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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the passenger sliding door would open involuntarily. He had to pull over, turn off the vehicle, open and close the door and lock it in order to keep it closed. The contact previously had the door repaired according to recalls 01V067000 & 01V264000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) but the dealer refused to repair it again. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that he would had to pay for a diagnostic test. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 80,000.
I have had so many problems 1. the inner brake pads wore down to the steel ruining the inside of both rotors about 3,000 miles. Under warranty. But the brake pads. 2. battery acid is corroding about 4,000 miles the dealership pay all still under warranty 3. battery again but it turn out to be the alternator about 6,500 the dealership pay under warranty. 4. the tread completely separated from the sidewall. P215/70R15, fire stone on all four tires. Dealership did not cover tire have no warranty on new vehicle 7,000 miles 5. water leak, and carpet is wet every time it rains I feel it is coming from the windshield. Warranty does not cover. 8,000 still does it at 50,256. 6. lighter keep shorting out and ac keep mess up under the warranty 7. while driving the check oil light and the battery line came on. The vehicle shut off, loosing all power the intake manifold under warranty 38,000 miles. 8. intake manifold fix came home my lights was mess up when put on my brakes the four way flasher came on when I put my left turn signals the right one would came on put the right turn signals the left one would come on took it back they had to repaired entire wiring system because of over hearted burn it up under warrant 9. battery acid is corroding the battery pan and surrounding components, positive cable connected to battery has fallen off,38,500 not cover 6 year was up. 10. power steering fluid spraying fluid onto the engine and serpentine belt the dealership did not put cap back on power steering. 11. power locks will not operate from door switches only from the remote power window. Back ac does not work. 12. connector left and right melt tail lights, stop lights, turn signals about 42,000. 13. there is a thump noise when stopping and taking off. 14. strong smell of fuel when parked. 15. clouding of lens 16. Serpentine belt replace at 50,256 17. Leaking from lower intake manifold gasket. At 50,000.
The latch on our power sliding door is not latching. I was advised that this problem has already been fixed, but the same problem that the recall was sent out for is what the latch is doing again. The door has opened up on us when we was driving on the road. We shut the power off to the door, locked the door and do not allow any one of the kids to use the door.
Recall 01V067000 concerning power sliding doors. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer to have recall repairs performed. Since then the sliding doors did not work intermittently. Currently, dealer wanted to charge consumer $440 to repair what should have been done correctly the first time. Consumer then called the manufacturer for assistance. Manufacturer refused assistance because the vehicle had 133, 000 miles, and that the problem was wear and tear. Consumer was very upset and felt that if the work was done correctly the first time this would not have happened.
Vehicle side sliding door does not stay shut while driving. The dealership had been contacted on three separate occasions. The service dealer said that it was okay. The consumer was not notified that the door was under recall. The dealer claimed they performed recall#01V26400. The A/C had an odor at times, the dealer cleaned debris from the A/C drain. The cushion was coming apart.
- Hudsonville, MI, USA
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6/99: Repair to automatic, power sliding door as per recall. 2/00: Serviced for automatic, power siding door bounces back when attempting to close. 5/01: Repair to automatic power sliding door as per recall. 12/01: Repair to automatic, power siding door as per recall 01059. 6/02: Serviced for automatic, power siding door bounces back when attempting to close. 3/03: Serviced for automatic, power siding door bounces back when attempting to close. 5/03: Serviced for automatic, power siding door bounces back when attempting to close.
When the sliding door is placed in locked position the door will not open from either inside or outside of the vehicle. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer unable to determine the cause of the problem.
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- Shirley, NY, USA