Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
3183 | 10010877 | Front axle grind whine noise in 2wd gone in 4wd. *eh | 12/15/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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SUSPENSION | |||
11/01/2004 | 97000 | 1 | 08/01/2002 |
Chevrolet ball joint recalls campaigns 01i8000 / 01v20000 sent in all required qualifing information to cheverolet customer service / gm denies my refund for ball joint repair .....knowing my information is correct .... i want to know how to get my refund does cheverolet have to be forced by the government like dodge to do the right thing ??. *jb | |||
03/23/2003 | 1 | ||
The ball joint broke, which caused the wheel to fall off. *jb | |||
5 | 05/03/1997 | ||
Vehicle makes a growling noise upon acceleration. also clatters and clinks. dealer claims can't hear a noise. also gas gauge malfunctions, shows a full tank, even though truck has only 1/4 of a tank. | |||
04/01/1997 | 2 | ||
Front suspension failure to absorb shock of road irregularities makes the vehicle difficult to control. | |||
SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
1 | 09/04/1997 | ||
Noise in the front end of vehicle. | |||
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
06/24/2000 | 2 | 01/01/1997 | |
Consumer was traveling about 35 mph on the highway and ball joints broke off, causing wheels to collapse. consumer veered off the road onto the shoulder. another incident happened in mid may when the balljoints broke on the opposite wheels. *ak *ml | |||
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
06/23/2007 | 139000 | 1 | |
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet s10. while driving 40 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the vehicle. a local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing the upper and lower ball joints replaced. the contact stated that the upper and lower ball joints were replaced in march of 2003. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 148,000 and failure mileage was 139,000. | |||
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
07/11/2007 | 150000 | 1 | 01/01/1997 |
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet s10. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle became difficult to steer. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the contact stated that the upper ball joint separated. the current and failure mileages were 150,000. | |||
06/23/2007 | 139000 | 1 | |
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet s10. while driving 40 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the vehicle. a local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing the upper and lower ball joints replaced. the contact stated that the upper and lower ball joints were replaced in march of 2003. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 148,000 and failure mileage was 139,000. | |||
05/12/2006 | 102699 | 1 | |
Dt*: the contact stated the passenger side front upper ball joint is loose and needs to be replaced. this was determined while replacing the driver side upper ball joint. there is a nhtsa recall, # 01v200000, regarding the upper ball joint. the vin was not included in the recall. | |||
09/18/2005 | 1 | 06/01/2004 | |
Dt: 1997 chevrolet s10. the consumer stated the upper ball joint separated on the front of the vehicle. this happened while driving at 30 mph. the vehicle was taken to a service station, and they stated it was a common thing. they had a lot of vehicles with this problem. the consumer has not contacted chevrolet. this happened on september 18, 2005. this happened late at night and no one was around, therefore, there was no accident.*ak | |||
10/02/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the front ball joint are worn and the consumer can hear a loud popping noise, the consumer is experiencing the symptoms of recalls 01i-018 and 01v-200 but was told by the manufacturer that the vehicle does not qualify due to vin. the dealer has been notified. *mr *nlm | |||
SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
12/01/2000 | 20 | 12/01/1996 | |
At 54,190 miles a rear differential leak caused a problem with the rear of the vehicle and rogers replaced it. at 105,000 the rear end was replaced again! the dealership was not helpful and would not help me with the wiper motor problem. | |||
SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | |||
1 | |||
Rear left spring is sagging. nlm |