2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Start: 2006-10-11

1 injured · 623250 · 2007-05-07

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: EQUINOX
Year: 2006
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Miles at failure: 36,400
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SNAPPED AT 36,400 MILES, ALMOST 400 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND I LOST STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD A METALLURGICAL ENGINEER ANALYZE THE PIECE AND HE DETERMINED THAT IT FRACTURED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10190024
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown