1996 CHEVROLET G20 Problems & Recalls
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4 FIRESTONE ATX LT225/75R15 INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT ON 02/12/1998, MILEAGE ON CHEV G20 CONVERSION VAN WAS 46327. BLOWOUT ON 06/22/1999, MILEAGE 69918. PURCHASED 1 NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRE. BECAUSE OF ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON 03/02/2000, 2 NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WERE PURCHASES, HOWEVER, RECEIPT NOW SH...
4 FIRESTONE ATX LT225/75R15 INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT ON 02/12/1998, MILEAGE ON CHEV G20 CONVERSION VAN WAS 46327. BLOWOUT ON 06/22/1999, MILEAGE 69918. PURCHASED 1 NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRE. BECAUSE OF ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON 03/02/2000, 2 NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WERE PURCHASES, HOWEVER, RECEIPT NOW SH...
EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS - BOTH SIDES VIBRATE AT INCREASE IN SPEED, LOSS OF VISIBILITY TO REAR VIEW. *AK
VAN IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. IT WHIPS FROM SIDE TO SIDE EVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS. WHEN ON ROUGH ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND SOUND LIKE THE FRONT END IS FALLING OUT. VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO ATZENHOFFER CHEVROLET IN VICTORIA, TX SEVERAL TIMES. OUTCOME IS ALWAYS THE SAME. "THAT IS THE WAY IT IS A...
LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE MIRRORS VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. NM
DOOR HINGES ON REAR AND SIDE FRONT CARGO DOORS FAIL TO KEEP DOORS OPEN WHEN ON AN INCLINE OR WHEN A SLIGHT WIND BLOWS. NM
WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE CORNER PANEL SPEED WAS UNDER 20 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE DID. *AK
CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FELT A QUICK POPPING SENSATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYED HARD, BUT IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHCILE. VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT CORRECTLY FIT. THE BELT LAYS ON THE PASSENGER'S FACE AND NOT ON THE SHOULDER. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THAT PERSON. *AK