Ball Joint Problems of Chrysler 300

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving various speeds, an unspecified part became loose underneath the vehicle. Upon applying the brakes, the vehicle shook and the front driver and passenger side wheels seemed unstable. In addition, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. James ceranti motors inc (3064 us-82, greenville, mississippi 38703, (662) 332-7231) replaced the struts and the ball joints in an attempt to stabilize the vehicle, but the failure recurred. An independent mechanic was made aware of the failures and stated that the shaking of the vehicle was a result of faulty inner and outer tie rods. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

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My steering went out in my 2007 Chrysler 300. I was traveling south on I-5 near exit 165a. I was in the fast lane going 65 mph at 2:45pm when I suddenly lost control of my vehicle and I could no longer steer the vehicle. I came to a stop but while doing so my right front wheel jack knifed and caused the steering wheel to shake violently. It was all I could do to just keep the vehicle going straight as I came to a stop. I had to leave my vehicle mostly in the fast lane since I could not steer it and there was no shoulder to pull over onto. I had to jump over on open spot that I could see 40 feet below me on I-5 to get to a quieter area to make my phone calls for emergency help. The vehicle was towed to the local Chrysler dealership. The service writer had no time so I did and found a broken heavy duty ball joint that connects to my front right wheel. It had sheered in the middle and caused my steering to go out and damaged my abs braking and the brake shield plate along with scraping the inside of my right front wheel. I then called Chrysler corporate at there hotline and was asking about a recall or warranty help. I went to the parts counter and talked with them and they said this happens regularly and we keep a supply of ball joints on hand because of this. I purchased the ball joint for my vehicle. I asked how much to install the part and if there was a warranty on there work. He said for 12 months they would warranty the part if they installed it. They found more steering problems with the vehicle. They replaced the left ball joint since they saw it going out along with the left and right tie rods because they were loose along with abs parts that were ruined. I was told that the local police drive Dodge chargers that have the same steering as a Chrysler 300 and they are replacing ball joints on those vehicles regularly along with the Chrysler 300.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler 300c. The contact stated that the vehicle made a squeaking noise while driving. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who inspected the vehicle and found that the front driver side ball joint was defective. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for further inspection but was not repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 45,920.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact was driving 10 mph when a banging noise was heard from the front suspension. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who noticed a defect in the tension strut arm, which was detaching at the ball joint. The mechanic stated that if the tension strut arm disconnected from the ball joint, the front tires would become inoperable. The mechanic stated that the tension arm struts would need to be replaced. The contact did not replace the tension strut arms. The failure mileage as was 70,000. Kmj.

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I had to have the tires replaced at 30,00 miles. Took car for tires and was told I needed struts and shock. Took care to have struts and shocks replaced and was told I needed tire rods and a ball joints for passenger side. Dealer said the ball joint had been redesigned and I had to replace both or the car could not be aligned. They were unwilling to provide the ball joint for the drivers side. The passenger rear window will not work. And the power seat on the passenger side does not work. I will never purchase a Chrysler again.

1. Driving on an overpass. Made a left turn toward ramp to get onto i5 north. 2. During the turn, I heard and felt a huge "clunk" sound from the right front of car. I continued to drive thinking I may have just run over a rock or something. After a few weeks the car began pulling to the right while driving and eventually began vibrating harshly when driving at highway speeds. 3. Being a "shade tree" mechanic, I pulled the wheels and checked the suspension. I noted that the tie rod ends seemed to be shot. This is a 2006 Chrysler 300 touring with only 62,000 miles! I purchased the parts and replaced the outer tie rod ends. I took note that the original equipment tie rod ends did not have any way of lubricating the tie rod ball joint. There were no grease points that would allow proper maintenance of this part. I removed the boot from one of the old ends and noticed there was very little grease in the joint and there was scarring on the ball where there had been metal to metal contact between the ball and the housing. This caused the ball to wear prematurely and eventually caused the part to fail completely. A part of my oil change ritual is to have the lubrication points greased. Tie rod ends are moving parts which need lubrication in order to remain in good condition. The fact that Chrysler is using parts with no provision for lubrication is insidious and smacks of extortion.

Radiator fan went out,I replaced at my own expense,as of 2/25/2012 was notified by Chrysler to bring to dealer to have replaced ? in process now of being reimbursed,having trouble with power window controller on driver door,now the auto return for the seat and steering wheel does not work,u no what Chrysler just fix the problem or pay the bill, you're owned by the same people that own our company which is fiat! now I'm having problems with driver side front ball joints squeaking, shouldn't happen at 50,000 mi.