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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| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V053000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/1998 to 01/31/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 72 | 01/22/1998 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/09/1998 | 03/19/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. one or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. this can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can result in a loss of vehicle control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 98006.owner/dealer notification began january 22, 1998.these vehicles were in-transit or very recently delivered to dealerships.customers receiving these vehicles before january 22, 1998, were contacted by the selling dealer to return their vehicle for the service procedure.owners who were not contacted by their dealer within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.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 - 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 | |||
| 09/07/2005 | 68600 | 3 | 02/24/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving in normal conditions, the vehicle pulls to the left or right. the vehicle was taken to the local independent repair shop for alignment. the repair personnel discovered the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced on the front of the vehicle. both the upper and lower ball joints were replaced after the first incident. the problem returned two additional times, but only the lower ball joints were replaced during these incidents. updated 3/9/2006 - *nm | |||
| 08/05/2000 | 1 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Idler arm failure, vehicle pulled hard to the left, have saved the defective part if it is needed for any reason | |||
| 03/17/1998 | |||
| When releasing the steering wheel the vehicle immediately begins pulling to the right. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/22/2003 | 99305 | 1 | 01/22/2003 |
| Vehicle constantly pulls to the right. has pulled to the right since bought. according to other complaints, alignment will not fix problem either. *jb | |||
| 08/11/2003 | 3 | ||
| Consumer states that van is giving her problems. when she drives the vehicle sometimes she hears a loud noise. then the light comes on, the dashboard with says security. also, brake failure. she took vehicle to dealer, and was told that the ball joints had no grease on them, and had a lots of play, if she hit a hole in the street, she could have an accident because of the alignment and the ball joints. she took vehicle back to the dealer, and he wanted to sell her another van, and she has no money. please help.*ak | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 2 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Auto transmission in twice before failed,battery leak damaged elec sys, rear defog stopped working (glass had to be replaced), dealer unable to stop front suspension popping noises, pass seat recliner handle keeps breaking off. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Front suspension constantly pulls to the right, dealer adjusted caster which improved but did not correct the pulling. nlm | |||
| 07/05/2000 | 07/01/2000 | ||
| Steering pulls to the right all the time, have had checked many times, no answers. can someone help with this problem. have seen many complaints on this problem!*ak | |||
| 03/17/1998 | 3 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle pulls to the right and after three attempts to correct the problem the vehicle now exhibits uneven tire wear and a popping noise from front right suspension. also, after several attempts to correct the air conditioning problem, it continues to cool the interior down well below selected temperature. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 03/05/2005 | 1 | 01/04/2005 | |
| I purchased a used 1998 gmc jimmy with no warranty from fort wayne nissan/infiniti on january 4, 2005 for my 17 year old daughter. i had surgury on my right hand and could not drive it for about 5 weeks afterward. when i did drive the car,i told her it needed a front end alignment and to get the oil changed. of course, mom (me) ended up taking it into monroe muffler and brakes, where we always get are cars routine maintenence taken care of. they called me about an hour later and asked who i bought this car off of. i told them. they said they could not believe they sold me this death trap. 3 of the 4 balljoints holding the front up where broken and the pin cracked. plus he thought there was a recall on them. i checked with gmc and they stated there was no recall on the ball joints for this vehicle. the mechanic said these ball joints were way to small to support this kind of vehicle. i took the ball joints and have thenm now as proof. my daughter, son or i could have been hurt or worse-which was very possible probability in the shape the under body of that car was in. we were very luck we did not have a major accident. i called the nissan company and talked to bruce bright. he sounded very concerned and would call right back after checking into it. he never called and it has been a week. i called today and left a message. still no call. my question and complaint to you, is it legal for a car company(a major named company) to sell a car that is very unsafe to a person? i am a woman who doesn't know about cars, and my daughter doesn't. my ex-husband came to help, but he doesn't know either. that is the reason i did not go with some off the wall company. do i have any protection from this? thank you. *ak | |||
