WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LOST POWER. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE, AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DRIVESHAFT SPLIT.*AK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND THE FRONT SWAY BAR. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, DOWNSHIFTING BY ITSELF AND THEN FAILING TO COME OUT OF THIRD GEAR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. SHUTTERING SOUND FROM FRONT END AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY THE RATTLING PROBLEM BY REPLACING SEVERAL SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS. FOUND LOW POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL DUE TO LEAKING INPUT SHAFT, REPLACED RACK AND PINION THEN PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *BF *NM
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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