2003 FORD WINDSTAR Suspensionrear Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. THE REAR TWO WHEELS WOBBLED AND SHIFTED THE TIRES OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAME TO A HALT ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS WORN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. SUDDENLY, THE CONTACT REALIZED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH A SUPPORT BRACKET HAD BEEN INSTALLED PER A PREVIOUS UNKNOWN NHTSA RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BUCKEYE FORD IN LONDON, OHIO) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED CREST FORD FLAT ROCK (22675 GIBRALTAR RD, FLAT ROCK, MI 48134) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE DID NOT CRACK "IN THE RIGHT PLACE" AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STOOD BY THE DEALER'S DECISION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, A BURNING RUBBER ODOR AND LOUD NOISE WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION) BECAUSE THE BRACKETS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY IN 2011. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION), THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER A PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION). THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR TRACK BAR WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED, EVEN THOUGH THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WERE ON CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,949. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKETS WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE REAR AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS ABNORMALLY SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED NOT LONG AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED AND THE TIRE LEANED INWARDS INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS BENT IN TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V193000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FOUR INCH CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHIE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND BRACKET WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE EXHAUST HANGER, SHE NOTICED THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL CREAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SAFETY RECALLS CONCERNS: 09V399000, 10V38500, 11V030000. RECALL ON # 10V385000 WAS REPAIRED BUT STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REPAIR HAVE TAKEN BACK THREE TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM IT MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS. RECALL ON #11V030000 WAS NOT REPAIRED, TOOK IN FOR INSPECTION TO FORD THEY SAID AS LONG AS I WAS IN ALABAMA I NOTHING TO BE CONCERN ABOUT, THE RECALL NOTICE STATED IF THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION THE DEALER IS AUTHORIZED TO COMPLETE REINFORCEMENT, MY VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION BUT NO REPAIR WAS MADE.RECALL ON 09V399000 I HAVE TALK WITH THEM SEVERAL TIMES THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THAT RECALL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A HIGH WATER SPOT AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION AND CONTRIBUTED THE TIRE AND WHEEL FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR: AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT PROPERLY INSPECTING OR HANDLING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR CONTROL ARM RUSTED. DURING THE WEEK OF 01/24/11, OUR WINDSTAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A REAR CONTROL ARM FAILURE. THE UNIT WAS RUSTED AND BASED ON THE RECALLS OF THE REAR AXEL AND NOW THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS, I AM CONCERNED THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS WELL. THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS PART WAS CAUSING THE BROKEN SECTIONS TO RUB AGAINST THE FUEL TANK WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE RECALL REMEDY OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE AXLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT A VOLUNTEER RECALL FOR THE INSPECTION AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE FOR MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. DEALER FOUND NO CRACKS AND APPLIED ANTICORROSIVE MATERIAL AND REINFORCMENT BRACKETS. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S POOR DESIGN IS THE SOLE REASON FOR IT'S FAILURE AND THIS "TEMP" FIX IS ONLY PUTTING OF THE INEVITABLE. FORD SHOULD BE MANDATING THAT ALL WINDSTAR'S AFFECTED ON THE ROAD SHOULD HAVE AN AXLE REPLACEMENT FREE OF CHARGE. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS DUE TO THE PART UNAVAILABILITY. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE. UPDATED 02/11/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A WEIRD SOUND AND AFTER I CROSSED TRAIN RAILS THE REAR AXEL GOT FRACTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR AXLE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL NUMBER 10S13. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2011. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT LOANER VEHICLE EQUAL TO THE OWNER'S VEHICLE DURING THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER FOR HEAT PROBLEM AND VEHICLE WAS DETAINED DUE TO RECALL. DID NOT GET ANY INFORMATION VIA MAIL REGARDING THIS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. THE CRACK HAD PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 256,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RACK IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,537.

I HAVE A CRACKED REAR AXLE ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. IT FALLS JUST OUTSIDE THE DATES FOR THE CURRENT RECALL ON WINDSTARS WITH CRACKED/BROKEN AXLES, AND FORD REFUSES TO HELP ME. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR THE SIDE DOORS HAVE NOT WORKED RIGHT FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THIS VAN. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, SAID IT'S CONTACTS ARE DIRTY. STILL DIDN'T FIX DOORS THEY DON'T WORK RIGHT TO THIS DAY NOW THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON! THE REAR AXEL ARE CRACKING AND RECALLED. THE WINDSTAR SHOULD BE RECALLED COMPLETE! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. IN APRIL 2010 MY REAR AXLE SUDDENLY BROKE. I PAID A SMALL FORTUNE TO TOW AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IN JULY MY FRONT AXLE SUDDENLY BROKE LEAVING ME WITH ANOTHER LARGE TOWING AND REPAIR CHARGE. AND NOW THE CAR JUST DOESN'T DRIVE NICE AND MY TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN LIGHTING UP ON MY DASHBOARD. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR XL WAS TAKEN INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP , THE REAR AXEL WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES AND CONCERNED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. I AM 79 YEARS OLD . THE VAN IS GARAGED KEPT . THE VAN WAS BOUGHT FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET AROUND AS HE WAS IN WHEELCHAIR. NOW DECEASED 5 YEARS. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR - REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE IN HALF. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE HAS A LARGE CRACK ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR & THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN TWO WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. JUST 3 WEEKS BEFORE I HAD IT AT THAT SAME DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE & THEY CHARGED ME TO "SHIM" THE REAR WHEELS AS THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T ALIGN PROPERLY. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR LX SPORT WITH APPROX 102000 MILES - REAR AXLE SNAPPED WHILE ON I-95. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. NOTICED CRACKED REAR AXLE WHILE ON FLATBED OF TOW TRUCK. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE, AS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUSTING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE REAR AXLE. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR SEL JUST NOTICED I HAVE A NEAR COMPLETE CRACKED REAR AXLE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL IS ANGLED IN. *TR

DISCOVERED 20" CRACK IN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY OF MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE REAR TIRES WERE POSITIONED OUTWARDLY WITH A DETACHMENT OF THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

REAR AXLE SNAPPED AND BROKE APART. *TR

DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROAD WHEN REAR AXEL SNAPPED AND BROKE IN 2 ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. HAD CAR TOWED AND IS IN TO REPLACE AXEL. CHECKED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THERE WERE 44 INSTANCES OF THE REAR AXEL ON FORD WINDSTARS BREAKING IN THE SAME PLACE. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REAR AXLE DOG TRACKS. UNABLE TO DRIVE IN LEFT LANE OF ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH OUT VEHICLE WANTING TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFIC OR CENTER MEDIAN OR RETAIN WALL. *AK