High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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REAR PASSENGER DOOR MAKES POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENING. *ET
REAR PASSENGER DOOR MAKES POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENING. *ET
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING. NLM
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING. NLM
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE (ENGINE FAILURE) WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I BENT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING COLUMN BENT SO FAR THAT IT MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE RENDERED ME HELPLESS TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. WHEN I REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN I DISCOVERED THE COLUMN DEFORMED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK INSERT. THE COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO PASS OVER THE LOCK BOLT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MADE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE (ENGINE FAILURE) WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I BENT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING COLUMN BENT SO FAR THAT IT MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE RENDERED ME HELPLESS TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. WHEN I REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN I DISCOVERED THE COLUMN DEFORMED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK INSERT. THE COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO PASS OVER THE LOCK BOLT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS EFFECTIVELY LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MADE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING GOT HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING GOT HARD AND THE CONSUMER COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN ROAD, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND MOVE. FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND VEHICLE HIT A POLE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN ROAD, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND MOVE. FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND VEHICLE HIT A POLE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARKING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARKING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK
REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND LET THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COME DOWN. LOCKED THE STEERING LINKAGE. STEERING CABABILITY WAS LOST. DRIVING AT 25MPH, MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CAN REPAIR VEHICLE FOR ONLY A SMALL FEE. *AK
REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, AND LET THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COME DOWN. LOCKED THE STEERING LINKAGE. STEERING CABABILITY WAS LOST. DRIVING AT 25MPH, MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CAN REPAIR VEHICLE FOR ONLY A SMALL FEE. *AK
UPON TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY SUB-FRAME MOUNTS FAILED, HEARD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. PREVIOUSLY, EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTY, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STEERING IS LIMITED TO ONLY 1/4 TURN. *AK
UPON TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY SUB-FRAME MOUNTS FAILED, HEARD VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE. PREVIOUSLY, EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTY, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STEERING IS LIMITED TO ONLY 1/4 TURN. *AK
POWER STEERING LEAK.
POWER STEERING LEAK.