Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 03V094000 | SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS | from 08/01/2000 to 03/03/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 3674 | 03/07/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/07/2003 | 03/18/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, inc. these units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. owner notification began march 7, 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V343000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/2000 to 05/31/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 35659 | 11/16/2000 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/25/2000 | 10/27/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. some of these vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs. under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases can flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | These gases could flow into the passenger compartment if the plug is missing or loose and could cause possible illness, unconsciousness, or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicle for loose or missing wheelhouse plugs and install new plugs if necessary. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began november 16, 2000.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 3118A | 3118F | 10009991 | Pop/clunk noise on right or left turns. *tc *sc | 11/03/2004 | |
| 000861001B | 05/01/2001 | 000861001A | 623415 | Information containing revised assist step (running board) installation procedures. *tt | 10/29/2001 |
| 000861001A | 03/01/2001 | 000861001 | 622965 | Information providing revised assist step (running board) installation procedure. *tt | 10/25/2001 |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 57 | 07/01/2003 | 10016462 | Grille bowtie emblem may peel, delaminate or not properly adhere. gm tech link. *tt | 09/13/2005 | |
| 3118B | 3118C | 10011756 | Pop cluck click noise on right or left turns. *eh | 01/31/2005 | |
| 01760 | 01/01/2004 | 10006376 | Buzz noise from headliner above driver. *mr | 04/30/2004 | |
| 030844011 | 07/01/2003 | 10002945 | Tweeter speaker rattle in front side door(s), tweeter speaker falls out of position. *tt | 10/01/2003 | |
| 020849007 | 09/01/2002 | 10000072 | Center console lid hard to open or close. *tt | 02/12/2003 | |
| 140901 | 09/14/2001 | 626187 | Some vehicles equipped with hvac electronic climate control may experience a buzz or rattle from the roof or headliner. *slc | 12/13/2001 | |
| 212000 | 12/21/2000 | 618146 | Brief information concern missing front door emblems. *tt | 04/05/2001 | |
| 00084 | 11/09/2000 | 617614 | General motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain vehicles. some of these vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs. under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases ca | 03/19/2001 | |
| 211100 | 11/21/2000 | 616408 | This bulletin briefly states that the door emblems or badging indicating either a 1500 series or a 2500 series is discontinued. *tt | 02/25/2001 | |
| 00084 | 11/01/2000 | 616376 | General motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain vehicles. some of these vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs. under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases ca | 02/23/2001 | |
| 00144 | 11/10/2000 | 616384 | Some vehicles may have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs. under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases can flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse. these exhaust gases could flow into the passenger compart | 02/23/2001 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 010864014A | 07/01/2002 | 010864014 | 634821 | Some customers may comment that the manual lock lever comes loose from the door trim panel. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010864015 | 10/01/2001 | 627471 | Information regarding front and rear side access door noise. *yh | 02/07/2002 | |
| 010864014 | 10/01/2001 | 627425 | Subject on door manual lock lever disengages from door trim panel. *yh | 02/07/2002 | |
| 311000 | 10/31/2000 | 617220 | Information on automatic door lcok factory setting features. *tt | 03/14/2001 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
| 010864015 | 10/01/2001 | 628505 | Subject regarding front and rear side door access door noise (replace door check link). *jg | 03/12/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 05/17/2001 | 4368 | 13 | 01/08/2001 |
| While driving or idling the electrical system shut down intermittently and caused the vehicle to stall. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer replaced the electrical system, but the problem recurred. the dealer still was unable to determine the cause of the problem. *ak the rear floor plastic plate had broken, the left rear window motor was inoperative up and down, the driver's side seat was coming apart by the door, seat track had broken, the right front seat belt shoulder strap sometimes tightened up, there was noise in the rear end had a harmonic vibration, the right second window would not go down, the passenger side seat belt in the front locked up right front retractor locked, the rear passenger side door squeaks really bad, the molding for the rubber coming off, and passenger side front light had come out. *sc | |||
| 04/09/2001 | 3000 | 1 | 03/09/2001 |
