Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STEERING | ||||||||||||||||
| 08E063000 | DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 3855 | 10/16/2008 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/17/2008 | 10/20/2008 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Dorman products is recalling 3,900 intermediate steering shafts dorman part nos. 425-151, 425-152, and 425-153, (sold under dorman's oe solutions brand name), balkamp #'s 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (sold under the napa brand name), and platinum parts #'s 2425151, 2425152, and 2425153 manufactured during the month of september 2007. these replacement steering shafts can be used on the vehicles listed above. the weld connecting the inner tube to the outer tube may be defective. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the weld fails, loss of steering could result, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dorman will notify owners and replace the steering shafts free of charge. the recall began on october 16, 2008. owners may contact dorman toll free at 1-800-523-2492. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to dorman's oe solutions brand name, balkamp's napa brand, and the platinum brand steering shafts and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors corporation.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 010232001F | 02/01/2006 | 10019516 | Clunk felt/noise heard from steering column, steering gear and/or front of vehicle during turning maneuver and/or steering wheel rotation. *tt | 03/21/2006 | |
| 030232001B | 07/01/2004 | 030232001A | 10012093 | Momentary reduction of power steering ps assist on initial start up with low ambient temperatures. this service bulletin replaces 030232001a. *eh | 02/11/2005 |
| 01-02-32-001 | 04/01/2008 | 010232001O | 618086 | Concerns with clunk noise from front of vehicle turning maneuver / steering wheel rotation.*jb (lubricate or replace intermediate shaft as appropriate). updated 10/05/07. *nj updated 4/1/08. *nj updated 7/1/2008 *pe | 04/03/2001 |
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||||
| 070232006 | 08/01/2007 | 10022926 | Clunk felt/noise heard from steering column, steering gear and/or front of vehicle during turning maneuver and/or steering wheel rotation (lubricate intermediate shaft [i-shaft]). *nj | 10/05/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 09/04/2010 | |||
| Both my husband and i drive 2005 chevy caviliers, his car as roughly 95,000 miles on it his problems started first. first the gauges have started to go. the speed-o-meter and gas gauge are never right. next his steering wheel column has started to come loose. my car having no more than 60,000miles on it has recently followed trend first my gas gauge went all the way around to being stuck in the middle, and then my gas gauge would get stuck and bump into the temp needle. this week i've noticed that my steering wheel column is coming loose too, my dashboard rattles and makes a noise like something is clunking around in there and i am worried this could lead to an accident i have looked online and noticed others have had issues with their caviliers as well. alsom, i saw that there was a recall# 08e063000 dealing with steering issues in the 2007 models. i have not however noticed a recall for the 2005 models | |||
| 08/19/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| 2005 chevrolet cavalier instrument panel has serious problems temperature gauge shows the car is over heating and interferes with the speedometer also the speedometer will show 110mph while sitting in park or while doing 65mph drop and show no speed. also the front of the dash cracks out and can produce sharp pieces that can cut through the skin easily. also the steering has the same problem as the 2005 cobalts at low speeds sometimes the car is very hard to turn. *tr | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 1 | ||
| Grease your tie rod ends !! this keeps the front end tight & straight !! they come from chevy bone dry. *tr | |||
| 05/13/2008 | 1 | ||
| I was sold a chevy cavalier with bad brakes and bad rotors and it makes a big noise when you go to turn to the right no accidents yet. *tr | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 05/24/2006 | 3000 | 2 | 02/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated since purchase the brakes have been replaced two times due to the rotors warping and a noise was heard coming from the rear brakes. the first brake replacement was at 3,000 miles on the vehicle. on may 23, 2006 while making turns at 20 mph, the steering wheel froze. in an attempt to free the steering, the contact pulled the wheel so hard that something broke within the steering column. the vehicle is currently at the dealership therefore, it is uncertain as to what repairs are necessary to correct the problem. there was a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. the dealer replaced the sway bar insulator. updated 06/16/06. *jb | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 129800 | 4 | 12/26/2000 |
| Dt: 1997 chevrolet cavalier. sometimes the steering wheel will not allow the consumer to turn it toward the left. this happened at least 4 times. the last time it happened at an intersection, which caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle. consumer was able to steer vehicle safely to the curb. she was driving around 20-30 mph. sometimes the abs light came on and turned off by itself. the first time the steering problem occurred was on 7-25-05 ,and the last time was on 7-27-05. there were no other problems with the vehicle at this time. *ak | |||