Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 97023A | 04/09/1999 | 605952 | Subject regarding product safety campaign - rear seat belt anchor plate. *tt | 08/02/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 06/23/2002 | |||
| At 70 mph consumer hit the brakes and driver 'sseat fully reclined back. could have caused an accident. cause unknown. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 10/17/2000 | 1 | 02/01/1996 | |
| Driver's side seat broke loose while driving. seat felt like a rocking chair. consumer states its very dangerous to drive this way.*ak seat assembly was replaced by owners's mechanic. *tt | |||
| 05/28/2001 | |||
| Driver's seat track is broken . seat is very loose and wobbles alot when driving. dealer stated that weld points are broken. vehicle is no longer under warranty to cover cost. *ak | |||
| 12/22/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| 4 way manual seat track bracket made of white metal broke, and driver's side seat rocks back and forth. consumer has called salvage yards. none are available. found 1, and it was broken in same spot. 2 welding shops can't do anything because seat is out of alignment. *ak consumer also states head rests have a bar that is coming out of it.*jb | |||
| 01/02/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states driver seat leans back, vehicle was inspected and technician advised consumer that seat had a broken riser and found frame to be broken also, frame and riser was ordered and replaced and reinstalled back into vehicle. *jb | |||
| 03/10/2000 | 0 | ||
| Riser assembly piece that connects the driver's seat to base broke off. no injuries were sustained. base piece broke off by itself for no reason. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1998 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| My windshield wipers keep shorting out. some times they work and sometimes they don't. the bracket to hold the front seat broke and had to be replaced. the handles on the passenger door broke and needed to be replaced and now the sliding door is doing the same. the brake light keeps coming on and the antilock brakes make a grinding noise when applied. | |||
| 12/23/1997 | |||
| Both front seat head rest padding is loose and does not properly restrain occupants heads. also the back rest of both passenger's and driver's side moves forward when vehicle is in motion. *ak | |||
| The driver's side seat slides and rocks back and forth. the dealer has fixed the seat 2 times before. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1996 | 0 | ||
| Driver's seat is collapsing due to bent frame. *sd | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 1 | 11/15/1995 | |
| Consumer complains that the foam or soft substance inside of the restraints gave out and are as hard as bricks. dealer informs consumer that it is a part of wear and tear and they are not responsible under warranty. *jg | |||
| 12/22/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| 4 way manual seat track bracket made of white metal broke, and driver's side seat rocks back and forth. consumer has called salvage yards. none are available. found 1, and it was broken in same spot. 2 welding shops can't do anything because seat is out of alignment. *ak consumer also states head rests have a bar that is coming out of it.*jb | |||
| Front seat head rests broke. they just fell over. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 08/19/2000 | |||
| While driving at 40 mph consumer was hit from back, causing her to go forward. then, fall flat because seat reclined, causing injury to consumer. vehicle was a total loss. consumer contacted dealer, and dealer gave consumer a claim # to show insurance company.*ak | |||
| 06/21/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| As i sat down in the seat, i leaned back and when i pushed back in the seat i felt a crack, and the seat proceeded to lean back. when i looked under the seat i noticed that the riser mechanism had broken which now causes the seat to lean back. i checked with gm and it will cost over $500 just for the riser mechanism. no attempt was made to find out what caused the failure. *ak | |||
| 02/18/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| While driving in a snow storm vehicle hit a patch of ice, and started to slide, spun around & was then rearended. upon being rearended, driver's seatback broke. driver fell backwards & lost visual contact until vehicle stopped. vehicle towed to salvage yard & was totaled. *ak | |||
| 08/07/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Back of driver seat broke causing seat to collapse. *yc | |||
| 09/01/1995 | |||
| Seat latch failed, causing the seat to recline backwards. repair and replacement was make and withend a year fail again. *ak | |||
| 12/23/1997 | |||
| Both front seat head rest padding is loose and does not properly restrain occupants heads. also the back rest of both passenger's and driver's side moves forward when vehicle is in motion. *ak | |||
| 07/26/1997 | |||
| Driving the vehicle and had to stop suddenly, and the child safety seat came forward to the front seat, also the plastic part of the lap belt fell off, and the whole rear lap belt came apart. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle hit from behind, causing drivers seat back to recline, causing loss of control of vehicle. *dsh | |||
| 03/07/1996 | |||
| Vehicle impact 6:00 position, slowed down to speed of 25 mph, driver seat went into reclining position, causing lose of control of vehicle. a*ak | |||
| 12/15/1994 | 5 | ||
| Driver's seat latch failed, causing seat to recline backwards. | |||
| 04/08/1995 | 8 | ||
| Driver's seat back moves with body movement. *aw | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Location of seatbelt anchors for rear seats make it impossible to correctly install child safety seats. *dh | |||