Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 1102 | 11/16/2002 | 10013763 | Front camber adjustment. honda tech line summary. *tt | 04/26/2005 | |
| 010701 | 07/01/2001 | 624376 | Subject on regarding clunk or thump from the front floor. *et | 11/05/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 624167 | Information on regarding: tcs operation explained. *et | 11/01/2001 | |
| 010201 | 02/01/2001 | 619947 | Brief information regarding camber adjusting bolt. *tt | 07/06/2001 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 02045 | 10/29/2002 | 02045 | 10000261 | Creaking or ticking noise from the dashboard or a front strut. *tt | 02/20/2003 |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| 11012003 | 11/01/2003 | 10009272 | Humming or growling? check the wheel bearings. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/21/2004 | |
| 220202 | 02/22/2002 | 629526 | Some vehicles may experience noise coming from the front wheel bearing. *slc | 04/02/2002 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | ||||||
| PE06007 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 01/24/2006 | 05/24/2006 | FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURE | ||
| The population of 116,000 vehicles is an estimate based on american honda motor company (ahm) data identifying original state of sale or delivery.the subject vehicles (sv) utilize light weight coil springs manufactured from high strength steel (hss).if the coating material of a hss spring is breached, corrosive elements (salt) may attack the spring.spring corrosion results in a stress riser and may cause a fracture.depending on the location where the spring breaks, the jagged edge may pierce the tire; a rapid deflation of the tire may occur and can result in a loss of control or crash.sv spring failure mechanics and tire contact likelihood are discussed in an ahm presentation to odi dated april 20th, 2006 (available on odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 126600 | ||
| Pulled out of my driveway and heard a noise coming from the passenger front. heard it again when i came to a stop sign at end of block. exited vehicle and could not see anything visible wrong with tire. proceeded 1/2 mile down next street and came to a stop at light, upon which i heard another noise followed by a metal clank. i again exited my vehicle and found 3/4 of full coil near my tire. my car was towed to a repair facility upon which it was confirmed that the front passenger coil had cracked and dislodged from the vehicle. told i need to replace both front struts/coils and recommended to replace rear shocks as well. honda corporate does not acknowledge this as being a chronic issue with this vehicle, however i do see reports on line of other owners with similar issues. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2001 honda odyssey. consumer states problem with transmission *tgw the consumer stated according to the honda owner link website there is an automatic transmission recall for the odyssey minivans. when the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and mentioned the recall, they didn't respond. they just diagnosed the problems as a slipping transmission, a new ecu was needed, the front and rear mounts were broken and the right front and left rear struts needed to be replaced. the consumer took the vehicle to an independent shop and they concluded the transmission was indeed failing. the recommendation was replacement or a complete overhaul. *jb | |||
| 01/07/2008 | 86138 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. the contact stated that he heard loud noises coming from the vehicle and the suspension was erratic caused by a broken front coil. as of january 7, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 86,138. updated 03-05-08 *bf the consumer stated needed to replace the spring and the thrust bearing above it. updated 03/05/08 *tr | |||
| 05/25/2001 | 1064 | 28 | 04/24/2001 |
| The vehicle experienced the following: out of alignment, loud bang/ticking, shaking, engine hesitation, inoperative a/c, a contaminated filter with metal shavings, a/c drain tube was rubbing and draining on the steering rack boot, coolant reservoir was empty and the right front seal on the body was damaged due to it being improperly placed, a/c knob was broken, the a/c airflow automatically changed, when the a/c blower motor speed decreased, various dash lights would dim, the hood latch was defective, static shock problem, there was a coolant smell, due to the reservoir fluid level, the sliding door was inoperative, the transmission was defective, the crankshaft pulley and the steering wheel vibrated, the right door seal had come apart, the splash shield clip was missing, the idle speed fluctuated from 750 to 2000 rpm with the vehicle in park/neutral, and immediately