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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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V494000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/2002 to 06/30/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 98007 | 02/24/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/27/2005 | 10/27/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility vehicles have a rear side closure latch that may not latch or unlatch due to corrosion caused by road splash, such as water and road salt. these vehicles were originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the door is not latched properly and it goes unnoticed, it may open while the vehicle is in motion. if an unbelted occupant fell out of the vehicle, personal injuries could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a seal along the lower part of the rocker panel to prevent intrusion of corrosive material, and inspect the rear side closure latches. functional latches will be cleaned and lubricated. non-functioning latches will be replaced. the recall began on february 24, 2006. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, or isuzu at 1-800-255-6727. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05077. customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 04/16/2007 | 65010 | 1 | 07/02/2004 |
| April 16, 2007 left rear door of 2002 chevy trailblazer ext failed to latch. if child passenger had not noticed the door may have opened during driving. vehicle was brought to local mechanic 2 blocks away to minimize drive time with unlatched door. local mechanic found that the door latch was corroded and needed to be replaced. cost approx $155. owner subsequently discovered that this was the same problem that prompted safety recall 05077. owner had brought the vehicle to chevrolet dealer (depaula chevrolet, albany ny) in july 2006 and minimal recall repair was done. according to the invoice dated 7/17/06 seals to both doors were installed. the invoice does not mention if door latches were cleaned and lubricated or that latches were replaced. it does not seem that the repair that was done was adequate to prevent corrosion which lead to ultimate failure of the latch. on april 19, 2007 3:00 pm owner showed depaula service manager the failed part. manager said the dealer could do nothing and referred owner to gm and provided 800 number. april 19, 2007 4:00 pm owner called gm resulting in gm refusing to reimburse owner for repair because owner did not go to authorized dealer for repair. at the time of incident the owner did not know the failure was caused by damage related to recall. owner did not feel it was safe to travel any significant distance, especially with a child passenger, which is why the vehicle was brought to a local mechanic. owner explained that the dealer was 20 miles from where incident occurred and it would not have been safe to travel that far. gm suggested that owner should have had the vehicle towed to dealer, but owner had no way of knowing that the faulty latch was a recall issue that needed to be repaired by a dealer. in addition to the repair cost the owner is concerned that the remaining door latch may also be compromised and fail, putting passengers in danger of injury. photos of failed part are available. *jb | |||
| 08/11/2006 | 36000 | 1 | 10/11/2003 |
| Rear passenger doors will not open or will not latch closed. *nm | |||
| 05/16/2006 | 1 | 11/01/2005 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the driver's side rear door opens while driving at any speed. an nhtsa recall, #05v494000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch however; the recall did not remedy the problem. the dealership only replaced the weather stripping along the two rear doors. the driver's side rear door still opens while driving at any speed. the dealership would not offer to replace the inoperable latch as indicated in the recall without charge. updated 06/15/06. *jb | |||
| 11/09/2005 | 1 | ||
| Before i got the recall notice on my trailblazer the problem with the car happened to me. my 3 year old grandson fell out the back door when it unlatched. no message appeared on the panel. my other grandson yelled to let me know that he had fallen out. further action may be taken in this matter. *nm | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 03/01/2007 | 07/31/2002 | ||
| Rear hatch and glass gate binding and won't open without hitting the top body panel and roof. this started way back when the glass hatch just pops up by itself while driving and we just stop and just close it. we really did not pay much attention to it even if it keeps on happening once in a while, so now the hatch won't open and i brought it to the dealer where it was originally bought,they said something was done to it that's why ,and why it took so long to complain and why it just appeared now , yes the glass pops off once in a while so it did not warrant to waste my time to bring it to the dealer, but now that it binds it needs to be corrected, everything in there is still original as i got it from the dealer even the glass security etching and they still accuses us of probably something was done to it. i assure you that it's the original and nothing was done to it nor any accident to it. when they removed the screws i noticed that the clips holding the upper plastic panel pops off and does not seem to fit and bows out of shape , the right side panel where one scew s it to hold the panel popped, i noticed that the 2 main supports holding the whole latch/ gate is not level and both the inner sides seems to be lower than the outside so the clips won't catch, they called for authorization for the top panel but was denied, i think its the main roof support holding this whole thing that's bent out of shape,its not strong enough to hold the heavy rear gate. now they want me to pay $700+ to repair it.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 42000 | 10 | 07/23/2003 |
| Rear hatch (tailgate) window will release while driving without warning. this has happened on numerous occasions. when this occurs, all the interior lights come on, which can be quite dangerous at night. in addition, items can fall out of the unsecured rear hatch (tailgate) window. i have tried lubricating the mechanism, as well as checking regularly that it is secured, but there has been no improvement. *tr | |||