Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 000138001 | 01/01/2000 | 609700 | Some customers may comment on a lack of performance of the air conditioning system in hot humid weather. *tt | 04/06/2000 | |
| 831220 | 08/01/1998 | 609596 | A/c compressor clutch is engaged. this condition is most noticeable when engine is around the 1000-2000 rpm range. the noise may be lodest when the engine is under light acceleration through this rpm range. the moan noise may be created | 04/04/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 98839601 | 02/01/1998 | 600280 | Experiencing am band radio interference when windshield wipers are operating or secondary ignition system noise with engine running. *yc | 05/04/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 06/22/2003 | 77000 | 1 | 06/20/1998 |
| While driving on the hutchinson river parkway at about 2:30 pm with my family, my wife heard a noise from the bottom of the car. to our horror, we saw cars behind us swerving to avoid a tire which was skidding along the road. we immediately exited and, upon looking under our 1998 chevrolet venture minivan, saw neither our spare tire, nor the plate that held in place. it appeared as if the cable that held the tire in place had completely and catastrophically failed, resulting in a potentially deadly situation. fortunately for everyone involved the pavement was (for the moment) dry, it was daytime, the drivers behind were not tailgating (as is customary on the hutch) and the tire came to rest on the median, out of the lanes of traffic. we looped back and found the wheel on the median and, while we were trying to decide whom to call to report the incident (aaa, local police, etc) a westchester county police officer stopped to help us. he briefly stopped traffic and removed the wheel so that no one would hit it. as far as we could tell, no one was injured and there was no major property damage as a result of the incident (we have yet to determine how much it will cost to repair the wheel and the spare tire housing). upon searching this site, we have noticed that a very similar problem has already been reported (a spare tire cable that has become very corroded) and believe our experience not to be an isolated event, especially in areas where salt is commonly used in the winter to keep the roads clear of ice. we recommend that general motors devise and implement a solution to this problem before lives are lost (and liabilities are incurred) as a result of this faulty design. *nlm | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 12/31/1997 | |||
| Intermittent operation of windshield wipers. in addition, all electronics on dashboard goes on and off/headlights go off by themselves every 10 seconds/driver's controls for door locks failed/evaporative emission canister vend solenoid valve assembly failed prior to manufacturer's recall/poor idling and vehicle is sluggish/driver's information center fails to work properly, and air bag wires are still exposed to rear passengers' feet. | |||
| 12/31/1997 | |||
| Windshield wipers intermittently go off by themselves when hitting a normal bump in the road, and when the front/rear heater or air conditioner controls are used. in addition, driver's information message center in the extended overhead console has never worked properly. temperature gauge increases at least 1/8 to 1/4 inches and stayes there. air bag wires are still exposed to rea rpassenger's seat. drover's/passengers door locks failed. headlights go off by themselves every 10 seconds. finally, evaporative emission canister failed prior to recall. 780180 dup of 533715; posted on 09-07-1999. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| 05/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| The spare tire mechanism at the rear of the van includes a cable that with a bolt secures the spare tire to the underside of the van. the cable broke and the tire fell to the ground. this occurred as the car was being backed from the garage onto the street. at no time has the spare tire been removed from the van prior to this incident.*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 03/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| The jack that came as original equipment with the the vehicle failed while the consumer was replacing a tire. *ak *nlm | |||
| Consumer went to change tire by using factory jack that came equipped with vehicle when it bent, causing vehicle to fall, barely missing consumer's leg and damaging bumper. *ak | |||
| 10/06/1999 | |||
| While changing the tire on the vehicle the jack buckled in half. *ak | |||