Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 533307B | 07/01/1998 | 533307A | 615074 | Some vehicles may exhibit front suspension scrunch / popping type noise coming from the front of vehicle that is apparent during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt | 12/27/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/06/2007 | 1 | 09/30/2005 | |
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet lumina. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle constantly pulled to the left, while the wheels pulled to the right. the current mileage was 174,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 02/18/1998 | 5 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Front end floating all over the road .pulling to the right .had 4 wheel aligments and the dealer put 4 used tires on the car the last time and now it shimmies. the owner bruce weed said that as good as it gets . i think its a problem because i put my family in the unsafe car please help | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 06/04/1998 | 0 | ||
| Whenever driving on uneven pavement or on highway there is a knocking sound coming from vehicle. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they said that ball joints were severely damaged. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 08/18/2002 | |||
| Lower control arm head of bolt broke into two pieces and fell off. this could of cause loss of control if it had fallen off while driiving.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 12/06/2001 | |||
| Vehicle shimmies and makes a loud noise. dealer has repaired/ replaced struts five times. consumer stated that bearings and struts needed to be replaced.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| Small bumps cause steering to go light and struts make loud noise and the low traction light comes on | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Front struts failed. *yc | |||
| 05/07/1998 | 1 | 05/07/1998 | |
| Front struts failed causing knocking under when going over bumps. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 12/06/2001 | |||
| Vehicle shimmies and makes a loud noise. dealer has repaired/ replaced struts five times. consumer stated that bearings and struts needed to be replaced.*ak | |||