Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | |||||
| 3340 | 09/23/2006 | 3340C | 10020874 | Left front axle shaft difficult to remove. axle differential leak seal shaft. *kb | 01/25/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 100000 | 1 | 04/15/1997 |
| Steering wheel and car shake violently between 20 mph- 55 mph. problem started at 100,000 miles. has been looked at by two different mechanics and repair businesses and one tire business with no resolution. *la | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle jerks in either direction while driving at various speeds, causing the driving to lose control of vehicle. driver has to use excessive force to pull the steering wheel to get the vehicle to straighten out.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | |||
| Intermittently vehicle would wander while driving 30-65 mph. dealer and manufacturer were notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 2 | 05/08/1997 | ||
| Vehicle experiencing suspension failure, causing vehicle to shake / vibrate uncontrolably. *yc | |||
| When turning to the right there is resistance and all of a sudden the vehicle veers to the right on its own. dealer can't duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1998 | 8 | ||
| While driving vehicle would wander at 55 & more mph. vehicle was inspected,repaired on eight occasions and condition still occurs. mfr. notified. *ak | |||
| Vehicle has a bad handling problem. vehicle begins wandering all over the road once reaching 50mph, and is hard to manage at these speeds. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 07/04/2004 | 1 | 10/15/1998 | |
| Consumer states: when driving in a heavy wind storm the front end of the vehicle wanders to the left. when straightening it up it over composites. gradually gets worse. vehicle veers back and forth like it its going to go out of control.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| While traveling at 45 mph or more and passing other vehicles vehicle will jump erratically to right when pulling back into right lane. tconsumer has replaced tires and front end of vehicle was aligned - failing to correct the problem. (reference: ea99011) please provide any additional information / attachments. *ak | |||
| 02/14/1999 | 5 | 03/11/1999 | |
| Whenever turning steering wheel to the right, it would jerk violently. would almost lose control. had happened numerous times. will be taking vehicle to dealer to check. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 58000 | 2 | 02/27/1997 |
| Dt: there is a problem with the abs kicking in at low speeds. the contact has been experiencing the problem since september of 2003. had taken it vehicle to dealer to be repaired. they replaced the whole front hub bearings and the abs sensors. the problem came back in september 2005. he is taking it to dealer for repairs in october. it is a constant and an ongoing problem. the contact has found a recall bulletin number 05068 for september o 2005. the contact's vehicle year was not included. the contact stated that gm refused to cover the vehicle in the recall. the service dealer said that gm claimed that if he wanted the vehicle to be safe he would have to pay for the repairs. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 58000 | 2 | 02/27/1997 |
| Dt: there is a problem with the abs kicking in at low speeds. the contact has been experiencing the problem since september of 2003. had taken it vehicle to dealer to be repaired. they replaced the whole front hub bearings and the abs sensors. the problem came back in september 2005. he is taking it to dealer for repairs in october. it is a constant and an ongoing problem. the contact has found a recall bulletin number 05068 for september o 2005. the contact's vehicle year was not included. the contact stated that gm refused to cover the vehicle in the recall. the service dealer said that gm claimed that if he wanted the vehicle to be safe he would have to pay for the repairs. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 03/24/1997 | |||
| Erratic steering, intermittent problem, was told there is no defect. also rear axle leaks and intake manifold leaks, due to a gasket defective installed. | |||