Track Rod End Gone

[UK CHRYSLER 300C]

Just checking my car over in my own workshop before she goes in to the muppets for the leaking tranny fix and i find that my track rod end has failed.Anyone else have this problem???
The symptoms when driving are; light grip of the steering wheel with 1 hand driving normally,brake lightly and the steering wheel starts to shimmy,grab it with both hands and it stops
Thats why i checked it,there is loads of play.I havent kerbed it or drove it through big potholes,seems like cheap parts from the factory.

[Just]

Mmm. I've got what I thought was a wheel balance issue, after the dealer replaced all 4 of my wheels under warranty.

I've got a vibration & steering wheel wobble between about 60 & 75 mph - most of the time, but not on certain road surfaces??

I thought they had just been badly balanced so got them re-balanced at my trusted local garage / tyre place. Just back from a 750 mile round trip and still the same wobble, really annoying. Any thoughts?

Its going into the dealer tomorrow so I'll let you know what they say.

[UK CHRYSLER 300C]

Ive just had my car back,they replaced both track rod ends,fixed the tranny leak and for some reason they replaced my brake discs and pads,there was nothing wrng with them but if they want to replace them thats fine by me,they also washed and hoovered my car and left a tin of sweets on the passenger seat.lol

[Stig]

awesome customer care

Stig

[devilmaycare]

Was there any explanation for the failure? It doesn't seem like "fair wear and tear". What is your mileage? Could it have been a faulty seal allowing ingress of dirt? Was it the nearside that failed? I've often found with suspension parts that the nearside tends to get hammered more because that's where the road surface tends to be bumpier. At least it was fixed under warranty.

[Just]

Originally Posted by Just

Mmm. I've got what I thought was a wheel balance issue, after the dealer replaced all 4 of my wheels under warranty.

I've got a vibration & steering wheel wobble between about 60 & 75 mph - most of the time, but not on certain road surfaces??

Went to the dealer yesterday, they said that they would get the wheels re-balanced, guess what, I drove away from the dealer and it was just the same.

Back I went again, and the fitter came out with me, he could feel the vibration, so he swapped the front wheels to the back, and re-balanced the wheels again, after de-beading, rotating & re-fitting the front tyres to minimise the initial imbalance he had found.

All sorted now - third time lucky!

[detalhe]

Originally Posted by UK CHRYSLER 300C

Ive just had my car back,they replaced both track rod ends,fixed the tranny leak and for some reason they replaced my brake discs and pads,there was nothing wrng with them but if they want to replace them thats fine by me,they also washed and hoovered my car and left a tin of sweets on the passenger seat.lol

Maybe that brake issue is a known problem, I'll be taking mine soon because of vibration under braking conditions, but I'll surely place inside a big paper with 'PLEASE DON'T WASH THE CAR'. I would be very unhappy if they did it

[UK CHRYSLER 300C]

Originally Posted by devilmaycare

Was there any explanation for the failure? It doesn't seem like "fair wear and tear". What is your mileage? Could it have been a faulty seal allowing ingress of dirt? Was it the nearside that failed? I've often found with suspension parts that the nearside tends to get hammered more because that's where the road surface tends to be bumpier. At least it was fixed under warranty.

MY MILEAGE IS PRETTY LOW,10,000 MILES OVER 2YEARS,YES IT WAS THE NEARSIDE BUT THEY REPLACED BOTH.IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND PARTS LIKE THAT ARE COVERED,PLUS THE FACT THEY KNOW I OWN MY OWN REPAIR SHOP SO THEY KNOW I KNOW WHAT THE SCORE IS,THEY DIDNT EVEN ASK FOR MY SERVICE BOOK AS I SERVICE IT MYSELF

[UK CHRYSLER 300C]

sorry about the caps on,I wasnt looking as I was typing.lol

[UK CHRYSLER 300C]

forgot to mention,they gave me a dodge caliber loaner,what a pile of junk,the wife was thinking of maybe having one until she went in this one,,not now.lol