after, the mil light had come on. the repairs are as followed: wheels aligned, a/c condenser and compressor evaporation dryer, intake manifold, reinstalled rear evaporator/heater unit, installed a drain tube in the retainer bracket, hood latch was replaced, pcm replaced to solve the transmission problem, removed the broken bolt from the block, the crankshaft pulley vibration is still unresolved, and the slash shield clip has been replaced. *mr scc *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/04/2011 | 143000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph when the drivers side front coil spring had punctured the tire. the vehicle was unable to be driven after that and it was towed to a indpendent mechanic who informed the contact that the drivers side coil springs had caused the puncture in the tire. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 143,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 02/05/2010 | 132000 | ||
| While driving our 2001 my honda odessey over bumpy roads there were a lot of clonks and vibration. we took the vehicle to the dealer and the checked vehicle and said front coil springs were broken. | |||
| 04/09/2010 | 98200 | ||
| I was backing my 2001 honda odyssey out of the driveway when i heard a loud clunk from the passenger front side. the wheels were turned for exiting the driveway onto the road. continued to hear random noises during the next 3 days of driving and finally crawled under the van. then i noticed the passenger side front coil spring was broken. luckily it did not puncture anything and lodged itself against the upper surface of the suspension cavity. in this position it still provided some suspension. i will be taking the van in to have the suspension systems in the front of the van repaired. i will be insisting that honda pays for the repairs as i have found numerous similar situations and priro investigation by nhtsa that should make this a recall. | |||
| 04/11/2010 | 122950 | ||
| I started driving my van this morning, when i made a slightly turning, i heard some cracking noise underneath the front wheels, later on; i sent my vehicle to a mechanic to check what was happened, i've been told that the front passenger side's spring coil was broken, it has not yet been fixed due to saturday afternoon, the honda parts was not available then i drove home for about 10 minutes driving, another loud cracking noise again underneath like earlier incidence, i then pulled over to the side of the road, watched the front tire of the driver side, i found the spring coil broken not long ago after the right one broken. i report this because the mileage for my minivan was only around 122,950 km for a 2001 honda odyssey, i doubt this incident will influence my family and my life if i was driving in highway. could you please set up an investigation group to study the reliability and durability of spring coil material to avoid future failure of such incidence. i do hope i can have compensation for me to fix my car due to material fracture. | |||
| 04/05/2001 | 86000 | ||
| 2001 honda odyssey lx front passenger side coil spring broke backing out of driveway. car pulled very hard to the right and could not be safely driven. | |||
| 12/28/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| 2001 honda odyssey front suspension coil broke and punctured the driver's side front tire while i was driving on the highway. i pulled over called a tow truck and the vehicle is in the shop with the cost of repair estimate at $1,200.00. the van has 70,000 miles on the odometer and was recently repaired in this region due to a collision. *tr | |||
| 12/27/2009 | 105000 | 1 | |
| While driving wife & kids home from xmas vacation 2009 in our 2001 honda odyssey minivan with 104,000 miles. we hear a pop noise followed by a grinding noise coming from the front left of vehicle, steering pulling to the left. i pulled over & inspected. i found a large semi-circular shaped piece of steel approx 1/2 in diameter. this piece of steel was caught around the drive shaft & the lower control arm. finally i got it pried it off (it was actually struck in that position) once holding it in my hand & now know it to be a coil of the front left spring. *tr | |||
| 02/26/2009 | 89800 | 1 | |
| On the morning of february 26, as i was approaching my company parking lot, i heard a crunching noise from front end. after parked vehicle i found ice/snow between the wheel and fender skirt. i thought noise was coming from the accumulated ice/snow, so i remove it from vehicle. when i left after work, the noise was still present. i turned into a nearby parking lot and discovered the right side front spring was broken at the last coil at bottom of the spring. broken spring only had about 1 to 2 inches in the lower spring seat to support vehicle | |||
| 04/11/2009 | 52423 | 1 | |
