NHTSA Complaint #10376668 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10376668
Vehicle	2001 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Date of Incident	October 1, 2010
Date Filed	January 14, 2011
Mileage	125,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL DRAMATICALLY WHEN OPERATED AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY. MAKES A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN. THE FRONT RIGHT SUB FRAME HAS CORRODED SUCH THAT IT HAS NEARLY BROKEN OFF. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THERE IS NO REPAIR THAT CAN BE DONE SHORT OF A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME. IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WILL DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WILL NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT, IT CAN NOT BE ALIGNED AGAIN AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD DEALER FOR OTHER RECALL WORK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

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