NHTSA Complaint #10256173 — 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

I HAD A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF MY 2001 T&C WITH ABOUT 68000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE SWAY BAR LINKS,DRIVER SIDE IDLER ARM, BOTH STRUTS, BOTH STRUT BEARINGS. 8 MONTHS LATTER I WAS BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC TO FIX THE NOISE WHICH HAD GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. HE CHANGED THE BALL JOINTS. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS AND NOTICED THAT THE NOISE HAD NOT TOTALLY BEEN ILLUMINATED AND THE STRUT BEARINGS WERE CREAKING. I RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE FINALLY FOUND THE NOISE. HE CHANGED THE A-ARM AND BUSHINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PROBLEM FIXED. ONE YEAR LATER AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE MAY NEED REPLACED. A-ARMS AND BUSHINGS ARE $350 . TOTAL REPAIRS: NEW A-ARM AND BUSHINGS, NEW STRUTS AND STRUT BEARINGS TWICE, NEW BALL JOINTS TWICE, NEW SWAY BAR LINKS, NEW IDLER ARMS,AND 3 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON ANY OF THESE REPAIRS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. TOTAL COST OF ALL REPAIRS WAS ABOUT $1900. THE SECOND TIME AROUND ON THE STRUTS AND BEARINGS,BALL JOINTS WAS FREE. WOO! HOO! *TR