Three problems related to steering tie rod assembly have been reported for the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was a professional mechanic and went to school for it also with over ten years experience in the field ! this is the story I decided to replace upper and lower ball joints and outer tie rod ends with upper control arm bushings and wheel bearing hub assembly's all at the same time to avoid a vehicle breakdown like what just happened ! the car had about 54000 miles on it when I did this with me knowing these parts were about to go out due to wear before 75000 miles at the latest from experience on average ! but this is the complaint and concern ! my lower passenger front ball joint separated at about 84000 miles on the car which is only thirty thousand miles of life on this ball joint ! not reassuring at the least ! even under extreme driving I have found ball joints to last at least 50000 miles before going bad ! the ball joint is a drive works brand part #dw-k8685 advance auto parts brand but here is the strange part they do not know who makes their parts even when you call their 1-800 # are these parts tested or built to federal safety standards these ball joints if they separate on the freeway can kill people this is a serious subject ! I was blessed this ball joint separated at about 20 miles an hour ! can they be tested or recalled !.
: the contact stated while driving 5 mph in a parking lot the vehicle made a loud noise and dropped causing the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the front left tie rod fractured. The repair shop replaced the tie rod. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer has been alerted.
The out tie rod experienced pre mature failure.
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