| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001093519 | Incident Date: Jul, 28 2001 |
| Consumer's City: BURGETTSTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ASTRO | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:arm:idler and attachment |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEL19WOXB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 27 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2099 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On the way home from a conference i noticed my left tire making noise, i inspected it visually and found no obvious problems, i proceeded home and had a blow out of the tire which i found out later to be related to a defective idler arm. this in turn caused me to havea accident with damage to my van and another car. at 57000 (approxiamate) miles the idler arm should not have been worn that severely to cause an accident. i would like to see someone investigate this problem and see if other astro vans have had this problem before. thank you. *ak |
