Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 990309004 | 10/01/1999 | 6088680 | Customers may complain of grinding / scraping / groaning noise from rear suspension. *tt | 12/29/1999 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||||
| 133405 | 01/01/1995 | 92-3-5A | 39080 | Rear strut related thumping/squeaking noise. *tw | 03/06/1995 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| Passenger rear wheel turned sideways/inward of vehicle and was held on by brake system. vehicle was pulling into a driveway at 15mph and had no prior warning. dealer was not contacted.*ak dealer found the rear rod assembly had came off causing the rear wheel to break. dealer replaced all four rear end links. *tt | |||
| 04/21/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving bushing that are assembled to the frame of vehicle snapped and sheared off which caused the frame of vehicle to disengage from body. this resulted in engine dropping from vehicle and steering wheel to disengage. *ak consumer states that the bushings held moisture in between the frame and body causing the engine cradle frame to rot out. *yh | |||
| 9 | |||
| Called gm 8/6/01, rear spindle arms bad, consumer was told vehicle is too old, they rust out, front end suspension is also doing the same,consumer got the same story. vehicle stalls, loss of control and door handles break off. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Front end aligned. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| While driving lower front ball joint broke, causing the wheel to completely separate from vehicle. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 04/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Knocking/bumping noise from underneath van when going over bumps due to front struts. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 03/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicles torsion bar/stabilizer broke in half while driving. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 10/26/1996 | 1 | ||
| Wheel bearings failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 10/26/1996 | 1 | ||
| Wheel bearings failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/16/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1995 | |
| I was informed by the garage the entire rear assembly was failing and needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1992 | |
| Rear intermitten thumping noise when driving 10-20 mpr. rear brakes were replaced and inspected with no problem found. rear suspension track cart, track struts and strut mount assy were replaced by midas mufflers/brakes in forestville, md on 9/20/96. this current thumping noise was noticed a couple weeks ago. i've contacted midas to seek inspection and warrantee replacement of the rear struts. | |||
| 07/11/1997 | |||
| Driver noticed a rattling noise and discovered that the rear suspension bar was cracked. this noise was heard mainly when vehicle hit a bump. the bar will be replaced. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 3 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| Rear struts keep busting through the upper strut mounts. a friend and i have put 3 sets of strut mounts in and it appears i will have to do it again in the next couple months. any support will be greatly appreciated. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 03/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicles torsion bar/stabilizer broke in half while driving. tt | |||