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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003230582 | Incident Date: Aug, 02 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BERGEN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SAFARI | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: 1GKEL19WXTB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling at 65 mph drivers side torsion bar inexplicably and without warning broke. entire vehicle shuddered and pulled sharply to the left. fortunately for my passengers and myself i was able to quickly regain control and come to a safe stop. this is a serious safety issue. such a failure could easily result in serious injury or death. since the torsion bar failure i have been told by different mechanics "they break all the time" and "it is a design flaw". i understand that general motors is aware of the problem and has redesigned the affected parts. this is a far more serious and dangerous issue than those addressed by other recalls on this vehicle (seatbelt warning buzzer and windshield wiper motor failures). in the interest of safety for all owners, passengers and anyone in the proximity of the affected vehicles i believe a recall is in order.*ak |
