Government safety officials are investigating reports of axle failures that can send Ford Windstar minivans out of control at highway speed.


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Two crashes have been reported — with no deaths or injuries — as a result of the rear axles breaking on 1999 through 2003 Windstars. Ford last sold the Windstar in May 2007 and has replaced it with crossover SUVs, which are more popular. Ford (F) says it produced about 1.5 million Windstars during the years under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA says it began a preliminary evaluation — the first of three steps that can end with a mandatory recall — after receiving 234 complaints about rear-axle failure. That's a large number. NHTSA sometimes begins investigations after just a few, or few dozen, complaints. NHTSA seldom orders a recall. Either an investigation shows one is not warranted, or the automaker voluntarily recalls the vehicles. Ford says it is cooperating with the investigation.

Source: Ford Windstar minivan axles investigated

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