Loose steering wheel

I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
It has excessive up and down play on
the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
by using the lever but the play is still there.
Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?

"player615" > wrote in message
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> I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
> It has excessive up and down play on
> the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
> by using the lever but the play is still there.
> Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?
>

A common complaint, No.
Something to worry about? I would say anytime your steering wheel is loose
it would be something to worry about.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

On Fri, 8 Jul 2005, player615 wrote:

> I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
> It has excessive up and down play on
> the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
> by using the lever but the play is still there.
> Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?

Your steering column is coming apart. This is a safety problem. Repair or
replace the steering column immediately.

"player615" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
> It has excessive up and down play on
> the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
> by using the lever but the play is still there.
> Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?
>
g

Yeah, I agree. Mine doesn't do that. On the tilt wheel, obviously there is a
mechanism that does move, but when it locks in position it doesn't move much
at all.

"maxpower" > wrote in message
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>
> "player615" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
>> I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
>> It has excessive up and down play on
>> the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
>> by using the lever but the play is still there.
>> Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?
>>
>
> A common complaint, No.
> Something to worry about? I would say anytime your steering wheel is
> loose
> it would be something to worry about.
>
> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech
>
>

My '99 Concorde has (for as long as I can remember) had a very slight
knock in the column whenever side force is put on the steering wheel
(only when pushed with moderate force from one side to the other) - no
noise on up and down forces. Most people probably wouldn't notice it.

From playing with it, I figure it has to be some minimal side-to-side
play in the tilt joint. It hasn't gotten any worse, and I can't see it
as something that I should panic over and replace the column for.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')


Joe wrote:

> Yeah, I agree. Mine doesn't do that. On the tilt wheel, obviously there is a
> mechanism that does move, but when it locks in position it doesn't move much
> at all.
>
> "maxpower" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"player615" > wrote in message
>>news:829466c9dd8f8a6474d51c347ecc4f01@localhost. talkaboutautos.com...
>>
>>>I have a 1994 Chrysler Concorde
>>>It has excessive up and down play on
>>>the steering wheel I can still adjust the position
>>>by using the lever but the play is still there.
>>>Is this acommon complaint or do I have something to worry about?
>>>
>>
>>A common complaint, No.
>>Something to worry about? I would say anytime your steering wheel is
>>loose
>>it would be something to worry about.
>>
>>Glenn Beasley
>>Chrysler Tech