| Using the vehicle daily under normal city driving conditions around a small town noise was heard emanating from the front suspension. inspection of the equipment found both front coil springs broken and the upper turning bearings damaged due to the coil spring fractures. the usage of the vehicle as a grocery getter does explain a possible cause for the failure and the only possible explanation is a defect in the material. no injuries occurred. both front coil/strut assemblies along with the stabilizer links need to be replaced at my cost. *tr | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 77000 | 1 | |
| As best we can determine (based on noise) the coil springs failed while parking at low speeds. not knowing what had happened the car was used at highway speed for a short trip following this. it pulled hard to alternating sides (right and left). car was immediately taken to repair where we were advised we are lucky not to have had the spring puncture the tire at highway speed. car has been repaired at cost of $850. the reason for my complaint is two fold. first - this was a dangerous failure that i do not feel is acceptable in a car of any age; and second - this was an expensive repair that i would like to see honda cover. *tr | |||
| 03/12/2009 | 76000 | 1 | |
| On june 28, 2006 i heard a noise near the left front tire, sounded like a flat and got out of the car and found the coil spring cracked and was impinging on the tire. honda covered the cost of the spring, but not the strut or the labor. on march 12, 2009- i heard a rattling noise from the right front part of the car and brought it to a shop and they put it on the left and the right front coil spring cracked- we paid out of pocket the cost of the spring and the strut and the labor. in both incidents the cracked spring caused the strut to leak which therefore required the replacement. *tr | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down the road at about 25 miles an hour when i heard a very loud noise come from the front right of the vehicle. i immediately pulled over into a parking lot where i was able to do a visual check of the undercarriage of the vehicle which looked fine.upon starting up again it started to sound like i was dragging metal. i decided to drive it right home and call the honda dealership. after their inspection they informed me that the front right coil spring had cracked and broken. this was something they were unfamiliar with and said that with my mileage that shouldn't have happened and in fact shouldn't happen at all. upon being given that diagnosis i decided to talk to other certified repair people as well as two other honda dealerships and they agreed that it is not a normal issue. upon even further investigation i found that not only is this common, but on one website i found 24 others who reported the same incident on the same make, model and year vehicle. my concern is that if it has happened to all those people how many more are there that haven't reported this issue and has anyone been injured because of it. right now my vehicle is in the shop so i'm not quite sure what the final repair will consist of or if it will lead to any other issues .the old part is available. *tr | |||
| 01/21/2009 | 123000 | 1 | |
| Today, noticed some vibration and grinding coming from the front passenger side wheel. the grinding was bad on backing up or turning right, as well as when going over small bumps. the steering also pulled hard to the right. after a mile, i noticed a burning smell. took it to the mechanic, and the saw that the right front coil spring was broken and had cut into the inside of the tire. the mechanic strongly suggested replacing the strut assembly as well as doing the driver side. since i do not know much about repairing cars, i wanted to research prices on the internet. my search turned up a recall on the part for a 2001 acura mdx, but only these complaints for the 2001 odyssey. i did register the complaint with honda. they said they are not aware of any issues. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2009 | 100320 | 1 | |
| Last week ass my wife was driving our minivan made a loud snapping sound from the front of the vehicle. the van appeared to drive ok, although she only drives it around town at speeds less than 40mph. today, the dealer told us the passenger side front spring had snapped. this is the second time this has happened to our van. the driver side spring snapped in december 2007. the honda odyssey forums at www.odyclub.com have many instances of this happening. *tr | |||
| 12/17/2008 | 43743 | 1 | |
