Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105802 Incident Date: May, 12 2007
Consumer's City: MINNEAPOLIS Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM75W2XX Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 14 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 08 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury grand marquis. while backing out of the driveway at 1 mph, the outer left front tie rod detached. no prior work was done to the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the outer tie rod end detached due to lack of grease. the dealer replaced two inner and outer tie rod ends and two adjuster sleeves. the engine size was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 103,000. the consumer stated the tie rod was worn out from the inside due to lack of grease. updadated 06/08/07. *jb