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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Steering Rack And Pinion Rack Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	488807
Internal NHTSA #	10042033
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CAVALIER
Model Year	1997
File date	24/03/03
Component	STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Safety recall and reimbursement. mr certain passenger vehicles and mini vans have lower pinion bearing in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. These and some other retainers used in vehicles assembled between january 1,1996 and october 31,1997 that could fail and permit the ball bearing to escape. So the consumer requested reimbursement for defective parts brought before the recall was issued. Dealer was notified. cb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	56485
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	PITTSBURGH, PA
VIN pattern	1G1JC1247V7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
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Date of purchase	01/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Dealer's name	CENTURY CHEVROLET
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	WEST MIFFLIN
Dealer's state code	PA
Dealer's ZIP code	15122

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Steering Rack And Pinion Rack Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Steering Rack And Pinion Rack Problems, Complaints and Defects

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