1999 Chevrolet Venture Interior & seats Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN INVOLUNTARILY. HE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR AND LOCK IT IN ORDER TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY HAD THE DOOR REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALLS 01V067000 & 01V264000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10352681

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

DAUGHTER ENTERED PASSENGER SIDE OF VAN THROUGH LARGE SLIDING DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FULLY FORWARD. FELL ON EXPOSED SEAT ADJUSTMENT RAILS. REQUIRED 13 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND JUST BELOW KNEE. RAILS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH SHARP 90 DEG CORNERS AND NO PROTECTION. RAILS ARE EXPOSED BY APPROX 4 INCHES WHEN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS FULLY FORWARD. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192318

Incident

May 30, 2007

Mileage

114,500 mi

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK, AND CARPET IS WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS I FEEL IT IS COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. 8,000 STILL DOES IT AT 50,256. 6. LIGHTER KEEP SHORTING OUT AND AC KEEP MESS UP UNDER THE WARRANTY 7. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LINE CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD UNDER WARRANTY 38,000 MILES. 8. INTAKE MANIFOLD FIX CAME HOME MY LIGHTS WAS MESS UP WHEN PUT ON MY BRAKES THE FOUR WAY FLASHER CAME ON WHEN I PUT MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS THE RIGHT ONE WOULD CAME ON PUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNALS THE LEFT ONE WOULD COME ON TOOK IT BACK THEY HAD TO REPAIRED ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM BECAUSE OF OVER HEARTED BURN IT UP UNDER WARRANT 9. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING THE BATTERY PAN AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTED TO BATTERY HAS FALLEN OFF,38,500 NOT COVER 6 YEAR WAS UP. 10. POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND SERPENTINE BELT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT CAP BACK ON POWER STEERING. 11. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM DOOR SWITCHES ONLY FROM THE REMOTE POWER WINDOW. BACK AC DOES NOT WORK. 12. CONNECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT MELT TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 42,000. 13. THERE IS A THUMP NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF. 14. STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN PARKED. 15. CLOUDING OF LENS 16. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACE AT 50,256 17. LEAKING FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT 50,000. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157702

Incident

May 12, 2006

Mileage

3,000 mi

THE LATCH ON OUR POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT LATCHING. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT FOR IS WHAT THE LATCH IS DOING AGAIN. THE DOOR HAS OPENED UP ON US WHEN WE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. WE SHUT THE POWER OFF TO THE DOOR, LOCKED THE DOOR AND DO NOT ALLOW ANY ONE OF THE KIDS TO USE THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114762

Incident

Aug 2, 2004

Mileage

67,000 mi

RECALL 01V067000 CONCERNING POWER SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. SINCE THEN THE SLIDING DOORS DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $440.00 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. CONSUMER THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 133, 000 MILES, AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WEAR AND TEAR. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET AND FELT THAT IF THE WORK WAS DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10099710

Incident

Nov 8, 2004

Mileage

44,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORAGE CAME UNATTACHED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057196

Incident

Dec 11, 2003

VEHICLE SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY SHUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN CONTACTED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OKAY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY PERFORMED RECALL#01V26400. THE A/C HAD AN ODOR AT TIMES, THE DEALER CLEANED DEBRIS FROM THE A/C DRAIN. THE CUSHION WAS COMING APART. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10034326

Incident

Apr 15, 2003

Mileage

37,158 mi

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT WILL NOT LATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. DEALER INSTALLED A SLIDING DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034282

Mileage

37,158 mi

6/99: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC, POWER SLIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL. 2/00: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 5/01: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL. 12/01: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL 01059. 6/02: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 3/03: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 5/03: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018653

Incident

May 16, 2003

Mileage

1,500 mi

BATTERY WENT DEAD AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS/SLIDING SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

767073

Incident

Sep 7, 2002

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.

NHTSA ID

757270

Incident

Oct 20, 2000

PARTS FOR RECALL 01V26400 AND 01V06700 REPAIRS ONCERNING ACTUATOR FOR POWER SLIDING DOORS WAS NOT AVAILABLE.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

8000641

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

754512

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED WHEN COVERS ON SEATS GET HOT THEY WILL OPEN, SIDE AIR BAGS AND WIRES COULD BE SEEN. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK RIGHT THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BENT, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. *SLC

NHTSA ID

891548

Incident

Jun 20, 2001

ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK DRIVER ON SIDE OF CONSUMER'S CAR, AND SEATBELT BEHIND PASSENGER DIDN'T HOLD CCS OR CHILD IN PLACE, SEAT FLEW BACKWARDS, AND CHILD LANDED ON HANDS AND KNEES. JACK FOR CHANGING TIRES ALSO CAME OUT OF COMPARTMENT IN BACK OF TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

879495

Incident

Jan 20, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY. FIRE WAS PUT ON BY THE OWNER. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

865650

Incident

Jul 18, 2000

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY. HOOD LATCH OPENED, AND THE HOOD FLEW AND BROKE/SPATTERING THE GLASS. *AK

NHTSA ID

865127

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

ITEM 1, STEERING COLUMN; 55 REPORTS OF BOLT GIVING WAY CAUSING ADD'L BOLT TO SHEAR OFF AND STEERING COLUMN TO SEPARATE. INVESTIGATED BY INSURANCE, THIS APPARENTLY WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. ITEM 2, AIR BAGS, NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS 2.25 TIME ROLLOVER. THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON PASSENGER SIDE. SEEMS SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID

723505

WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEAT COLLASPED, AND FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INJURIES THAT DRIVER SUSTAINED CAUSED A MISCARRAIGE OF PREGNANCY. CONSUMER FELT IF AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED,NJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SEVERE. *AK

NHTSA ID

861115

Incident

Apr 11, 2000

WHILE IN MOTION MANUAL SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

856752

WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS PLACED IN LOCKED POSITION THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

854126

ONE OF THE PINS ON THE BRACKET WELD THAT HOLDS THE REAR SPLIT SEAT SHEARED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

837763

SLIDING DOOR LOCK DOES NOT STAY OPEN ON HILLY SURFACES, RESULTING IN SLAMMING OF THE DOOR.

NHTSA ID

543916