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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V319000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/1996 to 03/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 27083 | 12/28/1998 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/15/1998 | 12/17/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. one of the rear suspension trailing arm bolts can fatigue and break. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, a loss of vehicle control can occur, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the rear suspension trailing arm fasteners. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began december 28, 1998. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. 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 | |||||
| 990308004 | 08/01/1999 | 607580 | Subject pertaining to front and / or rear stabilizer shaft squawk / squeak noise. *tt | 09/29/1999 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 01967 | 01/01/2004 | 10006895 | Front suspension steer noise smooth road turns. *mr | 05/19/2004 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 98063 | 12/01/1998 | 615114 | Product recall campaign to replace the rear suspension trailing arm fasteners on vehicles having a condition which could result in one of the rear suspension trailing arm bolts breaking. *tt | 12/28/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||||
| 733403 | 04/01/1997 | 52341 | Rear shock noise in trunk area - sounds like loose lumber. *tw | 07/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 08/10/1998 | ||
| -the horn on 1996 pontiac sunfire has quit working and been repaired three times. the people at the shop said that it was getting wet apparently everytime i went through water because of it being pointed downward. -the muffler has been fixed three times -there are more that i can not remeber right off hand -their is an electrical problem with the whole car. the light on the radio time and staion display has not worked since i bought it, the driver's rear door light has not come on, the passenger rear window lets down but will not let up when needed since right after i got the car, the lights in the dashboard go on and off without even being touched, while riding down the road, the widshield wipers will just come on without being turned on and then stop halfway down impairing vision, the passenger rear tail light blows all of the time, it has never stayed with a bulb that works, etc. -the valve cover gasket leaks and has leaked since i got it -the gas light will not tell you when you are running low on fuel -the radio will eat your tapes since i got the carthe transmission has been replace on the car with less than 80,000 miles on it -the rack and pinion had to be replaced a few years ago along with the complete brake system the power steering has leaked fluid and will stop turning in the middle of a turn. i have almost wrecked on it sveral times because of it and the brakes. -the air conditioning compressor works when it gets ready to if even then and has always done that. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| While driving vehicle pulls to the extreme right, six attempted fixes. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| Owner states that hub which holds the wheels broke, dealers state that there is too much play in ball joints. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 04/05/2000 | |||
| Front control arms on both sides cracked and almost fell off, which may have caused loss of vehicle control and a crash. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| While driving at highway speeds vehicle completely shuts down without warning. dealer replaced the ignition control module and the right lower control arm, which did not correct the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 06/26/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Strut bearing plate: should not be faulty on a 1996, can cause loss of steering *ak( dot number: tire size: p195r6515 ) | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 04/05/2005 | 108995 | 4 | 11/05/2004 |
| Wheel bearing seems to be going bad. the motor has been jumping when i take off from a stop light. i think the motor mounts might be bad. the car is a 96 and it has 109,000 miles on it. *ak | |||
| 04/03/1996 | 01/31/1996 | ||
| Thumping noise in front of vehicle--wheel bearings replaced. pan/oil gasket replaced. corroded wiring for gas gauge. repaired rear chassis. exhaust system and sender assy replaced. heater pipe leaking. worn tensioner replaced. new engine. pistons replaced. | |||
| 04/03/1996 | |||
| Thumping noise in the front of the vehicle, replaced wheel bearings. | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 2 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Front wheel bearings and drive axles replaced twice within one year. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 01/14/1999 | 1 | 08/02/1996 | |
| Recall work performed on the trailing arm bolt, however failed causing vehicle to separate from frame. | |||