NHTSA Complaint #10362577 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTARS REAR AXLE CRACKED IN HALF YESTERDAY 10-26-10 WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I RECEIVED THE RECALL FROM FORD ON 10-23-10. THESE VANS NEED TO TAKEN OFF THE ROAD NOT JUST TOLD TO BRING THEM IN TO GET CHECKED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND I THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIR BEFORE REALIZES HOW SERIOUS THIS PROBLEM IS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MY VAN WHICH THEY WILL KEEP UNTIL PARTS COME WHICH I;M BEING TOLD IS MAYBE SOMETIME IN JANUARY. FORD HAS GIVEN ME A RENTAL THAT IS A FOUR PASSENGER CAR WHICH IS MUST SMALLER THAN MY 7 PASSENGER, BUT I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN DO MORE TO GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER. MAYBE THE TOP EXECUTIVES SHOULD PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN A WINDSTAR WHEN THE AXLE CRACKS IN HALF SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR