NHTSA Complaint #10468461 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V193000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS ). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER BOTH RECALLS. LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.