2000 CHEVROLET VAN Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
ROUTINE QUARTERLY VAN INSPECTION. *TR
Mileage: 100,200
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN W/ ONLY 62043 MILES ON IT. WITH SOME OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE. BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUNK AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2K TO FIX. I THANK GOD THAT I AT LEAST GOT TO A GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 62,043
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN W/ ONLY 62043 MILES ON IT. WITH SOME OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE. BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUNK AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2K TO FIX. I THANK GOD THAT I AT LEAST GOT TO A GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 62,043
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN W/ ONLY 62043 MILES ON IT. WITH SOME OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE. BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUNK AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2K TO FIX. I THANK GOD THAT I AT LEAST GOT TO A GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 62,043
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN W/ ONLY 62043 MILES ON IT. WITH SOME OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE. BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUNK AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2K TO FIX. I THANK GOD THAT I AT LEAST GOT TO A GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 62,043
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN W/ ONLY 62043 MILES ON IT. WITH SOME OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE. BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUNK AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2K TO FIX. I THANK GOD THAT I AT LEAST GOT TO A GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TH...
Mileage: 62,043
1.) GAS PEDAL STICKS (IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT). 2.) SIDE VAN DOOR STICKS AND SOMETIMES WE CANNOT GET IT OPEN. *JB
1.) GAS PEDAL STICKS (IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT). 2.) SIDE VAN DOOR STICKS AND SOMETIMES WE CANNOT GET IT OPEN. *JB
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS FOUR VANS WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BLINDING TO OTHER VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 10 TIMES. *AK
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPI...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPI...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPI...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPI...
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPI...
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR BUT AFTER PAYING OVER $800 THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS...
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR BUT AFTER PAYING OVER $800 THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS...
2000 VAN LEFT IN AT 55,000 MILES FOR OIL CHANGE. INFORMED THAT MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACING $880. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THESE VANS SO COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES DOT VN11BIA389 FIRST TIRE FAILURE 27,200 MILES ON PAVED DOWNHILL, CURVED HIGHWAY. SIDE OF TIRE LR DELAMINATED. STRUGGLED WITH VEHICLE TO GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. STRANDED IN PULLOUT FOR 5 HOURS.REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. TIRE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE 1/2/04THEY REFUSED TO HONOR WAR...
Mileage: 27,200
FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE, MECHANIC DISCOVERED 2 INCH BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF RIGHT REAR TIRE,29,000 MILES. MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SPARE. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE WHERE THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. I STILL HAVE THIS TIRE.*AK
Mileage: 29,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER RELATING TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING. (THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE STILL OPERATING.) THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS COAST TO A STOP. THIS CAUSED ME TO RUN A RED LIGHT, BUT FORTUNATELY THE ONLY CAR GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION HAD JUST CLEARED IT ...
Mileage: 47,967
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER RELATING TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING. (THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE STILL OPERATING.) THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS COAST TO A STOP. THIS CAUSED ME TO RUN A RED LIGHT, BUT FORTUNATELY THE ONLY CAR GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION HAD JUST CLEARED IT ...
Mileage: 47,967
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEGUN IN THE INTERIOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *SCC
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGERS SIDE OCCUPANT.*AK *JB
OUTSIDE MIRROR SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM CAUSED BY WIND.
TIRE SEPARATED AT 50 MPH IN 90 DEGREE HEAT IN TEXAS CAUSING TO MY VAN SHIPPED TO FIRESTONE AT THERE REQUEST WITH ESTIMATES OF DAMAGE TO VAN THERE ANSWER WAS DENIED DUE TO OVER HEATING.I SEND THIS AT MY EXSPENSE&THEY SAID IF I WANTED TIRE BACK I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT PLEASE ADVISE. *AK (TIRESIZE: ...
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED FLEET VEHICLES FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND EACH PROBLEM RETURNED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED FLEET VEHICLES FOUR TO FIVE TIMES, AND EACH PROBLEM RETURNED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE BRAKES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSIZED AND ARE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER REPLACING THE PADS PREMATURELY, THE FRONT PADS ARE BEING CHANGED EVERY 9000 MILES (2 1998 AND 1 2000 1 TON CHEVROLET VAN CHASSIS). NLM
THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSIZED AND ARE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, THIS RESULTS IN THE NECESSITY TO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON AN UNREALISTIC SCHEDULE, THE FRONT PADS ARE CHANGED EVERY 9000 MILES (THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS 2 1998 VANS, 1 TON CHEVROLET VAN CHASSIS). NLM
THE BRAKES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSIZED AND ARE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER REPLACING THE PADS PREMATURELY, THE FRONT PADS ARE BEING CHANGED EVERY 9000 MILES (2 1998 AND 1 2000 1 TON CHEVROLET VAN CHASSIS). NLM
THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSIZED AND ARE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, THIS RESULTS IN THE NECESSITY TO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON AN UNREALISTIC SCHEDULE, THE FRONT PADS ARE CHANGED EVERY 9000 MILES (THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS 2 1998 VANS, 1 TON CHEVROLET VAN CHASSIS). NLM
BRAKES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO A VEHICLE WEIGHT LOAD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RETURNED TO POLLARDS CHEV. FOR OIL LEAD 3 TIMES, ONLY SLOW IT DOWN. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES AND/OR WARM UP I WOULD STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THE RPM'S WOULD SURGE 2 TO 4 THOUSAND. LELK INSIDE CAB ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL. ON SEPTEMBER 27,2000 SLOW DOWN FOR A DIP, LEFT FRONT MADE A SNAPPING NOISE A...
RETURNED TO POLLARDS CHEV. FOR OIL LEAD 3 TIMES, ONLY SLOW IT DOWN. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES AND/OR WARM UP I WOULD STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THE RPM'S WOULD SURGE 2 TO 4 THOUSAND. LELK INSIDE CAB ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL. ON SEPTEMBER 27,2000 SLOW DOWN FOR A DIP, LEFT FRONT MADE A SNAPPING NOISE A...
INOPERABLE HORN ASSEMBLY. DEALER HAS SERVICED THE HORN 7 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK