Car-and-Safety.com
Pontiac Sunfire Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Arm Safety Report | May 15, 1999
Reported on May 15, 1999
| VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALER FOR ITS FIRST FRONT END ALIGNMENT AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE CHECK BY DEALER FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER A FRAMES AND THE STABLIZER LINKS PLUS BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE AN ALIGNMENT COULD BE DONE. EST COST $350. UPON INVESTIGATION WHEN SPEAKING WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A HIGH FAILURE ITEM. THE PERSONEL INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACED THESE CONTROL ARMS ALL THE TIME. THEY KNOW IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH CUSTOMERS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS TO DATE CONCERNING THIS ITEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE CAN REPLACE JUST THE BUSHING , BUT THAT WOULD NOT LAST BUT A SHORT TIME AND THAT I WOULD BE BACK AGAIN. I HAVE EXAMINED THE CAR MYSELF AND I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS CONTROL ARM. I DO AGREE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT IS A POORLY DESIGNED CONTROL ARM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR PROPER REDESIGN AND REPAIR. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Sunfire |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NORRIDGEWOCK ME |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Arm | Next Report:Electrical System Wiring |