# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA00011
> **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
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA00011)
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