Intermittently when shutting the sliding door, it automatically pops back open. Van has been to the dealership six times. Dealer is not able to fix the problem completely. Please provide any further information.
1998 Chevrolet Venture body complaints
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The driver side door's inside panel had smoke coming from it. The door panel had caught on fire. Door has power locks & window switch. Police took a report. Manufacturer could not look at vehicle until week later.
Power door opens and closes automatically. The dealer has been notified.
After going through puddles everything would shut down or not work properly. Power steering is difficult/fan belt slips after getting wet/ alternator would quit working. Also, no protection cover to prevent water splashing. Taking to dealer to check out.*ak ABS light keeps going off.
Sliding door will not shut. The automatic door latch does not lock.
Sliding door will not shut. Authomatic door latch does not lock.
Consumer has taken vehicle to dealership approximately 5 times for poor operation of automatic doors. When children are entering or exiting the door will sometimes start closing. When pressing the button the door, sometimes door doesn't open all the way. Dealership has taken door apart and pulled the computer system and refused to repair it due to non-recall. Technician said there was no informationto help repair vehicle because it was not included in the recall. Nor could they duplicate the problem.
Driver's side rear sliding door ajar, light not showing on dashboard when the door is ajar. Light does come on when door is completely unlatched and off when closed, but does not show when door is ajar. Report from service manager was that there is no correction for this problem. I personally checked a 1999 venture and found the same defect. I feel that it is an unsafe situation and it should be corrected.
Design of van has no inside door lock, van only unlocks with a remote, no inside door lock maybe hazardous when exiting in a emergency.
Defective motor is causing automatic power sliding door to open by itself intermittently which could cause injuries.
The right sliding rear side door has closed by itself, opened by itself, and had failed to close upon using the switch. The door opening and closing without using the button has endangered the passengers.
While driving about 70 MPH the electric passenger's sliding door opened without a reason while consumer 's son was sitting near the door.
Rear windshield wiper goes off when shutting the automatic passenger door/all electronics an dashboard goes off when using headlight controls/headlights goes off by themselves every 10 seconds/driver's control for door locks has completely gone out/evaporative emission canister vend solenoid valve assembly failed prior to recall, van is not idling properly.
Right hand power passenger door failed.
The power sliding door does not always close completely. In some cases, it catches the initial locking point, but it won't pull the door in and completely lock and seal the door. Most times if I use the power door switch three or four times and it still won't close, so I have to disable the power feature and close it manually. There, also, have been two incidences where the door didn't close all the way and was still ajar, but the open door indicator on the dashboard indicated it was closed.
Automatic sliding power door closes on its own. The dealer has been notified.
Intermittent operation of windshield wipers. In addition, all electronics on dashboard goes on and off/headlights go off by themselves every 10 seconds/driver's controls for door locks failed/evaporative emission canister vend solenoid valve assembly failed prior to manufacturer's recall/poor idling and vehicle is sluggish/driver's information center fails to work properly, and air bag wires are still exposed to rear passengers' feet.
Defect within passenger side sliding door, causes the door to open on its own , resulting in loss of protection, dealer has replaced power sliding door module 3 times. Defect is still occurring.
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.
Automatic door closed on child, causing injury.
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