| On march 14, 2008, when starting 2001 honda odyssey, a loud bang sounded. vehicle was not moving when bang sounded. mileage 39,139. vehicle extremely difficult to drive, pulling strongly to right. husband checked vehicle, found right front coil spring broken. ordered new coil spring and strut and replaced. on december 17, 2008, upon starting the vehicle heard another loud bang, while vehicle not moving, and had great difficulty driving it, as it was pulling strongly to the left. husband found left coil spring broken. mileage 43,743. talked to honda usa, and reported problem. took to dealer to confirm left coil spring broken. both broken parts had no corrosion, it was a clean break. parts currently ordered through honda estore. honda reviewing case. found many complaints for same problem on your site, and others. how serious of an accident must it be before you will find this is a problem with the coil springs? thank goodness my children weren't in the vehicle, and i hadn't been moving when the coil springs broke. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 136540 | 1 | |
| When car was parked, right front spring broke and pierced right front tire. *tr | |||
| 04/14/2006 | 58500 | 2 | 03/15/2002 |
| In our dirveway we found a metal circle, about 1/2 in thickness, about 8 in diameter, apparently made of iron, which was a rusted through, a bit twisted and obvioulsy snapped in one section. we dismissed it as garbage. three weeks later we heard a noise on our van & brought it to the dealership. on examination of our van, the mechanic brought out another part taken from our vehicle identical in condition as the one found in our driveway. he said it was a front suspension spring and the van, a 2001 honda odyssey with appx 58500 miles, was unsafe to drive. *nm | |||
| 09/04/2003 | 40000 | 1 | 12/24/2000 |
| Problem with sway bar links on 01 honda odyseey. *ak | |||
| 05/25/2001 | 1 | 04/01/2001 | |
| 1. wheel alignment-vehicle drifts to right requiring driver to over steer to the left to keep vehicle within its lane. wheel alignment performed;proble corrected. 2. a/c system-vehicle had approx 4500 miles onit when traveling approx 50mph a loud bang was heard from front end, vehicle simultaneously hesitated and shook. a/c system then failed to cool properly. three repair attempts wer made and a/c still failed to cool properly. notified mfg. for final repair attemp. complete a/c system was replaced. upon completion of repair, vehicle was released with a/c drain tube rubbing & draining on steering rack boot, coolant reservoir left empty, coolant system leaking and right front door body seal damaged. 3. pulley system-vehicle was returned to dealerships 5 times for abnormal noises & vibrations from crankshaft pulley system. tensioner pulley replaced twice, crankshaft pulley & alternator belt replaced x 1. notified mfg. for final repair attempt. condition confirmed. our vehicle was compared to like vehicles, year 2000 & 2002. mfg stated our vehicle is operating as designed. vehicle released with condition unrepaired & transmission inoperable in d3, 2nd & 1st drive gears. please help! our vehicle is not even 1 year old yet. it only has 13,500 miles on it. 4. right/left front doors-vehicle had excessive internal wind noise @ highway speeds until both front door weather-strips were replaced. 5. hood latch-could not open hood on vehicle to replace windshield washer fluid after replacement of a/c compressor & condenser. had to return vehicle to dealership to have hoodlatch replaced. 6. coolant system-fluid was dissipating from coolant system reservoir. four times a honda representitive hs statedit's normal for all odyssey's to do this. four repair attemps were made before coolant leak was identified & radiator hose was replaced. when vehicle was returned, clips were missing from bottom splash shield. this left splash shield loose, vibrating & at risk | |||
| 12/20/2000 | 4 | ||
| While driving, vehicle steers to right which may cause a loss of control. dealer cannot determine cause, but there is a tsb on this problem. *ak the consumer stated that the dealer performed repair four times, but the problem was not corrected. *yh | |||
| 10/01/2000 | |||
| Vehicle pulls to the right whether you are driving in the left or the right lane.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 05/11/2010 | 151000 | 1 | |
| The coil spring on the front passenger side broke and punctured the tire in 2 places. updated 06/21/10.*jb | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 122000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda odyssey purchased brand new. she stated while driving at speeds of 40 mph the front passenger's side tire blew out. she was able to maneuver the vehicle off the roadway and upon further inspection, she observed a coil spring hanging from under the vehicle on the passenger's side of the vehicle. the front coil spring broke and slit the front passenger's side tire causing the blow out. there were no recalls on her vehicle. a previous investigation was opened on this particular failure but did not lead into a recall stating, a defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources is not warranted (see nhtsa action number pe06007: component :suspension:front:springs:coil springs). no repairs were made to date. the failure and current mileages were 122,000. | |||
