NHTSA Complaint #749583 — 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	749583
Vehicle	1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Date of Incident	July 29, 2001
Date Filed	August 2, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE CAR HAD MADE A NASTY NOISE SINCE ABOUT 30K MILES. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. WE HAD THE CAR LUBED, ALIGNED, REPLACED TIRES, ETC. WE LIVED WITH THE NOISE, ASSURED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEN LAST SUNDAY MY WIFE TURNED INTO OUR DRIVE, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED AT THE LOWER BALL JOINT. HAD SHE BEEN GOING FASTER, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, AND BALL JOINT FAILURE IS NOT UNUSUAL. I DISAGREE AND CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS DEFECT, AS AT MODERATE SPEED THIS KIND OF FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A ROLLOVER.*AK

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