The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving various speeds, an unspecified part became loose underneath the vehicle. Upon applying the brakes, the vehicle shook and the front driver and passenger side wheels seemed unstable. In addition, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. James ceranti motors Inc (3064 us-82, greenville, Mississippi 38703, (662) 332-7231) replaced the struts and the ball joints in an attempt to stabilize the vehicle, but the failure recurred. An independent mechanic was made aware of the failures and stated that the shaking of the vehicle was a result of faulty inner and outer tie rods. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

- Greenville, MS, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle began shaking violently and the tie rod failed. The contact stated that the wheel was separated from the tie rod. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 68,733.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while the vehicle was having maintenance performed, it was found that the front passenger's side tie rod was defective. The technician replaced the front passenger's side tie rods on four separate occasions. Most recently, the front driver's side tie rod was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

- Fennville, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a routine oil change and the technician detected that both front outer tie rod ends were worn and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 35,963 updated 02/03/11 updated 03/18/11

- Columbus, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the rotation of the tires. The technician detected that the front left tie rod had broken. The vehicle was repaired under the service warranty. The front right tie rod broke on a separate occasion. The vehicle was repaired at the owners expense. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While braking from 2 mph, the brakes failed. The contact found the brake pads had separated from the rotors. In addition, he found that the passengers side outer tie rod was also defective. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor was the manufacturer contacted. The failure mileage was 39,100 and the current mileage was 46,724.

- Deerfield, NH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact took the vehicle to a local auto body shop for routine maintenance. At that time, he was informed that the tie rods failed and were potentially defective. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle inspected by a technician at an authorized dealer to determine the cause of the failure, and to have it repaired. The failure and current mileages were 39,325.

- Rainer, WA, USA

On Feb. 27,2008 I had to have both tie rod ends replaced on my 2006 Chrysler 300. During my auto shop's search for replacement parts we discovered that the Dodge dealer in worcester MA. Had 174 tie rod ends on backorder. This leads me to believe that if there is no recall maybe there should be.

- Leominster, MA, USA