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Hi I'm new and bummed.

I have an 05 PT Limited Turbo with 45K miles on it. One month ago my air went out and I took it into the dealer (which I had been going to with no prior problems) for them to fix. At that time I also did most (all) major servicing: fluid flushes, new spark plugs, etc. 1700$ worth of work.
At the time I also added a Mopar Cold Air Intake.

The only things I had done up until that point were oil changes regularly, tire rotates and new rotors and brakes and new tires.

There was a malfunction in the steering that they replaced and fixed at this time also due to a 'rubbing' ticking noise in the steering wheel.

As of Friday, upon acceleration, I noticed a fast clicking sound, almost a squealing, only with acceleration at any speed; stopped or returning to a speed while in motion.

I took it back to the same dealer and now they say it's a possible rack and pinion that needs to be replaced. Is this typical at only 45K?

For 2 years I worked .5 miles from work and rarely drove the PT except for short trips and various places on the weekend.

Since Feb of this year, I have a typical 25 mile one way commute to work and it is usually done on a toll road with no stop and go traffic.

I am meticulous with my car and am starting to get nervous I am getting taken by the dealer.

I have another mechanic, non Chrysler I am going to take it to for a 2nd opinion....

any advice, news, recalls, suggestions for me????