Noise heard in front end going over bumps. Failure= lower control arm rear bushings separating from control arm.left and right sides. Correction+ replacement of lower control arms
1998 Pontiac Grand Am: ball joint or control arm failure
6 of the 172 complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
I was informed that the problems related to the difficulty driving my grand am and the lound clunking noise and the intense "shimmy" was because my right lower control arm had snapped and my left lower control arm was cracked about to separate as well. I do know a little about cars and this doesn't seem to be a normal maintenance problem. This is costing me well over 600.00 to repair.
I have had lower control arm failures on both sides of my 1998 pontiac grand am. The rear bushing pulls apart causing a severe shimmy when braking at high speeds and clanking when going over bumps. It is either a design or manufacturing defect. The dealer has refused to pay costs.
While driving 40 MPH on a wet road surface vehicle swerved. Consumer lost control of the vehicle, an dit was was forced off the road into a wooded area, where vehicle spinned several times and hit several small trees. Vehicle was towed to a body shop. Mechanic determined that the right tie rod wore out and the left tie rod was getting worn out. Consumer stated, that front wheel bearing was repaired under a recall on may 5, 2004 at a dealer.
Control arm bushing separated. Sounded from dealer like they had delt with this problem in other vehicles, but since in was out of warranty, they made me pay. Seems like a safety issue.
Control arm bushing kept pulling out of bracket. Problem reoccurring every five months. Also, sway bar excessive wear, caused bounce/loss of controland wandering. Vehicle been in dealer shop on five s,and problem still reccurring. Please provide any further details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am?
6 of 172 owner complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am (3%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am
ABS 9Brake failure 7Fire or smoke 7Power windows 5Premature wear 5
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