1993 Chevrolet G20 Owner Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET G20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INCH AND A HALF LONG RUBBER HOSE FITTING, NEAR THE FUEL PUMP, WAS SPLIT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ID

10191149

Incident

Jul 1, 2006

Mileage

72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OTHER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB *NM

NHTSA ID

10043940

Incident

Apr 18, 2003

Mileage

73,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES IF STARTS VEHICLE IN "PARK" GEAR CANNOT CHANGE GEAR TO ENGAGE VEHICLE. HAS TO START VEHICLE IN "NEUTRAL" GEAR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE. DEALER DIAGNOSED DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL PARK SWITCH AS THE CAUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032091

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT #10-91-525) *YH

NHTSA ID

567660

Incident

Aug 24, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING LEFT REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. HOWEVER, WHEEL WAS HANGING ON ONE BOLT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011484

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMRED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

785898

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE INSIDE PROTECTIVE CASING, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO OPEN UP IN FULL THROTTLE, CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *YH

NHTSA ID

564326

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752088

Incident

Sep 10, 2001

DELTA SIERRA RADIAL P235/75R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 18000 MILES ON A 1993, CHEVROLET, G20 VAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD WRAPPED AROUND AXLE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5000.00. *AK TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS TORN OFF. *YH

NHTSA ID

894318

Incident

Jul 28, 2001

WAS DRIVING 35 MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A STOP LIGHT, AND HAD NO BRAKES. WENT THROUGH LIGHT. BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR A BIT IN FRONT, BUT NOT IN REAR. CONTACTED & INFORMED DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY OF PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. GIVEN RUN AROUND. FINALLY REFERRED TO MECHANIC. ELECTRIC COMPUTER CHIP OR PUMP WAS CAUSING PROBLEM OF BRAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

877811

Incident

Jul 11, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP / EMERGENCY SITUATION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL CONDITION FOR THAT VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

874985

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEY DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD. PEDAL WAS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES GRABBED AND THEN RELEASED. VEHICLE KEPT COASTING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

868300

Incident

Aug 17, 2000

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ADVANCE OUT OF 1ST GEAR. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THIS LAST TIME - WHEN THE AC WAS USED AT 70 MPH THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR THAT RESYMBLED BURNING WIRING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUT OF TOWN DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER DETERMINED WIRING TO REAR AC WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE CIRCUIT WAS FUSED FOR PROTECTION TO GET ME AND MY SHOW DOGS BACK HOME ~200 MILES. VEHICLE DID MAKE IT HOME BUT THE NEXT MORNING WAS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID

728592

Incident

Jun 9, 1999

VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE - FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND I TRANSPORT LIVE ANIMALS TO SHOWS AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS - VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. HAVE HAD TO DRIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM BY STARTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR - DEALER HAS ADJUSTED AND REPLACED THIS FEATURE 5 TIMES ALSO REAR BACK UP LIGHTS ARE INTERMITENT AND HIGH REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

728590

Incident

Jun 9, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

717482

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

THE DRIVERS SHOULDER AND LAP BELT IS PHYSICALLY TOO SHORT IN LENGTH AND PREVENTS FORWARD OR LATERAL MOVEMENT OF MORE THAN JUST A FEW INCHES, EVEN IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED AND THE DRIVER MOVES HIS TORSO FORWARD SLOWLY SO AS NOT TO TRIGGER THE LOCKING MECHANISM. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON ALTHOUGH MY HEIGHT 6'1" AND MY FRAME 210LBS. WOULD PUT MY IN THE UPPER PERCENTILE OF DRIVERS. BECAUSE THE BELT IS SO SHORT , IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT TO PERFORM SUCH SIMPLE TASKS AS FLIPPING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR WITH THEIR HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS ON, CHANGING THE RADIO DIAL, OR TRYING TO ADJUST THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE VAN. I HAVE MEASURED THE DISTANCE OF THE BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND FIND THEM VERY CLOSE IN LENGTH. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT IS ANCHORED ON THE SIDE WALL ABOVE THE DRIVERS LEFT SHOULDER. THIS LOCATION IS EASILY 5 INCHES FARTHER BACK ON THE BULKHEAD THAN WHAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MOUNT IS. THIS COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT IS ANCHORED FURTHER FORWARD THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE FURTHER REDUCES THE BELT LENGTH. I HAVE TRIED USING A BELT EXTENDER BUT IN DOING SO I FIND THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ARE NOT IN A SAFE POSITION SHOULD A CRASH OCCUR AND SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL INJURY WOULD RESULT. I HAD CONTACTED GLAVAL (THE CONVERSION MANUFACTURER) AND THEY INFORMED ME THE SEATS AND RESTRAINTS WERE FACTORY ORIGINAL FROM GM, AND THEY DON'T MESS WITH THEM OR CHANGE THEM IN ANY WAY. ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE IN THIS SITUATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

716840

TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE OUTSIDE DUE TO THE REAR AXLE. HAD TO HAVE TIRES CHANGED EVERY 13000 MILES. HEARD A VERY SHARP SOUND IN REAR AXLE. RIGHT SIDE AXLE BALL BEARING AND HOUSING FELL APART AND IT DUG INTO THE AXLE. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY ONLY CHECKED THE FRONT TIRES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

NHTSA ID

851223

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION VAN EXPERIENCE ROLL OVER WHEN TIRE CAME OFF, HIGH TOP CONVERSION ROOF TO VAN CAME COMPLETELY OFF VEHICLE. MJS

NHTSA ID

545209

Incident

Mar 28, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS BREAKING OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH. THE SECOND TIME, THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE CAME OFF WHEN THE LUGS: NUTS AND OTHER PARTS BROKE OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

833555

Incident

May 17, 1997

GEAR SHIFTER IN STEERING COLUMN LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA ID

542697

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A COLLAPSED BRAKE HOSE LINE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

830233

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

826105

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THE ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT. THIS MODULE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825159

Incident

Jun 16, 1998

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTIN GIN A COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID

823616

Incident

Aug 1, 1996

THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION THROUGH DOWNSHIFTING.

NHTSA ID

534952

Incident

Mar 28, 1998