Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Dodge Stratus

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Stratus. The contact was driving 30 mph when the steering wheel became loose, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle and crashed into a fence. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed of the incident. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified and advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 00v225002 (steering:gear box -other than rack and pinion). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 130,000.

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My steering all of a sudden got locked to the left and I almost ran into and other car. I went to a repair place and they told me it was my rack and pinion. I just got back from a trip and had no problems thank god but to go out all of a sudden. It scared me pretty bad I parked the car it is to dangerous to drive.

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In or around October 2004 I took my car in for it's 30,000 checkup. I have a 2002 Dodge Stratus. I told the service technician that I had a "thud" in the front in of my car. He told me that it was my "front suspenssion". It was fixed, but was not noted on my invoice. A while later I felt the same "thud" everytime I turned the corner or turned my steering wheel to the left. Sometime in January my check engine light came on. Well, I took it to the dealership to find out what was going on with my 2002 vehicle. Now, mind you, I paid my car off 10 months after I purchased it from Dodge. Anyway, not only did I feel that I shouldn't have to pay for the diagnostic but I also feel that car is too new for the "rack & penion" and my "evap system" to go out. They talked me into buying another car this past weekend,April 9, 2005 but decided to return the car on April 11, 2005. They didn't even want to compensate me for my car being a "lemon" as the salesperson deemed my car to be except for trade my car for $6,000. 00 and have payments, again, of $275. 74 for 71 months. I don't think that's fair. For one, my car is paid off and two my car is too new for it to have these kind of problems. I want to know if there's been any recalls or problems on the 2002 Dodge Stratus'.

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Steering has become difficult at low speeds, like exiting driveways or parking lots or turning onto other roads. When driving straight, steering is fine. Steering is very hard and the steering wheel jerks back and forth during a turn. Opinion of mechanic is failure of steering rack and pinion. Power steering fluid level is correct.

Bolts that hold the steering rack and pinion gear together broke off.

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When it's cold it's hard to turn the steering wheel. Dealer has seen.

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Whenever air conditioner is on or the weather is cold, steering wheel would make a humming sound. The steering wheel would become stiff & not able to turn as freely.