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2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS — STEERING

crash · 903548 · 2012-02-05

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
CIRRUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
111,080
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL, MY 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS BECAME DISABLED DUE TO THE RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT SNAPPING OFF THE CONTROL ARM. I HAD TO GET MY VEICHLE TOWED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT BALL JOINT , THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE. I ONLY OWN THIS CAR 6 MONTHS ( 1825 MILES) AND THIS WAS THE 2ND MAJOR REPAIR I HAD WITH THIS VEICHLES STEERING CONPONENTS ( RACK & PINION ASSY AND POWER STEERING PUMP). I FOUND ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL ID #79830 . CAN YOU PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10446713
Machine
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