See stop at a near by service station to have it looked at. The front doesn't want to come out. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who stated the drive-shaft needed to be replaced. I was told not to expect it until September or October. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle independently steered to the extreme right. He said it was a broken carrier bearing, and ordered the part. Not good news for a mother.
I was told by gm that they would not help with the costs of the bearing. It was determined to be the center support carrier bearing, which holds the driveshaft in place. Anyone have any ideas on how to get it back in properly seated? This has to be sent to Chevrolet, and since it can only be done by them, they have a strong arm on the price. I was informed to bring it to a mechanic right away otherwise I will lose my drive shaft. I got one from the dealer. The contact also stated that the key became stuck in the ignition. Idk about the Ford comment, but in changing my shaft, or trying to, I've encountered the same scenario.
The weights all came off the shaft when the bearing failed as it vibrated away. If I had not brought my car in for a oil change I would have never known about this problem. The failure recurred multiple times and at different speeds. The failure occurred twice in one day. He is replacing this part. We contacted several chevy dealers for the part and were informed that this particular carrier bearing is out of stock, on back order and none were available in the country. Don't exactly wanna throw the towel in on it.
When I approached the dealer to secure the replacement part, I was told that there was currently at least a three month wait for the part, and that it was not advisable to drive the vehicle for safety reasons. Took it to the mechanic and the center bearings were broke again and the bearings and the back of the driveshaft also. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. The vehicle was not repaired. I could only drive on a spare home. He told me that if I were to hit a bump it would dislodge and would cause a serious accident and harm to car.
The contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive and would not be repaired until the part was available. The parts are on order, but it is clearly apparent that there is a defect in this part, as it should not need replacement so often and in low mileage vehicles. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. Costly to replace 800 dollars. The mechanic determined that the driveshaft needed to be replaced. The part was on back order and no repairs were made.
The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician concluded that the struts needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that the parts for the repair were on a national back order and they did not know when they would arrive. I am the original owner of vehicle and it has never been in an accident. Our mechanic told us this is a huge problem because it could cause the car to flip over. The failure mileage was 34,000.
So I took it to dealership and it needed a rear drive shaft!!!. Chevy says not thier problem for parts to wear out. Mechanic said never saw something like that on a car without any other damage and that when he checked with local dealer was told that it was happening a lot. At about 50 mph I felt a vibration. I am getting no where with chevy and they don't want to cover the part either. Stuck with a very dangerous lemon. This is ridiculous as well as dangerous.
Everything is aligned with the marks I made prior to disassembly. I've checked the seat on the new u-joint that came with the bearing I used a 20ton press to press off the old yoke for the carrier bearing it took 10tons before it moved. Calls to other dealers resulted in the same outcome, there were many customers waiting for this part and were unable to drive their vehicle in the meanwhile. Anyone have any ideas on how to get it back in properly seated? The contact had no control of the vehicle, but did not crash the vehicle. I feel that they didn't care about the safety of myself and other drivers on the road. I'm in the process of doing this myself right now, and Larry's right about the joint being tricky that's an understatement.
She had no control of her car. I've checked the seat on the new u-joint that came with the bearing I used a 20ton press to press off the old yoke for the carrier bearing it took 10tons before it moved. A mechanic then inspected the vehicle and stated that I needed a carrier bearing for the driveshaft, and that they see this problem frequently. I reported to chevy also and yet they said there were no problems. I hear there is a huge problem with these.