Vehicle became un safe to drive and swerved from lane to lane when accelerating. Found front subframe rusted thru and broken on passengers side rear corner. Needs new subframe in front.
1999 Ford Windstar suspension complaints
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I was at a sear's auto repair center,for a flat tire repair. A mechanic had shown me the sub frame,(engine cradle) was all rusted out on the drivers side,also the spring was broken. I then proceeded to a collision repair shop to have them look at it .they tried to find a used sub frame,but no luck(they all had rust also)so repair shop is ordering a new engine cradle and spring.
Driving my 1999 ford windstar, when I noticed a banging noise on the passenger side front. Stopped by a garage and found the noise came from the passenger tire shifting back and forth due to the engine cradle rotting on both sides where the suspension connects. After researching this online,I find its a widespread problem, esp. In regions where road salt is used. This is a very dangerous problem. I have already replaced my rear axle and find out now that they are being recalled. Is ford going to take responsibility for these parts?
Rear axle beam failure..heard recall on news a month before ford owners were notified. Took vehicle to dealership for inspection and repair, confirmed axle problem. 3 weeks later dealership called and informed me the vehicle was "unrepairable".
1999 ford windstar front passenger-side subframe rusted through and separated rendering the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle can not controllably steer or brake with this condition. Luckily it didn't separate while at highway speed or it would have had a catastrophic ending. An immediate recall should be put out on this before anyone is killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. While driving approximately 25 MPH, there was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and noticed that the rear axle was fractured in half due to rust and corrosion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they replaced the rear axle at the owner's expense. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v385000 (suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly). The contact experienced the identical failure as mentioned in the recall defect however, the vehicle did not meet either one of the requirements in the recall which specified that the vehicle must be currently registered or originally sold within specific states. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Ford windstar 1999: my mechanic said the front sub-frame is rusted to the point that it is unsafe to drive. I am taking it to my local ford dealer for evaluation. Ford will also perform the rear axle recall.
While driving on the highway my wife noticed excessive bouncing of the rear end when driving over 50 miles per hour. I had her drive it to the local dealer and sure enough the left rear wheel was bouncing like crazy. The dealer found a severe crack in the rear axle and replaced it along with both rear shocks and rear tires. This occurred in feb. Of 2008.
Week of june 21st,2010 on west kimberly road van began to waver on dry pavement and I got it home safety. Inspection revealed right rear wheel at a extreme angle left rear wheel also is at a slanted angle. Rust has damaged rear axle bends where rear wheel are secured. Left in garage as I can't drive it safety and do not have available money to get it repaired. Right rear wheel is rubbing the underneath of van. Old part is still on the van.
Front sub-frame corrosion complete separation of lower control arms . Loss of vehicle control.
Ford windstar cracked axle in california. Had ford replace the axle----this was not under a recall notice 6 months ago. As it was announced today, we are amazed that california would not be considered a cold weather state (poor designation, given that cars move). We frequented lake tahoe (calif), sierra nevadas (calif), and nevada (have to cross thru snow to get there) in our family's minivan. Our repair is already paid for & van sold (this scared us) so my memo is not for my family, but for everyone in the state of california. Please reconsider & add ca to your recall.
Severely cracked (75%) rear axle beam. Not fixed yet, looking for a shop to replace the part with a salvage yard part. Replacement at the ford dealer is way too much money.
My wife and 2 kids were getting off I-696 to mound in our 1999 ford windstar when the rear axle snapped. The van swerved and then rolled 3 times. The van came to a rest upside down and when the rear axle snapped it went through the gas tank and covered our baby in gasoline. This happened on 1-21-2010. I've been reading of the same failure on other windstars and decided to contact you. The van was totalled.
While exiting a highway without warning the rear axle beam of my 1999 ford windstar broke in half causing the rear wheels to tilt inward and rub against the inner wheel wells. The vehicle came to an abrupt halt nearly causing the vehicle behind me to rear end me.
1999 ford windstar had problem controlling the car on the highway. I was able to get the car home but when I backed the car in the driveway, I heard a rubbing sound . I look to see that my rear tires on both sides of the car are leaning into the car. Looking under the car the rear axle beam is cracked 3/4 of the way through. It is about 1.5 feet from drives side I am looking for prices to repair this at this moment.
1999 ford windstar real axle problem. While driving locally felt that something was not right. Returned home to find that the rear axle had snapped. Have no choice but to spend the money and have it fixed.
1999 ford windstar minivan - while driving van just dropped in the back dragging and smoking until we could pull over. Very scary. Called a tow truck and further inspection revealed the rear axel just cracked in two. Rear tires were bowed in and vehicle was not drivable. Tow truck owner said it could have been worse...cracked more to the left or to the right and the whole van might have flipped. Who drives mini vans? Those with 3 plus children. Safety should be more of a priority for this type of vehicle.
While driving down i95 in philadelphia my 99 ford windstar started to swerve and make strange noises. I pulled off the highway and noticed my rear driver side tire on a 45 degree slant and my other tire on a slant too. I had the car towed back to a mechanic shop. When the put it up on the lift we noticed that the rear axle was cracked about 75 percent of the way.
Rear axle beam failure, 99 ford windstar. Axle ailed (broke) on 4-8-09 at 96,765 miles and then again on 7-13-10 at 107,500 miles. First time the axle snapped on the driver's side of the vehicle and the 2nd time it snapped on the passenger side. Both times the vehicle was parked when the axle broke. The second axle was a used part which was installed as a replacement for the 1st. Axle after it failed.
Rear axle rusted and broke in half.
I have a 99 ford windstar. I was reading about a rear axle problem and when I checked mine, I found that it was cracked almost through. I wanted to add my name to the list of people who have had this failure. I purchased this car new and it has less than 80k miles on it. These vans are driven by moms with kids for the most part. Ford needs to recall this car for this problem.
I was driving about 25 miles per hour and my real axel broke in half.
Driving on interstate 81 in va. Approx 65 MPH noticed the rear end begin to sway as we were going around a bend in the road. After regaining control we exited the highway. I noticed that the two rear tires were leaning inward at the top. I then looked under the rear end and saw a crack in the rear axle about 18" from the driver side and 2 inches long from bottom to top.
Cracked rear axle - 1999 ford windstar.
Noticed a bumping noise coming from back passenger side wheel area on '99 ford windstar (3.8l) lx. Took to ford dealer today and they said rear axle has a hole in it, is cracked and broken. Have read that this maybe a defect?
My 1999 ford windstar rear axle broke in half.
Rear axle of ford windstar van just broke. It is at a shop now to access the damage.
Rear axle almost broke completely through....if I (or my wife) had been driving at highway speed and it broke it could have caused a major accident. *tr axles on vehicles should not break/crack in 11 or less years of use. There has to be a major defect in the rear axle on this vehicle and the longer it takes before a recall notice the higher the risk that someone is going to lose their life due to this defect.
I was backing my 1999 ford windstar van out of the driveway at 3:45 p.m. On a clear day, sunday june 20, 2010, when, without warning, the rear "axle" broke in half and collapsed. The wheels tilted in. Results on a highway would have been disastrous or deadly. Ford shows no recall for this issue, but numerous reports are online of the same problem for the same vehicle models of several model years. No repair report yet, as this just happened a day before this report. I haven't
1999 ford windstar rear axle snapped in half while operating at 35 MPH.
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