| 12/03/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| I didn't bring the vehicle to the dealership because they told me it was out of warranty. figures...it went out of warranty in may 2001. i don't think that a vehicle should need new ball joints at 28,916 miles. it is my understanding that the ball joints are being replaced on other gm jimmy's that are older than mine. i aslo, included the emergency brake which i was told was frozen in place. this emergency/parking brake was not used. how would it be frozen in place???? | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 03/05/2005 | 1 | 01/04/2005 | |
| I purchased a used 1998 gmc jimmy with no warranty from fort wayne nissan/infiniti on january 4, 2005 for my 17 year old daughter. i had surgury on my right hand and could not drive it for about 5 weeks afterward. when i did drive the car,i told her it needed a front end alignment and to get the oil changed. of course, mom (me) ended up taking it into monroe muffler and brakes, where we always get are cars routine maintenence taken care of. they called me about an hour later and asked who i bought this car off of. i told them. they said they could not believe they sold me this death trap. 3 of the 4 balljoints holding the front up where broken and the pin cracked. plus he thought there was a recall on them. i checked with gmc and they stated there was no recall on the ball joints for this vehicle. the mechanic said these ball joints were way to small to support this kind of vehicle. i took the ball joints and have thenm now as proof. my daughter, son or i could have been hurt or worse-which was very possible probability in the shape the under body of that car was in. we were very luck we did not have a major accident. i called the nissan company and talked to bruce bright. he sounded very concerned and would call right back after checking into it. he never called and it has been a week. i called today and left a message. still no call. my question and complaint to you, is it legal for a car company(a major named company) to sell a car that is very unsafe to a person? i am a woman who doesn't know about cars, and my daughter doesn't. my ex-husband came to help, but he doesn't know either. that is the reason i did not go with some off the wall company. do i have any protection from this? thank you. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 09/07/2005 | 68600 | 3 | 02/24/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving in normal conditions, the vehicle pulls to the left or right. the vehicle was taken to the local independent repair shop for alignment. the repair personnel discovered the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced on the front of the vehicle. both the upper and lower ball joints were replaced after the first incident. the problem returned two additional times, but only the lower ball joints were replaced during these incidents. updated 3/9/2006 - *nm | |||
| 03/05/2005 | 1 | 01/04/2005 | |
| I purchased a used 1998 gmc jimmy with no warranty from fort wayne nissan/infiniti on january 4, 2005 for my 17 year old daughter. i had surgury on my right hand and could not drive it for about 5 weeks afterward. when i did drive the car,i told her it needed a front end alignment and to get the oil changed. of course, mom (me) ended up taking it into monroe muffler and brakes, where we always get are cars routine maintenence taken care of. they called me about an hour later and asked who i bought this car off of. i told them. they said they could not believe they sold me this death trap. 3 of the 4 balljoints holding the front up where broken and the pin cracked. plus he thought there was a recall on them. i checked with gmc and they stated there was no recall on the ball joints for this vehicle. the mechanic said these ball joints were way to small to support this kind of vehicle. i took the ball joints and have thenm now as proof. my daughter, son or i could have been hurt or worse-which was very possible probability in the shape the under body of that car was in. we were very luck we did not have a major accident. i called the nissan company and talked to bruce bright. he sounded very concerned and would call right back after checking into it. he never called and it has been a week. i called today and left a message. still no call. my question and complaint to you, is it legal for a car company(a major named company) to sell a car that is very unsafe to a person? i am a woman who doesn't know about cars, and my daughter doesn't. my ex-husband came to help, but he doesn't know either. that is the reason i did not go with some off the wall company. do i have any protection from this? thank you. *ak | |||
| 08/11/2003 | 3 | ||
| Consumer states that van is giving her problems. when she drives the vehicle sometimes she hears a loud noise. then the light comes on, the dashboard with says security. also, brake failure. she took vehicle to dealer, and was told that the ball joints had no grease on them, and had a lots of play, if she hit a hole in the street, she could have an accident because of the alignment and the ball joints. she took vehicle back to the dealer, and he wanted to sell her another van, and she has no money. please help.*ak | |||
| 02/24/2003 | 67000 | 04/06/2001 | |
| Purchased new tires and went to have the front alligned, and they advised they could not align due to the needed replacement of the lower ball joints. the vehile had around 64000 miles and i returned it to the dealer who said it did not nned the repair only allignment.prior to allignment the vehicle always drifted to the right side of the raod if the steering was released, it always seemed to be a strugle from drifting or pulling even with both hands of wheel to the right. the dealer alignment took care of the problem for about a month or two , but the problem has returned. now i am wondering if the front end ball joints and arms are worn. this is a 1998 gmc jimmy 4wd 2 door sport utility it now has 77,000 miles has there been similar complaints? | |||
