NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA00011

Engineering Analysis · ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION · Opened 2000-04-10 · Closed 2001-01-12

Investigation

Action number: EA00011
Type: Engineering Analysis
Open date: 2000-04-10
Close date: 2001-01-12
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Affected makes: BUICK; CHEVROLET; OLDSMOBILE; PONTIAC
Affected components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected model years: 1989, 1990, 1991
Affected (make, year) variants: 24

Summary

THE ENGINE CRADLE FRONT BOLTS AND/OR RETAINERS MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CRADLE TO FALL, POSSIBLY SEPARATING THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING GEAR, WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI investigation page
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