I have a '98 Grand Caravan. The tops of the strut towers are showing a lot of rusting, and rusting through the tower in between two of the three mounting nuts.
I'm wondering two things:
1. Isn't this a safety issue? I don't want the strut to break through the tower while I'm driving. But I've had it at the garage a few times, and nobody seems to care.
2. Can this be fixed? I've heard of kits that can be used. Has anyone done this?
Seems like if I can't fix it, and if it's a safety issue, then the van is toast. But I like the van and want to keep it going.
T.S.B 23-044-02 for a kit to repair the strut towers. If you like the tsb notice send a email or pm. Leonard
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Thanks everyone for the great info. I've been able to determine that this is a definite safety issue, and it's definitely fixable. Follow-up question. Based on my picture attached in the initial post, would you consider this an immediate threat to road safety or canIstill take it on the baja?
Top of strut tower is rusted
