Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000109270 Incident Date: Jan, 05 2000
Consumer's City: SOMERSET Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MELM75W9TX Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Pulling out into a street while travelling 10mph front end started to make crunching noise. steering wheel would not turn smoothly and had to be forced. contacted dealer , they replaced tie rods. a month later, the same problem. replaced with a standard lower ball joint instead heavy duty lower ball joint. mechanic said it was a design flaw. *ak