2000 Ford Windstar: broken coil spring

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Suspension · 129,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, an abnormal rattling noise was coming from the rear of the vehicle. The failure recurred on several occasions while driving at various speeds. The contact also stated that on one occasion, the rear drivers side wheel emitted smoke. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was discovered that both rear wheels were bent inward. As a result, the rear axle, rear coil springs and rear axle assembly needed to be replaced. The rear tires were also damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

Filed Jun 6, 2014 · Suspension, Transmission · 148,900 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that there was erosion and cracking around the axle. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v385000 (suspension), however the contacts state was not apart of the recall, as it only covered the north eastern part of the united states where concentrated use of salt on road surfaced was used to melt and/or break up road surface ice. . The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 148,900. The consumer stated while working on the rear air conditioning unit, a crack was observed on the rear axle. The crack was located on the axle a distance from the left rear, driver's side wheel. The consumer stated during the examination of the rear suspension system, it was easy to see that there was an opening in the axle structure where the coil spring interfaced the axle. The opening allowed salt concentrated road spray to enter the internal structure of the axle and settle to its lowest point. Since the axle had no drain holes to allow for trapped road spray to drain away, the salt concentrated road spray would in fact set up corrosion within the internal structure of the axle which, over time would weaken the strength of the rear axle allowing fatigue cracks to appear. Updated 07/16/14 updated 09/16/14*lj updated 1/15/15

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v195000 (suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly) and was taken to an authorized dealer. The contact was informed that the rear coil springs also needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The rear coil springs were not included in the recall and the contact was informed that they would not be included in the recall repairs. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2011 · Suspension · 153,000 miles · OH

Have been hearing a noise from the rear of the vehicle for awhile. Had it in to the dealer for two recall repairs. The noise changed yesterday and when the rear was inspected again before leaving for work, I found the drivers side rear coil spring broken. This issued should have been addressed when the rear axle recall work was completed. I drive 50 highway miles each way to and from work and this is dangerous. Missed work today and don't know when this will be able to be fixed. I see ford has had many problems with other coil springs. Why have they not addressed it with all the other suspension problems on these 2000 ford windstars?

Filed May 24, 2011 · Suspension · 125,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the right suspension failed while she was reversing from a residential driveway. The front passenger side coil spring suddenly broke and punctured the tire, causing a blowout. There were no prior issues with the component before the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and informed them of the failure. The current and failure mileages were approximately 125,000. Updated 07/08/11*lj the dealer replaced the front and rear coil springs. Updated 08/16/11.*jb updated 08/29/11

Filed Oct 25, 2010 · Acceleration, Locks · 110,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that when the cruise control was turned off, the vehicle continued to travel at the speed it was moving when the cruise control was activated; he had to depress the brake pedal to slow it down. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired for the failure. Also, the front and rear coil springs broke; the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where it was repaired. Furthermore, the locks on the rear sliding doors did not function intermittently. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000 and the current mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Suspension · 103,500 miles · WI

While driving back on a trip from depere wi started hearing a strange sound from the rear end of the van when hitting bumps in the road. After looking at the rear end of the vehicle found a large crack in the rear axle beam about half way through the "c" channel and a broken coil spring. I started looking online for replacement parts and found that there has been other failures of this type on 1999 - 2003 windstars. The federal safety agency has an investigation going on this type of failure - pe10016. Just wanted to log the failure before getting the repair done.

Filed Jun 15, 2010 · Suspension · 121,000 miles · IL

The rear axle on our 2000 ford windstar snapped in two while under normal driving conditions. The axle was replaced for around $800.00 along with one of the shocks for another $85.00. One of the rear coil springs still needs to be replaced.

Filed Apr 25, 2010 · Suspension · 170,000 miles · IL

This is the second time this has happened. Two years ago, while sitting in my driveway, the front drivers side coil spring broke. It damaged the tire as well. Had to replace the tire and the whole coil spring assy. Today, while parked at a friends house, passenger side coil spring broke. This time didn't puncture the tire, but had to have it towed home. Will have to replace another coil spring assy.

Filed May 4, 2009 · Suspension · 92,000 miles · WI

My 2000 ford windstar was sitting in my driveway when the front driver side coil spring broke. I found part of the spring on the ground covered in bright orange rust. The spring completely sheared off. I noticed that the 1995-1998 windstar had a recall for this exact same problem (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01i007000 ) I am certainly glad I wasn't driving with my 3 children!

Filed Sep 18, 2008 · Suspension · 99,000 miles · ME

I was driving my 2000 ford windstar on a major highway and went over a minor dip when I heard a thump in the front end. I thought I might have hit something and pulled over. There was nothing around and I looked under the van to find nothing obvious. Since then we occasionally hear a grinding noise when we hit a bump. I finally noticed that the left front coil spring snapped.

Filed Aug 1, 2006 · Suspension · PA

2000 ford windstar's front coil spring fractured when backing out of parking space. *ts the fractured coil spring punctured the tire and caused the front end of the vehicle to collapse.