1999 FORD ESCORT User Comment / Complaint

I bought this 1999 escort from a dealer. it was used with around 20k miles on it. i made the dealer change out the tie rod ends before i took it because i noticed they were bad. the car now has 54k miles on it and the passenger side tie rod end failed causing the car to skid and turn into oncoming traffic. due to a quick-reacting oncoming driver, no accident happened. however, this could have led to a serious accident and possibly deaths. the tow truck driver said that whenever he gets a call for a failed tie-rod, its an escort. this was definitely changed too. i checked it myself after the dealer did them. therefore the tie rod ends only lasted for around 35k miles before extreme failure occurred. something has to be wrong with the steering/suspension design in this model car. every other car i have owned i've driven into the 100k mile range and still no problems with the tie rod ends. what is the deal here?