Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 99000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet prism. the contact stated that when the drivers side door locks the driver was unable to exit the vehicle. in order to get out of the vehicle he would have to wind down the window to pull from the outside. the vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor has it been repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 99,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 08/29/2003 | 1 | 08/28/2003 | |
| I was driving of a highway and my speed was about 60 mph all of a sudden the hood opened and hit my windshield. this could have resulted in a huge accident with other cars as i could not see anything. luckly i did not loose control of my car and i pulled it onto the right shoulder. latch was working fine. i had to replace the hood and windshield. now have lot of dents on the front of the roof. had to tow the car to the mechanic. the cost of repair was about $1500.00. *ak | |||
| 02/10/2004 | 52000 | 1 | 04/05/2000 |
| Safety latch on hood malfunctioned so hood not secure. hood flew open while car traveling at approx 50mph. latch is spring loaded but spring did not work. latch does not appear to be corroded. windshield cracked. hood damaged toatl cost $1700. *ak | |||