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2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 454354 · 2004-02-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

NON-POWER DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY LOCK WHEN IN OPENED POSITION. IF ON AN INCLINE THE DOOR WILL COME BACK ON YOU. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 6 YR EAR OLD DAUGHTER, KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND AND CAUSING SCRAPES AND ABRASSIONS. PER OUR CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT AS WELL AS PER A GM REP THIS IS DUE TO DESIGN AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WAS OFFERED $1000 OFF A NEW GM VEHICLE OR A FREE OIL CHANGE AS COMPENSATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH CANNOT BE CORRECTED BY DESIGN. PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I USED THE LAST DATE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE AS THE INCIDENT DATE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10056956
Machine
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