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2000 Chevrolet Venture complaints

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 2000 record →

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 26, 2002TX

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN, RECALL REPAIRS, 01V067, WERE MADE, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 20, 2002PA

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY DOOR CAME UNLATCHED. DOOR DISLODGED FROM VEHICLE AT TOP. DOOR HANGING ON BY BOTTOM HINGE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 1, 2002NJ

CONSUMER STATES POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND / OR THE DOOR STILL BEEPS AFTER IT IS CLOSED. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT EXIST WHEN PARKED ON A DOWNHILL, IN WHICH THE FRONT OF THE VAN IS LOWER THAN THE BACK OF THE VAN. CONSUMER IS AWARE THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE 01V067000 RELATING TO THIS CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 27, 2002UT

SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Feb 21, 2002NE

SEATBELTS INSIDE OF VEHICLE WERE SLICED AND HALF INCH APART. ALSO, THROTTLE WILL GET STUCK WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 2002GA

I WAS IN A TURN LANE WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I JUST HAD THE 30,000 MILE MAINTENACE WORK DONE ON IT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETECT THIS FAILURE FROM HAPPENING. IT JUST " HAPPENED". THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE IN THAT CAR AND THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A FATALITY. I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO THE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT I HAD TO BUY. I HAVE OWNED A VARIETY OF CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. OUR PREVIOUS CAR WAS A 94 CHEVY VAN AND WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT, JUST YOUR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I KNOW THAT I DID NOT CAUSE MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT A CAR OWNER SHOULD DO TO MAINTAIN PROPER MAINTENACE OF THIS CAR AND STILL THIS KIND OF FAILURE HAPPENED. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ITSELF FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. HOPEFULLY THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE A FATALITY DOES OCCUR. THANK YOU. *AK

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 31, 2002VA

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, LIGHTS GO DIM. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED THAT MOTOR IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD TURNS ON, CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO DIM.*AK DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, REGULATOR GROUND SCREW, AND ALTERNATOR, BUT CONDITION STILL EXIST. *TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jan 22, 2002CT

SHOULDER HARNESS CLIPS SPRINGS OPEN,DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. DEALER ORDERED NEW SEATS WITCH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE CLIPS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A TOTAL RECALL ON THIS ITEM FOR CHEVY VENTURES BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I RUN A STATE LICENSED DAYCARE IN WHICH I NEED TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN. THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN WILL TO HELP ME RESOLVE MY PROMBLEM.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 17, 2002MD

NO PROBLEM, REPORTING THAT SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETIN WERE DONE

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 15, 2002AR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat2 injured
Filed Jan 8, 2002NY

WHILE TRAVELING 30-40MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS CHEST CLIP OPENED UPON IMPACT. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER OF CHILD SEAT AND DEALERSHIP.*AK CHILD SUFFERED INJUIRES. *SLC

Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest ClipCrash
Filed Jan 4, 2002CO

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DURING THE CRASH, THE RETAINER CLIP FOR THE HARNESS ON THE CHILD SEAT CAME LOOSE AND RELEASED. CHILD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. *AK NO INFORMATION GIVEN REGARDING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Jan 1, 2002NV

TAILGATE EITHER FAILED TO LATCH OR OPENED - NO AUDIBLE ALARM WAS SOUNDED - SUBSEQUENT TESTS SHOWED AN AUDIBLE ALARM ON THE TWO FRONT DOORS AND THE RIGHT SLIDER DOOR BUT NO AUDIBLE ALARM ON EITHER THE LEFT SLIDER DOOR OR ON THE TAILGATE CREATING A POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 17, 2001MO

NHTSA# 01 V 264 000 / MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01059/POWER SLIDING DOOR: DEALER WEBER CHEVROLET; SAINT LOUIS, MO; PHONE# 314/567-3300 UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABLE PARTS; ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TP PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 2001IA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 7, 2001GA

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WAS DEFFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 4, 2001MD

NO START CONDITION, SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 5, 2001MI

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 01V067000. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *AK *YH

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 30, 2001NY

WATER LEAKAGE INSIDE VEHICLE FROM ROOF. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 30, 2001NY

WHILE DRIVING POWER LOCKS WOULD OPEN/CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Oct 30, 2001NY

BOTH REAR SIDE DOORS WOULD LEAK WHEN RAINING. DEALER NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 30, 2001NY

SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATIC SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE DOOR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Oct 30, 2001MD

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER, ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE IS SHUTTING DOWN, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE CONTINUES TO FAIL. *YD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 25, 2001MD

