1994 EAGLE VISION Steeringrack And Pinion Problems

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING CORNERS HAS TO BE STRONG TO TURN, IT'S LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAY CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THERE IS A RECALL THAT INCLUDES THE TRANS AXLE, BUT NOT THE RACK AND PINION. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON MAY 30, 2005.

THE BOLTS WHICH HELD THE STEERING LINKS TO THE RACK AND PINION SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTED IN LOST OF STEERING POWER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB

I OWN A 1994 EAGLE VISION AND HAVE BEEN IN TO THE DEALERS AND OTHER REPAIR SHOPS ABOUT MY STEERING PROBLEM SINCE 1997. MANY TOLD ME THAT MY PROBLEM WAS STRUTS, BUT WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FINALLY, THE LAST SHOP THAT I WENT INTO (FIRESTONE) TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY RACK & PINION SYSTEM THAT IS FAILING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE RACK IS SHIFTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND IT HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN IT. WHILE DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND. MY STEERING AND RIDE IS HORRIBLE!!! *JB

THE STREEING RACK BUSHING FAIL PREMATURELY LEADING TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FRONT STEERING LINKAGES. THIS BUSHING WEAR IS SUSPECTED TO LEAD TO COMPOUNDED FAILURE OF THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS AND MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE FIRST SIGN IS COLD WEATHER FRONT END SQUEEKING SOUNDS FROM THE RUBBER RACK BUSHINGS. WHEN THEY FAIL ENOUGH TO ALLOW ENOUGH FOWARD AND BACK PLAY, THE TIE ROD ENDS ARE SUBJECTED TO EXCESSIVE STRESS AND FAIL PREMATURELY. I QUESTION THAT THIS EXCESSIVE FOWARD/REARWARD PLAY ALLOWS EXCESSIVE STRESS TO THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WITH SUBSQUENT FAILURE OF THESE PARTS. ADDITIONALLY, A COUPLE OF MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VECHICLE EVERY WEEK. THANKS TOM BROWN

RACK & PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. ALSO, TIE ROD BUSHINGS WORE OUT PREMATURELY/STRUT BUSHING FELL APART & NEEDED REPLACING/ WHEEL HUB & BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK

THE CAR WAS BEING BACKED UP AND IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE WELD FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE CRADLE/CONTROL ARM HAD CAME APART. THIS CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO COME APART AND ALL BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS AND GREASE TO COME OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR IT, BUT AT A COST TO HIM AND NOT ME SINCE I HAD ONLY PURCHASED THE CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAR WILL BE CORRECT WHEN I GET IT BACK FROM BEING FIXED.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK & PINION FAILING TWICE WITHIN 30,000 MILES APART FROM EACH OTHER DUE TO BAD SEALS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RACK AND PINION, TIE RODS AND SWAY BAR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.