Vehicle was in for routine maintenance and a general inspection was being done prior to a family trip. The frame of the vehicle was found to be "extremely" rusted about 6 inches back from the front tires on both sides of the vehicle (directly below the front door hinge area of the vehicle). The lower channel of the frame was completely rusted and gone on the driver side and even worse on the passenger side (the same location on both sides). The vehicle was deemed to be completely unsafe to drive and was taken off the road and parked. This is an extremely dangerous and potentially lethal failure. Complete replacement of the frame seems the only remedy to correct this failure. The vehicle is in otherwise great shape and shows no sign of other body rust problems. Filing this complaint is the only action taken at this time to correct the failure. The vehicle has been removed from operation due to safety reasons.

- Buhl, MN, USA

We purchased from an old gentleman of our aquaintence this car that showed 56000 miles. The car was wobbly and un-steady. We took it to our mechanic who suggested we put new shocks which did not help. We had felt a strange floating sensation the day before while driving on the interstate. The afternoon of the incident we heard a noise in the rear and the car started shaking very bad. The driver applied brakes which caused the car to spin around and head to the ditch. He got it back on the road, applied brakes again, again lost control, finally got it stopped. Witness heard a metalic sound before, went back later and picked up a 2 1/2 inch bolt which was missing from the connection between the stablizer bar and rear axle. I feel this is an extreme danger. We feel there was a defect in the rear suspension all along. We replaced the bolt but the car is still wobbly and shakey in the rear. Thanks for any information you can supply.

- Brookhaven, MS, USA