1969 Dodge C Body Steering Problems

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE MY 2005 DODGE RAM 2500 FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUST ABOUT CAUSE ME TO CRASH WHILE DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER SEVERAL TIMES YET IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. I STARTED RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS DESCRIBED AS THE SHAKE OF DEATH OR DEATH WOBBLE. THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING FRONT END PARTS FOR ABOUT $500-800 DOLLARS. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF IT. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10470447

Incident

May 19, 2012

STEERING PROBLEMS 2002 DODGE INTREPID. STEERING GEAR REPLACED AT APPROX 60,000 MILES THEN INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS FAILED AT 196,000 MILES NOW THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN AT 224,000 MILES 18 MONTHS AND THERE IS MAJOR PLAY IN THE STEERING OF THE CAR AS WELL AS MOVEMENT IN THE TIRE LEADING TO POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10414937

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

Mileage

224,000 mi

TIE ROD END FAILURE AT THE PITMAN ARM/ INNER TIE ROD CONNECTION ON A 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB 4X4 TRUCK. THE TIE ROD STUD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER LITTLE TO NO LOAD AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES OF HAVING THE H46 RECALL COMPLETED. THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE TIE ROD END AND THE PITMAN ARM CONNECT IS TOO EXTREME. THE PITMAN ARM NEEDS TO BE BUILT WITH LESS ANGLE, THIS WOULD DECREASE THE LOAD ON THE TIE ROD END. *TR

NHTSA ID

10393687

Incident

Mar 26, 2011

Mileage

23,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AND HAVE HAD MANY ISSUE. FIRST THE ALIGNMENT HAS ALWAYS GONE TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE NAV AND COMPUTER MUSIC SYSTEM. THE NEWEST AND WORST ISSUE IS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS HAS STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME AND THE SERVICE SAID THEY REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS FINE. FEW DAYS LATER I WAS GOING 40 DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE KEY IS IN. IT IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP AND I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT GOING TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE HIT AND INJURED. I HAVE 4 YEAR OLD TWIN BOYS. DODGE/CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND FOR A CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, I FEEL IT SHOULD WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368388

Incident

Nov 19, 2010

Mileage

15,000 mi

2006 DODGE RAM 1500,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES & TRUCK PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKES BACK & FRONT CHANGED ROTORS & PADS. SAME CONDITION. THIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED JUNE 15/07 7 TIE ROD ENDS CHANGED & BRAKES. THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CHECKED TIE RODS DEFECTIVE & SLOPPY ON SECOND SET. VEHICLE HAS 71727 KM`S & DODGE WILL NOT CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS SAYING TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. CHECKING USED 2006 TO 2008 DODGE RAMS HAVE HAD TIE RODS CHANGED. SUSPECT CHRYSLER DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS DEFECT WITH RECALL BECAUSE AFTER TIE RODS CHANGED ALIGNMENT IS REQUIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10332143

Incident

May 25, 2010

DEATH WOBBLE! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE RAM CUMMINS REPAIRED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED ALONG WITH AXLE U JOINTS AND FOLLOWED BY ALIGNMENT. I HAVE ALSO ADDED A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER SYSTEM. THAT HAS HELPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OFTEN. THE WOBBLE HAS TAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD ONCE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU JUSTIN HULSE.

NHTSA ID

10307436

Incident

Jan 18, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE, ON MANY, MANY OCCASIONS EXCEEDING OVER A DOZEN. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS FRONT END PARTS TO NO AVAIL, INCLUDING TIRES AND RIMS. IT ALWAYS OCCURRED AT HI-WAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND ABOVE, THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS A CRASH HAPPENING WITH OUT THE BENT METAL. I AM SURE THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF THEY ARE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, THE DEAD DON'T TALK SO TO SPEAK, YOU CANT SEE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER THE TRUCK HAS CRASHED, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THE SINGLE VEHICLE FATALITIES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK I AM SURE IT IS HIGH RATIO FOR THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES SOLD, ONE IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. I COULD BE NEXT. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME CROSSING A BRIDGE, PAVEMENT PATCHES, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES LIKE SEMI-TRAILERS AND RV'S WHERE YOU HAVE NO WHERE TO GO BUT THE SAID VEHICLES AND OR BRIDGE WALL. THIS IS A TERRIBLE ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS, CHECK INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES ON DEATH WOBBLE, AND THIS IS THE TRUCK THAT COMES UP, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10290872

Incident

Nov 3, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

TIE ROD BUSHING BOLT AT THE ATTACHMENT OF THE TIE ROD TO THE STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT IN THE SUBJECT VERHICLE (1994 DODGE INTREPID) ES ON RIGHT FRONT INTER BUSHING BOLT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246568

