Consumer Safety Complaints

FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UP AND DOWN ON NEWLY POURED CONCRETE FREEWAYS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH.

SHOCKS WORE OUT AT 10,000 MILES.

Incident date: Jan 10, 1997

SHOCKS FAILED.

FRONT END NOISE.

Incident date: Jun 3, 1997

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #B97016-S, WHICH REFERS TO THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLING THROUGH THE RETAINERS, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT AND SEPARATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING GEAR. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR ON WITH THE REAR BOLT, FEELS RECALL SHOULD BE ON ALL BOLTS.

Incident date: Jul 9, 1997

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL ON VEHICLE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE REPAIRS DUE TO UNAVAILABILIEYT OF PARTS.

WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE CAR MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALER HAS CAR. *AK

UPON HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUS BOUNCES ERRATICALLY LIKE A SEE-SAW. IF DRIVER NOT BELT COULD BE THROWN OUT OF SEAT. IN ADDITION, FUEL FILLER PIPE IS LOCATED BETWEEN DRIVER AXLE AND TAG AXLE. ON SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN A TIRE BLEW OUT IT CAUSED THE FUEL FILLER PIPE TO DISCONNECT AND FUEL SPILLAGE. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ROLLS.

Crash

Incident date: Jan 1, 1994

ENGINE SHAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

RECALL 97V05800; MRS. JUSTICE HAS SPOKEN WITH FLANNIAGEN CHEVROLET 3 TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 1997, AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL MRS. JUSTICE THAT THE PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN SHIPPED YET. THEY WILL CONTACT MRS. JUSTICE WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH DURING HIGH WINDS, PROCEEDING AROUND A MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO ROLLOVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Oct 17, 1996

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT, ACROSS 2 LANES. AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED, PULLED RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM & WAS CORRECTED 75%. WAS INFORMED NORMAL FOR TRUCK TO PULL RIGHT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *SLC

Incident date: May 1, 1995

ENTIRE CAB SHAKES AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. WHEN SHAKING OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER HAVING TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD SEVERAL TIMES.

Incident date: Mar 17, 1994

TIE RODS FAILED .

ALL EXTRIOR LIGHTS HEADLAMPS/TAIL LAMPS/SIDE MARKER LAMPS GO ON IN DAYTIME WITH NO WAY TO TURN OFF. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SURGES, SPEED INCREASES AND BACK FIRES/TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF CONTROL AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES, AND VEHICLE SQUEAKS, NOCEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS OR ROLLIN GOVER SPEED BUMPS.

Incident date: May 31, 1997

AXLE FAILED.

THE TRUCK HAS HAD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END, WITH DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Aug 31, 1997

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END SEPARATED AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING.

THE SUSPENSION AIR BAGS HAD HOLES IN THEM DUE TO DRY-ROT AND RUSTED STRUTS.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1991

RIGHT SIDE LOWER RADIUS ROD TOWER SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES .DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS, THAT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. OWNER NOTES OF POSSIBLE STEERING SHAFT & BUSHING REPLACEMENT. *AK

Incident date: Aug 9, 1997

THE RIGHT REAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT MOUNT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO COLLASPE. THE DRIVER LOSTED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND KILLED IMMEDIATELY.

Crash 1 deaths

RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED INCORRECTLY.

Incident date: May 2, 1995

FRONT STRUTS LEAKING.

CRACKS IN OUTER SUSPENSION MOUNTING PIECES AT WELD IN FRONT OF METAL AIRBAG MOUNTING PLATE.

THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET BUSHING ASSEMBLY FAILED.

FRONT END TIE-RODS FAILED TWICE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 TO 72 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED TIRE THREE TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 55 MPH. *AK

Incident date: Sep 19, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION, AND THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER FIXED THE STREERING UNDER A RECALL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE SUSPENSION. *AK *JB

NOISE FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING.

Incident date: May 1, 1996

RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, IS AT ITS WORST AT 57 MPH. *AK

Incident date: Sep 8, 1997

TRUCK LOSES CONTROL WHILE TURNING A CORNER OR ON WET PAVEMENT, DEALER HAS SUGGESTED TO SOFTEN SUSPENSION.*AK *JB

Incident date: Aug 29, 1997

WHILE DRIVNG AT 45MPH, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Crash

MOTORHOME HAS A SEVERE ROCKING AND TRACKING PROBLEM. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALERS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

LOWER STRUT BEARING FAILS WITH VEHICLE STAYING IN EITHER POSITION ONCE THE STEERING IS TURNED TOWARD THAT DIRECTION. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE THE RECALL FOR REAR CRADLE BOLT WAS REPAIRED. *AK

RADIUS ARM BRACKET FAILED.

Incident date: May 20, 1996

THE FRONT AXLE OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, CAUSING COLLISION DUE TO LACK OF STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: Aug 18, 1997

RECALL # 97V058000, AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED (2) TIMES TO DEALER SINCE PERFORMING RECALL WORK. *AK

Incident date: Jul 4, 1997

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH AND WAS CUT OFF. SHE TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID IMPACT, AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS IN A RECLINING POSITION WITH RESTRAINTS AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND KILLED . THE REAR PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *AK

Crash 1 injured 1 deaths

Incident date: Jun 17, 1997

STRUT FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 21, 1997

REPLACED NOISY ENGINE. ALSO, REPLACED LEAKING TRANSMISSION/MASTER CYLINDER/POWER STEERING PUMP. IN ADITION, FRONT STRUT FAILED AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

Incident date: Jul 22, 1997

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V05800). TOOK TO DEALER AFTER SETTING APPOINTMENT WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR COME IN. *AK

Incident date: Jun 7, 1997

WHILE GOING 30 MPH, VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY A 1988 CHRYSLER MOVING IN EXCESS OF LOCAL SPEED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

Crash 4 injured

Incident date: Aug 5, 1996

ALIGNMENT CANNOT CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 ALIGNMENTS.

Incident date: Jul 21, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V05800). CALLED DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR APPOINTMENT. WENT FOR APPOINTMENTS. INFORMED EACH TIME NO PARTS. MECHANIC SAID NO PARTS UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY. *AK REPAIR HAS FINALLY BEEN COMPLETED PER CONSUMER. *SLC

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

FRONT UPPER STRUT MOUNTS FAILED AND PUSHED A STRUT ROD THROUGH THE HOOD. FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STABILITY DURING CORNERING OR STOPPING.

POOR SUSPENSION CAUSES VEHICLE TO LEAN TO ONE SIDE.