Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Chrysler LHS

Vehicle steering would start pulling to the right and then the left. Noise coming from front end and very loud at times while turning. And sometimes would not turn it would lock up no control then you would get control of the steering. We had car into the dealer and they could not find a problem. Vehicle then started getting were it was hard to turn left ,it was like the power steering would quit and then start back . Vehicle would turn right no problem. We had this checked again,it was under warranty. The dealer said the could not find any thing wrong. I hit a deer ,when I tried to turn to miss him steering locked up would not turn. Then I had a accident where I hit someone in the rear. I tried to miss as I realized they were stopped and the steering would not let me turn . I was not charged with following too close due to vision obscured by the sun. I would have avoided the wreck if the steering had not of locked up I had no control. I was not going fast . The vehicle kept getting harder to turn and they still could not find a problem . Now the warranty is out and vehicle was check by another mechanic and he told us it needed rack and pinion . This was what we complained of, and they should have fond the problem. The car noise got louder, and they said it was nothing, and all along this was going out. Currently, warranty was gone. They covered this just to pass the warranty out.

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I was driving my 2000 Chrysler Lhs and the steering failed. I could not turn the car to the left. My major concern was that my 16 year old daughter was using this car to practice driving for her motor vehicle test. If it was her that was driving the car she would of been hurt or killed. I have only 55,000 miles on this car. It had 3 owners all in my family. I asked Chrysler and the dealer to cover the $800 repair bill. They of course refused. I contacted Chrysler customer service and they refused and were very rude. I contacted the tufano dealership they contacted Chrysler and still refused. Claiming the mileage was too high. There are may complaints regarding this issue. I am just look for reimbursement. I will not stop until I am satisfied. Can you help.

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While driving at normal highway speed the steering needs to be constantly corrected. The dealer analysis requires the replacement of the rack and pinion assembly due to internal looseness. The vehicle only has 54000 miles. Surely the durability should be better on a vehicle that is driven only occasionally for long trips.

When turning at low speeds, the rack and pinion snapped and failed. The consumer lost steering control. The consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. Please provide more information.

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I began hearing a clunking noise in the front end, upon a warm start. The rack and pinion assembly was replaced, but the problem has persisted. The vehicle is now difficult to control on right turn exit ramps and the clunking noise is present while driving.

Complaint received via e-mail. "steering is extremely loose, flimsy feeling and over-sensitive. Steering will also usually jerk when driving over bumps, accelerating or braking. Steering assembly feels like it violently jerks over heavily bumpy areas. Vehicle is sometimes difficult to control due to it being really loose, flimsy feeling steering that moves way to freely. Front wheels sometimes seem to slide or slip around some slight turns. I took it into the dealership and was told that the rack and pinion steering was broken. It has been dangerous at times.

Rack and pinion broke while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. Dealer was not notified.

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The steering wheel had too much play in it, and there is a bad squeaking noise when turning. Vehicle was taken to the dealership, who indicated that rack and pinion malfunctioned.

I purchased a used 1996 Chrysler Lhs in August. When the weather turned cold, I noticed a "knocking" sound in the general vicinity of the right front tire upon turning the steering wheel soon after starting the car. After researching the problem online and being made aware of other similar symptoms that resulted in dangerous loss-of-steering situations, I took my car into my local Chrysler service center. The car was diagnosed as having a "bad rack-and-pinion gear assembly. ".

The steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced, which required additional force to the steering wheel. Power steering rack assembly was replaced along with front end alignment as per replacing power steering rack.

The vehicle shimmied and a growling noise was heard, at any speed. The dealer first serviced the power steering fluid, and then stated the rack and pinion had to be replaced.

In January 2002 a Chrysler certified mechanic put bushings into my steering mechanism. I say put them there because the previous ones (less than 2 years old, had compeltely dissintegrated. In August of this year my husband was approaching the end of a freeway. When he braked to slow down, the bolt on the d side fell off and the steering mechanism fell apart. He was travelling approximately 55mph and had absolutely no control over the car at the moment the steering mechanism fell apart. It is a miracle there was no accident, injuries or deaths as he was swerving from one side of the highway to the other. The d side wheel was completely independent of the steering.

Steering gear failed by leaking steering fluid on inside bushings on tie rods. Bushings degenerated and suddenly had substatial play. Caused steering wheel to have about 4 inches of play and made car difficult to keep in the road even at low speeds. Car would veer left then right - causing oversteering just to keep it straight. Cost of repair has been estimated at $2,000. Dealer (jim cogdill Dodge) says car is not drivable in current condition.

As we were turning into a parking lot, the car shuttered and then made a noise and felt like a flat tire. I stopped the car and looked for a flat and found none. The car then would barely go forward or backward and I had no steering control. Next morning, in daylight, front tires were aimed at a 90 degree variance. Bolts holding steering rack had sheered and bend/broke tie rods also. I see a similar previous report in your files. I do not know what would have happened in high speed situation!.

When driving at any speed steering wheel lockrd up, and consumer had no control. Then rack pinion broke, causing one wheel to go to the right and one to the left. Consumer applied the brakes, and vehicle came to a stop.

Problems with vehicle making clunking noises and wheels locking up. The consumer was driving and when he attempted to make a left turn, the wheels did not turn. The consumer didn't find a recall on the steering rack but found numerous articles regarding the defect in which others had experienced the same and a few resulted in accidents. (TSB#1900101).

While making a turn vehicle experienced rack and pinion failure. The front wheels didn't turn with the steering wheel.

The rack and pinion mounting bushings failed. Nlm.

Rack and pinion steering failed, steering will is not straight and the wheel pops and scrapes when turning the wheel. Nlm.