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Complaint 474465

1998 GMC ENVOY • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT • incident May 3, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
474465
Make
GMC
Model
ENVOY
Model Year
1998
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Incident Date
May 3, 2004
Date Received
May 7, 2004
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Owner Narrative

ON MONDAY, 5/3/04, MY SON BACKED OUR 1998 GMC ENVOY OUT OF HIS GARAGE. THE LEFT FRONT END DROPPED TO THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO GMC DEALER, THE BALL JOINT AND CV JOINTS FAILED. DEALER ADVISED US RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR GMC JIMMYS UP TO 1996 YEAR, BUT NOTHING FOR 1998. HAD MY SON BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE COULD HAVE RESULTED. *AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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