Ford GT Twisting Half-Shafts

What do they expect with these idiot drivers abusing these cars? High torque cars are going to do this and the only way that they can avoid it is replacing them with titanium half-shafts. Vipers have the same problems and you don't hear them crying like babies about it... give me a break!

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Ford GT owners could be getting the shaft

By HARRY STOFFER | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

AutoWeek | Updated: 04/02/07, 2:41 pm et

WASHINGTON -- Federal safety regulators have gotten four complaints about half-shafts coming loose in Ford GTs but are not conducting a defect investigation, Automotive News learned Friday. If the half-shaft separates from the transaxle, the rear wheels lose power.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declined to comment.

Executives at Ford Motor Co.'s high-performance division acknowledged a much wider problem - at least 60 incidents of broken shaft bolts - but said it is not a safety issue. A spokesman says Ford issued a service bulletin on the car last year.

Jamal Hameedi, chief engineer of Ford's Special Vehicle Team, told AutoWeek that the failures occur during acceleration but not at highway speeds. Installation of replacement washers can prevent failure, Hameedi said.

About 4,000 of the two-seat, midengine, high-performance cars, priced at more than $150,000, were built as 2005 and 2006 models.