Hydraulic Power Assist Steering System Problems of Dodge Stratus

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Stratus. The contact received recall 06v001000 ,and believed it was to blame for the following incident. While driving the steering became difficult and control of the vehicle was lost. The vehicle landed in a ditch and was destroyed, causing both airbags to deploy. A police report was taken. Current mileage was 40000.

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My car was a Dodge Stratus se 2000, 2. 4 cylinder. On Feb. 13th when pulling out from my garage I notice leakage on the ground from the car. I opened the hood and notice oil on top of the steering wheel hydraulic box. First thing in the morning I decided to have it checked out. When driving towards the body shop place the car started with fumes under the hood. 10 minutes later car was caught up on fire. I was able to get out of the car immediately and called the fire department. Extremely dangerous situation being that 15 minutes prior to this incident I dropped off my kids at school. The car was burned in a matter of minutes. I reported to my insurance but believe that the company who built this car should be responsible and should consider how dangerous this situation is. The car has given me no problems for the last 5 years. I lost my car which I paid almost $22,000. Insurance will recognize value from blue book. Considering that I paid up the car two years ago I have lost $13,000. My car is a total loss.

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Rupture in power steering hose caused power steering fluid to to contact hot exhaust manifold, resulting in a fire that melted ignition wires, distributor, and power steering return fluid line. Ts.

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This should be handled as a top priority investigation. The front axles bearings have been replaced 3 times on right and left front. The front ball joints and control arms have been replaced once all covered under warranty by manufacturer. Axle bearing failure occured at 21,000 miles vehicle was 6 months old. Then again 6 months later with 38,000 miles on it , at that time it was discovered the ball joints on the upper and lower on both sides were worn out, manufacturer covered under warranty. Recently a power steering line which runs from the power steering pump to the power steering resevoir started leaking, upon inspection I found it had been leaking for a while but finally opened up. The casue is the design of the power steering line, it rubs against the a/c line which is metal and wore a hole in the line. I purchased the line front the local Dodge dealer. The line has been superceeded 3 times, a obvious design problem. I am ase certified technician, the following problems I listed are very serious and Dodge is aware of them. Comment to me was the axle bearings and ball joints are a very common problem, this came from the dealer it self. The dealers also can not keep the power steering lines in stock. Potential risk associated with this failures are as follows, ball joint and axle bearing failure should they break while operating on the highway can cause loss of control of vehicle. The power steering line when it finally ruptures after it has worn through can cause a potential fire hazard due to the proximity of the exhaust system and also loss of power steering. Although my vehicle has 64,000 miles on it, it is only 15 months old and is driven exclusively on the highway. These failures are not normal on any vehicle with the mileage I listed and should prompt an investigation before someone gets injured. The superceeded power steering line can be confirmed at any Dodge or Chrysler dealer. Thank you kevin gilmore dt.

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While turning power steering makes noise, and is hard to turn. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

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