Whenever sliding door is opened the hand can get caught between door & vehicle & causes the wrist to be turned. The hand/wrist are stuck. The doors are automatically opened after touching. Dup of 847814.pco

- Spirit Lake, IA, USA

On September 18, 99 while shopping for a 1999 Chevrolet Venture I observed the following safety defect and notified the sales manager at santa rosa Chevrolet (in California). I also notified Chevrolet of this issue on the same date via their product suggestion feature on the Chevrolet web site. My concern is with the power assisted passenger side sliding door on the Chevrolet Venture. There is a safety feature which prevents the door from causing crushing injuries when closing much the same as an elevator. The door will automatically reverse direction when something blocks the path of the closing door. While operating in the opening direction; however, the door has no safety feature which reverses the direction of the door travel. With substantial effort, I was able to "stall" the door assist motor. When the sliding door opens it pops out producing an open gap of approximately 6-8 inches between the bottom of the door and the floorboard of the vehicle (large enough for an adult leg to slip into). There is a door brace located between the lower front end of the sliding door and the vehicle floorboard which closes off the gap at the front end of the sliding door. When the door opens this gap becomes smaller as the brace slides back with the door. When the door is fully open this door brace comes within 1 inch of the rear door opening creating a vice-like pinch point. Since the door has no safety feature providing for the reversal of direction when resistance is encountered, anything caught between the opening door and the vehicle floor could be pulled back by the door brace and crushed as the door opens. Robert moreno 1532 cabernet circle santa rosa, ca 95401 home: (707) 578-7723 day: (707) 573-4346

- Santa Rosa, CA, USA

The sliding door inside handle came out too fast and too quickly which caused injuries to driver's arm which was stuck in between the sliding door and the vehicle. Dealer was aware of the problem. No remedy. PE04064.pco

- Spirit Lake, IA, USA

Whenever filling the vehicle with fuel driver's side sliding door would hit the fuel hose. Some times would cause the hose to disengage while fueling.

- S. Holland, IL, USA

Motor on sliding door (electronic activation) had enough force to pull consumers arm back and bend her wrist backwards, breaking it. Nlm PE04064.pco

- Pasadena, CA, USA

Design of minivan door caused it to open with power assist resulting in it bending back passengers hand, cracking a bone at the wrist. ( note: Power sliding door has a safety feature causing it to stop when closing if there is an obstruction but this feature does not exist when opening). Nlm PE04064.pco

- Downers Gr, IL, USA

Vehicle has an electric side sliding door. After opening it and trying to shut door, it does not shut all the way, appears as if it is off the track. After about 3 minutes, it will retrack and shut all the way. The dealer has been contacted.

- Wyandotte, MI, USA