2000 FORD WINDSTAR User Comment / Complaint

I had a 2000 Ford Windstar. It was a great vehicle, very few problems. The van had almost 150,000 miles on it. We were on 495 near Lowell, MA, driving home from my mother's funeral, when the right front control arm failed. I lost complete control of the van, veered across all three lanes of traffic twice, came to a stop in the center lane, and was rear ended by an 18-wheeler, causing the van to continue in a u-turn, across the high-speed lane and into the median, where it flipped onto the passenger side and partway onto the roof. A hill in the median prevented us from going all the way over. The van righted itself and we all walked away with some bumps and bruises. The van was totaled. The only warning I had was that, seconds before losing control, I noticed that the steering wheel was turned to the left and I was going straight. I no sooner mentioned this to one of my passengers and started to slow down when the control arm snapped.