1996 Dodge Avenger

IN THE AM ON 9/15/03 ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH, LATERAL ARM BROKE OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR, CAUSING THE LEFT TIRE TO PUSH UPWARDS INTO THE FENDER AND THE AXLE TO SNAP IN HALF. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AT 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER OR THE I-5 SIGN. DODGE DID PAY FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED, BUT NOT MORE THAN 2 WEEKS LATER THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE WHILE REVERSING AND WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THEY TOLD ME THIS IS THE BRAKES, BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID THAT IT IS THE LATERAL ARM AGAIN. DODGE IS REFUSING TO PAY TO FIX IT AND WHEN I BROUGHT THEM THE CAR THEY DID NOT VISUALLY INSPECT THE CAR, THEY ONLY TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ANXIETY ATTACKS EVERYTIME I HEAR THAT NOISE, MY BACK AND SHOULDER HAVE BEEN IN PAIN AND I HAVE SEEN A SPECIALIST BECAUSE OF THIS. AND TO BE QUITE HONEST I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE ROTARS ARE WARPED AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE 3 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I THINK THAT IS A BIT MUCH.*AK

THE BRAKES PADS HAVE WORN OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE ORIGINAL SET OF BRAKE PADS WENT OUT AFTER THE FIRST 4000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN AT 17000. FINALLY THE PADS WENT OUT AGAIN AT 41000. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPERS CAUSED THE TWO SETS OF BRAKE PADS TO GO OUT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND HAD HARDLY ANY WEAR. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS THREE TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR.