Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 2300800B | 11/24/2000 | 230800A | 615688 | Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt | 01/28/2001 |
| 230800 | 03/03/2000 | 233599A | 610635 | Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt | 05/09/2000 |
| 232897 | 05/09/1997 | 6089064 | Concerns with high effort required to u nlatch rear bench seats from the floor. *nlm | 01/13/2000 | |
| 233599 | 09/03/1999 | 607963 | Information on child seat tether anchors. *tt | 10/21/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 30000 | 1 | 08/01/2003 | |
| While driving 35 mph the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact the air bags didn't deploy and the third row seat separated from the track an slid forward. no injuries were reported. *ak *nlm | |||
| 04/15/2002 | |||
| Consumer states the middle vehicle seat moves left to right and backwards due to the tracks under the seat. ph | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| The manual driver seat will jump back intermittantly while driving vehicle. nlm | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Dealer said seat is not covered by warrenty will not fix it. *ak | |||
| Vehicle was hit from the rear in which driver's seat released from the upright position. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 0 | 07/08/1997 | ||
| Headrest on the second and third row seats are not sold as a standard features on this model, the owner feels this is a potential safety hazard that can result in neck injury if in a collision. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 11/16/2004 | 120000 | 2 | 10/01/1997 |
| Complaint received via e-mail. my vehicle was met with an accident on route 516, old bridge, nj. my vehicle was hit from behind by a school bus and pushed into a lamp pole. my vehicle is totaled as per state farm insurance. both air bag failed to work. the driver and passenger seats collapsed backward instead of protecting our neck and body. the vehicle is with state farm insurance. *jb. also, driver and passenger seats collapsed backwards, resulting in two injuries. *ak | |||
| 12/25/2002 | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| While driving the recline latch broke. the driver seat fully reclined back causing a distraction to the consumer. dealer was notified. ts | |||
| 04/12/2002 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| At 15-20 mph vehicle was hit in rear. seatback broke and reclined backwards. dealer will be notified. *ak there were 2 injuries*yh | |||
| 03/20/1997 | |||
| In a high speed rear end collision with a semi truck, driver's seatback broke, causing the occupant to fly back. driver sustained injuries. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| 03/21/1998 | 1 | 12/22/1997 | |
| During collision seat collapsed causing injuries. | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/25/2004 | 130000 | 4 | |
| While driving at any speed and when turning corners center seat lifted up on the right side. consumer removed the seats, and replaced them according to her in the proper way.*ak | |||