Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 050315001 | 12/01/2005 | 10019928 | New automatic level control sensor link ball stud replacement (irs) procedure, automatic level control sensor link replacement (irs) procedure, automatic level control sensor replacement (irs) procedure. *tt | 05/16/2006 | |
| 050308013 | 09/01/2005 | 10017815 | Revised front suspension fastener tightening specifications. *tt | 12/02/2005 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 060309003 | 05/01/2006 | 10020812 | Revised ball joint inspection procedure and independent rear suspension. *kb | 01/22/2007 | |
| 3069 | 10010377 | Rattle noise or clunk from the left rear suspension. *tt | 11/17/2004 | ||
| 092503 | 09/25/2003 | 10005050 | The parking brake cable retainer is positioned directly above the trailing arm axle tie rod and in some circumstances may result in a metallic noise. gm voicemail log. *tt | 01/28/2004 | |
| 01421 | 11/18/2003 | 10004233 | Rattle noise left rear suspension. *tt | 11/24/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/11/2004 | 5000 | 3 | 11/29/2003 |
| When driving over any type of dip or pot hole in the road vehicle bottoms out. *ak the consumer stated that even when the vehicle is not loaded the incident occurs. *tc | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/21/2005 | 8485 | ||
| I purchased a uses 2004 pontiac montana on1/23/05 and on 9/21/05 as i was driving on a city downhill street the rear axel became dislodged from the car. pieces fell off the car and just missed oncoming traffic. luckily i was only traveling about 25 mi. per hr. the road was clear and dry. the car stopped immediately. it was determined that the tie rod holding the rear axel looked rusted and it cracked. the rod holding the rear axel is very thin metal and has designed holes in it. just doesn't look like what sould be holding a whole rear axel. the entire rear end of the car was replaced and i have been driving it. i don't feel safe in the car. luckily i don't live where salted roads are necessary. the newspaper article re: 1998-2003 ford windstar rear axel corrosion alerted me to a corrosion problem maybe what happened to me. i did send an email to the ntsb at the time of the accident but was never contacted. | |||