REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOR THE SECOND TIME 8/01 ( BY DEALERSHIP) AND 5/03. ALSO REPLACED FRONT END BEARING IN 1999 AND TRANSMISSION. WIRING HARNESS IN 2000. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S ONLY THE ITEMS I CAN REMEBER.*AK
2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2000 FORD WINDSTAR, THE CONTROL ARM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 11/19/10. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING OR SHE WOULD HAVE HIT THEM HEAD ON. ALL VEHICLE CONTROLS WERE LOST; NO STEERING , NO TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN. THE VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE STOPPED PARTLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. I ALSO NOTICED A HOLE IN THE REAR AXLE WHICH THERE IS A RECALL FOR. THE VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND I AM UNSURE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DRIVE AXLE BEING PULLED OUT OF IT. *TR