2.8
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 52,023 miles
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Drivers side front wheel lost control while turning left. Car had to be towed. Diagnosing failure today. Believe either tie rod or steering box. If your steering wheel has any play would highly recommend not driving until having it looked at by mechanic. Lives could easily be lost at highway speeds.
- Sturgis, MI, USA
1.cluncking, grinding, doesn't steer properly 2.every time it's on the road 3.parts will be replaced when we have the money to do so.
- Kenosha, WI, USA
Front end shaking and popping replaced tirerods a lowercontrol arms.
- Turkey , NC, USA
1996 Chrysler Lhs, loose steering. Discovered steering at risk of total failure, tie rod/rack & pinion bushing completely disintegrated. If not discovered in time, could have caused complete failure of steering due to bolt shearing, perhaps causing fatal or at the very least, extremely injurious accident..
- Sacramento, CA, USA
While driving at a low speed in a parking garage the steering failed and the vehicle could not be turned in either direction. The dealer determined that two half-inch bolts for the inner tie rod broke in the steering rack. The dealer replaced the steering rack and inner tie rod bushing. The consumer has the parts in his possession.
- New Orleans, LA, USA
Steering wheel has too much play in it due to a failure in the bushing. The bushing needs to be replaced, but the part is on national back order.
- Edgewater, FL, USA
The steering was very sensitive, it took little pressure to change direction of the wheels.
- Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Consumer noticed when turning the steering wheel to the left or the right, vehicle would not respond to the steering and continued to travel straight. Dealer and manufactured had been notified. Ts a popping noise was also associated with this condition.
- Winthrop, IL, USA
While attempting to back into driveway, consumer lost control of the steering, the front wheels were completely independent of the steering wheel, and the front wheels were independent of each other, vehicle was towed and consumer was informed that the steering gear and and tie rod end needed to be replaced.
- Alexandria, VA, USA
Steering has a lot of play, and is very loose. Dealer found problem to be with the tierod ends, both inner.
- Englishtown, NJ, USA
Failed bushings cause steering problems. No replacement part available!
- Bristol, FL, USA
While driving the steering became uncontrollable. Dealer says the bushing was defective.
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Lincoln, NE, USA