9.5
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$80.00
Average Mileage:
107,272 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- going to stick weld extra metal (2 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
suspension problem
Helpful Websites About 1998 Ford Windstar snapped rear axle
2009Oct 11
Windstar LX 3.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 112,000 miles
ON OCTOBER 11, 2009 WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM MY DAUGHTERS BAND COMPETITION. THE VAN HAD BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WEEK OR SO, BUT AFTER CHECKING THE FRONT END, WHICH WE BELIEVED WAS THE PROBLEM WE DECIDED TO GO, WE WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. THE VAN FISHTAILED AND CARRIED ON BUT WE MADE THE SHOW..WE STARTED HOME AT AROUND 11 PM ON THE 10TH. WE MADE IT ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME AND IT SNAPPED. WHEN WE LOOKED WE COULD NOT BELIEVE OUR EYES. THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS TILTED INWARD AT THE TOP. THANK GOODNESS FOR GOOD SAMARITANS THAT SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND STOPPED. THESE PEOPLE WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO TAKE MY FAMILY HOME AFTER MOVING MY VEHICLE TO A SAFER LOCATION. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD A FRIEND GO GET THE VAN, WHICH WE HAD TO GIVE HIM TO COVER THE TOW. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS VAN WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. I AM OUT OVER $2,000.00. WHEN WILL FORD ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? I BELIEVE THEY OWE ME A CAR AND EVERYONE ELSE THE COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE NO WAY TO WORK OR ANYWHERE ELSE. MY OLDEST SON IS AWAY AT COLLEGE AND MAY NOT GET TO RETURN HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THANKS TO FORD. FIX THESE PROBLEMS FORD. YOU OWE YOUR CUSTOMERS THAT MUCH!
2009Aug 31
Windstar LX 3.8L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
Similar to others it seems it is fairly common for the rear axle to fail. Ours broke into without any prior warning. Fortunately we weren't going real fast but it happened suddenly so that the rear passenger wheel started scrubbing the wheel well. $75 towing + at least $150 in labor + more than $350 for the part. So I decided to weld it up now I notice that the other side of the axle has a weld too! This is unreal a rear axle should never fail under normal driving conditions. So Ford got a bad batch of axles recall them! I'm surprised no one has died yet.
2009Jan 04
Windstar LX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
What the heck!!!! Snapped rear axle!!!!!!! How does that happen???? This is the clean
version of what I said when I simply pulled my 1998 FORD (FOUND ON ROADSIDE DEAD) Windstar out of my garage. This vehicle not only transports my 3 children, but also other young children. If this would have happened transporting them to school or
wherever the final destination was it could have been a very serious or even deadly situation. I hear that I am not alone in this situation but everybody I talk too has never
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2009Oct 15
Windstar GL 3.8L
Add me to the list. About 2 ft. from the left wheel, it cracked
Glenn M.
Elmira Heights, NY, USA
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