Table 1 shows six common steering related problems of the 1999 Ford Escort. The number one most common problem is related to the steering tie rod assembly (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the steering (four problems).
I bought this 1999 Escort from a dealer. It was used with around 20k miles on it. I made the dealer change out the tie rod ends before I took it because I noticed they were bad. The car now has 54k miles on it and the passenger side tie rod end failed causing the car to skid and turn into oncoming Read details...
: the contact stated while driving 20mph, the steering wheel locked, the vehicle crashed and the air bags deployed but did not inflate. The vehicle proceeded to crash into 2 parked cars. Injuries were sustained to the driver and passenger's hands, back and feet. Read details...
A grinding noise was coming from the engine area of the vehicle, then while traveling approximately 20 to 25 mph, grinding noise occurred again, and driver lost all steering control of vehicle, resulting in a crash with another vehicle, insurance company deemed vehicle as a total loss. Read details...