1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE Problems & Recalls
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VAN WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 65 MPH..FORD QUAD CAB TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME..I LOCKED THE BRAKES, SOME SKID MARKS DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND COMPLETELY BROADSIDED THE TRUCK. DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR, AND FRONT CORNER PANEL. SEVERAL OF TRUCKS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IMPACT WAS AT A HIGH SPE...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEE...
Mileage: 122,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPA...
Mileage: 159,817
GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTRED 215/70 R15 98T. BELTS SEPARATED AT BEAD, GIANT GOITER IN SIDEWALL. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WAS A MOUNTING ERROR. NO TEARING OF INNER EDGE ON BEAD. THE OTHER THREE TIRES ALL HAVE BULGES STARTING IN SIDEWALLS. *TR
SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. NO WARNING...JUST COMPLETE FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED ON ITS OWN AFTER IT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V067000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LIN...
Mileage: 163,000
I BACKED THE VAN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND PLACED THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE GAS PEDAL FELT HARDER THAN NORMAL BUT I ATTRIBUTED THAT TO BEING LEFT OUTSIDE ALL WINTER. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL HARDER TO GET TO CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. AND IMMEDIATELY I FELT THE PEDAL UNS...
Mileage: 88,000
1998 CHEVY VENTURE. REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH-MIDWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK ON BOTH REAR BRAKE LINE'S. THESE LINES ARE MADE OF METAL AND HAVE SEVERAL 90 DEGREE BENDS ALONG THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE. I WAS BACKING THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 143,468
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE SHE WAS ASSISTING A CHILD WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RAN TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND HAD A L...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE SHE WAS ASSISTING A CHILD WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RAN TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND HAD A L...
Mileage: 130,000
SMELL OF GAS, INSIDE AND OUT. EVEN WHEN VAN WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY. *TR
SEAT BELTS FAIL TO LATCH ON REAR REMOVABLE PASSENGER SEATS (7 PASS. OPTION) 3 SEATS USABLE OUT OF 5. 2ND ROW RH OUTER BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTOR - IT'S STUCK. INQUIRED WITH CHEVROLET DEALER, SADLER MOTORS - S.S.M. MI GM SAID NO RECALLS ISSUED, OR WILL BE ISSUED. I TOOK THE LATCH FROM THE S...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC OR ON AN INCLINE, THE HEAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATES. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO LOSING ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ADDING ONE HALF GALLON OF ANTIFREEZE PER MONTH AND DOES NOT KNOW WHY. WHEN THE WEATHER BECOMES WARMER, THE CH...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED, SHE WOULD CLOSE ANY DOOR, AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HER ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE VE...
Mileage: 132,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...
Mileage: 138,000
DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. IT KEEPS BURNING OUT THE BULBS. IT MELTS THE PLASTIC AROUND THE METAL LINE, THE PART THAT IT PLUGS INTO. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CONSTANT CONDENSATION/MOISTURE INSIDE DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE UNITS CAUSING A FOGGY OR BURNED EFFECT AND RENDERING HEADLIGHTS VIRTUALLY USELESS. AFTER MANY YEARS, I'VE NOTICED MANY DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS OF THE VENTURE AND ITS OLDSMOBILE COUSIN HAVE THE SA...
STEERING MAKES NOTICEABLE THUMPING WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT'S THE PROBLEM..THE STEERING IS FAILING AT THIS TIME.... *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AUSE OF THE PROBLEM , AND RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DI...
Mileage: 144,000
MY HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE FALLEN OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN AS THE LENSES ARE MERELY GLUED ON THE FRONT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. BECAUSE OF THE GLUE WEARING AWAY ON THE HEADLIGHT COVER, WATER GETS INTO THE ASSEMBLY AND CAUSES THE HALOGEN LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL RACK AND PINION FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. SOON AFTER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FR...
Mileage: 140,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL RACK AND PINION FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. SOON AFTER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FR...
Mileage: 140,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V131000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 80,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. WHILE THE DOOR WAS BEING SHUT, IT SIMPLY ROLLED BACK OPEN UPON MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CALLED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHI...
Mileage: 125,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS FAILURE TO THE LOWER BEARING PLATE. THERE IS A NH...
Mileage: 130,153
VENTURE WAS MAKING A SMELL THAT I REMEMBERED FROM MY 95 CHEVY LUMINA. PULL OVER REALIZED THE SAME THING WAS GOING ON WITH THIS VAN. COOLANT GOING INTO ENGINE. THIS VAN ONLY HAD 51,652 MILES ON FOR A 98 THAT IS GREAT I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND CHEVY LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. WE WERE LOOKING A T...
Mileage: 50,652
THE INTAKE GASKET ON MY 98 VENTURE FAILED AND LEAKED DEXCOOL INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE TEMP FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DAMAGING THE HEAD GASKET. I SEE GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AS WELL AS NHTSA. THERE IS HOWEVER A LAW FIRM IN PUTTING TOGETHER A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ENCOU...
