IllustrationFRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. ALSO, CAMBER HAD TO BE ADJUSTED ONCE AGAIN. *AK FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTED. REPLACED SEAT BELT. STEERING IS HARD. KING PINS ON PASSENGER SIDE SEIZED. KING PINS REPLACED. RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TT
2000 Gem E-825
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 7 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Suspension complaints
2 reportsWHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TIE ROD END FELL APART. *AK A DESCRIPTION OF MORE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, THERE WERE REPEATED FRONT END PROBLEMS (YO…
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WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TIE ROD END FELL APART. *AK A DESCRIPTION OF MORE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, THERE WERE REPEATED FRONT END PROBLEMS (YOKE SHAFT/YOKE BOLTS HAD BROKEN), THE ALIGNMENT HAD TO BE ADJUSTED, AND THE TIRES WERE WEARING DUE TO A BROKEN NUT IN THE FRONT END/CAMBER. *JB *SCC
Official recalls
101V343000 · Steering:rack And Pinion
Nov 7, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2-AND 4-PASSENGER UTILITY (SHORT AND LONG) VEHICLES. FAILURE OF THE BALL BEARING ASSEMBLIES CAN OCCUR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE PINION SHAFT IS UNRESTRAINED AND IS FREE TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM THE BEARING HOUSING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL TAB-OVER STYLE ROLTOM BEARINGS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GEM AT 701-232-2500.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.