Incident

Apr 16, 2004

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF CARAVAN AND HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE CONSTANT WITH ALL. DURING RAIN OR OTHER WATER ON THE ROAD CONDITION, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH VEHICLE OPERATIONS UNTIL THE WATER IS DISPLACED FROM THE BELT. IF A DRIVER IS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION OR IS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR, OR LOSE OF ENGINE POWER TO THE DRIVE AXLES. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE STUDIED AND REMEDIED TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. IF THE FIX CAN BE RETROFITTED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THIS CONDITION BEGAN WITH THE PURCHASE DATE THROUGH TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CONTAINED TO ONE ENGINE SIZE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242529

Incident

Aug 20, 2003

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CHARGER WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED (GOODYEAR), THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE STEERING TIE ROD (RT SIDE) WAS SO BADLY WORN THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT ME TO DRIVE IT HOME ( I HAVE SAVED THE PART). IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND SHOULD NOT NEED ANY LUBRICATION OTHER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED INTO THE PART. OBVIOUSLY IF ONE LOSES STEERING ABILITY AT SPEED THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. INTERESTINGLY, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I GOT THE LAST ONE AVAILABLE IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF ALL THE OTHERS WERE USED FOR A SIMILAR REPLACEMENT DEFECT AND/OR IT IS BEING REDESIGNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225737

Incident

Apr 24, 2008

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS LEAKING ON MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE SEALS TO BLOW OUT AND LOSE POWER STEERING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND RACK I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE AT 58,000 AND NOW AT 91,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221057

Incident

Mar 12, 2008

Mileage

90,000 mi

IN 2005 WE PURCHASED A NEW DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND HAD IT MODIFIED FOR MY HUSBAND TO DRIVE FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR, SPENDING $50,000 TOTAL FOR THIS VEHICLE/MODIFICATIONS. IN THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES ' DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PART OF THE TIME, BATTERY DRAIN THAT CAN'T BE LOCATED, BAD DOOR SENSORS, ETC. WE ALSO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION UNIT (UNDER WARRANTY). JUST 18 MONTHS LATER THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS BAD AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE SPENT $1,129 TO FIX IT. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS PART WENT BAD AGAIN SO SOON. DO WE HAVE TO SPEND $1000 EVERY YEAR TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART? THE DODGE DEALER MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH INFORMED HIM THAT THE RACK AND PINION UNIT NOW COMES WITH A COOLER TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE, SO OBVIOUSLY DODGE IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS A SHORT LIFESPAN. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY WASN'T A RECALL SENT OUT TO ADD THE COOLER TO THIS UNIT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH OUR DODGE VAN AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP AGAIN! SHOULDN'T A RECENTLY INSTALLED PART LAST LONGER THAN 18 MONTHS? ISN'T THAT REASONABLE? WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO RACK AND PINION UNITS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR A 2005 VEHICLE ' THAT'S RIDICULOUS! SHAME ON DODGE FOR NOT ASSISTING CUSTOMERS WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART! ON TOP OF YOUR AVERAGE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DISABLED CUSTOMERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE SPENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IT SHOULD COST TO DRIVE AND TO HAVE THAT VEHICLE BREAK DOWN CONTINUOUSLY SUCKS!! MY HUSBAND CAN'T JUST HITCH A RIDE WITH A NEIGHBOR OR EVEN RENT A CAR FOR THAT MATTER. HE HAD TO MISS WORK WHILE DODGE SPENT AN ENTIRE DAY REPLACING A PART THEY JUST REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10215885

Incident

Dec 21, 2007

Mileage

35,000 mi

POWER STEERING ON 1992 DODGE 230 XPLORER M.H. VAN. HAD VAN TAKEN TO HEMET CHRYSLER IN HEMET CALIF. AND "THEY" DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SERVICE WRITER ADAMANTLY STATE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER THEY STATED THEY REPLACED THE BOX....YET....THE STEERING IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THEM. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED SEVERAL SITES WITH MUCH INFORMATION THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT DODGE CARS (DID NOT MENTION MY VAN) HAVE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS AND THOSE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS AND SOME DEATHS. THE WANDERING AND LOOSENESS AND VERY SLOW TO RETURN CONTINUES PLUS AN ADDED PROBLEM NOTED WHEN THEY RETURNED THE VAN, A SCREAMING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. CHECKED THE FLUID AND FOUND IT CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS FROM DAY ONE OF THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THEIR SHOP FOUR TIMES TOTAL. THIS DEALERSHIP HAS ADAMANTLY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STEERING PROBLEM AND DENIES THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROOF ASSEMBLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOUR AGENCY HAS ANY REPORTS SUCH AS MINE CONCERNING THE DODGE STEERING PROBLEMS AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEALERSHIP OF HEMET CHRYSLER IN HEMET CALIFORNIA. I AM SEEKING CLEAR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE STEERING OF ALL CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE VANS USED FOR MOTOR HOMES IN AND SINCE 1992, THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215248

