Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277048 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2003
Consumer's City: JOHNSTON Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5146WB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In the past four years we have had the wheel bolts on the right front wheel break off six times. the last time, the fix was to replace the wheel. that was done in may 2003 and no problem since with that wheel but its only been two months. now in july 2003 we have had the bolts break on the left front wheel twice! on july 22 2003, we had a new wheel and all five bolts replaced on the left front. one week later the van is again at the ford dealership because three bolts have broken on the newly replaced left front again.