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| Hi~ I have a 2004 DGC SE 80,000 miles. I recently had a new h20 pump, tranny flush, and the recalled hose fixed. But, over the past week or so when I start it the car seems to whine? and it louder then usual. Also, when turning the steering wheel right or left it seems to howl?? Not sure what to do, so any suggestions would be great.. Don't really want to take it in as I just spent 600 bucks on it!!! Thanks so much - Gina | |
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Replying to: ginadi (Mar 07, 2008 8:05 am) |
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Replying to: ginadi (Mar 07, 2008 8:05 am) Gina, If you would read the entire forum on this problem with DGC, you would find out that a simple fix might be the replacement of the power steering reservoir. The part is only $25.00 or so and could be installed in less than an hour if you don't mind getting your hands dirty like me. The only hard part was the 10mm bolt behind the reservoir. I didn't know it was there until I thought I had all the bolts off and still it did not come out. The back bolt you just have to loosen it then it just comes off. The dealer quoted me $178.00 to fix it. Sure beats the $600+ to have the rack replaced and the loss of time waiting on the part to arrived at the dealer. Either way it's still cheaper than the rack job. The reservoir can be picked up the same day. Only if it still makes noise would I go with bjss statement of getting the rack & pinion checked out or replaced. There is a good chance that the replacement of the power steering reservoir will do the trick like it did for mine and a lot of others I've helped out. I fixed my '03 DGC with 80,000+ miles on it by changing out the power steering reservoir over a year ago and no noise came back. Let me tell you mine was pretty bad and noisy before replacing it and the dealer also told me that the rack might need to be replaced. Then a mechanic there at the dealer told me it's the power steering reservoir without even hearing my van make any noise. He told me a lot of them have been replaced and fixed the whine. Good luck and I'm putting my money on the reservoir being the culprit. 
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Replying to: dodgeman7 (Mar 07, 2008 11:01 am) 
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Replying to: woodbutcher2 (Mar 10, 2007 12:52 am) |
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Replying to: dodgeman7 (Mar 07, 2008 11:01 am) Thanks so much for the info.. I will most definitly do that. When reading through the posts it sounds like a TON of DGC have had this prob... Anyway thanks again.. Take Care, Gina PS.. That tip on the bolt will be a lifesavor!!!! |
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Replying to: dodgeman7 (Mar 07, 2008 11:01 am) 1. If your transmission doesn't seem to be working right, replace the fluid first and see if that makes any improvement. Of course, make sure you use the right tranny fluid when doing this. If it doesn't fix the problem, you're only out $25-$50 or so. 2. If your CEL is on and the code is indicating a bad catalytic converter, try replacing the O2 sensor(s) first. Even if you still end up needing the cat, you probably would have replaced the O2 sensors as part of the cat replacement so you have not thrown away any money here. |
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Replying to: dodgeman7 (May 23, 2007 1:45 pm) It took a small repair shop to accomplish the repair I needed by replacing a power steering hose with a longer one. They were to do so because they read Dodge's Tech Bulletin bulletin number 19-006-05, dated August 4, 2005. One visit to the small shop, one reading of a tech bulletin and a one time charge of about seventy five dollars resulted in my problem being resolved. Amazing.
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I took my 2005 dodge grand caravan to the dealership because the battery died. While we were there we had all the brake pads replaced along with the 2 front rotors. The minute we got on the highway it starting pulling to the right and vibrating. It also stated having a L turn STEERING SHUDDER. We never had a problem before taking it in. We took it back to Dealership and they said we had a steering shudder because----it had been up on the rack so long and the "fluids" shifted and it would probably go away in a couple of days. What do you guys think?
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| Is there a way to find specific TSB's on dodge. I'm trying to find TSB 1900403? | |
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