Well the honest truth is that you need to make sure the shop will stand behind the repair and the parts. A lot of the rebuilds are crap, frankly, and most of them come from one source: A1 Cardone. Cardone is probably the single biggest components rebuilder in the U.S. -- in many places it's hard to get anything else. They have undercut the prices of many better rebuilders, and bought up still more. Their stuff is JUNK. Avoid it like the plague.
You will pay more for a genuine Mopar rack, but you will have fewer problems with it. It is worth the additional cost. Personally I'm all done with reman parts unless they're put together by a local rebuilder. One other possible alternative is to get a good used rack from a salvage yard. As long as it a factory OEM part, you may be able to save some money and get halfway decent quality. Remember though that it will have some wear and its lifetime may not be as long as a new Mopar-branded rack and pinion. It's a gamble, but probably a better gamble than the rebuilt Cardone part. --Geoff On Nov 12, 2007 7:53 PM, Angela Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that is what is so disappointing about it I guess - I love the car, the > room in it, the way it drives and such that is why I didn't hesitate to get > another. It's just frustrating that it is a known problem and the maker > doesn't back it up. If I spend the money to fix it - is it going to be > replaced with the same possible defect or have they improved it so I don't > have to worry about another expense like this? Having just my single income > and raising 4 kids these repairs make it almost impossible for me to drive > the car and make the payments and insurance. Thanks for your response > Geoff. > > Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: IMO the steering is the > Achille's heel of both the 1st and 2nd generation > models. I had problems with both of mine needing a rack and pinion. I > traded the '96 rather than put the $1200 into it; the '98 got a new rack > but > then the transmission got flakey. These are not trouble-free cars by any > means, but they are fairly well built and on par in terms of quality with > any other domestic make. > > --Geoff Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
