1995 EAGLE VISION Steering Problems

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS IN RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE TIGHTENED CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. WHEN THE BOLTS BECAME LOOSE THE WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS, BUT IT ONLY LASTED FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER STEERING TEMPORALLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND HITTING A BUMP VEHICLE STEERED INADVERTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. *AK

THE FAILURE IS 2 BUSHINGS ATTACHING THE RACK TO THE STEERING GEAR HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN OUT, LEAVING METAL BOLTS TO HIT METAL WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK THE BOLTS, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSTEERABLE. DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE RACK WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT GET THE BUSHINGS SEPARATE. *AK

I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM STEERING PUMP AREA. LOW MILEAGE CAR (WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN TURNING, I DO NOT CRANK WHEEL ALL THE WAY UNTIL IT STOPS TO KEEP PRESSURE OFF SEALS IN PUMP). I NOTICED FLUID A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT IGNORED IT (NOT MUCH LEAKAGE). WHEN CHRYLSER OVEHAULED MY TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS AGO, EVENTHOUGH I FORGOT TO MENTION TO THEM, THEY DID NOT SEE NOR NOTIFY ME OF IT. ANOTHER TACTIC OF THE DEALER WAITING FOR IT TO BECOME MORE SERIOUS (THUS MORE COSTLY) TO REPAIR. THERE'S NO WAY THEY COULD HAVE MISSED IT!! *AK

THE STEERING ALL BUT FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS AND WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS (55 MPH & HIGHER). I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING OF THE CAR. CAR WOULD ALSO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT TIMES. COST OF REPAIR WAS $754.88. *AK

NO SUMMARY

DEALER AND CHRYSLER BOTH CONTACTED WITH COMPLAINT. NO RESOLUTION OFFERED. REPAIRED BY MY MECHANIC WHO ALSO CONTACTED DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. SAME FAIURE RECURRED AT 100,000 MILES; REPAIRED AGAIN BY MY MECHANIC WHO WAS SURPRISED CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

AT 46,500 MILES, TIE ROD BUSHINS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY 'DISINTEGRATED'. I HAD POPPING NOISES BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION LOCAL MIDAS SHOP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. TODAY I SAW A NEWS RELEASE ON THE AUTO.COM WEB PAGE SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO POST MY PROBLEM. I HAVE MY RECEIPT FROM THE REPAIR AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT ONCE CHRYSLER IS NOTIFIED BY NHTSA ON THE MANDATORY RECALL INFORMATION. *AK

STEERING WHEEL HAS BAD STEERING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR COIL STOPPED WORKING AT 72600 MILES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED IT. ALSO, WHEN USING DEFROSTER THE RUGS GET WET. *AK

BUSHINGS FOR RACK/PINION WERE TOTALLY WORN (DESTROYED). $140 REPAIR DONE AT LOCAL SHOP. CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN SAID "WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE BUSHINGS". SOME UNEVEN WEAR ON TIRE NOTED FROM THIS DEFECTIVE PART.

NO SUMMARY

THE BUSHINGS AND TIE RODS BEGAN TO FAIL AT 36000 MILES. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NOW AT 46000 MILES THIS IS CONSIDERED A "WEAR ITEM" NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THERE ARE FEW WARNING SIGNS. THE END RESULT IS A LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH SLOWING DOWN, NOTICED SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE, DROVE TO NEAREST TIRE SHOP, FOUND LEFT FRONT TIE ROD END AND MOTOR MOUNT HAD BROKEN, ALSO, WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, SLOWED DOWN, SUDDENLY NOTICED LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY DUE TO MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE AND TIE ROD END FAILURE. *AK

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT