This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Prior to recall, consumer had the lower ball joints replaced due to them being loose, when consumer first had them replaced she was informed by manufacturer there was no recall.
Recall #01V2000000 concerning lower ball joint boot. Consumer feels that this vehicle should be included in recall. Upper ball joint broke, almost causing an accident and cutting wheel into pieces, the other upper and both lower ball joints were weak.
Steering started getting tight, had to jerk it to steer. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said that lower ball joints and idler arm were bad. Consumer replaced ball joints, and they only lasted for 38000 miles. They should have lasted longer than that.
EA99022, passenger side ball joint broke while driving causing a crash. Dealer had to replace the passenger and driver side ball joints. Common problem. Consumer was injured in accident.
- Franklin, WI, USA
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Both O2 sensors have been replaced (at seperate time in past 4 months). Upper/lower ball joints are in need of replacement. According to dealership (desantis Chevrolet) should have never passed inspection in April. Have had problem with ABS since purchase of the vehicle. First recall did nothing to fix problem. ABS can't tell difference from wet & dry pavement. ABS will kick in when slowing down on gravel at 20mph, but not at faster speeds on wet pavement.
1) the front lower ball joints wore out prematurly causing the vehicle to wander as if it were misaligned. 2) front differential bearing on the 4X4 powertrain failed causing loss of 4X4 engagement.
1&2) lower left ball joint and idler arm have been replaced, lower right ball joint is showing signs of wear and will require replacement in the near future. 3) 4X4 electric shift just failed last week. Preliminary troubleshooting indicates a #2 failure code which point to either the encoder/shift motor assembly or the transfer case control module (tccm). 4) this is a continuing problem. Whenever the gas gauge indicates 1/8 tank or less and the vehicle stands for more than 2 hours it is difficult to start. It takes 4-5 tries and requires that the gas pedal be pressed about 1/2 travel in order to start. When taken to the dealer for repair with a nearly empty gas tank, dealer claimed that they could not duplicate the problem. Yet, the day before the hard starting problem occured at least 6 times.
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- Greenville, MI, USA