When driving at high speeds tires would wobble and vibrate due to the bushing on the inner tie rod going bad. Dealer said the rack and pinion also needs to be replaced.
1996 Chrysler LHS steering complaints
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My car was repaired at olson tire - store # 06-17 in port st lucie florida on may 11, 1999. My invoice says they replace a rack and pinion unit and a tie rod end at a cost of $1521.86 including labor and applicable taxes. On friday, oct 8, 1999, I was backing out of parking space when I heard a "clunk" I looked around saw that I did not hit anything and tried to pull forawrd. The car just rocked in place. I got out and saw that my d. Side tire was turned and the p.side tire was straight. Bottom line was that the bolt that holds the rack in was sheered off (broke). According to what I have been told , these bolts just don't break. My warranty company will not pay for the repair beacuse a bolt is hardware??? And olson wanted to chrage me $300++++ to fix the problem. I am very concerned about this"bolt". Had I been driving when this occurred , there could have benn some very serious consequences. Where do I go from here??
Steering gear failed by leaking steering fluid on inside bushings on tie rods. Bushings degenerated and suddenly had substatial play. Caused steering wheel to have about 4 inches of play and made car difficult to keep in the road even at low speeds. Car would veer left then right - causing oversteering just to keep it straight. Cost of repair has been estimated at $2,000. Dealer (jim cogdill dodge) says car is not drivable in current condition.
When driving at any speed steering wheel lockrd up, and consumer had no control. Then rack pinion broke, causing one wheel to go to the right and one to the left. Consumer applied the brakes, and vehicle came to a stop.
As we were turning into a parking lot, the car shuttered and then made a noise and felt like a flat tire. I stopped the car and looked for a flat and found none. The car then would barely go forward or backward and I had no steering control. Next morning, in daylight, front tires were aimed at a 90 degree variance. Bolts holding steering rack had sheered and bend/broke tie rods also. I see a similar previous report in your files. I do not know what would have happened in high speed situation!
Each of the failures occurring in my 1996 chrysler lhs has been costly. The failure of the o rings, the failure of the steering linkages, and lastly, the failure of the rack and pinion bushings. The critical failure of each of these components occurred with the items made of rubber. In the case of the rack & pinion, my mechanic finds it incredible that he cannot just replace the bushings. As it is he has to buy a new rack assembly + charge me for the labor and expense of removing and replacing the rack. I think that this is a manufacturers design defect, and should be paid for by daimlerchrysler!
While driving the steering became uncontrollable. Dealer says the bushing was defective.
Tire rod end broken. Dealer wants 410.00 to repair part.
While driving 15 MPH the bolts that hold the steering rack sheared off, nearly causing loss of vehcile control. Please give any further details.
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