Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| PE95035 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/07/1995 | 10/10/1995 | STEERING COLUMN LOOSENING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/17/1996 | |||
| While driving vehicle, turned the corner, driver lost control of vehicle, vehicle flipped over. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 06/17/1996 | |||
| While driving vehicle, turned the corner, driver lost control of vehicle, vehicle flipped over. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/24/2001 | 10 | 09/01/2000 | |
| The date & mileage are only for the most recent occurence. it started late april 2001 at about 70,000 miles; i'd bought the car used the previous september & it had driven ok throughout the winter. the problem has been happening off & on ever since. the car will be going 55 mph or more; about 5 or more minutes after startup (it varies), the rpm gauge/idle suddenly drops to 0, the car might buck slightly,the engine light comes on, & the car stalls. pressing the gas pedal has no effect; all i can do is coast to a stop. so far, i've been lucky; i've been able to coast to the shoulder w/no incident. usually after a couple minutes, i can start the car again,but this past saturday, i was stranded for over an hour before the car would start. the problem happens irregularly, usually when it's warm outside. the idle also revs on its own; whenever i take my foot off the gas & the speed drops below 30 mph, it revs & jumps forward unless i immediately hit the brakes -- very dangerous when i'm heading towards a stoplight! the car has had both its ignition coil & fuel injectors replaced, and all belts are new; all maintenance is kept up, & there are no other problems with the car that would cause either of these issues. after driving our mechanic & us nuts for several months, we finally found out that the problems were due to shorts caused by bad insulative spray on the ecu/computer circuit board (the original factory installed unit), & we also found out that we weren't alone in having these problems -- that other storm & isuzu owners were having the same trouble. the faulty ecu is what gm/isuzu refuse to recognize. isuzu claims the problems are normal -- i've yet to drive any car where stalling & dying at high speed on the highway is considered normal. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 05/01/1991 | ||
| Front driver side tie rod end is torn, causing front passenger side wheel not to turn while trying to steer into a left turn. dealer has not been contacted. *ak | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| Steering/rack and pinion failure. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Steering wheel fracture recall work completed, however failed after. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Steering column loose. | |||
| 11/13/1995 | 07/01/1993 | ||
| Steering column locks up in cold weather when making sharp turns. *ak | |||
| 10/03/1995 | 3 | ||
| Steering column loose. *tt | |||
| Steering column is loose affecting drivers control. please describe details. tt | |||
| 09/28/1995 | 1 | 12/01/1991 | |
| While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face. tt consumer also states eyes and body as well as developing an infection, from accident.*jb | |||
| 09/28/1995 | |||
| While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face. tt | |||
| 12/14/1994 | |||
| Steering column fell off into drivers lap. tt | |||