ok i just got my car todai its a 98 tsi awd....i drove it back from the dealership todai...and everything was fine untill i got on the highway ..i hit 120 then my motor start bogging i think.. then all the sudden my back wheel lock up and my car was like pulling to the left side ...so i pull over sat there for lik 2hours then i was like fock the tow truck so i took off .. 1st and 2 gear was a struggle then the car jerk real bad ..after that evrything was fine ..i made it home ok ......any idea ?

Since the information is sketchy,

Lets break it down.

Sounds like ither a Centre diff problem or a Transfer case problem.

There is nothing you could do this late at night but you can check to confirm if your rear brakes are seizing up (if you said the rear's locked up). Also check if all your tires are the same size.

Have the car towed the the dealership first thing tomorrow on a flatbed truck. DO NOT drive the car.

When you have the car at the shop, personally check if all the wheels are rolling, and check the fluid lvls (if there is any) in your transmission, transfercase and rear diff. Note the smell (not burnt or likewise).

Sounds like the transfercase to me.

ye there was a smell when i first got out of the car to check i though a tier has blown...how do u noe if the breaks are sieze and is it expensiv to fix the transfer case ? i heard there was a recall or something like that im not too sure

There was a recall on the transfer cases. Bring it to the dealership and explain to them on the highway, your wheels locked up and you lost control of the car. Due to the SAFTEY recall you get a NEW transfer case free of charge thanks to the notice sent out by chrysler in 1998.

Either that or pay the $1700.

Sounds like a transfercase that was in good mood and did NOT totally lockup and throw you in the ditch. But it could be host of other problems.

1.Tow the thing on a FLAT BED or atleast dollies to the dealer.
2. Once there, check the transfer case.

And the fact that it was pulling to one side might indicate it is not the transfercase. And I can't see the xfercase causing the engine to bug.


Meanwhile try to write somewhat English like.
what the hell is this?!
do u noe if the breaks
Do you know if the bRAKEs are siezed.

if it is the transfer case ur r real lucky, my tcase went and locked all 4 wheels up and skidded me into the ditch at like 80 ks and that was on my 2ND brand new t case ya 2ND cause the dealer ship i went to hardly knew the recall but in the end i got another new tcase and a free car rental for a week.

LoL sorry man i was in a hurry...but ya i will bring the car to the dealer tommorow to get it check out ..but i think its the tranfer case....so say if i get the tranfer case replace...its only a temporary fix rite ? ...wut if it happens again

I would hope that they've corrected the major flaw but IMO I don't think that any TC is 100% "safe".

Sorry for being a smart-ass here but, you may want to invest in a 5 point harness

On the nicer side, glad to here your incident didn't turn out to be an accident

wow i just got off the phone with crysler and they said they do the transfer case and the lower lateral arm ball joint and som dash insulation 3 recalls at once yeye...Thanx guys looking forward too seeing u guys at the next meet.

ok NVM they call back and said the recall was allready been done so they wont do it again. i call crysler head office and they told me if its has been change allready i can't do notthing about it fockkkkkkkkkkk

So has a mechanic actually looked at the car and diagnosed it as a transfer case failure, or have you just come to that conclusion yourself somehow?

No matter what the problem is, it sounds to me like the dealership sold you a bad car (it failed on the way home with the car, right?).

I'd go back and suggest that they probably knew that the car had problems, that they knowingly sold you a faulty vehicle which endangered your life and the life of your 3 year old daughter (even if you don't have one), and just generally have a screaming hissy fit in the middle of the dealership until they agree to fix it.

If all else fails, and if it's the transfer case, I can't see paying for a brand new one from the stealer. Find a used one and pop it in yourself, it hardly takes any time at all to swap the transfer case.

Good luck!

it's got not much to do with the recall. The car was barely out of the lot that this happened.

They did know about it and they are bound to fix it.

your posts are improving mechanically but they have room to get better

I agree... When you bought the car was it safetied? Anyone who would look under the car would see the oil from the T-Case. If they ignored it that is really bad. Also some dealers try to put free rust undercoat to cover up shock leaks and oil leaks.

GL

If Chrysler refuses to fix the TC (or whatever is wrong with the car) as a recall, then you can still fall back on the purchase.

If you bought the car from a dealer (and not as-is/Private sale) then you may have at least some powertrain warranty which should be covered.

If you have a problem, call the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236. It is the Automotive Saftey Hotline. They have specialty people who know the recalls in depth. If you play your cards right, you will get a new t-case. F*ck Daimler... you could have died.