NHTSA Complaint #10406817 — 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

2005 GRAND CARAVAN RACK & PINION LEAK FAILURE- IT BEGAN AS A SLIGHT GRUNT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE SITTING STILL, LIKE IN A PACKING LOT, THEN I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR A VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR PLATE RENEWAL WHEN I WAS INFORMED I HAD A BAD RIGHT STRUT AND A LEAK, THEY REPLACE THE STRUT AND RE-ALIGNED THE FRONT END BUT INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION BOX TO FIX THE FLUID LEAK. I DID NOT BELIEVE THEM SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION, AND FOR SURE THAT'S WHAT IT IS AND THE EXPECTED REPAIR COST TO BE NEAR $1000.00 THE VAN ONLY HAS 80,100 GENTLE MILES ON IT, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FAILED ALREADY, I TREAT THIS VAN REALLY WELL. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN, LITTLE DID I KNOW WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2005. I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER OF THIS VAN. *TR