Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 2006 Dodge Stratus

My 2006 Dodge Stratus rear strut mount plates are disintegrated. Have only had this car a year and I took it in for inspection and the garage said I was very lucky I hadn't been in an accident due to the tie rod was falling apart. I am a single mother of 2 children and I am very fortunate that nothing happened. After being told by the garage about this I did research on the internet to find that there are many complaints about the rear strut mounts falling apart and literally crumbling. Yet I can not find it on a recall list. Dodge needs to recall this problem. I hope this is taken seriously and an investigation into this issue is pursued by the safety commission since there are so many complaints on the internet. I only had the money to fix the tie rod. Now some how soon I have to come up with the money for the strut mount plates, need to be replaced so I can drive this car safely with my 2 children.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Stratus. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle lowered itself and a screeching noise was heard from the front end. The contact pulled into her driveway and noticed that the front passenger side tire was completely diverted. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the tie rod on the front passenger side tire was completely destroyed. He further stated that the tie rod on the front driver's side was almost completely destroyed as well. In addition, the ball joints on both rear tires failed. The mechanic repaired both tie rods and both rear ball joints. Through research, the contact discovered that these were very common failures for her type of vehicle. She believes that a recall should be issued. The current and failure mileages were 73,600.