NHTSA Complaint #10078672 — 1996 DODGE CARAVAN

AS A PRECAUTION TO OTHER DRIVERS.MY 1996 DODGE CARAVAN 125000 MILES,UPON LEAVING A PARKING LOT AFTER A HIGHWAY SPEED AND CITY SPEED TRIP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.A POLICE OFFICER WAVED ME TO STOP.UPON INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WE FOUND THE OUTER TIE ROD JOINT BROKE SEPERATING AT THE BALL SOCKET CAUSING THE WHEEL TO NOT MOVE WITH THE STEERING.BY THE GRACE OF GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE WAY WITH MY FAMILY ABOARD.WE WERE ABLE THE CHANGE THE TIE OUTER TIE ROD SO WE COULD RETURN HOME.THE OTHER DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY AS A PRECAUTION.IS THERE A RECALL ABOUT THESE TIE RODS? THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM A AFTERMARKET PARTS STORE APPEAR HEAVY DUTY COMPARED TO THE ORIGINALS.THE ORIGINAL PART SHOWED WEAR ON THE BALL ASWELL AS THE SOCKET.THE REPACEMENT PART HAS A GREASE FITTING TO LUBE THE JOINT AND THE ORIGINAL DOES NOT.PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL IF A RECALL EXIST OR WITH QUESTIONS.PLEASE INFORM THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THESE PARTS INSPECTED BEFORE A PROBLEMS OCCURS FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND BEST REGARDS /DAVID DEROUEN. *AK