Incident

May 15, 2007

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE RACK IN THE STEERING COMPONENT OF MY VAN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL DATABASES OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE FOR MY SON AND AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10213123

Incident

Dec 28, 2007

Mileage

54,000 mi

REPLACEMENT OF BOTH LINK SWAY ELIMINATORS AND BUSHINGS AND NUTS ALL WERE LOOSE AND WORN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10180949

Incident

Dec 5, 2006

I OWN A 2006 DODGE 1 TON CREW CAB TRUCK. DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE WHEEL BOUNCING WHEN A HIT A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. I CONTACT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON DECEMBER 20, 2006 I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT NEARLY 70 MILES PER HOUR THAT PUT MY TRUCK INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE, NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO A STOP. VERY LUCKY THAT OTHERS WERE NOT HIT OR THAT I DID NOT ROLL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD, MO AND TOOK IT TO CENTRAL DODGE. THEY IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS PART WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE TRUCK. THEY CHANGE THE PART AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, BUT SOMETHING WAS TROUBLING AS THE TECH SAID HE WOULD REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING STIFFER AND STRONGER AS THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE IT WITH A FACTORY PART THAT HE SAID HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND IS NOT BIG ENOUGH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176874

Incident

Dec 20, 2006

Mileage

10,000 mi

MY BRAKES AND STEERING HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES ON MY DODGE RAM. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHRYSLER AND IN BOTH CASES THE REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ASSIST ME. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES FAIL FOUR TIMES ON MY DODGE RAM 3/4 TON TRUCK. THEY SAID MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THAT I AM 2700 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY THAT IS ALL THAT CAN BE DONE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160933

Incident

Nov 20, 2000

Mileage

4,000 mi

2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT WITH 35,000 MILES. RECALLED TWICE FOR STEERING FLUID HOSE REPLACEMENTS IN 2004. AFTER FIRST HOSE WAS REPLACED, MINIVAN STARTED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR ANOTHER STEERING HOSE REPLACEMENT. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THAT REPLACED, TOLD THEM TO LOOK INTO THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, THEY SAID THEY WOULD. THEY FIXED THE RECALL HOSE, MADE NOT MENTION OF LEAKING FLUID. FLUID DID NOT LEAK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK IN FOR 3RD RECALL (RADIO VENT SLOTS), AS WELL AS SMOKING ENGINE AND AGAIN MENTIONED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY'D LOOK INTO IT. DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED 27 POINT INSPECTION ON OWN WILL, DID NOT FIND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID (AUG. 2005). FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE THEN. NOISE IN POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY AUDIBLE, AND INCREASINGLY LOUDER AT ALL TIMES. NOW, DEALERSHIP SAYS THE RACK AND PINION ARE CRACKED AND NEED REPLACING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS IN NO WAY RELATED TO POWER STEERING HOSE RECALLS OR NEGLECT TO ADDRESS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE. AM TAKING MINIVAN TO INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN FOR REVIEW OF RACK AND PINION AND OPINION ON NEXT STEP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153869

Incident

Mar 27, 2006

Mileage

35,000 mi

MY SON ESCAPED DANGER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER OF HIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WENT OUT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER REPLACING THAT AND HEADING BACK HOME, HIS U JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER WRECK. THESE WERE ALL REPAIRED. SO FAR $3000 IN REPAIRS IN A MONTH. THEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AS HE WAS DRIVING. NOW THE OIL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE TIE END RODS, THE TIMING CHAIN, AND THE SERPENTINE. HE'D ALREADY HAD THE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED THIS SUMMER. HAVING ALL THE RECEIPTS SHOWING REGULAR OIL CHANGES, THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE OIL PUMP BECAUSE OF SOME SLUDGE IN THE PUMP. NOW I FIND FROM RESEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS. WE'VE PUT $5000 IN THIS TRUCK IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADMIT THE FLAWS IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE. WE ARE JUST GLAD HE WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. BUT WE'VE PUT OVER $5000 IN A '99 VEHICLE - WHICH IS UNFAIR WHEN THE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10147155

