Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 04/23/2009 | 177000 | 1 | |
| 1) driving on smooth pavement at 35mph, sudden and harsh thud was felt vehicle veered out of it's traffic lane, steering the vehicle was nearly impossible. operated brake to stop vehicle. 2) inspection reveals both rear engine cradle mounting bolts failed, dropping engine/transaxle onto steering column, steering gear being pulled away and nearly separated from steering column. 3) initial inspection determines vehicle minimally needs replacement of engine cradle bolts, replacement of damaged sway bar links. repairs pending. this failure is similar to recall of buickregal 1988-1991, ford taurus/merc sable 1987-1995 and others... *tr | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| Power steering oil return line rusted through and sprayed oil on exhaust pipe. | |||
| 06/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Power steering hose came loose/broke, causing fluid to seep, resulting in a fire while driving. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 09/19/1996 | |||
| While driving to work smoke came from the steering column. *ak | |||