Steering Idler Arm Problems of Chevrolet Astro

2002 chevy Astro van idler arm pulled through the frame of the front right portion resulting in partial steering failure on February 1, 2009. Upon inspection by halleen Chevrolet service department it was determined that not only had the front right idler arm broken through the frame but the front left idler arm was also in danger of breaking through. This would result in complete steering failure. The service department at the dealership determined that the vehicle needed a complete frame replacement.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Astro van. The contact heard a loud noise while completing a right turn at 5 mph. The steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably. The contact pulled over, looked underneath the vehicle, and discovered the idler arm was detached from the vehicle's frame. The dealer has not been contacted , and the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileage were 63000.

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A metallic noise was heard from front of vehicle. Steering would not function properly. Consumer found the steering mechanism had come undone, that the bolt and nut had come unscrewed and the steering arm unconnected from the steering mechanism. Dealer however, found broken idler steering arm and loose upper ball joints, dealer also stated that a front end alignment was needed. Manufacturer notified.

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On two occasions, vehicle almost lost steering, due to excessive play in the idle arm, consumer states idle arm fails every 20000 miles.

While driving idler arm, part of linkage to steering mechanism, separated from one another. This caused consumer to lose control of vehicle. Contacted dealer.

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On the way home from a conference I noticed my left tire making noise, I inspected it visually and found no obvious problems, I proceeded home and had a blow out of the tire which I found out later to be related to a defective idler arm. This in turn caused me to havea accident with damage to my van and another car. At 57000 (approxiamate) miles the idler arm should not have been worn that severely to cause an accident. I would like to see someone investigate this problem and see if other Astro vans have had this problem before. Thank you.

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Idler arms failed causing vibration and premature wear of the tires.

Control arm broke, causing the front end to drop which may cause a loss of vehicle control. Also, idler arm broke 5 times. Dealer could not determine the cause of the problem.