Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA00011 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/10/2000 | 01/12/2001 | ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION | 00V189000 | |
| The engine cradle front bolts and/or retainers may fail, allowing the front of the engine cradle to fall, possibly separating the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear, with complete loss of steering control | ||||||
| PE94048 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/21/1994 | 12/30/1994 | SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| RQ99002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/04/1999 | ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION | 97V058000 | ||
| The engine cradle front bolts and/or retainers may fail, allowing the front of the engine cradle to fall, possibly separating the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear, with complete loss of steering control. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| Consumer states while traveling 35 mph without any indication vehicle engine fail from under vehicle. vehicle was service technician notice cradle mounts need to be replaced. please provide further information. ts | |||
| 1 | 09/23/1989 | ||
| Consumer was driving when the motor suddenly dropped to the street along with the transmission. nlm | |||
| 1 | 09/23/1989 | ||
| While traveling and without indication vehicle engine dropped, and consumer lost all steering and brake power. *ak transmission also dropped to the ground causing loss of steering and brake power, muffler breaking and water pump leak. *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Upper motor mount failed. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Oil leaks. | |||
| 09/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Oil leak in rear main engine seal. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/26/2002 | |||
| While driving engine lost power causing a crash. cause unknown. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| No summary | |||
| 05/30/1999 | 10 | 06/01/1989 | |
| Car will randomly stall on me while driving. frequently will start up again. mostly, i have it towed. garage can't find anything. when there it starts again. if we can't find the problem, we can't fix it. also, stop lights don't work. again a problem in repair. the engine stopping on me is a very great concern to me. dangerous. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 05/01/1997 | 1 | 11/17/1996 | |
| Serpentine belt broke, causing loss of power. | |||
| 06/25/1996 | 1 | 01/01/1989 | |
| Driveshaft pully that drives surpentine belt is half way apart, tore belt, caused loss of steering and brakes, nearly caused personal injury, no warning. | |||