Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Feb 2, 200537,000 milesOH
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT END TO DROP DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
1999 Ford Grand Marquis
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 29, 200448,000 milesTX
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE AIR IDLE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Electrical System
Filed Sep 7, 2000NV
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 21, 2000TX
THE DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CREATES A VISIBILITY PROBLEM, THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ON THE DASH ARE PRINTED IN GRAY ON A CHARCOAL BACKGROUND, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYLIGHT. *MJS
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 3, 1999TX
BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR DOORS HAVE REAL SHARP EDGES THAT CAUSE CONSUMER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE DOOR. *AK
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.