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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| STEERING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E010000 | FABTECH MOTORSPORTS | E (Equipment) | 1360 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/01/2006 | 02/01/2006 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain fabtech aftermarket replacement pitman arms, p/nos. fts71000 and fts71001, installed for use on certain 2001-2006 gm c/k 2500 pick up trucks and sport utility vehicles. the pin located inside the pitman arm can shear off due to a reverse bending fatigue condition, resulting in a total loss of steering control. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of steering control could lead to a vehicle crash with potential injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fabtech will notify owners and replace the pitman and idler arms free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during february 2006. owners may contact fabtech at 909-597-7800. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fabtech replacement pitman arms and has no relation to any original equipment installed on c/k 2500 pick ups, suvs, and hummer h2 vehicles manufactured by general motors.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| STEERING | |||||
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
| 03102005 | 03/10/2005 | 10014845 | Steering gear whistle noise on turns. *eh | 05/10/2005 | |
| 000235003 | 02/01/2007 | 000235003M | 10012089 | Clunking noise under hood and can be felt in steering wheel. *eh updated *eh updated. *kb | 02/11/2005 |
| 01634A | 01/01/2004 | 10007276 | Supplement to 00-02-35-003d - clunking noise under hood and can be felt in the steering wheel. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| 01634 | 01/01/2004 | 10007231 | Intermediate steering shaft service kit. service vme. *tt | 06/04/2004 | |
| 000235003C | 04/01/2004 | 000235003D | 10004716 | Clunking noise under hood and can be felt in the steering wheel. *tt | 01/02/2004 |
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | |||||
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||||
| 00823A | 01/01/2004 | 10007973 | Power steering fluid leaking at hydraulic brake booster. *tt | 07/19/2004 | |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||||
| SB-06-02-32-013B | 08/01/2009 | 10032462 | Saab/hummer/gm: diagnostic tips/recommendations when power steering pump replacement is necessary. analysis of returned power steering (ps) pumps that had been replaced for noise, no power assist, no or low pressure and leaking conditio | 03/26/2010 | |
| 02078 | 01/01/2004 | 10007774 | Power steering pumps - not painted. service vme. *tt | 07/09/2004 | |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||||
| 3310 | 10017144 | Lack of steering assist when stopped or during parking lot type maneuvers. 99 - 05 chevrolet/gmc/cadillac/hummer h2 all full size trucks utilities and vans. *tt | 10/25/2005 | ||
| 3386 | 3386C | 10013533 | Lack of steering assist or shudder during parking lot type maneuvers. *tt | 04/21/2005 | |
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ARM - IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | |||||
| 3499 | 3499A | 10014899 | Steering idler arm inspection procedure. *tt | 05/11/2005 | |
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 092603 | 09/26/2003 | 10005052 | When replacing the inner tie rod it is not necessary to replace the entire steering linkage relay rod kit. gm voicemail log. *tt | 01/28/2004 | |
| 030234001A | 10/01/2003 | 030234001 | 10004766 | Inner tie rod released for service. *tt | 01/06/2004 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| PE04080 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/02/2004 | 10/28/2005 | STEERING KNUCKLE FRACTURE | ||
| During the pe, odi investigated the hummer h2 for fractures which were occurring at the front steering knuckle lower boss.when the knuckle lower boss fractures, the lower ball joint stud is released and the entire knuckle and wheel/tire assembly separates from the vehicle.odi is upgrading this investigation to gain a full technical understanding of the factors which contributed to these failures. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/12/2004 | 59000 | 1 | |
| Front wheels locking while making a right hand turn . this problem started after driving in the snow blizzard in the state of maryland. *tr | |||
| 06/16/2004 | 1 | 05/05/2004 | |
| I was driving my 2004 h2 hummer. i was on a deep slope hill. i was backing up and i hit a 500 series mercedez on his left bumper from left rear bumper. immediately after i hit, i started to shift the gear so that i could stop the car to get out to see what happened. at this point, the hummer started to travel at very fast speed down the street in the same pattern that i had originally driven up. i tried to apply the brakes, brakes did not work. i tried to steer, steering was in a lock position. i hit a pedestrian hard and my car landed in my neighbor's house. when i hit the house, the 2 front wheels became detached from the car. the pedestrian that i hit has incurred many serious damages. i had 1 engineering company look at the car back in 2004 after the accident and they said they could not find anything wrong. when i look now, i've heard of many cases where similar incidents have occurred due to brakes. i am currently in court for another 1 week as this pedestrian is now suing me. i plead to all h2 hummer owners to contribute any information that they may have about other hummer owners or their own experience. your contribution to this matter is highly appreciated. *tr | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 10000 | 3 | 04/01/2004 |
| Dt: power steering leaks; no warning notice ( no lights came one in the vehicle on indicating that the fluid was low. the people who towed the vehicle said if she had lost control she would not had been able to control the vehicle because the ps would have gone out on the vehcile. had it in 8 or 9 times for the air conditioning not working correctly. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 07/23/2004 | 7000 | 1 | |
| While driving 35 mph the steering knuckle fractured without warning. as a result the front driver side wheel separated from the vehicle. the vehicle had to be towed to the nearest dealer. please provide additional information. *jb | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/27/2007 | 43600 | 1 | 01/03/2007 |
| (1) driving in parking lot approx 10 mph, a vehicle cut in front of me, i cut sharply to the right. (2) my vehicle would not respond back to the left resulting in collision with a concrete pole causing $9000.00 damage to my vehicle. later inspection by myself, local garage, insurance estimator and body shop revealed the right hand tie rod had broken which is believe caused loss of steering and accident. (3) vehicle is in body shop for repairs. old parts are available. *nm | |||