Welding at the base of the driver's seat separated in my 2000 Pontiac Montana van. The vehicle had no accident, event leading to the failure is unknown. Base of the driver's seat is moving with the seat, there is a 1/2 inch gap on the bottom of the car at the welding. Took the vehicle to Pontiac dealership where it has been inspected. While they could not give an explanation what could have caused the failure, Pontiac customer service thinks it is normal to have such a defect in a 5 year-old vehicle due to fatigue of metal...

- Gainesville, FL, USA

Problems with transmission and molding strips on sliding doors. A vehicle with only 49360 miles the solenoid went out on the transmission costing $914.04 in repairs. On each sliding door, there was a long black rubber molding strip on the bottom of the door frame that kept falling down in to the door track. The consumer hoped that the dealership can resolve problems with defective vehicles, because it seemed to be a major safety concern and could result in a tragedy.

- Normal, IL, USA

There have been many problems, most notable recently when the driver's side sliding door feel off at 45000 miles. GM won't pay, it's not "under warranty". this door has had continual problems with hitting the front door upon closing. Repair was supposed to have been made but obviously ineffectual due to evidence of chipped paint at the site where dors collide. Could this have precipitated the door falling off" supposedly their was an adjustment made, could this adjustment been made incorrectly to damage the door" I feel it is unacceptable that this door has fallen off my car at 45000 miles.

- New Hope, PA, USA

Problems with paint, gaskets, brakes and cooling system. There was a hissing noise which had come from the tire area due to misalignment, low coolant light had come on, the gaskets, oil pump and drive O-ring were replaced, the brake pedal had gone to the floor while stopped at a light which happened more than twice and seemed as if they weren't going to work at all and had to pump the pedal to bring the pedal back enough to allow stopping. There was an incident where the consumer had to activate the emergency brake to avoid an accident. The warning light never had come on. The master cylinder was replaced, the front brake pads, resurfaced rotors, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes. Other problems are as followed: The trim on the driver side windshield had come apart, the handle on the back latch had come off, and both turn signal bulbs needed to be replaced.

- Canton, MI, USA