NHTSA — Steering: Linkages: Tie Rod Assembly Problems

2.1

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
75,000 miles

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1999 Mercury Mountaineer steering problems

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1999 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Comments

problem #1

Jul 292004

Mountaineer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The passenger side tie rod of my 1999 Mercury Mountaineer, 75,000 miles, fell apart (at the ball joint) while driving. I was very lucky to not crash the car (I was on a quite road and going slowly). My car has been well kept and had a full Ford service ($800) in February. I went online and noticed that many other drivers had experienced the same problem. I kept the ball joint and found it completely worn out (you could pull it out of the socket). The car had to be towed to a repair shop and the tie bolt was replaced. The repair shop said that I should contact Ford as this was a problem with the way the ball joint was manufactured (with no way to apply new llubrication during servicing). This is potentially a very serious issue that it should be investiagated.

- Highland Park, NJ, USA

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