Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005027263 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005
Consumer's City: MERRILL Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5144TB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1996 ford windstar. the sway bar broke in half. the sway bar was connected to the carriage. this occurred while driving and resulted in a collision. the sway bar snapped about three inches outside of the left frame bushing. it was also rusted and corroded. it was a hollow tube that had been cracked for sometime. the consumer could tell it was cracked due to corrosion. the vehicle was taken to ford who indicated that everything was fine. the mechanic determined that the front wheel was leaning. *ak *nm