NHTSA Complaint #986361 — 1988 CHEVROLET ASTRO

SPOT WELDS ON FRONT DOORS BREAK LOOSE WHEN CLOSING, WINDOW TRACK FALLS DOWN AND IMPAIRS THE LOCK/WINDOW AND DOOR MECHANISM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HIS WIFE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE AND HAD TO EXIT THROUGH SLIDING DOOR, COULD NOT GET DOORS TO OPEN, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT DOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART, CONSUMER WENT TO A MECHANIC AN SPOT WELDED BRACKET BACK AND SCREWED BACK DOOR HOUSING, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A POOR DESIGN.*JB