GF's minivan looks hellaflush
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November 17, 2010
Contact: Karen Aldana
Tel: 202-366-9550
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging owners of model year 1998 to 2003 Ford Windstar minivans to bring their vehicles to a Ford dealership immediately to be examined for signs of rear axle corrosion.
Approximately 500,000 of these vehicles in salt belt states have been recalled due to a defect that can cause the rear axle to weaken and crack after exposure to salt corrosion. If undetected, the fractured rear axle could negatively affect the driver’s ability to control the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.
Owners that have not yet had the inspection are advised to watch for potential warning signs of a cracked rear axle. Those include: top of the rear tires tilted inward (negative camber); excessive bouncing while driving; banging sound while driving over bumps; vehicle rear-end “fishtails.”
Owners of the affected vehicles should immediately visit this Ford web page and enter their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to see if their particular Ford vehicle has been recalled for the problem and if the repair has been made. The vehicle’s VIN can be found on the driver’s side dashboard and/or on the certification label located on the door latch post next to the driver’s seating position, or in your owner’s manual.
In addition, any buyer of a new or used vehicle, regardless of make or model, can check with Home | Safercar -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to see whether any recalls apply to the vehicle they are interested in. All consumers can also go to the same site and sign up for immediate, automatic email notification of any new recalls affecting their vehicles, tires or child safety seats.
Contact: Karen Aldana
Tel: 202-366-9550
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging owners of model year 1998 to 2003 Ford Windstar minivans to bring their vehicles to a Ford dealership immediately to be examined for signs of rear axle corrosion.
Approximately 500,000 of these vehicles in salt belt states have been recalled due to a defect that can cause the rear axle to weaken and crack after exposure to salt corrosion. If undetected, the fractured rear axle could negatively affect the driver’s ability to control the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.
Owners that have not yet had the inspection are advised to watch for potential warning signs of a cracked rear axle. Those include: top of the rear tires tilted inward (negative camber); excessive bouncing while driving; banging sound while driving over bumps; vehicle rear-end “fishtails.”
Owners of the affected vehicles should immediately visit this Ford web page and enter their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to see if their particular Ford vehicle has been recalled for the problem and if the repair has been made. The vehicle’s VIN can be found on the driver’s side dashboard and/or on the certification label located on the door latch post next to the driver’s seating position, or in your owner’s manual.
In addition, any buyer of a new or used vehicle, regardless of make or model, can check with Home | Safercar -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to see whether any recalls apply to the vehicle they are interested in. All consumers can also go to the same site and sign up for immediate, automatic email notification of any new recalls affecting their vehicles, tires or child safety seats.
there was a massive recall for this... massive.
I have no idea how she could have missed it... Ford was paying 30-38$ a day for people who had these vehicles to be in rental cars from enterprise... some of which were in them for months... total final bills of like 3-4k on a few.
Some people got a credit towards a new ford vehicle, others got fixed and other people just got money for the vehicle and they were junked.
1998-2003 Ford Windstar Minivan: Recall Alert
I have no idea how she could have missed it... Ford was paying 30-38$ a day for people who had these vehicles to be in rental cars from enterprise... some of which were in them for months... total final bills of like 3-4k on a few.
Some people got a credit towards a new ford vehicle, others got fixed and other people just got money for the vehicle and they were junked.
1998-2003 Ford Windstar Minivan: Recall Alert
Yes they should. And she possibly could have another recall notice from ford about the rear seat....
make sure they check the front subframe too. i believe there was a recall on that too, since they rust to the point the engine and trans fall out
This too...
My buddy bought a Windstar and they gave him more than he spent on it (way more actually) as well as more than book for it. I guess this is the recall that caused them to do it.
Fords seem to have an interesting habit of rusting away in critical areas, I jacked the Ranger up in the back my uncle-in-law owns and the shackles were rusted in half pretty much, as well as spring mount pieces. Surprised the fuckin thing didn't drop the axle out when he hit a speed bump or something.
Fords seem to have an interesting habit of rusting away in critical areas, I jacked the Ranger up in the back my uncle-in-law owns and the shackles were rusted in half pretty much, as well as spring mount pieces. Surprised the fuckin thing didn't drop the axle out when he hit a speed bump or something.
You mean when he traded it back in ?
Uhm, as in they sent him a letter offering him cash monies for his minivan. He didn't walk he ran when they gave him the check I bet. Considering I think it was something like 6K for an early 2000s minivan with an ungodly amount of miles I would have.
My roomates 01 ranger with 75k on it had a total shackle failure less than a year ago, spring was just kinda chilling in place... Glad we dealt with it before it caused an accident etc.
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