NHTSA Complaint #709262 — 1998 FORD WINDSTAR

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR; THIS VEHICLE NOW HAS 21,900 MILES ON IT AND IT IS ON LITERALLY ITS THIRD SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES KEEP CUPPING AND CAUSING THE VAN TO BECOME MISALIGNED; CARIBOU FORD HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE IN ITS SHOP IN EXCESS OF 10 TIMES FOR THIS AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. THE SHIFT CABLE THEN BROKE (THANKFULLY) WHEN I WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF I'D BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSEWHERE, MOVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE TIRE WEAR/MISALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOWER AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I DO CONSIDER A SAFETY PROBLEM. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE. I APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/7 )