Broken tie rod end while driving. There were no symptoms prior to the incident.
1993 Mercury Grand Marquis: ball joint or control arm failure
8 of the 141 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
While traveling, going arond a curve, the left tie rod disconected from vehicle, then on december 1, 2001, the right front tie end broke and disconnected from vehicle. *jg
Driver's side tie rods broke off, could have resulted in a crash. Dealer had to replace the inner and outer tie rods. Please provide further information.
Tie rod fell off causing loss of steering control.
Left tie rod failed.
While driving about 5 MPH the outer tie rod broke off of vehicle. Dealer repaired the vehicle. *ak vehicle was towed and dealer found the left outer tie rod had broken off and the right outside tie rod end was about to break apart. Flashers inoperable, dealer replaced flasher assembly.
Due to insufficient lubrication 0f the ball joints the right tie rod broke and vehicle became inoperative. This is a safety-related defect.
Tie rod pulled out of socket.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis?
8 of 141 owner complaints about the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis (6%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis
Fire or smoke 15Headlights 10Adaptive cruise 6Transmission failure 5
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