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Electrical System complaints

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Mileage unknown · Nov 8, 2001

Electrical System

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #754285

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2001

Electrical System

THE BATTERY LEAKED ALL OVER THE MAIN COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR COST BECAUSE IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE ENGINEERS TO HAVE PLACED THE COMPUTER DIRECTLY UNDER THE BATTERY. *YH

NHTSA ODI #562626

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2001

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND VEHICLE CEASED AS BATTERY RAN DOWN, REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION COIL AND WIRE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #560939

Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 2001

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO 'BELT TENSIONER BREAKING. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881524

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 2001

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

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DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT STAY OPEN, CLIPS THAT SHOULD HOLD IT UP ARE BLOCKED BY MATERIAL, WINDOW SLAMS SHUT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45000 MILES. *AK OIL LEAK, DEALER ORDERED AXLE OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE CUTTING AND WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT STAR. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ERRATIC, DEALER REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDER. FRONT BRAKES AND PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING, DEALER REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AND RESET TOE IN. POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH. POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED POWER WINDOW SWITCH. SHIFTER WAS HARD TO MOVE, DEALER REPLACED SHIFT CABLE. GAS PEDAL BINDS AT TIMES, DEALER ORDERED THROTTLE CABLE AND REPLACED ACCELERATOR CABLE. DRIVER SETA SEEMS LOOSE WHEN BRAKING, DEALER ORDERED DRIVER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER. PCM FUSE KEPT BLOWING OUT, DEALER REMOVED ENGINE COVER AND TRACED WIRE HARNESS, REPAIRED SHORTED HARNESS AT THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #879935

Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 2000

Electrical SystemLatches/locks/linkagesPower Train

CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MECHANICS REPORTED THAT THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ENTANGLED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #555327

Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 1999

Electrical SystemEquipmentFuel System, Gasoline

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THIS VAN. PLEASE CONTACT TO EXPLAIN IN FULL.

NHTSA ODI #711659

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1999

Electrical System

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULES.

NHTSA ODI #609461

Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 1999

Electrical System

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WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS,AND WOULD NOT PULL IT'S SELF DOWN THE HWY. THEN ENGINE STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ITS WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER,WHICH IS 350 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTAM WAS CONTAMINATED WITH FUEL. THE MECHANIC POURED RAW GAS FROM ECM. APPARENTLY FUEL IS BEING PUMPED THROUGH THE WIRES THAT FIRE THE INJECTOR TO THE ECM. THE DEALER DON JOHNSON MOTORS OF RICE LAKE WS, HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SHEPPARD CHEVROLET OF LAKE BLUFF IL HAS HAD ANOTHER 4.3 IN A TRUCK DO THE SAME THING. GM WARRENTED THAT. BUT I'M OVER MY STANDARD WARRENTY AND THE BEST THEY SAY THEY CAN DO IS 50/50 ON THE COST,WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. THEY SHOULD COVER THIS, AS FAR AS IM CONCERED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE SPARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DON JOHNSON MOTORS HAD CONTACTED GM TECHNOCIAL ASSIST. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED AND ASKED FOR HELP. GM SAYS THEY HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT WOULDNT GIVE SPECIFICS. IN REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEB PAGE, OTHERS HAVE HAD INJECTOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE VANS, BUT THEIR DESCRIPTIONS ARE INCOMPLETE.

NHTSA ODI #709889

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 1999

Electrical SystemPower TrainUnknown Or Other

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ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON COINCIDENTLY WITH VERY ROUGH SHIFTING. DEALER STATES TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT, EVEN THOUGH AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MAINTAINS THE PROBLEM IS IN THE COMPUTER, WHICH IS SHUTTING DOWN AND CAUSING A FULL LINE PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE ROUGH SHIFT. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, INSPECTED THE FLUID AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO KEPT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS. DEALERSHIP INSISTS THE COMPUTER CODE THEY ARE RECEIVING (P1870) INDICATES A TRANSMISSION SLIP, TO BE REMEDIED BY A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT OR AT LEAST AN OVERHAUL. NO VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE DEALER -- ONLY RELYING ON A COMPUTER CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO STATED THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE --- "MORE THAN WE CARE TO ADMIT." STILL, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP CAN FIND NO INTERNAL PROBLEM AND MAINTAINS IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE PCM. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE PCM AND WILL DIAGNOSE ONLY AS FAR AS "PULLING CODES" FROM THE PCM. THEY CANNOT ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN WHY THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY PRESENTS INTELF UNDER CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN ROUGH SHIFTING OCCURS, THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #708682

Official recalls

03V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer

Apr 28, 2003

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

01V123000 · Seat Belts:front:warning Light/devices

Apr 10, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.

99V009000 · Child Seat

Jan 20, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED DUAL CHILD SEATS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE MISSING A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CLUTCH SPRING AND/OR PAWL SPRING IN THE CHILD SEAT. IF THE CLUTCH SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE USED. IF THE PAWL SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT WOULD CONTINUALLY PLAY OUT AND WOULD NOT LOCK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD INCREASE THE OCCUPANT'S RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE CHILD SEATS, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CHILD SEAT.

97V057000 · Seat Belts:rear/other

Apr 8, 1997

THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE RIGHT-HAND REAR BUCKET SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A VEHICLE CRASH.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR ON THE REAR SEAT CUSHION FRAME.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure

Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor

AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.

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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor