| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059950 | Incident Date: Mar, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ODESSA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BLAZER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNCS13W5XK | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving (at about 5 mph) the driver's side front lower ball joint failed. the car dropped to that side, and steering control was lost. luckily this happened as i was slowing to a stop before entering a highway. it appeared as though the wheel had been separated from the front suspension. after towing to a mechanic, i found that it was the lower ball joint that had failed, and the brake line had also been severed. as a result the shocks on that side were bent out of shape, and the shocks on the other side were stretched out (as it was pulled by the weight of the dropped side). had i been on the highway or traveling at a higher speed, i have no doubt that a serious accident would have occurred with possible injury or death. *nm |
