Steering Gear Box Problems of Mercury Grand Marquis

I believe that there is a serious problem with the steering gear box in the Mercury Grand Marquis 1996 and any other vehicles which use this same component in their vehicle. The problem is that there is excessive play inside the steering gear box. I am sure that this problem is the gear box not some other component of the system. The seriousness of the problem is that the play inside within the gear box is translated to the road in the form of poor handling,swaying etc. I changed my upper, lower ball joints,tie rods, pitman arm ,tires,sway bars,idle arm,and aligned and also replaced the gearbox with a rebuilt gearbox this completely different gearbox rebuilt mind you has the same problem as the previous gear box. This type of vehicle is driven by a lot of seniors, cab companies ,etc. The newer model vehicles of this type use a different gear box which I am pretty sure it does not have the same problem as the older models have. As far as having the old part I gave it to the company that I purchased the newly rebuilt one from as a core.

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An electrical system malfunctioned caused the headlights flicker while driving. The air conditioner malfunctioned. The vehicle experienced noise in the gear box. The technician packed grease on the rims and under the wheel covers. The battery failed and as a result the vehicle would not start.

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I have been having problems with 'dead' spot in my steering, causing me to oversteer. I took the car to a goodyear service where they adjusted some part on the gear box. This helped, but continued to oversteer the vehicle. I returned to the shop again and purchased four (4) new tires, aligned the front end all all four wheels. Again the adjusted the gear box due to my complaint. I drove over to sarasota where I was not satisfied with the way the car was steering and I returned to another goodyear store where I was advised the gear box is 'condemned' and has to be replaced. My car now 'wanders' all over the road and I must fight to control the vehicle in a straight line. I have owned many cars over the years and have talked to several mechanics who advised me that this is not common and must be a defective gear box installed on the vehicle. I feel Mercury should replace the gear box at their expense, not mine as this is a safety feature that should not occur. Mr.

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Powersteering fluid leaking/gear box replaced twice/ pitman arm/ power steering pump replaced, and steering wheel has too much play, to dealer 4 times, cannot remedy steering wheel problem.

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Steering gear assembly replaced due to hot line notice, causing vibration.

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