Chevrolet Prizm 1999

• Recall 73990 [USA]: The absence of the weld can allow the strut to come out of its mounting position under certain extreme driving conditions which could cause damage to surrounding vehicle components increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ride control is recalling certain front strut mounts branded as gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor, p/nos. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, sold as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above. The affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate.
  ride control will notify owners of record and replace the affected parts free of charge. The safety recall began on march 15, 2010. Owners may contact ride control at 1-248-458-1396.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor front strut mounts and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors, nissan, or toyota.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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Hi, i am writing to report a tire brand, sold by walmart that could be illegal for sale in the u.S. The dot information is completely missing on these tires. Therefore, all the claims made in utqg specs could be false and/or do not meet us standards. These are tires sold on walmart.Com and bought and used by many people. I recently examined a pair of these tires while i was picking up an order from walmart. These tires made a rattling sound when bounced on the floor. When we tested other tire brands from other manufacturers, they did not make the rattling sound. It sounded as if the steel belts are loose under the tread. Only a fatal crash due to tread separation might reveal this fault, which might be too late a lesson to learn for someone. I am not sure if all tire sizes or tire types have missing dot information. As i am not an expert in tires, i could be wrong about defective steel belts too (the rattling sound), but, i want to bring my observations to the attention of experts. It's worth looking in to these tires to make sure that us customers are not been sold unsafe tires. If this could prevent an avoidable accident, it's worth the effort. I contacted walmart and brought this to their attention. From their email response, it seems that they are ignoring the issue. The tire in question is, brand: crosswind hp010 manufacturer: linglong made in: thailand size: 185/65r14 walmart product page: https://www.Walmart.Com/ip/crosswind-hp010-185-65r14-86h-tire/765720344 thank you ps: i ended up returning the tires

At 70 miles/hour my general motors power steering assist was on full assist and caused an accident. General motors secretly removed the power assist, replaced it and then jimmied the entire car to present false evidence that the accident was caused by bad driver car maintenance. They then denied the claim based on photographs they had taken of my car after they had changed everything. The accident on 7/20/2018, occurred on a highway during a sunny late morning. The car was totaled. *tr *js *js *tt consumer stated i sent one letter to the office of defects investigation on 12/3/2018 with 7 questions and another letter on 9/27/2019 with 3 more questions to you. I have sent copies of these letters, per attachment. Can i get specific answers to each question from you and your phone # so i can call you after my review. It seems to me general motors has always designed its' variable power steering assists, when they break, to go into full, open power assist , all the time and at all speeds. This is soo much more dangerous than manual steering especially without low speed warning that the power steering assist has broken. What has nhtsa done to prevent this safety risk to drivers of excess, inappropriate magnification of high speed steering. *jb

My car turned off when picking up my daughter from school. When my husband and dad took the car to get checked, they were told that it was electrical. The computer blew out twice. They weren't charged which was a good thing because those are expensive. Every time you switch the a/c on or turn the headlights on the car turns off. I came on this websites hoping to see if there has been a recall on this problem because my favorite car is just sitting there collecting dust. I don't want to junk the car because it is great! I don't want to drive it neither because i have two kids and don't want nothing bad to happen. Please get a recall done. I don't want to junk this car.

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. While driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the engine revved and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times to slow down the vehicle. Over a year ago, the ignition wiring harness caught fire which spread to the alternator. The ignition, wiring harness, and alternator were replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 78,000.

I was driving to help a friend move about 4 block from my apartment complex on thursday 18th july at approximately 12:20pm. About two blocks from my apartment, i looked over to my right shoulder to check my blind spot to merge into the next lane and when i turned back the car in front of me slammed on their brakes and stopped suddenly. By this time i was within two car lengths away and slammed my brakes. My car began slowing down but slid straight into the back of her vehicle. After i rear ended her i look ahead and notice a 4 car build up with the 5th car ahead making an illegal u turn in the middle of the street. My entire front of my car was pretty much destroyed with all new parts having to be bought. Because my car is front well drive the front dipped and did not do much damage to the other persons vehicle (1999 honda accord cope) except scratched her bumper. I only have liability so her car is being fixed and i have to pay for mine out of pocket. Because the left fender was badly dented, it hindered the front door from being able to open and i remained pinned into my car for a while. I noticed that my air bags never even went off which could have prevent the little whip lash i received. I am currently experiencing slight pains behind my neck. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. The contact stated that the service engine warning light illuminated and flashed intermittently. In addition, the contact stated that the fuel tank needed to be refueled on a half tank in order for the fuel tank not to leak fuel. On one occasion, another driver informed the contact that there were sparks coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact also stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from underneath the vehicle and was vibrating. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10e002000 (suspension). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

1999 chevrolet prism had equipment failure. When consumer went to restart the vehicle it caught fire and was extinguished by passing motorists. *kb ohio traffic crash report # 10-0029-90 updated 04/15/10 *bf updated 05/24/10 *bf

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet prizm. The contact started the ignition and heard an excessively loud grinding noise. She turned off the vehicle, but the starter would not disengage and continued to run until the battery was drained. This was a continuous failure. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. Currently, the vehicle is inoperable and has not been repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 60,040.

At 80,000 miles, the check engine light came on indicating po 441: evap purge flow. This is getting way to common among these cars, please admit it is a design flaw and fix it. (toyota has admitted the problem on 1998 models, and has cut a deal with the government to retrofit old trucks and buses not even made by toyota to make up for the pollution they've caused, but that still leaves me paying to have this design flaw fixed). *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0440 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Malfunction
• P0441 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Incorrect Purge Flow
• P0446 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Vent Control Circuit Malfunction