| Oil consumption, steering column, side door panels, rear-end, seats cracking, front popping noise, steers to right constantly. this has been an ongoing thing since we bought the vehicle new in 2001. we have complained to the consumer reporting agency here in n.c. and also talked to the dealer and manufacture on numerous occasions. dealer said they have had several vehicles with oil consumption that they have traded because of it and they just kept telling us it is within manufacture limits. they have tried to fix the oil problem but with no success. also the steering has been broken down twice because of its problem. the door panels are still not fixed after 2 tries. the rear-end has been worked on 2 times because of differential fluid, the steering wheel still scrubs when turning to the right and the driver's seat is starting to crack. the consumer people in raleigh will not help us after we filled the complaint, they wrote us and told us to hire a lawyer and the manufacture only offered us a $1000.00 owner/loyalty certificate towards a new vehicle. what is our next step without hiring an attorney? *jb | |||
| 01/15/2002 | |||
| Running board is loose and not fastened properly on both ends. dealer and manufacturer were notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 04/20/2003 | 71000 | 4 | 05/31/2001 |
| Cracking of core support causing radiator to fall into engine | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 01/18/2002 | 1 | 12/17/2001 | |
| Consumer stated the door panel was loose, the bumper light was broke, and the air bag light illuminated, and also the driver side panel heats faster than the passewngers side.*yh | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 07/17/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| Automatic transmission failed, dealer only reconditioned the transmission, i have taken the vehicle back to the dealer for transmission repairs;rubbing , bumping noises from transmission, i hava not trust in this vehicle because of the long history of mechanical problems and defects, i want the manufacturer to replace this vehicle and not wait until a mechanical failure hurt me or my family or innocent people in the road. please help me . nlm | |||
| 01/18/2002 | 1 | 12/17/2001 | |
| Consumer stated the door panel was loose, the bumper light was broke, and the air bag light illuminated, and also the driver side panel heats faster than the passewngers side.*yh | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| There is no warning (either a visual warning or an audio warning) that tells the driver when one of the doors are not closed properly. the chevrolet 1-800 number people say that the suburban should have such a 'door ajar' warning & refer me to the local chevy dealership to have this corrected. the local chevrolet dealership says that this is not an included feature in the new 2001 suburbans. i find this hard to believe, especially since a not properly closed door in a family vehicle such as a suburban could very easily result in the door opeing at high speeds or around a tight corner or in a accident with the end result being a child being thrown from the car. i personally think that this 'door ajar' feature (pretty standard now on all cars for many years) may have accidentally been left off many suburbans or was overlooked in the design of the suburbans, both of which should result in gm recalling the affected cars to put in the 'door ajar' warning. lastly, this may also affect the gmx yukon & yukon xl vehicles as they are identical cousins to the chevrolet suburbans. fyi - i originally notified chevy & the dealer about this starting late sept '01 & have been frustrated to date on getting any straight answer and/or correction to my suburban.*ak | |||
| 01/29/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving about any mph could hear wind coming from doors, and there was no warning signal on dashboard that showed that doors opened. consumer was concerned about children leaning against doors.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 06/22/2005 | 78000 | 1 | 04/01/2003 |
| Contact states this past wednesday while his wife was shopping, she opened up the glass portion of the liftgate. then she almost shut it, and then she reached under to get a hold of the liftgate handle and raised the entire liftgate above her head .when she raised this the entire windshield broke and shattered on her head.. he has talked to the dealer about this, and they said that these things sometimes happen. he stateed that this was not acceptable to him.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - SUPPORT DEVICE | |||
| 12/05/2003 | 79000 | 1 | |
| The rear hatch was made of plastic material,and was falling off. dealer replaced hatchback at owner's expense. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD | |||
| 04/20/2003 | 71000 | 4 | 05/31/2001 |
| Cracking of core support causing radiator to fall into engine | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||
| 08/29/2002 | 1 | ||
| While pulling out of the driveway the tailgate assembly fell completely off causing damage to the vehicle. dealer has been notified.*jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 09/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| 2001 suburban rear frame rails broke off. *ts ***no answer required*** the consumer stated the frame was not made with a thick metal. *jb | |||
| 06/16/2005 | 36600 | 20 | 10/10/2001 |
| Dt: the brakes at low speeds were working poorly, causing extended stopping distances. they also made a thumping sound when the abs system failed. took vehicle to the dealer and they claimed it was other things besides the abs system. dealership wanted consumer to spend money on the brake pads/rotors, and calipers first and then on defective wheel bearing. took vehicle to mechanic, and stated that was not the problem he recommended to the dealer, but dealer did not want to fix the actual problem.*ak the vehicle had excessive amounts of rust on it (frame, calipers, rotors and non-body parts). the calipers were rusted and leaking. the rotors were warped and corroded and the brake pads were worn and needed to be replaced. *nm | |||