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 - UPPER BALL JOINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V080000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/1995 to 01/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 271 | 04/28/1995 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/24/1995 | 04/28/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The upper ball joint nuts were under-torqued resulting in improper seating in the steering knuckle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can cause the ball joint stud to loosen, and fracture resulting in a loss of steering control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will retorque the upper ball joint nut on both sides of the vehicle to the correct torque values. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: suspension; front control arm; upper; ball joint.vehicle description: multipurpose vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive. note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 02015 | 01/01/2004 | 10006961 | Pop snap noise in the front suspension when braking. *mr | 05/20/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/09/1997 | 25 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Vehicle shudders/vibrates on take off and slow down. have continuously advised dealer, but am told unable to duplicate problem. have had transmissions serviced, ball joints greased, nothing helps. this does not happen on every take off or slow down, but when it does happen, it is a very odd feeling. *ak | |||
| 03/09/1995 | |||
| Frame hits the tire when turning and the truck has no brakes. please explain. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/09/2010 | 145000 | ||
| Torquene bar split and fell out of vechicle while driving it | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle slid out of control when passed by a truck, resulted in an accident, no deployment of air bag and failure of seat belts, injury resulted from failures. | |||
| 1 | 08/28/1995 | ||
| Front end failed, causing banging noise pass side worn tires. | |||
| 03/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle continuously pulls toward the right. | |||
| 04/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Vehicle pulls to right upon applying brakes. | |||
| 12/02/1994 | 2 | ||
| Excessive vibration. *aw | |||
| 04/05/1995 | 1 | ||
| Left side of the inner wheel hit the frame when turning left, right side inner wheel hit the torsion bar when turning left, resulting in car jumping. tt | |||
| When turning, wheels rub side of frames. hadocy gmc dealers say performs under normal condition. please describe details. tt | |||
| 09/12/1994 | 1 | ||
| Vibration in the front end and rear dealer says there is no fix. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 11/19/1996 | 1 | 08/07/1996 | |
| Left front control arm failed. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Front control arm/ball joint failed. *dsh | |||
| 09/25/1995 | 1 | ||
| The front wheel a frame is not welded to the main frame . tt consumer states while backing out of his garage one morning, he discovered the right front wheel was rocking in and out, tipping 20 to 30 it seemed, the dealer found that the a frame was only tack welded to the main frame and had completely separated, there were also non conforming parts in this area also although consumer does not know the details, after 6 weeks of talking to manufacturer they re-purchased the vehicle.*jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 04/30/1999 | 1 | ||
| The front wheel of vehicle fell off while driving due to a defective ball joint that ruptured. nlm | |||
| 09/01/1995 | |||
| Front lower ball joints worn at 51000 miles. vehicle is well cared for and not used off road. | |||
| 02/11/1998 | 1 | ||
| Problem with the dealership saying the recall work on the front lower control ball joints was completed when it wasn't. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 05/08/2001 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Upper ball joint on right front wheel broke while driving, almost causing upper wheel to fall off. *ak consumer states the right front end of vehicle has had excessive play since purchase, complaints wre ade to dealer but they could not find the cause, consumer believes ball joints were defective from the start, manufacturer not willing to reimburse consumer was advised his vehicle was not included in recall.*jb | |||
| 04/30/1999 | 1 | ||
| The front wheel of vehicle fell off while driving due to a defective ball joint that ruptured. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - TORSION BAR | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1995 | ||
| The weld for the torsion bar mount is fractured, making it potentially unsafe for steering - should the torsion bar drop out and interfere with the steering mechanism. | |||
| 03/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Two nuts missing from front torsion bars. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 12/29/1994 | 1 | ||
| Nuts missing from bolts that hold the rubber bushings together on stabilizer bar. | |||