I brought my 1996 Ford Windstar in for an oil change, and was told tie rods failed and needed to be replaced., then, next day, they phoned and advised me that transmission was defective because the pan was full of shavings, also, power steering rack was leaking, and intake gasket needed replacement., a total of $5000 to fix this vehicle. I bought it at 118,000 miles, and this happened shortly after owning it for one year. Currently, it has 134,000 miles, and cannot be driven. I parked vehicle then started it after being parked for a week. Heard a noise from front, and then white smoke came out of the tail pipe. I do believe that paul cornies, the dealer that I purchased vehicle knew that they were selling me a lemon. It has caused me a lot of hardship as I no longer work due to health reasons. I filed for disability insurance, and was told that I had a preexisting disease, and refused to pay the insurance. Currently, I have a junker in my driveway that I can't afford to fix, and a bill for the next 3 years, since I still owe for it. I will never buy another Ford.

- Chatham,Ont, 00, USA

The vehicle's door locks locked and unlocked on their own. There were problems with the front driver side wheel and the engine light and the ABS light was intermittent. The consumer experienced an accident which may be due to the brake lines. Refer to recall#02V101000. The sway bar rattled, the tie rods were replaced.

- Rochester, NY, USA

Need to replace speedometer head, replaced tie rod, front and rear brakes, cylinders, head gasket and now engine blew need new engine.

- Stone Lake, WI, USA

The left outer tie rod was replace. The fuel injector, timing cover gaskets and wiper blades were replaced. The rear brake light was replaced. The switch headlight control was replaced. The drivers door ajar switch was replaced. Updated

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

Vehicle was pulling to the right at all time, vehicle was taken to dealer for alignment. Dealer stated alignment could not be done, due to the tie rod coupling being cracked. Nlm

- Plainfield, IL, USA

Two frozen outer tie rods. Conusmer would notice since he heard some noises. Also, streeing wheel would not completey turn back to its place. Contacted dealer, dealer fixed problem.

- Jeferson Hills, PA, USA

Front right wheel separated because tie rod separated from wheel. Dealer repaired tie rod. 30000 miles later, dealer replaced the tie rods. Earlier has recently inspected vehicle and discovered that the tie rods needed to be replaced again.

- Elliotte, ME, USA

The vehicle experienced premature tie rod failure.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

Front end groans when turning the steering wheel. Was told tie rod ends have to be replaced.

- Idleyld Park, OR, USA

While driving at 5 mph and without prior warning, inner tie rod broke, resulting in loss of control, and vehicle ran into a pole.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

While driving inner tie rod broke, causing the front passenger's side wheel to fall off, resulting in driver's side air bag deploying. Consumer was knocked unconscious.

- Emmitsburg, MD, USA

Inner tie rod ends failed.

- Winamac, IN, USA

Outer tie rod ends failed.

- Winamac, IN, USA

While backing out at approx. 4mph, tie rod end detached and axel pulled out from vehicle, resulting in wheels couldn't rotate.

- Chesapeck, VA, USA