Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

Two problems related to steering tie rod assembly have been reported for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Steering Tie Rod Assembly problem

Failure Date: 10/18/2002

The consumer states that while pulling out the garage the outer tie rod fell off, unable to steer vehicle. Which could have caused a serious accident if vehicle was on the highway. Ts the front end was aligned. The consumer feels that there is an error with the type of tie rods being used on this vehicle. Scc.

2 Steering Tie Rod Assembly problem

Failure Date: 07/01/1997

Vehicle stalled after leaving home driveway, and on freeway for no apparent reason. Ford could not find a solution.




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