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When I put new tires on my 2000 Ford Windstar the front end started vibrating at 45 to 60 mph I have a 75000 mile warranty on the van and it had 67000 miles on it at this time. Ford told me it was not covered by warranty,there was no part causing the vibration,but they have a tech service bulletin saying to replace just about all of the front end parts (none are defective) with an entire kit of parts! the kit is not covered under the warranty,even though Ford has enough trouble with this situation to have a TSB and an entire kit if parts to fix it.

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6th time in 6 months lugs: bolts have sheared, normal driving w/ no incident. Wheels, hubs, tie rods and lug bolts have all been replaced w/ no change in regularity of event. No substantive vibration experienced. Mechanics have all been advised of history. Cowles Ford, c&j auto, d&b auto, aaa and and firestone have serviced the incidents. Requested review on TSB's and other complaints to Ford - to no avail. Real serious - one to four lugs have sheared on each incident; involved both front wheel assys and one rear assy.

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Noticed a squeaking sound under drivers side found two defective tie rods.

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There is a grinding noise coming from front of vehicle when traveling slowly and making a turn. Dealership examined vehicle and informed consumer that tie rods were defective. A firestone service center informed consumer that problem was due to rack and pinion steering. There was NHTSA recall 97v165001; however, manufacturer informed consumer that this vehicle was not included in recall due to VIN.

While driving there came a loud squeaking noise from steering area. Contacted dealer, and dealer noted that there could be problems with tie rods. Problem began about 50000 miles.

Inner and end tie rods have been replaced 6 times in 2 years. First time at 16000 miles. Consumer hears noise from front end, then, has vehicle inspected by dealer, who then finds tie rods are breaking.

Vehicle experiencing premature tie rod failure at 47,000 miles, causing a potential safty hazard.

Why would tie rods fail at 47000 miles.

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Whenever steering wheel is being turned, left or right it would make a great deal of noise. Had taken vehicle to dealer for diagnostics & was informed it was the tie rod. Had taken vehicle to private mechanic who stated that it was the rack & pinion that needed to be replaced.

About two years ago I started to notice a noise from the front end of the car. Over time it gradually became louder and more frequent. When I went to my local garage , the noise would not initally be present. Finally it became more present and the local mechanic said that it was probably the tie rods and that Ford was known to frequently have that problem. He also indicated that it would probably be fixed by the dealer under warranty. At that time I had about 40,000 miles on t he car. I took it to the Ford dealer and told them what the mechanic said. They repaired the car and charged me for the repair since they claimed that there was no warranty on the car (hidden or otherwise) since I had pressed this point with the service manager and later with his manager. Note: I had previously seen many complaints on your web site regarding this same problem. It does seem that tie rods should not be failing at 38-40,000 miles. And, that ultimate failure could result in serious crashes and injuries.