Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / VENTURE / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005080949 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2005
Consumer's City: GLENDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: VENTURE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDX03E5XD Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 07 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The pinch welds behind the side sliding doors (left and right) are badly corroded compromising the overall structural integrity of this unibody vehicle. whenever a passenger weighing over 150 lbs. sits in the passenger front seat, the right side power sliding door alarm sounds. when this happens the door sometimes not close or will open unexpectedly even while the vehicle is in motion. with the integrity of the structure compromised, it has also resulted in a cracked windshield. this is not only dangerous but could potentially result in a fatality. the defect has been brought to the attention of a couple of different gm dealerships of which none were of any assistance. *nm