Front Suspension Control Arm Problems of Suzuki Esteem

Driving along big timber straight at 40 mph then all of a sudden car started pulling to the right and started to shake, I managed to stay straight until I turned left to meadows rd. I made it home okay in the complex but was unable to use the car again. Next day looked at the under carriage and then noticed the rusted out sub frame (cradle) by the right (passenger) control arm. This car is garage kept if that means anything. Well this certainly is a bummer, I'll have to figure on how to fix this problem at a reasonable expense.

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Front suspension crossmember corrosion of 1999 Suzuki Esteem glx wagon I have this vehicle and running ok for 5 years. When I did my annual check up this weekend, it was found out that the front suspension crossmember has been rust-through and formed a crack in the area of the right front lower control arm attachment brackets. By visual inspection, this member is highly corroded compared with other parts on the bottom of the vehicle. The mechanic did my inspection was surprised that I was still driving this vehicle because if I hit a pothole on the road and this suspension crossmember could easily break and would loose control of the car and I could be killed. I did a little search online and found out this is a common problem in similar models of Suzuki vehicles. However, there has been no recalls on this issue. I think this is a very series issue and could cause series injuries and fatalities not only of the driver of the vehicle but other drivers on the road as well. I would not have found out of this issue if I hadn't done the annual check up. A similar corrosion problem was also found in the 1999-2004 Chevrolet tracker and gm initiated a recall on this. I will tow my car to the dealer to fix it but I feel I should file a complaint to let other owner know this problem and hopefully save some lives. Thank you. Wei tu.

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