I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 WINDSTAR IT HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT AND WE BOUGHT IT WITH A CAR FAX REPORT - WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN DILIGENT ON ALL MAINTENANCE. ON JULY 27, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH WHEN I SWERVED TO MISS A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I WENT UP ON THE CURB AND THE BACK END OF MY CAR STARTED SMOKING AFTER I RIGHTED THE CAR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED FOR A TOW. MY MECHANIC SAID THE REAL AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE DUE TO ROTATING AGAINST THE FRAME. I HAD MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I JUST THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. I CERTAINLY HOPE FORD DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DEADLY. *TR