Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 1999 Buick Park Avenue

One problem related to steering tie rod assembly has been reported for the 1999 Buick Park Avenue. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Steering Tie Rod Assembly problem

Failure Date: 07/10/2009

My wife came home and stated this car was driving wobbly and making a noise. I inspected vehicel and found the following. Vehicle steering rack seperated from cradle. . First noticed loud noise when steering rotated lock to lock. . Visual inspection could see tie rod contacting right side unibody rail. . . Closer inspection found casting or rack housing cracked and seperated from it's mounting point on right side. . This allowed steering rack to lift up and bind against right rail or vehicle inner structure. . . Loss of steering and control when attempting to steer vehicle.


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