Just making a turn onto the highway, traveling at approximately 10mph and suddenly car came to a stop because of the positon of the left front wheel. Had to straighten wheel manually, and move it off the road. Had it towed to a service station. Inner tie rod broke.
1991 Mercury Sable: ball joint or control arm failure
9 of the 221 complaints about the 1991 Mercury Sable describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
Body mounts replaced prior to recall. (98v‑323), also replaced inner/outer tie rod and the drive axle.
Inner tie rod broke, causing a fuel line to be severed. Currently,fuel is being pumped into the engine compartment. Mechanic has replaced the rack and pinion and fuel line.
When driving at 10 MPH the left tie rod went out, and then the right tie rod went out. Consumer is having different kinds of problems with vehicle.
Replaced the inner tie rod end because the tie rod broke when coming to a stop. Please describe details.
Failure of rack and pinion steering, also when making a left turn, the steering wheel tie rod broke, causing the consumer to lose control of the vehicle.
Bent left inner/left outer and right outer tie rods, causing vibration/poor direction.
Noise in front end tie rod,axle,and cv boot exhibited wear. Please describe other problems. Tt
Left inner tie rod broke. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Mercury Sable ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1991 Mercury Sable?
9 of 221 owner complaints about the 1991 Mercury Sable (4%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Mercury Sable?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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