| 1 | |||
| The lower control arm was defective, which caused the vehicle to sway to the right.*jb | |||
| 12/19/2002 | |||
| Consumer states while driving the ball joint came off causing the front right wheel to collapse. please provide any additional information. ts | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 09/07/2005 | 68600 | 3 | 02/24/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving in normal conditions, the vehicle pulls to the left or right. the vehicle was taken to the local independent repair shop for alignment. the repair personnel discovered the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced on the front of the vehicle. both the upper and lower ball joints were replaced after the first incident. the problem returned two additional times, but only the lower ball joints were replaced during these incidents. updated 3/9/2006 - *nm | |||
| 03/05/2005 | 1 | 01/04/2005 | |
| I purchased a used 1998 gmc jimmy with no warranty from fort wayne nissan/infiniti on january 4, 2005 for my 17 year old daughter. i had surgury on my right hand and could not drive it for about 5 weeks afterward. when i did drive the car,i told her it needed a front end alignment and to get the oil changed. of course, mom (me) ended up taking it into monroe muffler and brakes, where we always get are cars routine maintenence taken care of. they called me about an hour later and asked who i bought this car off of. i told them. they said they could not believe they sold me this death trap. 3 of the 4 balljoints holding the front up where broken and the pin cracked. plus he thought there was a recall on them. i checked with gmc and they stated there was no recall on the ball joints for this vehicle. the mechanic said these ball joints were way to small to support this kind of vehicle. i took the ball joints and have thenm now as proof. my daughter, son or i could have been hurt or worse-which was very possible probability in the shape the under body of that car was in. we were very luck we did not have a major accident. i called the nissan company and talked to bruce bright. he sounded very concerned and would call right back after checking into it. he never called and it has been a week. i called today and left a message. still no call. my question and complaint to you, is it legal for a car company(a major named company) to sell a car that is very unsafe to a person? i am a woman who doesn't know about cars, and my daughter doesn't. my ex-husband came to help, but he doesn't know either. that is the reason i did not go with some off the wall company. do i have any protection from this? thank you. *ak | |||
| 11/26/2004 | 77500 | 1 | |
| Upper ball joint failure. the ball joint broke, causing the tire to go up under the vehicle resulting in loss of steering. owner had to have the vehicle towed to a repair shop. provide further details. *ak | |||
| 08/11/2003 | 3 | ||
| Consumer states that van is giving her problems. when she drives the vehicle sometimes she hears a loud noise. then the light comes on, the dashboard with says security. also, brake failure. she took vehicle to dealer, and was told that the ball joints had no grease on them, and had a lots of play, if she hit a hole in the street, she could have an accident because of the alignment and the ball joints. she took vehicle back to the dealer, and he wanted to sell her another van, and she has no money. please help.*ak | |||
| 05/26/2001 | |||
| Premature failure of upper ball joint. dealer has replaced ball joints , also, pitman and idler arm failed. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 70000 | 3 | 08/08/1998 |
| While driving at any speed vehicle vibrated and a roaring noise was heard. consumer, stated the problem was the premature wear of front wheel bearing. consumer replaced three sets of front wheel bearings within 70,000 miles of wear. the dealer and manufacturer were notified.*ak | |||
| 12/05/2002 | 85000 | 09/10/2000 | |
| Front wheel bearing | |||
| 02/26/2001 | 1 | ||
| The left wheel bearing failed causing a humming noise from the left front wheel area while driving, the faulty bearing also damaged the wheel, the consumer is requesting reimbursement. nlm | |||
| 06/29/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1997 | |
| This is the 3rd wheel bearing replaced on this vehicle - 1 at 59,657 and 2 at 71460 miles.*ak | |||
| 02/03/2001 | 2 | 05/22/1998 | |
| Front wheel bearings failed. this caused wheels to become loose. vehicle made a loud terrible grinding noise. took vehicle to mechanic who indicated bearings could have sheared off. *ak abs brake failed. also, u-joint failed causing grinding noise and vibration. *yh | |||
| 11/27/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Failed wheel bearing and loose pittman arm - both were replaced | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| When making a turn vehicle would pull to either the left or the right. dealer has replaced sway bar/ idle arm and hubs on front end. however, problem still exists. manufacturer has been contacted. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 10 | 04/01/1998 | |
| My foot with shoes or boots is 6 inches wide and i get stuck under the brake pedal (and against the console) when switching from gas to brake. several times, i had to avoid the cars in front of me and hit the ditch. now, i brake with my left foot in emergencies. | |||