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1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STEERING

crash2 injured · 1233211 · 2015-10-28

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES AND THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. UPON EXAMINATION, THE IDLER ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING LINK ARM. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY PASSED A SAFETY INSPECTION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10786786
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown