar lx felt loose. We thought the shocks were starting to ware. On December 20, 2007 my husband started on his way home from work around 3:30 pm he headed south on i55 out of chicago and reached our driveway in the southwest suburbs approximately 5:00 pm. At 5:30 p. Our family with two children got into the van to go christmas shopping. As we were pulling out of the driveway the van jerked and screeched. We thought we hit someone that had parked behind us. We jumped out to see what happened and noticed our rear tires looked funny and the back end was really low. When we looked under it we saw that the axle was broken in two. It had just snapped. If this had happened a half hour earlier this would have happened on the expressway in rush hour traffic and I hate to think what would have happened, or 15 minutes later when we were on i355 going christmas shopping with our children. We were more than happy to have this happen in our driveway but this is our only vehicle and we don't have the 1000. 00 it will cost to replace the part. The van is no longer under warranty, it has 72,915 miles on it. How inconvenient!.

See all problems of the 2001 Ford Windstar 🔎.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the right control arm of the rear axle has split in half. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to shift. The failure has caused the rear passenger side wheel to shift back three inches. The manufacturer advised him to call NHTSA. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 85,000.

See all problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar 🔎.

Consumer will fill in information regarding rear support bar: cross tube.

See all problems of the 1999 Ford Windstar 🔎.

Backed out of driveway and put into gear front wheel jumps and loud thunk heard. Dealer replaces bushing problem still there.

See all problems of the 1998 Ford Windstar 🔎.