1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
112,692 miles

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problem #4

Apr 162010

Windstar

  • 160,000 miles
Rear axle snapped on 2001 Ford Windstar LX van while driving at highway speed.

- Kinnelon, NJ, USA

problem #3

Dec 022008

Windstar

  • 134,200 miles
Normal driving of 2001 Ford Windstar. Rear axle broke and car was non drive able. Rear axle design is obviously bad and can create a life threatening condition as the rear wheel assemblies would fall off. At highway conditions this would be catastrophic and would be life threatening. Very poor design that does not allow road conditions for a factory auto with 8 seats. Very bad estimates of passenger weight and safety factors. Vehicle never in a hard crash or hard damage. Never used to carry heavy equipment or non ordinary family travel. Design of back wheel assembly is a formed metal and not a solid structure to meet normal highway conditions. Metal sheared most of the way through. Obvious design limitations that will not meet multiple passenger operations on local roads and highways. Very-very dangerous design and fabrication specifications. Axle was welded to make it slow road worthy to get it to car repair shops. Replacement of bad axle is necessary for complete operation. Calls to Ford dealers resulted in conversations that Ford would not fix obvious flaws at their expense. Life threatening design, engineering, and fabrication must be corrected by Ford. Critical failure would cause major problems. Car shops claim that material and design caused problem as no damage or collision was made.

- Bethesda, MD, USA

problem #2

Nov 032008

Windstar

  • 75,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact noticed that the top of the wheel was leaning inward and the bottom was leaning outward. He also noticed that the linkage between the two wheels was cracked. The contact drove the vehicle to his residence. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 75,500 and failure mileage was 75,000.

- Aldan, PA, USA

problem #1

Dec 122001

Windstar

  • miles
No summmary listed for above vehicle.

- Fairax, VA, USA