| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251259 | Incident Date: Nov, 29 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PAINESVILLE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SAFARI | Model Year: 1995 |
| 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#: 1GKEL19W5SB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 21 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 18 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Right torsion bar broke overnight in my garage.only has 66k miles, parked in a garage at all times. most astro/safari vans break on the left side. the dealer informed me that i can no longer buy the 41 inch bar, i must buy the new 36 inch bar and adjuster arm for both sides. the adjusters are welded into the frame which must be cut out and rewelded in. i liked our van until i starded dealing with this problem. i have found a gm replacement kit from overlandvans.com for much less than the dealer is asking. i do not understand why the nhtsa does not issue a recall on this and the only thing gm can say is "your van is not under warranty". no one seems to care about all the families traveling in these vehicles. i hope that no one gets hurt, there will be more failures. i feel there must be a recall issued for this known defect. i feel this is much more important than a windshield wiper motor recall! i will be selling the van after the repair has be made. sorry gm, i will not buy another one, this is our 2nd awd van and will be our last!*ak |
