The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 12V194000 (suspension). After the remedy was performed, the front lower control arm fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- St. Peters , MO, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. While the contact was driving approximately 40 mph, there was a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Suddenly, the vehicle pulled into the right direction and wandered out of the lane causing difficulty in maintaining the steering. When the brakes were engaged, the vehicle pulled toward the left direction with a metal screeching noise. The failure occurred three times. A certified technician inspected the vehicle and stated that the engine cradle and lower control arm were completely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Burenak, OH, USA

I was driving my 1999 Ford Windstar doing 40 to 45 miles per hour when all of a sudden something broke. A passer by tried to push the vehicle off the road but was unsuccessful. I ended up having to call a tow truck to have the vehicle towed. Turned out the problem was the bracket that is attached to the frame of the vehicle that the lower control arm connects to snapped off the frame with the control arm still attached to it. In addition to this problem it pulled the driveshaft away from the transmission. Therefore this is going to be a costly repair because of a defective piece of metal during the manufacturing of the van. Therefore at the moment I am unable to use the vehicle and will have to wait until I get the money to repair it. As far as I'm concerned I will not buy a Ford ever again!!

- Jackson, MI, USA

1999 Ford experiencing problems with rack and pinion system, and left lower control arm. All of the hold down buttons were stripped out and stripped in the gear housing causing gear failure.

- Baltimore, MD, USA