Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. SOMETIMES WHEN IT READS EMPTY IT IS FULL, AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT READS FULL IT IS EMPTY. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PRORELY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. 780180 DUP OF 533715; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD, CAUSING INJURY.
CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME UNLESS THE TANK IS FULL OR LOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST NINE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, THE WINDOW FELL OUT FROM THE SLIDING DOOR BECAUSE THE LATCH WAS INSTALLED UP SIDE DOWN/THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO LOUD WHISTLING WHENEVER DRIVING MORE THAN 50MPH. (DIMMITT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP-813-791-1818). *AK
HORN REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO WORK.
HORN ASSEMBLY DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HORN CAN NOT BE ACTIVATED BY CONSUMER WITHOUT EXTREME FORCE DUE TO ITS DESIGN.
HAVING ALARM INSTALLED. RUG PULLED BACK & NOTICE D 1/2 IN WATER. MECHANIC SAID MOISTURE UNDER WINDSHIELD DRIPPED INSIDE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD PROBLEM EXISTED 3 TIMES BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS OFFERED. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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