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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V383000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/2000 to 10/31/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 75816 | 04/10/2002 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/13/2001 | 01/02/2002 | 571 | 225 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain mini vans built with second row 50/50 split bench seats or captain's chairs, fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 225, child restraint anchorage systems. the seat latch anchor wire diameter is greater than 6.1 mm. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the connector for a latch-type child restraint is not attached correctly to the anchorage points, the restraint will not properly protect a child in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the latch anchor wires and repair those with an improper diameter. owner notification began april 10, 2002. 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, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 030950001 | 07/01/2005 | 030950001A | 10017491 | Child comfort clip comes off from seat. *tt | 11/08/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 03/08/2001 | |||
| Front driver and front passenger seats are not stable and lean while parked and in operation. dealer is aware of problem. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 03/31/2002 | 100 | 01/01/2001 | |
| The vehicle defect involves poor visibility from the interior of the vehicle while driving. there is hardly any right rear vision ; reduced vision from the front mirror thru the rear window; reduced vision from the drivers seat to the left rear. the problem is present when changing lanes and backing. the problem is caused by oversized headrests on the middle seats which are captains chairs. the headrests are 9 in height and as wide as the seat. the problem is further exacerbated by the blackened tinted windows. when driving you must continuously rely on your side view morrors as ther is no vision to the right rear. i frequently drive with the right middle seat folded up so as to have vision but this is not possible with a passenger. the headrests also obstruct approx. 20% of your rrear vision when backing as well as when driving. the driver's seat headrest also obstructs vision when backing as there is no left field of vision caused by the headrests. the problem can be reduced with smaller headrests or replacing the captains chairs with a bench seat. i have had numerous close calls when changing lanes and backing the vehicle. you simply can't see. this is probably a common complaint with gm mini vans with capt chairs middle seating. in addition the tinted windows are too dark and could be a lighter shade for nightime driving.*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 07/01/2001 | |||
| Drivers seat had caught on fire underneath the seat when two wires had a short circuit. fire was only under the seat, it did not spread any where else.*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 12 | 09/15/2001 | |
| Our 2001 oldsmobile silhouette has had numerous issues. the issues are placed in a close chronological order. all events have occurred after 50k miles with the exception of the power door locks. the dealer took care of all recalls. the power door locks intermittently lock and unlock. this problem has been to the dealer over 4 times. the first time the dealer replaced ignition switch wiring harness and the last time the dealer replaced a chafed wire under the passenger seat. the other times the dealer could not isolate. the problem still occurred. we got tired of bringing it to the dealer. the drivers side seat heater had failed. at 66k miles, the transmission went out. it was due to a faulty sun gear. i had to replace tie rods on the vehicle twice on each side. once around 70k and once around 115k. the fuel ascending unit failed around 90k. on the passenger side i had to replace the wheel bearings and the cv axle. lights in the heater controls have blown and the only way to replace them is to solder new bulbs onto the control module. the blower motor failed on 1st and 2nd speed. we experienced the same engine overheating issues as seen by other individuals at mycarstats.com. this relates to the cooling system. i had three separate issues stemming from this. the first failure was a blown head gasket. about 8 months later the upper manifold gasket blew. six months later another cooling system failure blamed on the lower intake manifold. many of the repairs where costly. the lower intake manifold failure was never fixed. we decided to pass this gm piece of junk on. it had 137k miles. most of the miles driven where highway, very few city and stop-and-go. *jb | |||