| 03/12/2009 | 76000 | 1 | |
| On june 28, 2006 i heard a noise near the left front tire, sounded like a flat and got out of the car and found the coil spring cracked and was impinging on the tire. honda covered the cost of the spring, but not the strut or the labor. on march 12, 2009- i heard a rattling noise from the right front part of the car and brought it to a shop and they put it on the left and the right front coil spring cracked- we paid out of pocket the cost of the spring and the strut and the labor. in both incidents the cracked spring caused the strut to leak which therefore required the replacement. *tr | |||
| 03/06/2008 | 94160 | 1 | 02/25/2001 |
| Front spring failure on my 2001 honda odyssey, i recently broke a spring and researched the internet for a replacement without success so i went to a salvage yard and found out the springs on the vans they had were broke also. after reading the nhtsa report #pe06007 i feel there should have been a recall on this vehicle. it's a little scary knowing a tire could be punctured resulting in injury or worse. i hope i will get some kind of response on this, thanking you in advance, gerald lahnan. *tr | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 87000 | 1 | 09/28/2007 |
| Right front coil spring failure on 2001 honda odyssey. failure caused spring to contact right front tire and ruin it. had to cut spring to remove from tire. purchased new tire and coil spring to repair vehicle. still have old spring and tire. will the left side fail next, and when?? *tr | |||
| 03/09/2008 | 1 | 03/25/2001 | |
| The coil spring of the front right-hand wheel was found broken, after i heard clunk noises when turning. *tr | |||
| 02/09/2008 | 89050 | 1 | 04/14/2004 |
| Passenger front coil spring broke while driving at 40mph. no further damage. dealer has replaced both front springs dealer has the larger portion, i have the smaller portion. *tr | |||
| 12/11/2007 | 84829 | 1 | 02/01/2001 |
| On december 11 as my wife was backing out of our driveway, she hear a loud bang (like a gunshot) and noticed a large rubber disc on our driveway. nothing appeared to be wrong with our van. driving the van was ok but any turning of the vehicle resulted in loud screeching sounds coming from the driver side wheel. the cause was a broken spring. no one was injured when this failure occurred because my wife was slowly backing out of the driveway. *tr | |||
| 01/21/2008 | 75000 | 2 | 03/20/2001 |
| My 2001 odyssey van has 75,000 miles on it. i found that the broken right front spring was the cause of a noise. while in the course of replacing it, i found that the left front was broken as well, and in exactly the same place. i see from the other incidents on the internet that this is a very common problem with this van, and that it is (of course) potentially catastrophic. the new springs look exactly like the old ones- they have a plastic sleeve over part of the spring. this puts a stress point at the end of the sleeve. i have a background in mechanical engineering and in my opinion, the design of the springs and the spring mounts, as well as the very high pre-load on these springs, is a recipe for failure. i saw that the nhtsa started an investigation two full years ago. when are you people going to start saving people? are you waiting for the first head-on collision to result? i would think you would force a recall and that the dealer should be replacing these for free with the (redesigned) spring. *tr | |||
| 12/18/2007 | 72842 | 1 | 03/26/2001 |
| Reference pe06007. 1 1/2 years ago the left front coil spring failed and our vehicle was under warranty at the time so this was covered but approximately 1.5 yrs later and the right front coil spring broke as my husband was driving home from work this evening. the dealership technician stated that the right front coil spring appeared ok on march 28th of 2006 and therefore the warranty company would not pay to have this corrected. this is clearly a defect in workmanship and this coil should have been replaced at the time the other one was fixed and covered by the warranty. see also 10153819 *dsy *tr | |||
| 12/15/2007 | 84000 | 2 | 04/06/2001 |
| Vehicle was stationary in driveway waiting for garage door to open completely when a loud banging noise was heard from the front passenger side of vehicle. upon inspection it was obvious that the coil spring had fractured into pieces. driving the car to a repair shop was difficult. the car pulled to the side and there were vibrations and rubbing noises during the 1.5 mile drive. at the shop the mechanic discovered that both springs on driver and passenger side of the vehicle had fractured. we were unaware of the 2nd spring failure and do not know if it happened simultaneously or not. repair cost is estimated at $900 and car will be out of service for 4 days. car is being repaired and old parts will be available. *tr | |||
