Consumer Complaint Detail

AM GENERAL / HUMMER / 1995

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000052464 Incident Date: Sep, 12 2000
Consumer's City: WEST TISBURY Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: AM GENERAL LLC
Model Name: HUMMER Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 137DA9030SE Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: All of the ball joints on this vehicle are defective; they wore out completely in less than 18,500 miles of use. this can cause the wheels to fall off, a very dangerous situation, according to an inspector at an official massachusetts vehicle inspection station. the manufacturer acknowledges that the ball joints are defective but will not replace them after the 3 year warranty period, even though the vehicle has only 18,500 miles on it. according to the manufacturer, this problem affects many hummers built in 1995.