Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PE94048GENERAL MOTORS CORP.06/21/199412/30/1994SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE
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Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
05/01/19981
 Motor mounts were rusted, and engine fell out of mounting. dealership is unaware of problem.*ak *slc
06/24/199905/06/1999
 While driving vehicle began to smoke from under the hood. pulled vehicle over. engine was leaking oil due to a cracked intake manifold. has taken vehicle to dealer & was informed by mechanic the lifters were making noise. *ak
05/31/19893
 Subframe absorber failed causing squeeky noise when driving around curve or when vehicle tilts. tt
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
10/20/20011
 Consumer states that the engine light is illuminated and the vehicle runs bad, also said vehicle makes a lot of noise, possible engine noise. *slc
05/15/20005
 Ongoing problem with engine stalling at low speed/iow idle. vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on five occasions, and problem still reoccurring. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak
11/21/1997
 Driving at approximately 35 mph the engine cradle fell off. due to the defect, consumer lost all power steering, was not able to steer .the rear points of the engine cradle rusted out which caused the whole engine assembly to fall out, including the steering mechanism. dealer will replace mounting brackets, rack pinion steering assembly, etc. ak
11/08/1997
 Engine: driving approximately 60mph and power steering went out , pulled off the highway, got out to look and the engine had dropped about 2inches. the cradle mount bolt that holds engine had rusted . *ak
03/25/19951
 Consumer was driving and the bolt rusted and the engine fell down and broke the steering column there was no control of the steering. tt
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
10/20/20011
 While driving, the tail pipe and muffler fell off. *slc
1
 The intake manifold gasket was leaking due to expanding and contracting of aluminum engine. yh