Steering Tie Rod Assembly Problems of Buick Century

2003 Buick Century. Consumer writes in regards to tie rod ends recall information. The repair shop replaced and adjusted the left outer tie rod.

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Rack and pinions need replaced after I had new tie rods replaced.

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The contact owns a 2004 Buick Century. While driving 50 mph and merging to the left, the vehicle veered to the right and crashed into a wall. The mechanic stated that the front passenger side tie rod failed. The dealer stated that the contact may have driven over something to cause the failure. As of October 23, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 31,000.

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The outer tie rods of the consumer's 2001 Buick Century were very loose. There were no grease couplings for the tie rods. The manufacturer refused to repair the damage.

The dealership was unable to perform a front end alignment because the front tie rods were worn and about to fall off. This problem occurred because the tie rod could not be greased.

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When the consumer had the tires rotated the mechanic noticed that the front outer tie rods were loose and needed to be replaced.

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Vehicle was in for a routine check when mechanic noticed right front tie rod end was worn. Cause unknown. Please provide any further information.

2000 Century limited. . . . . 20,340 mile bought new. Noise from the engine (lifters) is getting louder and the front end is pounding. I see that the tie rods are bad, the rack is sloppy the brakes and rotors have failed due to chinese materials. The car is garaged, maintained and taken care of. The hydraulic brakes line have failed and had to be replaced. Presently owning 12 gm cars right now,this car is falling apart. It has the v-6 engine that has gotten 35 mpg on a trip (if it makes it).

If vehicle hits the smallest pump in the road front of vehicle makes a noise like it has hit the road. Dealership indicated that this was caused by defective tie rod ends. Please provide more details. Ts. .

While performing maintenance (wheel bearing replacement) I discovered a through and through crack in the steering knuckle at the point of attachment of the tie rod end on the drivers side, the casting was split which would have allowed the tie rod to disconnect and potentially fatal consequences. The car is a 2002 Buick Century custom with 138,000 miles.

On two occasions the steering wheel felt loose and the driver heard a clink noise while driving. The dealer later determined that one of the tie rods broke. The dealer replaced the tie rod, aligned the tires and balanced the tires.

On two occasions steering wheel felt loose, and driver heard a "clink" noise while driving. Both times dealer found that the tie rod broke. Dealer replaced the tie rod, aligned, and balanced the tires.