The rubber that fits between the inner tie rod (ite) and the bolt that attaches the itr to the steering gear was completely worn away
1996 Dodge Intrepid steering complaints
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All of the problems have been reported to the dealer, as well as the chrysler corporation. The fuel line problem was corrected. The tie rods were corrected, but the problem recurred. The delearship claims they cannot reporduce the problem with the vehicle dying. Chrysler corporation would not offer asssistance with any of the problems. The dealership had the vehicle in for various problems 25 times in less than 3 years. I am unable to take the vehicle out of town at all, fof fear it is not safe to drive at highway speed.
Water pump failed. Yh
Vehicle wandered badly. Replaced rack & pinion. Then found broken frame weld from factory. Factory repaired weld. Problem not solved . Car wanders and wears out tires rapidly
Steering tie rods collasped while driving. The dealer has been notified.
Rack and pinion failed causing the bolts and tie rod to shear off, loss of steering control. Mjs
Tie rods are defective, causing steering to become loose, resulting in loss of control. 2. A leak from water pump is dripping onto timing belt, possibly stretching the belt, and ruining engine. Also, dealer has replaced rack and pinion steering.
Steering rack bushings deteriorated which could possibly lead to loss of steering control. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
While driving tie rod disengaged from the rack and pinion, causing loss of steering control. Please give any further details.
When at any speed and making any type of turn there is a popping sound coming from the steering, and consumer's tires are bald, and the consumer had the tires rotated and the tires are not any good, which can cause a safety defect while driving.
Reported this to the dealer less than a month of owning the car. No response. No defects discussed in summary.
We bought this car as a program and it sure has been in the shop alot. I also heard from the area mechanics that they have replaced alot of the racks on the dodge intrepids and how come there is not a recall on this item.
Rubber grommets inside the inner tie rods were worn/cracked causing vehicle to shake violently.
Front tie rod bushings broke. Bolt holding tie rods into rack and pinion steering came off. Driver lost steering control.
Vehicle has gone through 3 sets of brake pads and rotors have had to be turned and doesn't do well with any pads we have used, always noisy, have only had car for 1 1/2 years, front plastic center wheel caps keep falling off, have lost 4 already. Also, power steering pump is leaking, as well as, the o-ring recall problem. It also has a problem with the gas gauge, have run out of gas 2 times. The car also has a problem with overheating, doesn't matter if temperature is hot or cold outside, sitting in traffic or not.
Premature failure of both front tie rods at low milage. Suspecting bad design, basically materials used in bushings in tie rod ends. Contact with mechanics and other vehicle owners indicate this occurrence not an isolated case. Failure causes poor steering response and pulling of vehicle right upon acceleration, and left upon deceleration. Drivers control of vehicle degraded. One owner contacted reported item failure was not covered by warranty during warranty period.
Front end tie rods keep loosening and steering wheel tends to creep to the left and not position itself back to center. After making a turn driver must manually turn the steering wheel. Dealer contacted, and repair work was done. Incident ocurred two times. Problem still exists. Provide further information.
While driving approximately 15 MPH and attempting to make a right hand turn the wheel went right and the vehicle kept going straight. The manufacturer has been notified.*ak replaced parking brake, and fuel pump.
While driving and attempting to make turns driver has to hold the steering wheel with both hands because the wheel is very loose. Dealer has been notified.
The bushings and the rack and pinion steering are very loose, causing the vehicle to wander all over the road. The problem was noticed the first time by the dealer. At that time, the bushings were tightened, which did not solve the problem. The bushings have been loose again. The steering system needs to be replaced at this time.
A/c compressors failed two times.
On four separate occasions our vehicle has shifted into 2nd gear when running and could not be upshifted or downshifted. The only gears available were 2nd or reverse. The dealer replaced the solenoid twice and the tc module once. The fourth time it happened, the diagnostics did not show anything wrong and the dealer did not replace anything. The dealer stated that they were unable to replicate problem. Each time the transmission failed if the car was shut dow and allowed to cool for an hour or more it appeared to reset and operate properly for a while. If the car was driven for a longer period of time after reset the problem came back.
While driving vehicle steering wheel had a lot of play. Took to dealer & informed rack & pinion was problem. Dealer did not have parts to repair. On back order. Steering power pump, rear bearings, doors needed adjusting & water pump failed.
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