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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001079913 | Incident Date: Jul, 19 2001 |
| Consumer's City: NEW BERLIN | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ASTRO | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:torsion bar |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEL19W4NB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1992 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Torsion bar broke while driving into driveway. gm and dealer fail to admit the design defect which was corrected on 1997 vechicles and is now required for repairs. no torsion bar seals were ever installed per gm's manual accordding to my dealer mechanic. this seal was intended to prevent road debree and water from entering the support tube and causing the rust, stress corrosion and eventual failure of the torsion bar. the fact is that gm corrected the design defect on 1997 models without admitting to the design problem, thus endangering the lives of owners of such vechicles. furthermore, gm failed to suggest any type of maintenance instructions for this seal in any of their owners manuals. i can't believe this design flaw hasn't resulted in deaths and law suits. the nhsa data base shows approximately 90 customer failures from 1992 thru 1996 with failure number peaking at 35 in 1995. please investigate this situation and save someone's life. thank you. *ak |
