# 2000 FORD WINDSTAR — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `803990` · 2010-08-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT  APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT FURTHER EXAMINED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.  UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ
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