1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Recalls, Complaints & Safety

ON NOVEMBER 21ST, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY ASTRO VAN ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED THEIR BRAKES. I ALSO APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ATTEMPTED 4 TIMES IN A PANICKED STATE TO TRY AND RE-APPLY MY BRAKES WITH NO SUCCESS. I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER CONSIDERING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THAT DAY AND LOOKING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL SIZE IN THE VEHICLE IT IS NO WONDER I COULDN'T READILLY RE-APPLY THE BRAKE. I MEASURED THE BRAKE PEDAL SURFACE AREA. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 4 SQ. INCHES. I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER VEHICLES AND THE SIZE OF THEIR BRAKE PEDAL SURFACE AREA. I HAVE YET TO DATE FOUND SUCH A SMALL BRAKE PEDAL IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VAN THOUSANDS OF MILES AND KNOW WITHOUT MUCH CONSIDERATION THE PEDALS LOCATION WITHOUT LOOKING, BUT IN A PANICED STATE I FOUND YOU LOOSE THAT REFERENCE AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO AN INCREASED OR DECREASED CHANCE OF HITTING THAT PEDAL GIVEN SURFACE AREA. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT FELL FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION PIN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THE DIFFERENTIAL COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 27,000. UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PREVIOUSLY, TRANSMISSION PAN HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS LEAKING DUE TO RUST. THE CONSUMER STATED NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED NOT WORTH FIXING AFTER ASSESSING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DO THE ADVANCE RUST CONDITION. UPDATED 03.02.11

I HAVE A 1996 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. DURING A HEAVY RAIN,WITH THE WIPERS ON HIGH THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET FAILED. WITHIN A THREE MONTH PERIOD, THE BRACKET HAS FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT COMPONENT AT A JUNKYARD AND WAS INFORMED BY THE JUNKYARD DEALER THAT HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMPONENT DUE TO FREQUENT FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TORSION BAR ON THIS 1994 CHEVY ASTRO AWD VAN. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THE TORSION BARS FAILING WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN BOTTOMING OF THE SUSPENSION. FORTUNATELY, IT FAILED WHEN I WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES IT HAS FAILED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO. BEFORE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SIX YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NEEDED TO HAVE THE TORSION BAR REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

WE OWN A 1994 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN ONE OF THE TORSION BARS BROKE, DROPPING THE VAN DOWN ONTO THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE VAN WITH OUR FAMILY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. TWO DAYS LATER, THE OTHER TORSION BAR BROKE, AGAIN IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IN LOOKING AT THE WAY THE TORSION BAR IS MOUNTED TO THE CROSS MEMBER, IT APPEARS THAT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT CREATED A PROBLEM WHERE SNOW, SALT, RAIN AND DIRT ACCUMULATED INTO THE CYLINDER SHAPED TUBE THAT THE BAR IS MOUNTED INTO, TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE TORSION BAR, MADE OF SPRING STEEL, RUSTED AND BROKE IN TWO. THE TORSION BAR IS PART OF THE SUSPENSION THAT KEEPS THE FRONT OF THE VAN UP OFF OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER READING SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS SAME DEFECT HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND NEAR ACCIDENTS TO OTHER ASTRO VAN OWNERS. WHETHER REPORTED OR NOT REPORTED, THE DESIGN OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE TORSION BAR WAS MOST LIKELY USED THIS WAY SO THE MANUFACTURED COULD USE ONE SIZE OF TORSION BAR FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THEN MODIFY THE MOUNT ON EACH VEHICLE TO ACCEPT THE SAME SIZE BAR. WE HAVE PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TORSION BARS (GM PARTS) FOR $462.00 AND NEED TO ALSO PAY TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED. THE REPLACEMENT TORSION BARS ARE NOW 3 INCHES SHORTER, PROVING THAT THE MANUFACTURE BECAME AWARE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS - NOW WITHOUT THE EXTRA 3 INCHES OF OPEN CYLINDER TO COLLECT SALT AND SNOW. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY ON ALL VANS WITH THIS SIZE OF TORSION BAR. WE REGULARLY DRIVE THE INTERSTATE AND HAD IT BROKE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMING ON YOUR BREAKS (AS THE FRONT OF THE VAN DROPPED DOWN ONTO THE TIRE) AND SUDDENLY LOSING ANY STEERING ABILITY OR WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, WE DIDN'T HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING IT WHEN IT BROKE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD BURST ON THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VAN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENT. THE LINE BROKE AS THE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER AVOIDED A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. SINCE THE REPAIR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK (11/29/05) *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM ON 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WINDSHIELD FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO NHTSA. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AROUND SIX MONTHS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNED ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD A DELAY REACTION WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FIXED TODAY.*AK *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING WHILE RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. CONTACT STATES IF LIFTING THE HOOD AND MOVING THE MOTOR THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. IF THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER'S SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE WIPERS FAIL ED TO OPERATE EACH TIME WHEN RAINING, AND NEED TO BE USED.*AK *NM

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR 1995 CHEVORLET PICKUP. HE ALSO OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO WHICH ACTUALLY HAS THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL MENTIONS BUT THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. HAS BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OVER A YEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAP IT TO KEEP IT WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THIS PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, LATER THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO FIND THE VEHICLE LEFT FRONT LEANING OVER. THE CONSUMER WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE TORSION BAR WAS BROKEN. *JB

FAILURE OF LINEAR EGR VALVE ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO MINI VAN. *AK

RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. NAR 07/02/2003. *MR *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER MUST TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND OFF MANY TIMES TO ACTIVATE THEM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUMPING THE BRAKES MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME THE PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING UP VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE HEADING TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WOULD NOT CORRECT. I WENT AT NO FAULT OF MINE UP BEHIND A MAILBOX HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD A HUGE TREE AT WHICH TIME GOD ALMIGHTY HAD A HAND ON ME NO DOUBT, AND VEERED BARELY TO THE LEFT OF TREE, MAILBOX I DAMAGED WITH MIRROR WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT CROSSED LADIES DRIVEWAY, WENT UPON ANOTHER EMBANKMENT AND BACK DOWN INTO DITCH. THE TIE ROD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *MR

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THREE WEEKS AND ONE DAY LATER, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE STABILIZER BAR. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. *JB

I BOUGHT A SET OF 119679 FIREHAWK INDY 500 P225/70R15 TLRWLPS TIRES FROM A FIRESTONE DEALER IN WARNER ROBINS GEORGIA. THE 1ST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR BOUNCING AND THEY REPLACED 1 TIRE SAYING IT WAS CAKING,I HAVE KNOW IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A COUPLE OF THE TIRES STILL BOUNCING LIKE AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AGAIN SOON. IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE THAT I GET 4 TIRES AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE ALL FOUR TIRES. IS THERE A PROCESS THAT CHECKS TIRES FOR DEFECTS ? MAKES ONE WONDER WHY FIRESTONE IS HAVING ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE TIRES. THANKS FOR LISTENING. WILLIAM B.COLEMAN. *NM

FOR ALL OF YOU 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO OWNERS AND ANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE OLDER 4.3L VORTEC ENGINE. I HAVE THE SOLUTION TO YOUR LEGR VALVE CARBON CLOGING PROBLEM. MY 1994 EXT VAN HAS 150,000 MILES AND I HAD BEEN GETTING THE ROUGH IDLE AND STALLING WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT PROBLEM. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE TO ME EVERY 6MONTHS OR SO AND I JUST PULLED OFF MY EGR VALVE, KNOCK OUT THE CARBON CHUNK THAT IS STUCK IN IT AND 20 MIN LATER IM ON MY WAY. WELL IT HAS COME BACK BAD AND IT IS CLOGING EVERY 20 MILES WITH LOTS OF CARBON CHUNKS. CHEVY TELLS ME THAT THE LOWER INTAKE NEEDS TO BE EMOVED AND BEAD BLASTED TO REMOVE THE CARBON BUILD UP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A EGR RECALL THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CLEANING IF IT HAPPENED THE 1ST 7 YEARS OR 75,000 MILES OF THE VAN. WELL THEY WONT DO IT FOR ME AND THE DEALER WANTS $500-$1000 TO DO THIS. I FANALY FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT EVERY CHEVY OWNER THAT HAS THE 4.3L VORTEC ENINGE. THIS IS CALLED THE KLEAN SCREEN. IT IS A REPLACEMENT EGR GASKET THAT HAS A HIGH TEMP SCREEN AT THE EGR INPUT OPENING THAT WILL STOP LARGE CHUNKS OF CARBON FROM ENTERING THE EGR VALVE AND WHEN IT GETS WARMED UP THE SCREEN WILL BREAK THE CHUNKS UP INTO SMALL PEICES THAT WILL PASS THE EGR POPPET. THEY COST ABOUT 13.50 EACH AT AUTO ZONE AND THE COMPANY IS NAMED TOMCO INC. WWW.TOMCO-INC.COM. IT HAS BEEN 1 WEEK SINCE I HAVE INSTALLED THE GASKET ON THE ORIGINAL EGR VALVE THAT CAME WITH THE VAN NEW 150,000 MILES AGO AND IT RUNS GREAT SO FAR. TH GM PART NUMBER FOR THIS GASKET IS 2-1357. I BOUGHT MINE AT THE LOCAL AUTOZONE BY MY HOUSE IN VIRGINIA. YOU CAN ALSO BUY RIGHT FROM THE COMPANY AT 10.50 EACH WITH A 5 ORDER MIN. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE WAYNE JORDAN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, AND RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER INDICATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT RECALLED. *AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN THEY FELT LIKE IT. TOOK IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE. COST ME $125.71.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, I.E. INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT OF SOLDERED WIRES, LEADING TO FATIGUE CRACK OF SOLDER JOINTS, THEN FAILURE OF MOTOR OPERATION. TWO OF TWO OTHER OWNERS OF EARLY 90'S ASTROS I SPOKE TO HAD HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND ONE OF THOSE HAD HEARD OF OTHERS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03-V-159-000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DURING A RAIN STORM. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *NLM *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, THE DOOR LATCHES DID NOT OPERATE CONSISTENTLY.*AK *JB *NM

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR A 96 ASTRO VAN WHICH THEY NO LONGER OWN, STATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE 94 ASTRO VAN THAT THEY CURRENTLY OWN THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*TS *JB

HAZARD; 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN FRONT WINDSHEILD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT RAINS AND TRYING TO DRIVE. I NOTICED THAT AFTER 1995 THEY WERE RECALLED. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1994 MODELS ALSO. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL A MAIN NUMBER. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANAGER ON DUTY TO NO AVAIL. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD AND WOULDN'T WORK. SHE NOTED THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK WINTERS. *PH *JB

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 1994 ASTRO AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *NLM

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AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. *JB

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WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USEAGE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW AND BRAKE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TIRE SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT. *MR THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE WAS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH A 2-3 INCH GASH IN A LINE FROM THE HUB TO THE OUTER TREAD IN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE DEALER REP STATED THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY OF BLOWOUTS WITH THESE TIRES. DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE RIGHT SIDE IDLER ARM WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE IDLER ARM MAY HAVE CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO BECOME CHOPPY ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. (THE TIRE ONLY HAD 12500K MILES AT THE TIME) (FIRESTONE FT70CTUWSPS) *SCC *JB