Steering Tie Rod Assembly Problems of Hyundai Tucson

While driving one day, I felt my car shift as if the wheel had slipped, this occurred many times after making a turn. I recently had work done to the front (strut, tie rod, knuckle, ball joint) and am also in need of a wheel alignment. I wondered if this was why, so I called the mechanic back, but he told me that it was my tires. However there is still a fair amount of tread on my tires, so I am not sure if thats really true. Next thing I know, my car accelerated out of nowhere and was almost like driving itself at 20mph (the speed it was stuck on even after slowing down). Also while on the high way it did the same thing-- accelerated on its own and jerked to the right. I had to pretty much hurry and catch the wheel before slamming into another car while on a turn and going about 55mph. At random times it will accelerate and pretty much drive itself while I am driving. I typically have to apply plenty of pressure to the brakes to keep it from rolling while I am stopped. Also I am having an issue with overheating. If I idle too long the car will overheat, even though the tank is full. Even with adding more in, the tank stays where it is, it doesn't overflow. It's almost as if the car is just drinking it but it's not filtering through the hose if that makes sense. Lastly, the car did not want to turn on this evening, after about the 5th time I held it longer than usual and it finally puttered to life reluctantly. I don't feel very safe in this truck anymore.

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The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 15 mph the passenger front tie rod and control arm failed. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. The local mechanic stated that the failure was a common failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated the failure was due to a defect in the material. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 72,000. Updated 07/05/lj.