2006 CHRYSLER 300C Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE OIL SENSOR LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL WAS CHANGED TWICE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PASS AN INSPECTION DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A FRACTURED PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE RIGHT TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,430.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY. WITHIN THE NEXT 3,000 MILES, DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER INSPECT THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE TIE RODS WERE INSPECTED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,890. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLUG ADAPTER. UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

ON JUNE 11, 2009 I WENT IN TO HAVE TIRES PUT ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AT SOUTHERN TIRE, LEXINGTON PARK, MARYLAND. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO PUTTING TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT HE HAD CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, PARK DODGE, CHRYSLER JEEP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS AND THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 3,123 ON BACK ORDER. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP MYSELF THE SAME EVENING AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PARTS MANAGER BY PHONE AND ORDERED THE PART ( P/N 68028831AC) BUT WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. HE INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD CALL THE CUSTOMER CARE LINE AT CHRYSLER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE LINE THAT EVENING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF CHRYSLER I SHOULD...