INOP. POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR GEN II ONLY. Pontiac Trans Sport 1999

SUBJECT: INOPERATIVE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR - GEN II ONLY (REPLACE CONTROL MODULE)

MODELS: 1998-99 CHEVROLET VENTURE 1998-99 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1998-99 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT

AFFECTED MODELS FOR GEN II: 1998 - REGULAR WHEELBASE 1999 - REGULAR AND EXTENDED WHEELBASE

CONDITION:

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR:

1. IS INOPERATIVE (CODES 13 AND/OR 22 AND 23).

2. POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR CONSTANTLY REVERSES BEFORE REACHING PRIMARY LATCH POSITION, THEN OPENS TO ALMOST FULL OPEN POSITION. (APPROXIMATELY 153 TO 203 MM (6 TO 8 IN) FROM FULL OPEN POSITION).

IMPORTANT:

REINITIALIZATION OF THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR WILL TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS CONDITION.

CAUSE:

THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION TO THE CONTROL MODULE.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW P/N 16639440.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION ============ ===============================

16639440* CONTROL MODULE, PSD

*IMPORTANT: THIS P/N WILL NOT FIT ON THE GEN I DOOR.

PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO, 12/2/98.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME ================ ================================ ===============

N4872 CONTROL MODULE, POWER SLIDING USE PUBLISHED DOOR - REPLACE LABOR OPERATION TIME

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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