NHTSA Complaint #10632809 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE UNDERBODY, FRAME, BRACKETS, AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE AND THE RUST TO THE FRAME AND UNDERBODY WAS EXTENSIVE AND ALMOST CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION), 10V385000 (SUSPENSION), AND 11V030000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.