RECALL 01V26400 REPAIRS ON POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WAS DONE IN JUNE 2001. ON 13 OCT, 2001 CHILD WAS IN PATH OF DOOR AND DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD. DOOR WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AS IT SHOULD. CHILD WAS BRUISED, NO OTHER INJURIES. TAKEN VEHICLE TWICE TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE RECALL, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Oct 12, 2001PA

OUR NEW CHEVROLET VENTURE IS LESS THAT A YEAR OLD. THERE CAN BE NO GOOD REASON FOR THE REAR AXLE TO FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING WARRANTY REPAIR, SAYING THAT I HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE TO THE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE. TOW TRUCK COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE, I WITNESSED THE DAMAGE BY THEM, AND THEY REFUSE RESPONSIBILITY. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX CAR UNDER WARRANTY. INSURANCE CO REFUSING TO CALL IT A CLAIM SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSED DUE TO DRIVER ERROR OR HITTING ANYTHING. I NEED PROBLEM TO BE INVESTIGATED, OTHERWISE I DO NOT WANT THE UNSAFE CAR BACK. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 11, 2001OH

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE OF TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN A LATERAL CRASH. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMERS WIFE,DRIVER OF VEHICLE, EXPERIENCED BRUISING FROM RESTRAINT BELTS, AND PASSENGERS IN OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR CAUSE OF AIR BAG FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 2, 2001MD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE U NKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 24, 2001NC

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WILL NOT ENGAGE, MANUFACTURER ADMITS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A VEHICLE WITH THAT MILEAGE AND THAT AGE; WILL NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS TAKE IT TO A DEALER, WHICH WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER AND ALSO COST MORE MONEY THAN AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN THIS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE THE 20,000 MILE MARK. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE BOUGHT IT LOOK AT IT TWICE. ALL THEY DO IS HOOK IT UP TO A MACHINE AND TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS A SERIOUS INDICATOR THAT THE AIRBAG WILL EITHER DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, OR IT WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD. THE MANUFACTURER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE DEALER HAS SHOWN NO CONCERN AT ALL.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Sep 7, 2001MA

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO NUETRAL WHILE IGNITION WAS OFF, AND ROLLED BACKARDS DOWN A HILL 150 FEET. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT GMC DEALER FOR A MONTH, AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Sep 6, 2001PA

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 4, 2001MI

SIDE SLIDING DOOR KEEP OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING 35MPH. ALSO, DOOR CAME OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. HAD DOOR FIXED 4 TIMES, AND STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT MECHANISMS THAT THEY WERE REPLACING IN THE DOORS WERE FAULTY.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Aug 31, 2001PA

VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AS IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO 30-35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS GOING UP TO 5-10MPH WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, LOOSING TOTAL POWER, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP 1/2 HOUR LATER AND LET IT RUN, WITHIN 1 MIINUTE, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND DAIGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT SHOW A CAUSE. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM/VCM.*JB

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 14, 2001FL

AIR CONDITIONER WILL SHUT OFF WHEN SET AT 5. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.ALSO, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSE TO COME ON, BUT NOTHING COMES ON. CONSUMER SLAMMED GLOVE COMPARTMENT, AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CIRCUIT BOX BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX WAS SO HOT THAT SHE ALMOST GOT BURNED TWICE, CONSUMER HAS HAD BURNED WIRES REPLACED. *SLC

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 13, 2001KY

WITH VEHICLE PARKED (NOT RUNNING) AND ALL DOORS/HATCHES LOCKED, I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. SECURITY SYSTEM DID COME ON (LAMPS BLINKED & HORN SOUNDED), BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO OPEN A SUPPOSEDLY LOCKED DOOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 13, 2001KY

DURING AN IDLE SITUATION, (AT REST OR IN MOTION), A HIGH PITCHED, INTERMITENT, WHISTLING SOUND IS EMINATING FROM THE LEFT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS CORRESPONDS IN OCCURRENCE FREQUENCY TO A VARIATION IN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHT INTENSITY (FLICKERING). ONCE MOVING (ENGINE NOT IDLING), NOISE & LIGHT INTENSITY VARIATION GOES AWAY.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 31, 2001CA

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE MINI VAN WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. MY WIFE HAD NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE MINI VAN AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD HAVE LOCKED UP. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE PARKER ROBB CHEVROLET IN WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 27, 2001MA

