On 12/12/01, the door would not stay closed under power. The manual override switch located on the header had to be used and the door closed manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 12/19/01 to have the campaign repair performed. This was done but the dealer said the inside door lock was broken due to the bad actuator that was replaced under the campaign and that I needed to call chevrolet. Later that evening, the outside door handle fell off. Chevrolet (ref. # co6273409) was called and today, over 2 months later, michael glenn of chevrolet said that it was the owner's responsibility to have the door repaired. Yesterday, 2/27/02, the door popped open while driving down the highway even though the doors were locked and power was removed from the side door.
1997 Chevrolet Venture body complaints
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While driving at 35 MPH sliding door came open. A short time before consumer had vehicle in repair sh0p to get sliding door fixed.
Power door would intermittently close on passenger or not operate at all while getting in or out of vehicle. Dealer has been notified, and wasunable to correct the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
Recall 01v264000, for sliding door failed to correct the defect. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Recall 01v264000. Not parts available to correct recall problem. Please give any further details.
When consumer is traveling passenger's side sliding door opens without prior warning. When door is closed there is an alarm indicating that door is secure. Dealership is aware of problem.
Dashboard lights will not automatically come on at night. When leaning forward in seat seat belt comes on. Seat belt indicator alarm doesn't work. Locks unlock and lock going down the road. Mechanic stated it was body control module. Consumer was taking vehicle to the dealer to confirm problem.
While driving at 20mph the passenger sliding door opened while in motion . It came completely off the track and also caused damage to the moulding inside the van it also frightened my 2 year old who was seated at the door. Fortunately, she was secured in her child safety seat door was in the locked position and the child safety lock was engaged.chevy denies there is a problem with the van. This matter is a severe safety issue. It should be corrected before some is seriously injured or gets killed.
Door locks automatically locked when door closed. This has happened on many occasions. Problem is intermittent, but very dangerous. Consumer's children have been locked in vehicle sometimes with keys inside vehicle. Dealer said nothing because they've had no other complaints. Manufacturer kept referring consumer to dealer.
Power door locks lock and unlock on their own, whether vehicle is on or off, uncontrollably. Has happened before. At that time, lock code mode was reset. However, this time not able to reset. Worried about locking children in van with keys in ignition.
#1. It is very heavy to push up the tailgate without the use of the hydraulics. It goes up easily only part of the way. #2. My seat and pocket should not be ripping as easily as they have. I do not have little kids tugging at them. #3. The cigarette lighter does not work . It has been allegedly fixed several times. #4. The interior side door panels are hard plastic and they are attached by velcro. They don't always stick to the velcro and come loose. One has already broken and replaced. They are still loose. #5. The front seatbelts don't retract all the way on their own and the front passenger's seatbelt twists on a regular basis. #6. The range of distance on the remote keyless entry is being basically on top of the vehicle. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle since the day I bought it . It is my first american made vehicle and probably my last. I think I really bought a lemon.
#1. Stereo panel is extremely hot with lights on & driving a while, there is also a buring smell. It has been worked on twice, replaced once and still you can burn your fingers. #2. Defogger takes forever to defog in the morning, sometimes it makes visibility worse. #3. Interior roof has been hanging down since the day I bought the van and has gotten worse. #4. My headlights have been replaced many times because of condensation(at least 4 times). #5. Brakes. The dealership said I needed new brakes but not under warranty so I had them checked elsewhere. I needed new brakes (front). It cost me over$700 to replace. They said they were grinded down all the way and I should have been able to grind 2 times before replacing. I have the parts. They said the brakes should not have been this far down so soon, too prematurely. I have the bill with the mechanics comments and ii would like reimbursement from gm. #6. Side control panel plastic is broken and controls no longer all work. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle since the day I bought it. I will be filling out another form to file the remainder of the problems.
Under carriage floorboard of the car came apart.this vehicle has never been accident. Dealer has yet to be contacted.
Power sliding doors open and close by themselves. When pushing button to close door, it will not close. While driving door would slide open on its own. Also, child safety seat located on that side would not close.
The electric sliding rear door malfunctions activating the alarm buzzer. Yh
Rear electric sliding door malfunctioned.
While driving on an incline or hill, vehicle will roll. The dealer has attempted to repair vehicle several times , but the problem still exists. Also, automatic sliding door shuts on passengers when they are getting in/out of vehicle. Also, sliding door locks on its own. The dealer repaired vehicle. Manufacturer has been notified.
During moments of high excelleration, entering freeway, van loses power - gains power - loses power causing lurching and places me in peril from traffic.....driver's door locks sporatically (at an ever increasing rate) and system had an episode of lock/unlock/lock in fast succession over a period of 20 minutes. The doors left my mother (72) and me (disabled) in a locked van and the lock/unlock buttons on both sides were disabled and did not work.
Power door locks malfunctioned, causing doors not to unlock, which resulted in occupants becoming trapped in vehicle. Cause unknown.
Automatic closing door failed. Yh
Power door lock failed.
Power side door lock failed.
Sliding door inoperative. Nlm
The defective sliding door motor assembly malfunctioned, causing the sliding door to open while driving which may resultin injuries. Dealer has replaced the motor. Problem still exists. Dealer cannot determine the problem. Please provide further information.
Power sliding door fails to close properly.
The sliding door on the passenger's side will not close when using the remote or using the switch. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. Owner experienced the same problem 2 week ago. Also, while driving about 30, MPH the door opened without application. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.
Power sliding door intermittently opens when trying to close it. Has contacted the dealer and manufaturer.
Consumer states the right side door opens and closes any time, the car could be on or off. The dealer and manufacturer have been contacted five times and cannot duplicate the problem.
Passenger side power sliding door opens and closes on its own. Does not close properly causing buzzer to sound.
Rear window broke for no reason.
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