1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE Suspensionfront Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT HAND U-TURN, HE CAN FEEL THE RIGHT TIRE ROLLING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IN A SHOPPING CENTER MAKING A RIGHT 90 DEGREE TURN AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 15MPH WHEN LEFT FRONT OF CAR COLLAPSED DROPPING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER DOWN ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. MECHANIC REPAIRING THE CAR STATED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE OFF. THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE LET LOWER BALL JOINT (PART #K6145) AND THE LEFT OUTER TIEROD (PART# ES2019RL. THERE WAS NO POTHOLE OR OTHER ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN FOR ENTERING THIS REPORT IS THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE THOUGH THE MECHANIC SAYS IT OCCASIONALLY OCCURS. IN MY MIND THIS PRESENTS A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD. HAD THIS AUTOMBILE BEEN TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON AND OPEN ROAD AND THIS HAD OCCURED THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SUDDENLY FLIPPING AND ROLLING...

CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE BADLY AT ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES THOUGHT IT WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK TO BOBBARROWS JUNE 1998 UNDER THE EXPRESS WARRANTY ON THE CAR. SAID TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, SAME STORY TWENTY TIMES PLUS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. REPLACED NEW TRANSMISSION NEW DRIVE SHAFT AND UMPTEEN OTHER PARTS.NEW TRANSMISSION DAMAGED BY THE VIBRATING DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO HAVE REAR SEAL REPLACED.CAR VIBRATES QUITE VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR WORSE IN OVERDRIVE THAN STANDARD DRIVE.BARROWS AND CHEVROLET NOW TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS MINE, THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND NEVER HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE VIBRATION IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT IS A DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BEECAUSE OF THE FREEZING OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY WHEN THEY FAILED TO REPAIR IT.IN JULY 99...

TOTAL FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE, MISSING BUSHINGS AND SHAMS. NLM