Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 0200305 | 03/16/2005 | 10013699 | Rattle/knocking sound from the front suspension. *sc | 04/25/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 11/18/2004 | 36000 | 1 | 09/25/2002 |
| Shimmy in the front end. loss of control would be possible. strut mount is bad and so are sway bar links. repair is not yet made. old parts will be requested. (vin# 1c4gj253128531046) | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 11/18/2004 | 36000 | 1 | 09/25/2002 |
| Shimmy in the front end. loss of control would be possible. strut mount is bad and so are sway bar links. repair is not yet made. old parts will be requested. (vin# 1c4gj253128531046) | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 1 | ||
| Clunking from front suspension and decrease in vehicle stability. diagnosed as failure of sway bar busing. *tr | |||
| 10/03/2006 | 51000 | 3 | 12/01/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds on rough road conditions, there was a banging noise coming from underneath the vehicle. upon inspection by a dealer, it was determined the stabilizer sway bar links and bushings needed to be replaced. after the repair, the problem persisted. the manufacturer was notified. updated 11/9/2006 - *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 73000 | 1 | |
| Had vehicle 3 wks,1st problem took it back to dealer in pittsburgh, ks. the sway bar bushing was wore out. 2nd problem was driving down highway, vehicle would not accelerate, stopped moving completely. took to dealer again. warranty ran out on transmission at 70,000, there were only 73,000 miles, would fix for 3,200. took to mechanic, in stockton, mo. fixed for 1,000. the planetarium weld had busted, he informed me that it is a very common problem. 3rd problem took nephew home when i went to unbuckle his seat beat, the latch and all come up out of seat,, very scary, could have been is accident..had not yet took to dealer. just happened one day ago. *tr | |||
| 03/22/2004 | 21280 | 2 | 02/08/2002 |
| Consumer stated that while driving in inclement weather, the back end of the vehicle locked up. this almost resulted in a collision. the consumer took vehicle to the dealer and they kept it for approximately 10 days. the dealer told consumer that they put a retainer plate on the vehicle. when this problem happened the second time, the dealer told consumer that they could not reproduce the problem and that this was a seasonal problem which would not happened all the time. *ak *jb | |||