Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
1 | |||
Power steering belt failed. nlm | |||
STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
08/12/1996 | 1 | 02/18/1988 | |
Left front steering knuckle cracked, allowing the ball joint to separate from the lower control arm, causing loss of control. | |||
08/12/1996 | 1 | 02/18/1988 | |
Left front steering knuckle cracked, causing loss of control. | |||
STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
01/30/1990 | 1 | 04/01/1989 | |
Inner and outer tie rods failed. | |||
06/24/1996 | 1 | 07/18/1989 | |
Inner tie rods replaced. | |||
07/23/1990 | 3 | ||
Inner tie rods failed twice. *dh | |||
06/06/1994 | 6 | ||
Tie rods failed twice, causing tires to blow out. *aw | |||
12/13/1994 | 3 | ||
Left inner/outer tie rods failed, causing misalignment. *ak | |||
STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
05/02/1991 | 1 | 04/01/1989 | |
Rack and pinion failed. | |||
02/01/1996 | 1 | ||
The rack and pinion steering came lose .*ak consumer states she was driving and then stopped at a stop sign as she was about to pull off to vross the street vehicle would not fo anywhere, consumer checked the emergency brake and it was down so she tried to give it some gas and turned the steering wheel toward the left and the vehicle went to the right, finally consumer got out of the vehicle because there were trucks coming toward her, so vehicle had to be pushed to the side of the road, consumer also had to gt starter replaced prior to this incident.*jb | |||
The rack and pinion steering came lose . please describe . *ak | |||
01/24/1995 | |||
While turning smoke came from underneath. fluid ran onto hot catalytic converter. service manager states rack and pinion and could have caused fire. tt | |||
STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
09/14/1988 | |||
Steering wheel retainer bolt will work its way out, causing steering column to be moveable. tsb has been issued for redesigned bolt. consumer failed safety inspection due to this defect. *ak | |||
Horn is inoperative due to brushes in the column of steering wheel. tt |