NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD WINDSTAR — SUSPENSION:REAR
ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON I 75 IN MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR BROKE. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR SWERVED LEFT TO RIGHT DID A 180 DEGREE TURN SO I WAS TRACKING DOWN I 75 AT ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR. THEN I SKIDDED INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD, BACK ON TO THE HIGH AND FINALLY ENDED UP BACKED INTO THE DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT 110 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THE REAR AXLE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation