NHTSA Complaint #10373924 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10373924
Vehicle	2001 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Date of Incident	December 31, 2010
Date Filed	January 3, 2011
Mileage	105,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH MY FORD WINDSTAR 2 YEARS AGO WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM PULLED FREE FROM THE SUB-FRAME ON MY WINDSTAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD THE SUB-FRAME REPLACED WITH ANOTHER USED FRAME BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. LAST FRIDAY I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL ON THE REAR AXLES. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AT HOME AND TOLD ME THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS SEVERELY ROTTED AND THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM WAS BARLEY HOLDING ON TO THE FRAME. THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE PULLED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT BREAK AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS IN THE VAN. *TR

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