# 2000 FORD WINDSTAR — SUSPENSION:REAR
> NHTSA complaint `803835` · 2010-08-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR
- **Miles at failure:** 113,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
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
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