# 1997 GMC JIMMY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `339112` · 2002-03-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** JIMMY
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INDICATED NEW BALL JOINTS WERE NEEDED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED DEALER WILL NOT FIX AS OF YET, THE MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 1/4 INCH OF PLAY IN THE BALL JOINTS WAS STANDARD. *JB   THE BALL JOINT FAILED.  THIS DEFECT IS CAUSED DUE TO CORROSION.  GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNLESS CONSUMER AGREES TO SIGN A GAG ORDER AND REFRAIN FROM NOTIFYING ANYONE REGARDING THE DANGERS INVOLVED.  *JG  THE RECALL NUMBER IS 01I018.   *SLC
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