| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108777 | Incident Date: May, 10 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PEORIA | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA5148XB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 08 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The rear axle beam on a1999 ford windstar (87,032 miles) cracked and snapped into, causing both wheels to pitch the bottom of wheels outward resulting in unstable vehicle control (at highway speeds could cause an accident). ater inspection of failed parts, i believe ford has a manufacturing process that creates stress risers in the part that lead to premature failure. i have the parts and can email a ppd file that shows the failure surfaces. the dealership talked to ford customer relations and did pay for half of the repair. ford customer relations do not want to put me in contact with their engineering department to discuss this issue. i conduct failure analysis for a fortune 100 company and have concerns with the safety of this product. the replace part is manufatured exactly like the original failed part.i did find a report on the internet that describes an accident caused by the same failure. *tr |
