2003 Ford Crown Victoria Suspension Problems

FIRST TAKA TAKE AIRBAG ON JAN.1ST 2008 I'M HIT A DEER AND I'M HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FRONT EVEN THE HOOD THE ,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN FACT IT IS STILL ON BUT THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE MY TRUCK STAYS ON FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SET AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. MY SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SOUNDS AS IF THE BRAKE CALIBER IS LOOSE WHEN MOVING YOU CAN HEAR IT WHEN TURNING I TOOK OFF THE WHEEL, AND I CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10881922

Incident

Jan 1, 2008

DEALER, WHO I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT, SAID BEARING NOISE IN R/R (MILEAGE 44850). REPAIRED IT FOR $694.57 DOLLARS. POLICE AND FLEET CROWNVICS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLANT IN CANADA AND WERE RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE PROBLEMS VIA FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S16. DEALER SAID RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO FLEET VEHICLES SO I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK. FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS SIMPLY SENT ME BACK TO THE DEALER. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THE L/R BEARING/AXLE MAY FAIL? SHOULDN'T THE DEALER/FORD CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL? YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON YOUR WEBSITE UNDER DIFFERENT HEADINGS SUCH AS AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION REAR, POWER TRAIN, AXLE SHAFT FOR THE SAME MODEL, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AND LOW MILEAGE. JUST WHAT ROLE DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE IN THESE SITUATIONS? I HAD TRIED TO GET SATISFACTION IN THIS MATTER MUCH EARLIER BUT WITH THE RECENT INTEREST IN SAFETY RECALLS I THOUGHT I'D TRY AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY CONCERNS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10717582

Incident

Mar 2, 2010

Mileage

44,870 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID

10701086

Incident

Jan 15, 2015

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

NHTSA ID

10620638

Incident

Aug 6, 2014

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10605396

Incident

Apr 8, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

NHTSA ID

10587014

Incident

Dec 18, 2013

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ONLY THOSE VEHICLES BEING UTILIZED AS POLICE CRUISERS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A POLICE CRUISER. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIDE WITH THE DEALER ALTHOUGH THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10531657

Incident

Jul 23, 2013

INVESTIGATED REAR END NOISE. BOTH AXLES HAVE EXTREME WARE . BEARING FAILURE. AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED ONLY POLICE AND COMMERCIAL P70 P71 AND P72 BY ORDER OF NHTSA. FORD NEW ALL MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AS IDENTIFIED IN TSB 030505A ISSUED 3-5-03. MY FORD CV A P74 MODEL WAS MADE 11-05-02. ONLY A SILENT RECALL. AND NOT NOW HONORED AFTER NORMAL WRTY EXPIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10488871

Incident

Dec 14, 2012

Mileage

85,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10473012

Incident

Aug 28, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. IN ADDITION, SHE STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,729.

NHTSA ID

10449004

Incident

Jan 13, 2012

Mileage

76,729 mi

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARING WOULD EXHIBIT A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR BOTH THE REAR AXLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT ONLY FOR THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE BEING UTILIZED AS POLICE VEHICLES ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. KMJ

NHTSA ID

10441501

Incident

Dec 2, 2010

Mileage

156,000 mi

THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OR SO BEFORE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE STARTED GOING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS SAME THING ON THE SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AS MY CAR. WE REPLACED THE PASSENGER REAR AXLE AND ARE NOW FACING HAVING TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

NHTSA ID

10436435

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE FROM THE REAR. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY VERIFIED WHAT THE MECHANIC STATED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

NHTSA ID

10379963

Incident

Feb 1, 2011

Mileage

114,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLE SHAFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10364146

Incident

Nov 12, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE SEALS WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10345738

Incident

Jul 25, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

2003 FORD P71 INTERCEPTOR: RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND AXEL SHAFT PROBLEM. RUMBLE REPORTED TO FORD. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED ON RECALL WHEN OWNED BY SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPT. BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. MY MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN BEARING AND WORN AXEL SHAFT. BOTH ON RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES. FORD SAYS THEY FIXED IT ONCE SO TOO BAD. I SAID YOU DID NOT FIX IT RIGHT AND PUT BAD PARTS IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT FAILED IN 30K MILES. THEY SAID TOO BAD. REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART IS '!@#$%. PLEASE GET THESE '!@#$%. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226464

Incident

Mar 4, 2008

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BEARING WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE THE RUMBLING SOUND AGAIN AND IT WAS RETURNED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE DRIVER SIDE BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,071. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED REQUEST REYNOLDS FORD DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REFUND $500 EXPENSES PAID FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. UPDATED 05/05/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10224404

Incident

May 31, 2005

Mileage

38,071 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR AXLE, BEARINGS, AND OIL SEAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,289. UPDATED 12/07/07

NHTSA ID

10209529

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

21,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAL AND BEARING FAILED AND BOTH AXLES WERE FRACTURED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $732. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 04S16, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,840. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 01/11/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10207672

Incident

Oct 29, 2007

Mileage

96,840 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE VEHICLE IS WORN OUT. THE REAR BEARINGS WERE WORN AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BEARINGS BEGAN SMOKING AND SMELLED LIKE HOT ASPHALT. SMOKE ALSO ROSE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE BEARINGS AND ONTO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT PERMISSION WAS NEEDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTERWARDS, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE UNDER RECALL NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED SIX MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER CURRENTLY REFUSES TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,344.

NHTSA ID

10205320

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

Mileage

80,344 mi

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2003 CROWN VICTORIA AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED OF METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START GOING AT A LOW SPEED AND WOULD ACCELERATE TO 55 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10185507

Incident

Mar 17, 2006

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR HAD A RECALL 04V328000 THAT WAS REPAIRED 08/24/04 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON THE PARKWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND HE COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP. HE HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE. ON THAT DAY HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL 02/27/07. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE VEHICLE MADE A SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE REAR AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. HE SMELLED SMOKE, AND NOTICED A HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE EXPRESS LANE AND COULDN'T MOVE IT. HE STATED THAT HE JUMPED OUT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE TIRE WAS POINTED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONTACT PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLL BACKWARDS, HE STATED THAT HE GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY PUTTING SOME ROAD DEBRIS BEHIND THE WHEEL AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE WHEEL TO CHANGE ANGELS. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE BROKE, AND THE BRAKED LINE RUPTURED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WAS WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81232. UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184195

Incident

Feb 27, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL AREA. THE SOUND BEGAN AT 30 MPH AND CONTINUED UP TO 65 MPH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V328000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATED 9/1/2006 - SEARS REPALCED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS POSSIBLE SPIDER GEAR OR CARRIER BEARING FAILURE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165251

Incident

Aug 11, 2006

Mileage

41,000 mi

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V328000, REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10148217

Incident

Jan 16, 2006

Mileage

67,000 mi

DT: REAR AXLE BEARING FAILURE, IT CHEWED UP THE REAR AXLE. FORD HAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE SHAFT TO FRACTURE, IT LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 14,2005. THE VEHICLE BEFORE HAND HAD STARTED MAKING A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10129679

Incident

Jul 14, 2005

Mileage

74,000 mi