FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE TESTING

This video, taken in November 2010, demonstrates a 2000 Model Year Ford Windstar as tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• INRP
• PE10016
• 42340

[fuzzaun]

that is not a 2000 model because the steering wheel design is the 01 and higher, i have a 2000 winstar and its different

[TheNapski]

Hey, Ford has been down this devious road before, remember? You don't? Well there is the Ford Pinto if you recall. Ford had the gas tank located right in the back of the car so when it was rear ended, it would catch fire. Rather than recall and fix it, Ford found it more profitable to wait until people died or tried to sue them instead. Once again, Greed triumphs over human lives. I have and never will own a Ford.

[miniford1]

Fail

[1994fluffy]

I only own Fords. So many other brands have had so many problems. My Fords, including my 2003 Windstar have been very dependable. I tried to clean that one as much as possible in the winter to remove the salt.

[stegomon]

well if you pull apart a any rear axle it will do that

[JETZcorp]

@TheNapski What everybody forgets to mention is that the so-called problem with the Pinto, the gas tank location, was standard practice for all cars in that class at the time. If you look at the actual safety record of the car, and not just the news reports, you'll find the Pinto was perfectly average. In the case of the Windstar, the rear axle isn't what I'd be worried about. I'd be worried about the puny little econo-car transmission that's hooked to a giant van with best-in-class torque!

[TheSoilemezidis]

the worst car ever...ford are all recalls....and they can't build a family car..

[killerspeed101]

@fuzzaun i think he means the 2000 model generation all the same just minor cosmetic differences.

[dsjamesk]

@fuzzaun how do you now they didnt change the design halfway through the prouduction, besaide this recall covered 98-03 model years so it really doesnt matter what year



[eastariel]

I have a 1999 Ford Windstar van. Ford Co. sent me a letter urging me to get the axle checked for free because of this problem. I appreciate their caring attitude. The Ford dealer checked it, and the axle was fine, so I get to keep my Windstar.

I sometimes take the van to the car wash and have the underside sprayed to remove rust-causing salt deposits.

Good companies follow the 99%+1% rule: 99% tradition, and 1% new growth -- which is where mistakes happen. All companies must grow to survive.

[fordsucksdumbass]

holly crap you see even the front wheel bent under. what a POS but nothing new from FORD

[arthur93777]

Oh yeah and its 2003 :)