The sliding door would not unlock remotely or manually from the inside. *jb
1999 Chevrolet Venture body complaints
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Power sliding door stopped working shortly after vehicle was purchased used. Vehicle was a gm certified used vehicle.
The sliding door failed. *dt
After dealership did recall 01v264000 repairs of sliding door door was inoperative, and all electrical components were not functioning, except power window, etc.
Consumer's hand was on the door handle and the door was knocked into movement, consumer could not get arm out, consumers arm was broken. *jb pe04064.pco
Numerous intermittent electrical problems. February 2000, the air-bag light indicator on the instrument panel would stay on after starting, but only intermittently. Took it in for service on 2/22/00 and they cleaned connections to driver side impact air-bag. Problem went away until july 2001. Again instrument panel air-bag light would intermittently stay on. May 2000 - doors would lock and unlock continually and locks would not work with remote or key while this is happening. Interior lights would flash on and off. I took the vehicle to a chevy service center on 5/11/00 & 5/16/00 and both times they could not reproduce error / failure and nothing was done. After a few weeks the door and interior lights problem stopped.january 2002 instrument panel ABS & tcs (traction control system) lights will come on and stay on after vehicle has been driven for 5 minutes or so, but not on every trip only intermittently. Also when applying the brakes the emergency flasher / turn signal lights will come on. Vehicle has 43k miles and is no longer under warranty, but problems started 1 year (13,000 miles) after purchase.
Battery acid is corroding the battery pan and surrounding components, also positive cable connected to battery has fallen off, dealer has been contacted. *ak consumer stated the battery by delco, also headlights are developing spiderwebbing and clouding of lens, and rear hatch pinches palm of hands or fingers, the rear hatch handle broke off.
Power door will reopen by itself when closed or will not open after closing, will not operate manually or by remote. Vehicle been in dealer shop on several occasions, and they are unable to resolve problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
Automatic sliding passenger door opens while car is in drive and turning a corner. Automatic door has also not locked and been unable to open manually or electronically. The door will also open and close quickly while in the process of loading passengers. The car has been recalled and replacement parts have not fixed the problem. This is a safety issue for my children and general motors refuses to take the car back .
Sliding side remote door first became inoperative one week after car's purchase. It was fist fixed by original; dealership at no charge. After that it has been back to a different dealership in san francisco over a dozen times and "repaired" (power module replaced, floor plate replaced, switch plate, replaced) over a dozen times, all at the owner's expense. Chevrolet put out a recall for replacement of the power module. When we went to have it replaced they said one of our previous replacements (at out expense) had already taken care of that. Since then the door has been inoperative eight times. Each time the deal does a diagnosis, orders parts and repairs and door breaks down soon thereafter (the same day sometimes). The vehicle is used as a taxi and requires use of this feature for passengers. Each repair requires a one or two day down time for cab at owner's expense. He has to rent spare cab and lose his own wages for those days. Dealer acts as if they've never seen problem before each time problem arises and proceeds to fix door same as before to no avail. Owner may sue for costs (over $1500) and loss of wages..
Vehicle had problems with the right sliding door, after repair and evaluation of the door, the consumers child was injured (broken arm) as a result of the being stuck in the handle and causing the arm to be caught between the door and the trim. *mjs pe04064.pco
While driving out of neighborhood sliding door opened all of sudden and without warning. Vehicle was parked in the parking lot, and mother-in-law was putting the baby in car seat when the sliding door started to close all by itself. Consumer had to manually stop the door by pushing the button on the visor. Also, sliding door opens and closes even after closing the door with the remote control.
If the van is parked facing downhill, sliding door on the driver's side, will not stay open. Door will slam shut. Dealer was made aware of the problem. Owner was told to notify manufacturer. Owned was told by manufacturer to call the federal safety agency. Please provide any further information.
While in motion manual sliding door opened without warning. Dealer has tried to repair vehicle. *ak
The sliding door on the driver's side remains ajar even though the light on the dash indicates that the door is closed. The van was checked 2 times for this problem. Dealer stated that all the van are that way.
Water enters vehicle when raining and the vehicle is in motion - carpet gets soaked!
Possible design flaw of power sliding door would slide open and shut on its own without warning which resulted in injury. While reaching into the vehicle the door automaticly began to close. This vehicle was rented by consumer from avis rental company. Avis was contacted.
Seat belt holder missing. Nlm
Whenever sliding door is opened the hand can get caught between door & vehicle & causes the wrist to be turned. The hand/wrist are stuck. The doors are automatically opened after touching. *ak dup of 847814.pco
On september 18, 99 while shopping for a 1999 chevrolet venture I observed the following safety defect and notified the sales manager at santa rosa chevrolet (in california). I also notified chevrolet of this issue on the same date via their product suggestion feature on the chevrolet web site. My concern is with the power assisted passenger side sliding door on the chevrolet venture. There is a safety feature which prevents the door from causing crushing injuries when closing much the same as an elevator. The door will automatically reverse direction when something blocks the path of the closing door. While operating in the opening direction; however, the door has no safety feature which reverses the direction of the door travel. With substantial effort, I was able to "stall" the door assist motor. When the sliding door opens it pops out producing an open gap of approximately 6-8 inches between the bottom of the door and the floorboard of the vehicle (large enough for an adult leg to slip into). There is a door brace located between the lower front end of the sliding door and the vehicle floorboard which closes off the gap at the front end of the sliding door. When the door opens this gap becomes smaller as the brace slides back with the door. When the door is fully open this door brace comes within 1 inch of the rear door opening creating a vice-like pinch point. Since the door has no safety feature providing for the reversal of direction when resistance is encountered, anything caught between the opening door and the vehicle floor could be pulled back by the door brace and crushed as the door opens. Robert moreno 1532 cabernet circle santa rosa, ca 95401 home: (707) 578-7723 day: (707) 573-4346
Sliding door fell off the hinge, and the consumer and her child were hit by the sliding door.
The sliding door inside handle came out too fast and too quickly which caused injuries to driver's arm which was stuck in between the sliding door and the vehicle. Dealer was aware of the problem. No remedy. *ak pe04064.pco
Whenever filling the vehicle with fuel driver's side sliding door would hit the fuel hose. Some times would cause the hose to disengage while fueling.
Motor on sliding door (electronic activation) had enough force to pull consumers arm back and bend her wrist backwards, breaking it. Nlm pe04064.pco
Design of minivan door caused it to open with power assist resulting in it bending back passengers hand, cracking a bone at the wrist. ( note: power sliding door has a safety feature causing it to stop when closing if there is an obstruction but this feature does not exist when opening). Nlm pe04064.pco
Vehicle has an electric side sliding door. After opening it and trying to shut door, it does not shut all the way, appears as if it is off the track. After about 3 minutes, it will retrack and shut all the way. The dealer has been contacted.
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