| 03/16/2007 | 70000 | 1 | 10/28/2000 |
| Our 2001 honda odyssey began making a loud metal on metal clunk whenever we went over any kind of bumps in the road. the noise was centralized to the front driver's side. when taking it it to be repaired, a section of the front coild spring that had sheared off fell from the front of the vehicle. we pulled over and recovered the section of coil and we were fortunate that we were going slow and that it does not appear to have done any other damage. to correct the failure we had to replace both front coil springs ($560) and we were also advised to replace the struts even though they appeared to be in good shape with no leakage (which we chose not to do at this time due to cost). | |||
| 03/12/2007 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Front suspension - coil spring failure backing out of garage the rt ft spring broke with a loud noise, car pulled to one side on short drive with hard to control pull to right, a 8 piece was found on garage floor, no tire damage from broken spring upon inspection the left side spring is near failure and had to be replaced vehicle mileage 75k, this is a faulty honda problem but honda never owns up to ever having such problems even though neighbors had similar problem, this is a maintenance issue so they say. both front coil springs replaced. *jb | |||
| 02/07/2006 | 91000 | 1 | 05/10/2001 |
| Front right spring fractured causing the shocks to fail also. repairs totaling $699.37 included replacement of front right and left spring and front shocks. *jb | |||
| 03/25/2006 | 1 | 03/23/2001 | |
| The left front coil spring on our 2001 honda odyssey van with approx. 56,000 miles is broken. i believe this is a defect and should be made public because my neighbor had the same problem with their 2001 honda odyssey van. *jb see also 10212265 *dsy | |||
| 02/17/2006 | 78625 | 2 | 03/01/2001 |
| Noise coming from front drivers side of van. rubber seal at top of strut was hanging down. spring on drivers side was broken. honda dealership said both springs were broken. dealership had to replace springs, struts, seals...etc. complete replacement of front suspension parts. {both sides} ron at ext. 118038 at american honda stated that parts were defective. american honda paid for all parts but not labor. total bill over $2,000! *nm | |||
| 12/28/2005 | 79662 | 1 | 02/28/2003 |
| On 12/28/05 the drivers side front coil spring broke on our 2001 honda odyssey lx with 79,662 miles. this occurred on a residential side street at low speed. the vehicle pulled sharply to the left, however, this was controllable. no other damage occurred as the spring broke cleanly and collapsed vertically (tire, strut, strut tower are fine). this was replaced at my own expense by our local honda dealer. at the time of the event i noted that this seemed unusual, however, i'm not sure if the dealer notified american honda of the issue. i'm am concerned about the integrity of the other spring and plan on calling honda to discuss. *jb | |||
| 01/03/2006 | 59800 | 1 | 06/15/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 40 mph the front driver side coil spring fractured and punctured the tire. the vehicle pulled sharply to the left. fortunately, the incident occurred on a rural road with little traffic. the vehicle was towed to an independent service dealer where the shock, strut and bearings were replaced. *nm updated 2/9/2006 - *nm | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| 2001 honda odyssey lx front passenger side coil spring was broken. *mr the vehicle was making a terrible noise. the part was on back order. when the mechanic removed the spring form the vehicle, it was found completely fractured and jagged in various places. *sc *jb | |||
| 11/25/2003 | 52000 | 1 | |
| While the van was parked in the driveway the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the van like metal hitting metal. the noise was due to the coil spring breaking. the van was towed to the dealer and the technician stated, we've never seen this problem. the sliding door can't be opened from the inside. please provide any further information. *nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 12/19/2003 | 49000 | 1 | |
| At 49,000 miles the front wheel bearings were replaced because of a roaring noise in the front end which became louder and louder daily. these bearings are sealed and should at least last for 100,000 miles. they were replaced and the noise stopped.*ak | |||