Spidey2721 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) get a call from my mom today. said she was at a gas station and couldn't drive her van. long story short i go over to look it over and expecting to find bushing completely wore out/gone. nope. crawl under rear end and the damn axle is snaped in half right in the middle. if she had ran over a crub or a parking block maybe i could understand but nothing like that. i do some research online and this is not uncommon with the 99-00's. i would think something with a major part like that, ford would recall. sure its at least a grand to fix. uggg she reallly did not need this. if it would have waited another day it could have killed the entire family on interstate on turkey day. wtf ford?!?! makes me not want to invest anymore of my blood sweat and tears into my car anymore. thanks for reading my rant. Edited November 26, 2009 by Spidey2721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner2theend Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 what van? windstar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 i've never seen that in 8 yrs of working on cars professionally.. prolly just a freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 do a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 do a search. point taken,, just one more thing to add to the inspection on oil changes... does she go to one consistent place for mechanical work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) bad casting in the center shaft on the later 1/2 of 99, early 00's had the suspect axle issue..and really hard to see what color stripe or sticker is on the center part of the shaft? Edited November 26, 2009 by Removed spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 its was half dark and raining out at the time. i will see if i can find out though. its at a dealer right now. towed there. i think i going to tell em i want the broken parts. i will see what i can find maybe take pics. it wasnt always taken to same place for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 they will want a core on the axle tho....just go look at it. then ask a tech how many he's seen.(if he's been there long anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well i know the service manager. i am interested in what he thinks about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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