Failure of a tie rod end will not cause a wheel to fall off. Total failure would disconnect the steering wheel from controlling the left front wheel. Long before that occurs the play would become quite evident with the wheel shimmying and the tire showing a cupping wear pattern. That certainly needs to be taken care of soon but a sudden, unforeseen catastrophic failure is very unlikely.
Rod-Knox
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