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: the contact stated the vehicle's front end rattled and shook at various speeds. The dealership determined the front tie rod ends and bushings needed to be replaced for the third time in three years. The first time in August 2003, the passenger side wheel fell off. The second time in June 2004, the front end rattled and shook. Each time the dealership determined the front tie rod ends and bushings needed to be replaced.
1996 Chrysler Concorde left front tire and rim detached from vehicle. All the lug nuts were torn off. The consumer stated the tie rod had been replaced recently.
After hitting bump in road 96 Chrysler Concorde started shaking violently and was difficult to control. Upon inspection the inner tie rod bushing was missing. This could have resulted in a crash.
The contact had the inner tie rod replaced four times. Several repair shops and other vehicle owners told her this was not a good car. Talso, he rack and pinion was not working properly, and the driver's side tire will not turn.
First it was the rack & pinion going out on my 1996 Chrysler Concorde. Chrysler did replace under warranty. Now the tie-rods have failed - not covered under Chrysler's extended warranty.
- Clarksville, MD, USA
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Well as I can tell this is a wide spread problem the rack and pinion, bushings and steering gear failure and tie rod ends. My concord has had a clunk grinding sound for sometime in the steering and now the car is beginning to not turn when I turn the steering wheel. Not every one has a $1000 to $2000 to get this fixed what will it take to get Chrysler to fix the problem a school bus full of children getting hit buy one of the many Chrysler cars with the same steering problem on the road. Please help before someone gets killed if not already.
Steering is very bad. Pulls to the left. Rack and pinion bushings bad, as well as a tie rod. Usually makes a popping noise when turning. Engine cooling system has malfunctioned. Continues to overheat. Replaced water pump twice as well as thermostat. ABS light continues to come on. Brakes are very bad. I've replaced them numerous times.
We purchased this car new. It has always had alignment problems which were reported to the dealership. We finally decided to live with the problem because we got tired of no service. In Oct of 2000 we had both inner tie rod ends and the left outer tie rod end replaced. The rack assembly was never addressed in this repair. As stated earlier we have complained about the steering. I have seen many complaints on your web site for the same problems. Will people have to be injured before Chrysler accepts responsibility for their poor design.
Since we bought this vehicle we have had problems with the steering. I am on the fourth power steering pump. The inner tie rod end where about to fall out all of a sudden when my wife was driving which could have caused a bad accident. The steering started hanging up here lately and the shop found the rack and pinion bad. Now you can't tell me that there is not a problem with the front end on this car! last week the dipstick broke off in the tub. This is the second time this happens. The first time the car was still under warrant and they replaced it. These items should not be going out on a car no older than this car is. I reported this to Chrysler and they don't seem to care or stand behind their product. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I am having to spend a lot of money and am inconvienced. This is not fair to the consumer.
Because vehicle would wander all over the road while drivng at any speed, it was taken to dealership. At the dealership, both tie rod ends were replaced. One of tie rod bushing was gone, and the other bushing was worn out. The owner of the vehicle states that it is unusual for the tie rod to wear prematurely and thinks it is a defect in the front end that caused it.
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- New Iberia, LA, USA