Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | ||||||||||||||||
99V069000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 07/27/1997 to 08/02/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 124875 | 05/17/1999 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 05/10/1999 | 05/10/1999 | |||||||
Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. certain vehicles were manufactured with ball joints that can prematurely wear out and, in the worse case, the ball joint would separate causing the front suspension to collapse. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | This condition would result in vehicle deceleration and a sudden loss of power. also steering controllability would be reduced. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front suspension lower ball joints. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification began may 17, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura 1-800-382-2238.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
010202 | 02/01/2002 | 631000 | Concerns with front suspension squeaking in cold weather. *tt | 04/30/2002 | |
5905 | 02/14/2002 | 629541 | Customers may complain of a twang noise from the front suspension that sounds like a spring contact. *slc | 04/02/2002 | |
102 | 01/01/2002 | 629289 | Experiencing a squeal noise at front suspension at low temperatures. *tt | 04/01/2002 | |
011100 | 11/01/2000 | 615765 | Subject regarding campaign parts available for open ordering for front balancer shaft oil seal retainer kit. *tt | 01/30/2001 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
07/14/2004 | 5000 | 30 | 10/23/1997 |
When the vehicle was turned off and the key removed from the ignition there was a loud popping noise that sounded like an explosion from the rear right of the vehicle. the noise went away for a while when the brake pads were replaced. dealership serviced the vehicle several times for this problem but could not identify what component the noise was coming from.*ak |