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Search Results   Report Date : November 22, 2009 at 06:13 PM NHTSA Action Number : EA07019 N/A NHTSA Action Number : EA07019 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          BUICK / TERRAZA     2005-2007      CHEVROLET / UPLANDER     2005-2007      CHEVROLET / VENTURE     2005      PONTIAC / MONTANA     2005      PONTIAC / MONTANA SV6     2005-2007      SATURN / RELAY     2005-2007 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Component : LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Date Investigation Opened : December 11, 2007 Date Investigation Closed : February 23, 2009 Summary: ODI EVALUATED GENERAL MOTORS' (GM) DATA, CONDUCTED CONSUMER INTERVIEWS, INSPECTED AND TESTED MY 2005-2007 GM MINIVANS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OF A POWER SLIDING DOOR (PSD) OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF PARK. ODI IDENTIFIED A HIGH WARRANTY CLAIM RATE. HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING OR CLOSING AND NOT SPECIFICALLY TO DOORS OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE CONDITION OF THE PSD REVERSING DIRECTION DURING THE CLOSING SEQUENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOOR, OR WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR, AND THIS IS ADDRESSED IN GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 07-08-64-007 AND BULLETINS # 07-08-64-007A THROUGH D. ODI'S EVALUATION OF THE PSD SYSTEM NOTES NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO PRECLUDE BOTH UNINTENTIONAL AND INTENTIONAL POWER OPENING OF THE PSD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. A SAFETY-DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. [SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME.] Check to Request Research. Submit below.