Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006116022 | Incident Date: Aug, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HORSEHEADS | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM74W7WX | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1998 mercury grand marquis at slow speed had the passenger side tie rod end fail and fall off causing complete loss of steering. this happened at a slow speed luckily no accident. car towed to ford dealer. replaced all four tie rod ends. cost $400.00. car had 50,000 miles , this was a factory defect. this is a sealed unit requiring no grease or maintenance. i replaced with greased tie rodends.i believe this should be a recalled part. *tr |