Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER ARM | |||
| 05/08/2001 | 11/01/1992 | ||
| While driving the vehicle, driver heard a loud bang and lost control of the steering of the vehicle. driver was able to avoid hitting any other vehicle or running off the road. had vehicle been traveling at highway rate of speed instead of 35 mph, driver and wife could have been killed or seriously maimed not to mention others driving in the proximity of my vehicle. the bolts holding the left side upper control arm assembly broke for no apparent resason,. *ak | |||
| 03/27/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Bolts on the upper control arm that affix the control arm assembly were exposed to condensation containing battery acid that dripped down the front of the engine bay side of the right wheel well, from the positive battery post that is directly above it, and corroded through the bolts, which subsequently sheared, causing the right front suspension to collapse while the vehicle was in motion. mechanic who fixed it, ($900.00- included replacing the control arm, sway bar, tie rod, due to being bent when the suspension collapsed), stated that the overall design was poor, (in that, the battery is placed in such a position, and the battery stage was too narrow to capture any condensation dripping off the batteries positive terminal), that he had seen many of these in the past. is there a recall of this? is buick/gm aware of this? my wife and three children were in that car at the time: i can't believe none of them were hurt. please respond asap. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 1 | 10/29/2001 | |
| Consumer stated without prior warning, the vehicle hesitates when shifting gears.*ak. consumer stated the driver wheel fell broke off due to the nuts and bolts had broken off, the brakes went out, the vehicle would not go into reverse, the thermostat went out, passenger window would not roll down, turn siganl was inoperative, windshield was replaced, and the upper ball joints were replaced.*slc | |||