# 2000 Buick Century

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century/64739>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 17, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century/64739 "2011-05-17T19:03:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![1970ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bbce88/32.png) [@1970ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/1970ray)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century/64739/1 "2011-05-17T19:03:31Z")

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A family member took her 2000 Buick Century into a repair facility to get an alignment. They changed a inner tie rod on the driver side. The technician forgot to slide what looks like a plastic retainer back into place and the rack n pinion is now leaking fluid from that side. The steering is now grabbing or jerking to the left. What has happen? Can this problem be fixed or does the rack n pinion need to be replaced? Thanks for any advice you may have.