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Pontiac G8 Suspension Front Safety Report | Jan 15, 2010
Reported on Jan 15, 2010
| I BROUGHT MY 2008 PONTIAC GT TO THE DEALER LAST MONTH TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARMS INSPECTED. CAR HAS 18,100 MILES ON IT. THE TECH TOLD ME BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT AND THEY WOULD OVERNIGHT THE PARTS. I TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL ON BALL JOINTS BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. I ALSO BROUGHT A COPY OF THE TSB FOR THE BALL JOINTS AND TOLD HIM I WANTED ALL 4 CONTROL ARMS, NOT JUST THE 2 LOWER ONES. THE EXACT WORDING OF THE TSB IS ... AND FOUND TO HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE RUBBER BOOTS IMPROPERLY SEALING SHOULD HAVE ALL 4 FRONT CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE TECH TOLD ME ALL 4 OF MY BOOTS WERE FINE AND DID NOT CAUSE THE BALL JOINT FAILURE, THEREFORE SINCE MY BOOTS WERE FINE I AM NOT ENTITLED TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. I ASKED HOW THE 2 LOWER BALL JOINTS COULD FAIL IN JUST 18,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD MAYBE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE OR MAYBE I ABUSED THE CAR, IT WASN'T THE BOOTS FAULT. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G8 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | RIDGEFIELD CT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2EC57Y08L |
| Mileage: | 18000 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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