By the way, in my experience a broken or disconnected tie rod usually does not lead to an accident, because of the caster (I hope this is the right word). My wife had a tie rod broken in an Audi. She drove normally, and only when she tried to turn at a crossroads and stopped, the car would no longer move because the front wheels were both pointing outward.
A similar thing happened to me a couple of months ago in a Mercedes 190E. I noticed that the car would not quite track properly, but would slightly swing left and right. It went away at lower speeds, so I drove more slowly.
I later took the car to a workshop, and there we saw the broken tie rod. The car was 30 years old. That pushed me over the hill. I reluctantly gave up on it and immediately ordered my Tesla Model 3. The Mercedes was repaired and still sold for $1,800.
I believe that cars are intentionally built such that a broken tie rod does not immediately lead to a terrible accident. Still this is not to be taken lightly. My recommendation is to develop a feeling for the proper steering and general behavior of the car and immediately investigate when anything feels unusual. The most frequent case is probably a slow puncture. The earlier you notice, the better.
Due to my regular off-road driving in Africa I have lots of experience with this. Driving there for a month without at least one flat tire is rare. I remember one trip with 7 punctures. The tires were not suited well for the purpose, something like very soft balloon tires. When you stared at them, they went flat.
In any case it can't hurt to drive to a workshop from time to time and have somebody in the know peep underneath.
