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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V069000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 10/14/1996 to 07/29/1997 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 00090 | 11/28/2000 | 99084 | 615735 | Subject regarding rear suspension clunks. *tt | 01/29/2001 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| Getting a bump noise when front suspension is loaded espescially in cold weather. after several trips to dealer and one attempted repair the dealer claims that this may be a characteristic of the car and will not attempt another repair under warrantee. | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| The left front suspension has a loud and distinct crack upon take off and stopping of the vehicle. this problem occurs mainly in cold weather. as well as the sound, the driver can feel the noise in the floorboard of the driver side front. the manufacturer states that this is a charactaristic of the vehicle and that nothing can be done about it. the manufacturer can provide no facts to base this decision on nor did the manufacturer's representative even look at the mechanics of the problem vehicle. the rep based his charactarisitc claim on my vehicle and another similar vehicle ,making the noise. there is no other complaints to honda tech line from mechanics in reference to this problem. the honda rep states that it is the bushings in the suspension without even looking at the vehicle, and the mechanics at the dealership cannot locate any faulty bushings. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 04/27/1998 | 1 | 03/07/1997 | |
| As the result of broken ball joint, the vehicle spun out of control causing damages to wheels,frame,alignment and the body. yh | |||
| 9 | |||
| While driving 70mph vehicle started swaying from side to side, and then spun around. this was due to a faulty ball joint. dealer has seen vehicle 9 times,and no solution to the problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 04/27/1998 | 3 | ||
| Problems with ball joints, brakes, air conditioner, radio, windshield and seats.*mr in addition, the engine burned oil, the vehicle had a hard time going backwards. consumer had numerous incidents with the vehicle going out control. the vehicle was repaired multiple times, but the problems continued to exist. *ph *jb | |||
| 06/17/1999 | 1 | ||
| Lower ball joints were replaced, prior to recall notice (99v069000). however after recall repairs were done dearlership did not tighten the caliper knuckle mounting bracket bolt properly, causing one to fall off and another loose. *yc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Lower ball joint recall but unable to be repaired due to lack of parts.(99v-069) nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 04/27/1998 | 3 | ||
| Problems with ball joints, brakes, air conditioner, radio, windshield and seats.*mr in addition, the engine burned oil, the vehicle had a hard time going backwards. consumer had numerous incidents with the vehicle going out control. the vehicle was repaired multiple times, but the problems continued to exist. *ph *jb | |||