Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||||
| 0508110002 | 05/01/2007 | 0508110002A | 10015041 | Broken overhead storage compartment latch(es) (replace latch(es). *tt updated 07-23-07. *kb | 05/16/2005 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| PIT-4855 | 05/01/2009 | 10030246 | Buick/chevrolet/pontiac/saturn: power sliding door does not power or manual unlock. diagnostics may reveal that sliding lock button on inside door panel will not move from locked to unlocked position. *pe | 09/02/2009 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||
| EA07019 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/11/2007 | 02/23/2009 | POWER SLIDING DOOR | ||
| Odi evaluated general motors' (gm) data, conducted consumer interviews, inspected and tested my 2005-2007 gm minivans with regard to the alleged defect of a power sliding door (psd) opening while the vehicle is out of park.odi identified a high warranty claim rate.however, these claims are related to various problems associated with doors not properly opening or closing and not specifically to doors opening while driving.the condition of the psd reversing direction during the closing sequence is consistent with an obstruction of the door, or with improper alignment of the door, and this is addressed in gm technical service bulletin # 07-08-64-007 and bulletins # 07-08-64-007a through d.odi's evaluation of the psd system notes numerous safeguards to preclude both unintentional and intentional power opening of the psd while the vehicle is in motion.a safety-defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.[see document file for additional information regarding this resume.] | ||||||
| PE07044 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/16/2007 | 12/11/2007 | POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING | ||
| Odi has received reports that the power sliding doors opened without command while the vehicle was in motion on model year 2005 and 2006 general motors minivans (chevrolet uplander/venture, pontiac montana sv6/montana, buick terraza, and saturn relay).some reports indicate that the door may not have been closed and latched before driving away causing the door to reverse (open) at low vehicle speeds.however, other reports indicate that the door was initially shut then opened after driving for several minutes and/or miles at vehicle speeds between 20 and 70 mph.odi has upgraded this preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis (ea07-019) to further assess this issue. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 06/28/2006 | 2500 | 1 | |
| It is probably a shorter list to list what we haven't had trouble with , but here goes. 1. the back power sliding doors will open and shut at will. driving down the road, parted in the grocery store parking lot, etc. the neighborhood kids regularly come over to tell me my doors are open. my husband almost missed a flight because he spent to much time trying to fight with the door to stay shut. they have replaced almost every part of the doors several times, but was told by the dealership that last time i took it in they didn't know what to do now. 2. door locks will lock and unlock at will. one day it locked my 1 year old and 3 year old in the van when it was 107. it locked them in from the time it took me to walk from the passenger side to the driver's side. it finally unlocked on its own after not quite 10 min. my children would be dead if it hadn't already been cooled on the inside, but they wouldn't have lasted much longer. the dealership states that they can't duplicate the problem and don't know what to do to correct. 3. noise in steering column. rack and pinion replaced, another repair done. the repairs last about 5 - 10k miles. 4. transmissions slips. they did a reset of something, but transmissions still slips, but the dealership states that the transmission is fine. 5. fuel gauge. it has always floated, was told that was how gm makes their gauges until i took it the last time to the dealership and now they state that it is a fuel sensor, but it is out of factory warranty and they never even looked at it before as they always told me that it was functioning as designed. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2007 | 5000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick terraza. on numerous occasions, the driver's side sliding door would open and remain open. when the door was closed, the alarm would sound and then the door would reopen. the door fails to shut properly. when the passenger side sliding door was shut, the alarm sounded and the door was reopened. it then froze and would not shut. the vehicle has been taken to a dealer on four separate occasions, but the failure persists. the current mileage was 24,200 and failure mileage was 5,000. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 4 | 05/13/2010 | |
| 2006 buick terraza. consumer sent correspondence in regards to vehicle doors *tgw the consumer stated the automatic sliding door did not close properly. on one occasion, the door opened while the vehicle was in motion. the consumer also stated the vehicle stalled several times and the driver's heated seat was inoperative. the heated seated problem was due to a seat element issue. *jb | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 35000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick terraza. while inside the passenger compartment, the contact attempted to close the rear driver's side door, but was unsuccessful. she exited the vehicle and had to manually close the door and hold it in place until it latched. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a sensor was failing. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred three days later while driving. she had to pull the vehicle over and manually hold the door in place to latch. the contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for further inspection. the manufacturer will be notified. the failure mileage was 35,000 and current mileage was 42,047. | |||
| 05/11/2007 | 13900 | 6 | 03/30/2006 |
| Vehicle would not restart and left me and my family stranded 1.5 hours from home and was towed by dealer. once i got it back there were several other problems that i had faced before that were now occurring again. the sliding doors malfunctioned about every other day. the vehicle has given us trouble starting on two other occasions ,as well. these were not reported as we assumed that being a brand new vehicle that we must have left a light or something on. we knew that the problemwas with the vehicle and not our negligence. *ak | |||
| 09/12/2006 | 14000 | 40 | 03/23/2006 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 buick terraza. while driving the driver's side sliding door opened without warning. both the driver and passenger sliding doors opened without warning. the dealer was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 14,000. the dealer replaced the remote, voltage regulator and a sensor. the failure mileage was 14,000, and the current mileage was 21,000. *ak the consumer states possible bad rotors on front brakes. the consumer states abs light on after repairs, problems with transmission hard to shift gears, horn sounds when remote starting is used, dome lights go dim. updated 05/23/07 *tr | |||