Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 17211 | 09/01/2003 | 10004072 | A bump steer steering feeling, noted when the vehicle's front wheels/tires contact road surface irregularities. *tt | 11/17/2003 | |
| 15634 | 02/01/2002 | 630683 | Concerns with bump steer steering feeling noted when front wheels / tires contact road surface irregularities. *tt | 04/19/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 05/23/2003 | 81070 | 1 | 01/15/2003 |
| Steering box failure. set screw on race nut backed out causing gear race nut to completely back out causing gear input shaft to move and bind on gear valve housing. this caused my steering to lock up to the right and force me off the freeway at 45 mph. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/30/2000 | |||
| Tie rod enf snapped off. vehicle had no steering. also, there was looseness in front end, causing excessive wear of tires. mechanic said normally it was caused by ball joints, but they had never seen anything like it & had no explanation for it.*ak | |||