We have owned the car for a little over a year. 5 months back we were driving down I-40 doing 60 miles an hour and we started feeling and hearing a noticable wobble in the front end. We took it in for service and they said they could not find a problem. The tires were fine as I had them checked by a tire dealer who did not even try to sell me new tires
We still noticed a looseness in the front end but the wobble disapeared.
Last night I was turning into a gas station (turning to the right) and the stearing became tight(I thought the car stalled) the car started dinging and on the radio we got the message(power steering failure). I turned off the running vehicle and checked the fluid wich was at the correct level. I re-started the engine and the power steering was fine and no message on the radio,
I started to drive the car home and went about 5 miles and the same thing happened again. This time I also noticed light on in the dash that showed and engine with a wrench on it(fix engine I suppose?) I re started the car after shutting it down and all was well. I gott the car home without further problems. I will take the hehicle to the dealer Monday morning when the dealership is open.
I went to google to see if any issues existed as far as the Maxx PS, front end, steering column, etc. I am reading a mixed review on the issues. Is their problems and does my experience match other people problems?
This is actually my wifes vehicle and her little pet. I like a little bigger car but with the price of oil rising this may turn out to be the best thing we ever could have done. But now I am worried about the long term issues of keeping the car. Any input?
PV