Incident

Jan 3, 2006

I AM LOOKING FOR ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO SPEAK TO MY ATTORNEY ABOUT PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THEIR 04 DAKOTA'S. I HAVE HAD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, WHIRLING NOISE AT IDLING GETS LOUDER WHEN BLINKER ON, WINDOWS MAKE CLUNKING NOISE WHILE ROLLING UP OR DOWN, SEVER E SHAKING WHILE BRAKING ( WARPED ROTORS), TRANSMISSION LEAKING, AND THE LIST GOES ON. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF LEMON LAW AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO BE ABLE TO FIND AN ATTORNEY. THIS ONE IS EXCELLENT.*JB

NHTSA ID

10144718

Incident

Dec 24, 2004

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON SPORT, IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND STALLING WHICH I BELIEVE STEM FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED A FEW TIMES, THE A/C REPLACED, FUEL INJECTION ACTS UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING, POWER STEERING AND EXHAUST ARE LEAKING, NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS, REAR LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN OVER A YEAR, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW BROKE ALONG THE EXTENDING ARM INSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME, TRUNK RELEASE IS BROKEN AND MY CRUISE CONTROL IS BROKEN! FOR THE LAST 4MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ATLANTA DODGE LLC! JUST AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED FOR $180 THEY COULD NOT DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS!! THE BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND WORKED FINE WHEN I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP!! BUT IN HOPES OF ANY DECENT SERVICE I BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS $40 AND TOOK IT IN MYSELF. DURING THIS VISIT I REMINDED THEM THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT!! I GAVE THEM THE NHTSA RECALL DOCUMENTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, ONLY TO THE NEONS FROM THE PLANT IN NEW MEXICO!! JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING I DECIDED TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. I SPOKE WITH BRIAN THE CS REP. AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND REFUSED TO RESEARCH ANY FURTHER UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND NO LESS THAN $250 TOWARDS THE REPAIRS!! IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME PARTS ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRS AS 15,000 OTHER NEONS -- REGARDLESS OF WHICH PLANT THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLIED, THE DEFECTS LIE IN THE PLACEMENT AND/OR MANUFACTURING OF THE FAULTY PARTS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY RELATING RECALLS! *NM UPDATED 12/1505. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143833

Incident

Sep 21, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD BROKE. THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE STOP AS THE WHEEL TURNED IN. THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS LAST INSPECTED IN JULY 2005 (VA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION) AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE TIE ROD BROKE AT THE TAPERED STUD. THIS DID RESULT IN A LOST OF STEERING. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED. THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE UNBROKEN DRIVERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD.*JB

NHTSA ID

10140737

Incident

Oct 21, 2005

Mileage

108,667 mi

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO WORK THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE CAR HAD NO STEERING. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT (2) TWO 1/2 INCH THREADED BOLTS (THAT BOLT THE TIE RODS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD SHEARED OFF. ONE OF THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS WAS GONE AND THE AREA THE BUSHING WAS IN WAS EXTREMELY WORN, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 20,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING THE RACK, BACKING OUT THE OLD BOLT ENDS AND INSTALLING NEW BOLTS. THE ONE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP ON THE REPAIR. THE DISTRICT REP WAS ASK TO HELP AND HE DENIED ANY HELP. (HE DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD NOT OVER RULE DETRIOT). *JB

NHTSA ID

10139179

Incident

Oct 3, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

NUMEROUS FAILURES-SINCE I BOUGHT THIS "95 DODGE STRATUS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. 1) ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE-I TOOK CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP-BUCHANAN & YOUNG IN BURNSVILLE, NC AND HAD A NEW HEAD GASKET PUT ON. 2) I REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES, SO THE CAR WOULD START, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE STARTER TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO START. I STILL OFTEN HAVE TO GET OUT AND PECK ON THE STARTER WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO GET IT TO START---EVEN AFTER I HAD A NEW STARTER PUT ON. DATE: 8-10-05 3) WHEEL BROKE OFF/CAR NOT DRIVABLE-PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM & MECHANIC'S BILL 4) HAD TO REPLACE FLYWHEEL 5) HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COMPONENTS I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO GET THIS CAR WITH VERY LOW MILES ON IT TO START. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132764

Incident

Aug 10, 2005

Mileage

31,000 mi

THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ON MY 2003 DODGE CARAVAN HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN 50000 MILES OF DRIVING. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING TO THESE COMPONANT FAILURES. THE DEFECT CAUSES ROUGH VEHICLE HANDLING I.E. ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE, FACTORY INSTALLED AND TWO REPLACEMENTS. ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ASSEMBLY WAS DISCARDED. THE TWO REPALCEMENTS WERE PERFORMED BY THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALERSHIP, MONROE CHRYSLER SUPERSTORES, USING MOPAR REPLACEMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116570

Incident

Apr 6, 2005

Mileage

28,775 mi