Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 17 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| We would like to express our extreme dissatisfaction with this vehicle and with the manufacurer. we purchased this vehicle new 2.5 years ago and have had to return it to the dealership on 17 different occasions to have various problems fixed: transmission replaced with 16,000 miles, airbag problems, cd player problems, intake gasket leaking, tires wearing, numerous problems! we have contacted the manufacturer and was told the first time a year ago that nothing would be done and now all they will offer us is extended warranty! we can't afford to keep taking our vehicle to the dealer and just want out from under this burden, big mistake we made!*ak | |||
| 07/05/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Sidewall of tire melted at highway speed during hot temperature. general tire replaced tire with new model of xp2000gt. i still have 3 of the old tires on my minivan, and am leary of thier reliability. old tire tpc spec 1135ms. new tire tpc sec 1144ms. i urge gm to choose a safer tire to install as original equipment. no one was injured in the accident, but there was a definate chance of a major accendent or loss of life happening due to the tire failure. the tire did not blow out the actual sidewall rubber appeared to shear off and the rubber changed composition to resemble that of bubble gum. the melted rubber coated the steel wheel as well as the plastic wheel cover. only an industrial strength bug & tar remover could clean off the melted rubber. unfortunately, i can not locate the paperwork associated with the replacement, but i did take photos of the damaged tire.( dot number: tire size: p215/70r15 ) | |||
| 04/12/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| At 28,000 miles, the general tires that came w/the vehicle were completely bald & had to be replaced. they were supposed to be 80,000 mile tires & had been rotated numerous times, the cooling system: while on vacation, the cooling system overheated. told by dealer out of town that radiator cap loose & was tightened. 3 weeks later low coolant light kept coming on & took to dealer on 8/12/00. told coolant system dirty & needed to be flushed; $100.00. also told battery that came w/vehicle was leaking acid which also ruined battery positive cable. both needed to be replaced. said out of goodwill would not charge for battery cable but charged $98 for battery. brakes started to fail @ 11,000 miles, rotors cut @ 28,000 & told rotors not under warranty because not considered safety problem. rotors still warped & need cutting. brake light socket was melted to light & was fixed by dealer early on.( dot number: acm3kmi368 tire size: p215-70r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/05/2003 | 20000 | 4 | |
| The treads separated on all four tires within 200 miles of each other which caused them to blow out. the dates of occurrences: 8/5/2003, 8/9/2003, and 8/10/2003. *ak *scc *jb | |||