MY CAR WAS IN PARK, NOT RUNNING, KEYS IN THE IGNITION. 5YR OLD SON WAS IN VEHICLE, TRYING TO TURN RADIO ON CAR SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH OUT THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED. OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK BRAKE MUST BE FULLY DEPRESSED. SON WAS IN BETWEEN FRONT BUCKET SEATS, UNABLE TO REACH BRAKE WHEN LEFT ARM HIT SHIFT BAR INTO NEUTRAL. THANKS. *AK

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Jul 26, 2001CA

THIS IS THE FIFTH SAFETY RELATED MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE -- ANY COULD HAVE KILLED US -- I WILL TRY TO GET DATES FOR THE OTHERS WHICH INCLUDE: THE VAN DIED TWICE WHILE IN USE, THE RECALLED POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE AIRBAG SYTEM FAILURE.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 16, 2001AZ

POWER SLIDING DOOR MAKES A BEEPING SOUND AS IF DOOR IS NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL 01V067000, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 27, 2001MI

ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER, AND GAS GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 13, 2001IL

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE/SLOPE, IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS CONTINUOUSLY. IF VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, WHILE ON A SLOPE OR INCLINE, WOULD GO FORWARD FIRST AND THEN REVERSE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE.*AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 6, 2001MD

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DRIVERS SIDE NON-POWERED SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE THERE WERE 5 CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED SLIDING DOOR AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR PROBLEM. ALSO, ON JUNE 5 2001, NON-POWERED PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AGAIN COULD NOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR DEFECT, AND WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTED THAT CHILD SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE ACTIVE ON EACH OCCASION THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 5, 2001MI

A FEW MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE UNLOCKING MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET MY SON OUT OF THE VAN AND WAS UNABLE TO. I TRIED USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY, AND THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR AND NOTHING WORKED. I DID HAVE THE CHILDPROOF LOCK TURNED ON, SO I COULDNT EVEN GET THE DOOR OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER A LONG TIME OF TRYING I DID EVENTUALLY GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, AND I AM SCARED THAT IF I WERE EVER TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT JUST IN CASE SOMEONE HAS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM AT THE WRONG TIME.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 24, 2001FL

ENGINE IS MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP ONLY LISTENED TO VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED NOISE TO BE A TICKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER STATED THAT TICKING OCCURRED WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR OFF. SHE DID NOT FEEL THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER. *NOTE: CONSUMER'S HUSBAND DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed May 3, 2001KY

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS NOTICED GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, FOUND A GAS PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO START, ALSO WHILE DRVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUGHT FIRE, AND THE GAS GUAGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKING, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT,AND A CRACKED GAS TANK.*JB

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed May 2, 2001WA

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NO RAIN, SNOW, HAZARDS) OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE DESTROYING THE RIM ABS HARNESS CABLE AND OTHER FOR A TOTAL OF 2000.00 DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. THE TIRES HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR (9000 MILES). I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE CONCERNS ME AND BELIEVE THE TIRE TO BE FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TIRE ANALIZED BY AN INDEPENDENT LAB TO LET AND TO GIVE THEIR OPINION OF WHY THE TIRE FAILED. IS THERE A INDIEPENDENT INVESTIGATION LAB IN MY AREA WHO COULD ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? I'D APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2MB3BCB08 TIRESIZE: 21570R1597)

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Apr 23, 2001NY

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT WITNESSED THIS ERRATIC OPERATION. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Apr 21, 2001AZ

THE INTEGRATED CHILD RESTRAINTS HAVE A CHEST LATCH. THIS LATCH IS ABLE TO BE PULLED APART BY MY 18 MO. OLD DAUGHTER WITHOUT UNLATCHING. I INVESTIGATED, AND FOUND THAT THEY ALL COME APART EASILY. BOTH CHILD SEATS WERE REPLACED AND THE NEW ONES ARE ABLE TO BE UNLATCHED BY SIMPLY PULLING THE BUCKLE APART. ONCE, MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SEAT COMPLETELY AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AND I AM CONCERNED IN A CRASH THAT THE LATCH WON'T HOLD, OR A CHILD CAN UNLATCH IT JUST BY PULLING ON IT.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 12, 2001IA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RECEDE DOWN IN AN AREA UNDER THE HOOD, THIS DESIGN CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN IT SNOWS BECAUSE THE AREA THAT THE WIPERS GO DOWN IN FILLS WITH SNOW AND ICE AND CAUSES THE WIPERS NOT TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, ONE OF THE VANS WIPER MOTORS BURNED OUT. NLM

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 4, 2001NY

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC

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