Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm
Filed Dec 31, 2003PA
THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. THE REAR WHEEL FELL TO THE GROUND. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
1997 Chevrolet Jimmy
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSeat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 19, 200338,738 milesVA
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK. AS A RESULT THERE IS NO UPPER BODY RESTRAINT.*AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Apr 15, 200368,927 milesVA
WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAKING A TURN THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL GRINDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 11, 2002PA
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES CEASED FUNCTIONING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUS EOF PROBLEM.*AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.