2002 DODGE INTREPID Suspensionfront Problems

VEHICLE: 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE IN: [XXX] ODOMETER: 35,100 MI N-SERVICE DATE: 1/1/2002 ATE CLASS: D - USED. MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID WAS PURCHASED FROM BYERS DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN DUBLIN, OHIO I.E. (COLUMBUS, OHIO) IN MARCH OF 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES. IN JUNE 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE TICKING. IN JULY OF 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING DURING START UP. THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,148. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A 5,000 + ENGINE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE SOLD TO ME WITH KNOWN PROBLEMS OR TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THERE ARE MANY LIKE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MECHANICAL INSPECTION ON THE FRONT END DUE TO FREQUENT THUMPING NOISES DURING FULL RIGHT AND FULL LEFT TURNS. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS ONLY THE STEERING STOPS WORKING PROPERLY. IT SOUNDED AND FELT AS IF BALLJOINTS...

YESTERDAY I HAD A 4 WHEEL COMPUTERIZED ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IT WAS DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THAT NIGHT WHEN PULLING OUT AWAY FROM FRIENDS HOUSE, HAVING WHEEL TURNED SHARP AND WAITING AT IDLE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING AND IT WOULD CHANGE WHEN WHEEL WAS MOVED. LATER THAT NIGHT STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AS IT HAD BEFORE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING. WHEEL WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING BECAME MUCH MORE SENSITIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT. WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING WHEEL WOULD FEEL EVEN MOVE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ALMOST STUCK. I TRIED TO GET A FRIEND TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHE STARTED TO DRIVE IT IN A PARKING LOT, I ASKED HER TO MANUVER WITH THE CAR AND AFTER...

STEERING SOMETIMES SQUEALS/SQUEAKS AT END OF U-TURN WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY (LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION) AT ABOUT 10MPH. STEERING BEGAN TO SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT EVEN ON FLAT ROADS WHERE PREVIOUS VEHICLE DID NOT. THIS FIRST OCCURED AT ABOUT 200 MILES. THE CONDITION WAS UNFORTUANTELY NOT NOTICED ON VEHICLE TEST DRIVE. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ISSUE PERSISTS AND NOW SOMETIMES CLUNK IS FELT IN STEERING AT TIMES WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED AND STOPPING. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED SHARP THEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. STEERING ONCE FELT LOOSE AND FLOPPY SUDDENLY THEN SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER DUE TO ISSUE. SHOP FOREMAN CALLED AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY OF THE ISSUES. WENT ON ROAD TEST WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO SQUEEK AT THE...

I HAVE MADE A PREVIOUS COMMENT IN REGARD TO MY NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID'S STEERING (SOMETIMES SQUEAKING IN LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION (END OF U-TURN AT ABOUT 10MPH), CLUNKING, STEERING ONCE FEELING LOOSE AND DRIFTING TO THE LEFT). I HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SHOP FOREMAN DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HE COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE STEERING WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND SEEMED FINE. THE SHOP FOREMAN OFFERED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT AND TIGHTEN UP STEERING RELATED BOLTS. THE STEERING NOW FEELS MORE SOLID AND HAS A BETTER FEEL TO IT HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY ON U-TURNS AT ABOUT 10MPH STILL PERSISTS. THE CLUNKING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED NEARLY ALL THE WAY AND THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED STILL PERSITS. I FELT THE CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END TWICE TODAY IN A...