There apparently was some truth to this very early on due to an early design
problem that was very quickly & succesfully cured.
John
Mark McDonald wrote:
> Dear Jim,
>
> Apparently your Dad and my stepfather went to the same "school." He sold
> Pontiacs in the 60s and that was one of the things that were said about
> Chryslers at that time-- that the torsion bars will break. Therefore
> they're not safe, therefore buy my ______ instead.
>
> However, as several people on this list pointed out to me, torsion bars
> could & did break. So the story is not entirely a lie. Whether they broke
> as often as competing salespeople led folks to believe . . . that's another
> story.
>
> MM
>
> Jim H Fielding wrote:
>
> > We had a 72 and the buzzing sound rom under the dash sounds like it might
> > be the "headlamps are still on" warning. The seatbelt buzzer sounds
> > different and is actually part of the horn relay. The headlamp doors do
> > sag after a while. They can be fixed. I have done it but I just can't
> > remember how right now.
> >
> > As for the torsion bars breaking, I doubt that has ever happened except
> > in the minds of people who made a living selling cars not made by
> > Chrysler Corp. My dad sold used cars while in college and they were
> > taught to say that whenever they wanted to sell someone something besides
> > a Chrysler. The bard are adjustable. You can't do some front end
> > repairs without having to adjust them. It just takes a big wrench and
> > it helps to have the car's weight off the wheels. The only real concern
> > is the possability that a major bushing or something like that is bad and
> > causing the sag. Adjusting the torsion bars will bring the car back to
> > the correct height but won't solve that problem if its there.
> >
> > Hopefully someone will have the answer on your headlight doors.
> >
> > Best of luck.
>
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