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Description of the Complaints:
1-put 1994 eagle vision into reverse to get out of driveway at my home. on turning wheel to left into street, car started violently shaking, would not move, and making this loud thick noise. car is not exactly in middle of street. in fear of terrible sound, turned car off, thinking that may help what ever is the problem (didn't have any idea what to do). concerned about being in the smack dab middle of street and being hit, turned car back on, in 'park' is ok, when i shift into any 'moving gear i.e rev, drive, o or 3) it starts making noise, shaking again, car is lurching like it is in a earthquake. turned off. i thought if i could turn it on,put in neutral and roll to curb, i could get out of the street. as soon as i get to a 'rev', before neutral, starts the shaking, noise, etc. i go to neutral, it won't move. i am 126 lbs, alone, but my thought was to push it to start rolling to curb, won't budge, wheel against well. i get back in, put in park, turn off. walked around, noticed the passr front tire against wheel well. tried turn wheel, sharp left, it wouldn't respond,wheel straight was hitting wheel well piece which was why the wheel would not turn. i call a tow truck to move the car. tow truck driver arrives i tell him what happened, show the wheel position, stuck to wheel well. tow truck driver car said he saw control arm was torn/broken/apart from frame of car. car towed back into driveway until husband arrived and discussed. 2-lower control arm is torn away from sub frame. consequences, disrupted traffic, possible loss of control, injury to self, injury to others, death if car went out of control at high speed or on busy street or in intersection. 3-in progress. car towed to dealer 09/14/04. 9/14/04 dealer says looks like sub frame cracked, asked if in a accident. no. dealer says he called chrsyler, chrysler says don't do anything they want to have zone rep. look at it, and will let me know how to proceed. 9/15/04 did not hear from dealer at all, no messages. *jb
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