Equipment Problems of Plymouth Breeze

We had been having trouble with smoke coming from under the hood. We thought it was oil leaking. We stopped and my husband checked under the hood. He didn't find any oil but there was some power steering fluid on his hand. He thought he knew what the problem was and we could make it to our destination where he would try to fix it. When we arrived at our destination, the car was smoking some. I parked in one location, but then decided to park in another. As I turned my steering wheel to park in the other location, smoke began to come from under the hood. As I completed parking, the smoke got heavier and heavier until flames began to appear by the windshield from under the hood and you could smell rubber burning. We immediately existed the car. My husband opened the hood a little to try to stop the fire from spreading. Eventually he put the fire out with water. Most of the wiring and hoses near the power steering area were burnt or damaged and had to be replaced. We had to have the car towed to a friend's house until we could buy all the parts that were destroyed in the fire.

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Towards the end of July 2014, the front end started making crunching noises when driving at low speeds, turning and or coming to a stop. I also noticed play in the steering. When I took the car for its oil change on August 19, 2014, the shop informed me that the tie rods were loose and both outer tie rods needed to be replaced. This was done on September 25, 2014, at a cost of $511. 70, which included a wheel alignment. At that time the shop recommended I replace my brakes which I did on October 31, 2014. The shop suggested that I get another wheel alignment. I still have the crunch and don't know why. Please help. , I am the original owner of the car having purchased it new at tufano motors in new britain, CT.

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