NHTSA Complaint #10639625 — 2002 ISUZU AXIOM

PRIOR DAY BEFORE THE BRAKE, I HAD NOTICED A SWAYING/SWINGING IN REAR END OF MY CAR WHILE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD ROAD OR I HAD CHANGED LANES NOT WELL. DIDN'T DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY. SATURDAY MORNING I WAS ENROUTE TO PICKUP THE GRANDKIDS TO ATTEND A FREE KIDS HOME DEPOT WORKSHOP, I LEFT MY HOME AND TURNED 1 BLOCK LEFT TO TRAVEL THE ROUTE I NORMAL TAKE TO THEIR HOME. I GO UP A L HILL AND AFTER I CREST THE HILL I HEAR THIS LOUD CLANK NOISE. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING SO I PULL OVER AND CHECK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, SAW NOTHING. I GOT OUT AND CIRCLED MY CAR AND AFTER COMING BACK AROUND, ON THE DRIVER REAR I NOTICED A BAR HANGING DOWN. SO I GET DOWN AND LOOK TO SEE THIS BAR RUNNING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE IN FRONT OF MY BACK REAR TIRE TO DANGLING DOWN FROM WHERE IT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN FROM CORROSION AND RUSTED FROM THE FRAME OF MY CAR. I WAS 3/4 BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE WHERE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I TOOK PHOTOS AND SHOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT, THAT IT APPEARED THAT A STABILIZATION BAR HAD BROKEN IT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. I LIVE IN IOWA AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2008. THEY DO SALT AND SAND THE STREET DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I AM WRITING TO SEE OF WHAT ASSISTANCE I CAN RECEIVE TO REMEDY MY CURRENT SITUATION DUE TO THE RECALL INVOLVING SUSPENSION CORROSION. I DO THINK THAT I HAVE THE SEVER CASE WARRANTING ISUZU BUYING BACK MY CAR. I EAGERLY AWAIT A REPLY FROM YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR