2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Steering Problems

“When the incident occurred my vehicle was moving, I was taking a right hand turn decreasing my speed from 35 miles an hour to take a proper right hand turn. Midway through my turn my steering locked up and I almost hit the island that was at the intersection. My two step children of 7 years old and 4 years old we're in the car at the time. There was a safety recall on over 330,000 ford's and Mercury's for a binding steering shaft issue which I believe is the issue with my car. This is a low mileage vehicle and I do not believe that this problem should have occurred”

“Consumer stated there was a rattling noise coming from the engine when cold, dealer informed consumer the timing gear needed to be replaced, also the dashboard vibrated, however dealer stated nothing was wrong, the trim panel was loose on the door, the left front door closed too hard, the vehicle would lean to the left and there was a noise coming from the front of the vehicle when turning a corner, dealer replaced the front frame supports, the instrument cluster was scratched, the steering column trim was replaced, the radio had a poor reception, there was a pulsation coming from the…”

“When driving the steering will feel loose and the car sway left and right but the steering wheel isn't moving. Feels like the front wheels are going to all of a sudden shoot left or right and loose control.. I had a 2001 crown Victoria and there was a recall on the steering shaft and I got that fixed. it was doing the exact thing my mercury is doing now.. and also my electrical is freaking out.. turn signals flash very fast here and there.. speedometer will freak out and then not work.... I'm mostly concerned about the steering because it happened in my crown victoria.”

“Headlight problem going on and off. And the steering seems off. I need your help fixing this problem. This isn't good. I love Mercury ford. But I've tried contacting them and no response yet.”

“The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel intermittently seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the lower intermediate steering shaft would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 14v704000 (steering) related to the 2005-2011 model year vehicles. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Updated 09/25/15 the consumer fixed the vehicle at his expense. Updated 10/01/15”