AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING, STARTED JUST AFTER 60K MI. WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSED. B0111, B0116 CODES. COMPUTER AT DEALER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING SQUIB IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE AVAILABLE WITHOUT TAKING APART MY VEHICLE. WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS EXTENDED TO 60K, BUT DEALER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR AT 61K. LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER, DEALERSHIP CHOSE NOT TO COVER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED AT THAT DEALERSHIP (35 MILES FROM MY HOME AND OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS). ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR A YEAR. QUOTED PRICE OF $2600 TO REPAIR. IN THE MEANTIME, ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON VEHICLE IS DISABLED. PART IS BACK-ORDERED, DEALER DID NOT HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TT
2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR IS NOT OPENING ON ITS OWN. WITH VERY FEW MILES THE DOOR REFUSED TO OPEN AND CLOSE ON ITS OWN POWER. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE DOOR IS NOW NOT FUNCTIONAL IN POWER MODE. THE VAN CURRENTLY HAS 20000 MILES. DEALER BLAMED CUSTOMER FOR PROBLEM AS THE CAR WAS "TOO DUSTY". DEALER IS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARNED CUSTOMER IF THE VAN IS CONTINUALLY DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS THAT THE CUSTOMER WILL NEED TO WASH THE CAR AFTER EVERY DUSTY TRIP TO ENSURE THE DOORS DO NOT FAIL AGAIN. THE PASSENGER POWER DOOR IS NOW STARTING TO FAIL. IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO CUSTOMER THAT CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON GRAVEL OR DUSTY ROADS. THE CUSTOMER MUST DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS DAILY SO THE VAN IS NOW ALL BUT USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. ADDITIONALLY THE LACK OF THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. IF THE PASSENGER DOOR WERE TO BECOME DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB
