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 - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V204000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 07/01/1991 to 07/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 272 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/19/1991 | 11/22/1991 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | The bolts and nuts which attach the bearing-hub assembly to the rear axle flange are not sufficiently tightened on some vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This would allow excessive movement of the bearing-hubassembly relative to the rear axle flange and could cause elongation andeventual separation of the attaching bolts from the rear axle flange. if thiswere to occur while the vehicle was in motion, the affected tire and wheel couldtrack erratically, eventually causing failure of the other attaching bolts. thetire and wheel assembly could separate from the vehicle which could result in avehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Tighten rear axle bearing-hub assembly fasteners, and replace all the fasteners on a wheel if two or more bolts are found to be loose. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: rear axle.vehicle description: passenger cars.note: general motors reports that all subject vehicles were held and repairedbefore any owner took possession, so there will be no owner notification. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Vehicle has poor suspension even with new shocks and struts. | |||
| 05/18/1997 | 0 | ||
| The front cartridge nut which should be a crimped nut and shouldn't spin off fell off, causing the strut to come apart, causing the front driver's side of the wheel to come off the vehicle while driving. please describe details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/22/1997 | |||
| Steering wheel vibrates when going over small/largebumps in the road. *ak | |||
| 06/16/1993 | 1 | 02/06/1992 | |
| Front suspension noisy. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| The front struts on vehicle broke at 30,000 miles and were repaired, then the front struts broke again after another 30,000 miles. incident also resulted in having to replace the front ball joints. the dealer is now out of business and vehicle is not under warranty. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| The front struts on vehicle broke at 30,000 miles and were repaired, then the front struts broke again after another 30,000 miles. incident also resulted in having to replace the front ball joints. the dealer is now out of business and vehicle is not under warranty. | |||
| 05/18/1995 | 8 | ||
| Struts failed, causing premature wear on front tires. *skd | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 03/15/1993 | 5 | ||
| Front stabilizer replaced due to crunching noise when going over bumps. | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 12/18/1996 | 1 | 05/29/1996 | |
| Rear wheel bearings failed. | |||