The wife's 06 had the same issue. Turns out some PO had changed the fluid and put the wrong kind in.

Had the indie flush it twice and it is 90% better, still pulses a bit most noticeably on long left curves.

Fluid shouldn't be brown, needs to be a clean green. A good flush is needed. Hope this is your solution.

The first step would be to find a knowledgeable garage. a search on local.google.com can show local garages with customer review. The reason I'm saying this, is an axle must be inspected before getting replaced. There must be a lot of play in the CV to cause vibration under acceleration. A decent me...

I would suspect the electrical portion of the switch is toast. Easy to replace once the plastic is removed from the steering column.

That's a relatively easy job to pull off. There is 2-3 torx underneath the steering wheel that need to be removed. Once those are out the plastic separates into two halves. Pull the steering wheel towards you as far as the travel will go and they should come out. The ignition switch comes out with t...

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If you mean the horizontal bar inside the lower opening it's part of the front assembly.

Or do you mean the plastic cover just in front of #46 pictured above. Covering the bottom of the radiator?