NHTSA Complaint #10496899 — 2002 BUICK REGAL SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10496899
Vehicle	2002 BUICK REGAL
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	December 27, 2012
Date Filed	February 8, 2013
Mileage	130,646 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHTLY BUMPY, SNOW COVERED ROAD IN TOWN, I HEARD A "THUNKING SOUND" WHENEVER I HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT. AS I LISTENED CLOSER IT ALSO HAPPENED ON CLEAR PAVEMENT. IT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT SECTION OF THE CAR. BRAKES AND STEERING WERE FINE. NO RED LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BROKEN SWAY BAR, WHICH BROKE AT THE END WHERE THE METAL WAS CRIMPED. SORRY TO SAY IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER SWAY BAR WITH EXACTLY THE SAME CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM - THE NEW ONE WAS ALSO CRIMPED AND EVENTUALLY WOULD PROBABLY BREAK IN THE SAME PLACE. SOUND TO ME LIKE A FLAW IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SWAY BAR. ISN'T THERE A BETTER WAY TO MAKE THESE SWAY BARS? *TR

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