1.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
100,700 miles

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problem #1

Apr 242019

MKZ

  • 100,700 miles
I was backing out of a parking stall and turned the steering wheel sharply to the left and heard a breaking sound. When I put the car in drive, it would not move even though the engine was still running. I found that the front wheels were both pointed inwards (pigeon-toed) a severe amount. A flat-bed truck was called to take the car to the Ford dealer for repairs. The report from the Ford dealer is that an outer tie-rod end had broken completely through in what would be characterized as a brittle fracture. According to the dealer, there was a bright clean break not typical of a fatigue failure or a ductile failure.

- Portage, WI, USA

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