NHTSA Complaint #10210054 — 2002 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PERAVES AG ECOMOBILE (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TUBE THAT SUPPORTS THE TOP OF THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRAME AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR WHEEL WOBBLED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND REAR DRIVE GEAR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STUD THAT HELD THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER TO THE REAR DRIVE TUBE FAILED. THE STUDS WERE REPLACED WITH A STRONGER STUD AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES SINCE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DRIVETRAIN WAS NOT EQUIPPED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,956.