Front Suspension Control Arm Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

I had suspension work completed on my vehicle (inner/outer tie rods, rack and pinion and control arms replaced by a shop) after driving back to texas I noticed both front tires were extremely worn and was close to a blow out. I contacted the shop about it and they refused to work with me. After taking my vehicle to a local repair shop the mechanic stated that the alignment appeared to not have been done and that the specs was off the charts. The mechanic contacted the shop that made the initial repairs and they denied not completing an alignment. I've had this vehicle for over 11 years and my tires have never worn this fast and it didn't happen until this repair shop did the suspension work on my vehicle. The shop needs to be investigated for unsafe maintenance practices. Their maintenance and lack of safety standards put the safety of my family in jeopardy, and they're still in denial of any wrong doing nor are they willing to provide me specs of the alignment they said they did. Photos are attached.

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Noticed there was a squeaking sound coming from the front end of the vehicle on July 1, 2005. Was on vacation, and there was a squeaking noise the got progressively worse. The bolt separated from the arm, and it felt like driving in a rut. A bolt in the control arm broke loose; it was tied to the bushing. Contacted the dealer, and was advised not to drive it.

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Driving around a curve at 35 mph the car would not straighten out and instead began fishtailing and spinning out of control. Car ran off the road up an incline where it came to rest. Right front wheel was perpendicular to car with tire hanging off of rim. We later learned that the right control arm had snapped. Manufacturer claims I must have hit a very deep pothole, but we are unaware of any such occurrence. No deep potholes existed on area of road where car went out of control. Also, the tire rim was not damaged.

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Bushings on right lower control arm failed. Problem was not diagnosed by price Dodge in new castle, DE, in Nov '03, necessitating replacement of entire front suspension in Feb '04.

Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the control arm snap causing the windshield wiper and the turn signal not to work. Dealer notified. Mr.

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The steering alignment was inconsistant, some times pulling to one side, sometimes not. An alignment shop replaced the badly corroded ball joint. The ball joint was sealed, meaning it was not greasable by routine service. If the part would have had a catastrophic failure, the consequences are unknown, but could have been deadly.