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Showing 48,099 complaints — component: SUSPENSION

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO, SHAKES WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. DEALERS CANNOT FIX OR FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND JERKING DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS IN RADIOUS ARMS BUSHINGS.

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 75 MPH HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A HARMONIC VIBRATION THAT OCCURS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY OUT OF REAR WINDOW. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Nov 16, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ON UPHILL STARIGHT AWAY GRADE, 30-40 MPH, WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE MADE A 90-DEGREE TURN INTO HILLSIDE. NO APPARENT ROAD SURFACE ABNORMALITIES.

Incident date: Aug 22, 1997

SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.

1 injured

HISSING/WHISTLING NOISE UNDER VEHICLE.

VIBRATION AND PULLING, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.

Incident date: Apr 3, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, TURNED WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. FLEW ABOUT 50-60 FEET OVER A CREEK AND ROLLED OVER, INJURING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

2 injured

Incident date: Jul 25, 1990

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING POPPING NOISE.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE.

Incident date: Jan 8, 1998

VEHICLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE REAR STABILIZER BAR, RESULTING IN POOR STABILITY.

SUSPENSION BUSHINGS ARE RUBBER AND THEY ROT OUT DUE TO SALT AND HARD DRIVING.

SUSPENSION VIBRATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

VEHICLE BOUNCES BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 60 MPH-70 MPH DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Aug 13, 1997

SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROBLEM/ROUGH RIDING, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER STILL EXPERIENCE.

Incident date: Oct 31, 1991

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUOUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE OWNERSHIP, BREAKS LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL ON THE ROAD.

Incident date: May 1, 1997

BUSHING FAILURE.

Incident date: May 8, 1995

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1995

DESIGN FLAW ON LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM, CAUSING INSTABILITY.

DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ERRATIC STEERING AT SPEEDS 30 MPH AND OVER.

RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIVET BROKE OFF, CAUSING ODD CREAKING METAL SOUND IN FRONT OF VEHICLE.

DIAPHRAGM ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS A TENDENCY TO RUPTURE AND IS EVIDENCED BY A GENERAL COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AT ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Sep 10, 1996

FRONT SUSPENSION IS VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING TIRE FAILURES.

Incident date: Sep 16, 1996

FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND INSTABILITY.

Incident date: May 1, 1997

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED THREE TIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING.

Incident date: Feb 26, 1998

SUSPENSION/STEERING FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT.

VEHICLE VIBRATES SO SEVERELY IT GIVES DRIVER A FALSE SENSE OF CONTROL.

VEHICLE CHASSIS IS RATED AT 18,340 LBS BUT IS ADVERTISED AT 19,840 LBS.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1997

TIRE RUBS FENDER WELL AND STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING.

VEHICLE VIBRATION CAUSES VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL OVER 65 MPH.

POOR SUSPENSION.

WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROADWAYS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE.

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

Incident date: Dec 2, 1997

FRONT END VIBRATES.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING POOR STABILITY AND FISHTAILING OF THE REAR END, VERY HARD TO CONTROL.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1992

SUSPENSION DEFECT, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING.

Incident date: Jun 17, 1997

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND OVER 40MPH THE CAR DRIFTS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD. TOOK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND ACTS IF IT'S OUT OF GAS.

STRUTS WEAR EXCESSIVELY.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE TO ABSORB SHOCK OF ROAD IRREGULARITIES MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Incident date: Oct 30, 1996

NEW REAR STRUTS INSTALLED AND RATTLE CONTINUES. NEW DASH INSTALLED AND SQUEAK CONTINUES. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Incident date: Sep 23, 1997

RADIUS ARM INSULATORS MALFUNCTIONED.

VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON WET ROADS. WANDERED/SWAYED AND FISHTAILED, NERALY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *AK

AXLES WERE INADEQUATE FOR UNIT, EXPERIENCED POOR STABILITY AND BRAKING ABILITY. NEW AXLES INSTALLED, CORRECTED PROBLEM.

Incident date: Oct 10, 1997

BALANCING GEAR ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNIT.

SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING GRINDING/RATTLING NOISES, REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Apr 28, 1997

AXLE BROKE.

Incident date: May 1, 1995

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT 40 - 60 MPH.

SUSPENSION LINKAGES FAILED

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