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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V083000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1990 to 10/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 36364 | 06/15/1991 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/10/1991 | 06/20/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nut attaching steering wheel may not have been properly tightened during installation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could allow steering wheel to separate from steeringcolumn; loss of vehicle control and a crash could occur without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Tighten the nut to the proper torque as necessary. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: steering wheel nut.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 433211 | 11/01/1994 | 37843 | Crunch noise from right side dash area when turning steering wheel. *tw | 01/11/1995 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| EA91023 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/10/1991 | 06/05/1991 | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | 91V083000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE91048 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/20/1991 | 04/10/1991 | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE94062 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/04/1994 | 12/30/1994 | STEERING COLUMN SMK/FLAMES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1992 | ||
| Steering is very hard to turn, dealer replaced hose and consumer stated after repairs the steering was noisy. *jg | |||
| 01/26/1995 | 1 | ||
| Steering locked up, causing loss of control. *ak | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 04/27/1995 | 1 | ||
| When a slight push/pull on steering column, the tilt steering goes out/wheel pushes up. *ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| Paint is peeling off the body of the vehicle at an incredible rate. *ak | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION - RACK | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 2 | 03/01/1992 | |
| Steering is very difficult, it turns very hard. also, car makes a lot of loud noises. *ak dealer stated problem was with the steering rack. *jb | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| I was told the some law states that my car can get painted with no cost to me because of the defect in the paint. tons of corsicas have it happen all the time. my car is begining to look horrible with most of the paint pealed. no safety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 06/28/1997 | |||
| Driving approximately 55mph and noticed smoke coming from the emergency flasher on top of the steering column, right turn signal would not work and then blinkers started blinking on and off without turning on. parked vehicle and had it towed. insurance felt that it was a mechanical problem and would not pay for it. was told of investigation of flames in steering column by insurance co, and they would not pay because they felt it was a manufacturering defect. *ak | |||
| Pe94-062, steering column smokes while driving turn signal by four way flashers. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 09/26/1995 | |||
| When dimming the lights and the turn signal was on the steering column would smoke. please describe. tt | |||
| 12/10/1992 | 0 | ||
| Loose steering wheel/column. | |||
| Vehicle steering wheel column is smoking. tt | |||
| Vehicle has steering column smoking due to unknown reason.(pe94-062). tt | |||
| 10/15/1994 | 1 | ||
| Steering column began smoking while in use. owner checked gauges for abnormality. tt | |||