Mileage: 112,234
I EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY. DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL SCOPE EVEN THOU IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL VEHICLES OF 1998 (NHTSA ID # 02V28600). THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR AT MY COST. THEY KEPT THE CORE GEAR ASSEMBLY DN/260651...
Mileage: 79,500
I EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY. DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL SCOPE EVEN THOU IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL VEHICLES OF 1998 (NHTSA ID # 02V28600). THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR AT MY COST. THEY KEPT THE CORE GEAR ASSEMBLY DN/260651...
Mileage: 79,500
FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE THE DATE NOTED BELOW, I AM EXPERIENCING INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON MY 1998 CHEVY VENTURE. IN 2003 IT WAS REPLACED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 34,000 MILES. NOW, JUST SHY OF 2 YEARS LATER, AND AT 53,000 (AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND A COST OF $1200.00)) IT NEEDS TO...
Mileage: 34,000
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THAT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME DEFECTS OF THE RACK AND PINION RECALL FOR THE SAME LISTED VEHICLE AND YEAR. CHEVY TELLS ME THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS TOO MUCH COINCIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 76,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Mileage: 74,000
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN AND ON THE DATE SPECIFIED I WAS OUT WITH MY FAMILY ( A SNOWY EVENING) WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY DASH WENT TO A SOLID GREEN. AS I APPROACHED THE RED LIGHT A PERSON IN THE CAR NEXT TO ME ADVISED ME THAT I HAD NO TAILLIGHTS. AFTER GET...
Mileage: 93,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS CAME OFF THREE TIMES AND THE LEFT ONCE. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEAD LAMP TWICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BOTH HEADLIGHTS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THIS HAPPENED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 11/30/05. *JB
Mileage: 62,000
(1)WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL FAILURE. WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE / OPERATED ERRATICALLY DURING RAINSTORM AT NIGHT. WIPERS WORK AT TIMES, NOT AT ALL AT OTHERS. TURNING THEM OFF, THEN BACK ON MAY GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, OR MAYBE NOT. (2) HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THE WIP...
Mileage: 69,750
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. AT 55000 MILES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY. THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2003. VEHICLE WAS FIXED BY A DEALER ON OCTOBER 10, 2003. HE THEN CHECKED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A CO...
Mileage: 55,000
I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES COOLANT LEVEL HAD BEEN DROPPING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERLA WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT TESTED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANILFOLD HAD A SLOW LEAK AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO SOON.
Mileage: 68,000
TICKING BEGIN AT AROUND 45000 TO 50000 MILES ON 1998 VENTURE, SOON IT NEEDED BEARINGS AND RODS, THE MECHANIC TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN AND OIL WAS LIKE MUD, I HAVE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, I SAW THE OIL, IT WAS AWFUL, THEN ONE DAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND AT AROUND 7000...
Mileage: 70,000
MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE NOW ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE (2003 AND 2005). ALSO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR TURNING LEFT.
MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE NOW ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE (2003 AND 2005). ALSO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR TURNING LEFT.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. TWO MONTHS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT BREAKING. SHE REPLACED THE OLD ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE. ONE WEEK LATER THE CAM SHAFT BROKE AGAIN ON THE SAME SPOT AS THE OTHER. MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF A HOLLOW CAMSHA...
1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR (NOW TWICE) DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSED BY "SLUDGE" IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. ALSO, MECHANIC REPORTS A COOLANT LEAKAGE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH APPARENTLY IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. HAVE ONLY PUT DEXCOOL IN SYSTEM, SO WONDER WHERE SLUDGE...
I HAVE HAD ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT, BUT, THE WORST TO ME IS THAT I AM SITTING HERE IN NEED OF A MOTOR IN MY 1998 VENTURE VAN. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. I STARTED GETTING THE TICKING NOISE LIKE AT 50,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS...
Mileage: 71,000
VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 39000 MILES. MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A MANIFOLD INTAKE LEAK THAT WOULD COST $600+ TO FIX.I DID NOT DO THE REPAIR, BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THAT NOT REPAIRING COULD CAUSE SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. SOMETHING...
Mileage: 39,000
REAR SEATBELTS FAIL DUE TO THE BUCKLE SLIPPING DOWN EXPOSING THE PARTS INSIDE. THESE PARTS COME APART WHEN EXPOSED. 2 HAVE FAILED SO FAR...RENDERING 2 SEATS AS UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL IN VEHICLE. A THIRD SEAT IS IN PROCESS OF FAILING...BUCKLE HAS TO BE KEPT UP WITH DUCT TAPE.*AK
Mileage: 128,614
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE HAZARD LIGHTS TURNED ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON THE BRAKE...
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE HAZARD LIGHTS TURNED ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON THE BRAKE...
THE 1997-2000 VENUTURES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES, THE INTAKE GASKET BREAKS DOWN CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINES OIL CAUSING THE CAM SHAFT TO CRACK, IN OUR CASE THERE WAS NO LEAKS UNDER THE VAN AND THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER THE VAN WAS RUNNING WELL THAT MORNING AND WHEN MY WIFE WA...
Mileage: 52,000
THE 1997-2000 VENUTURES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES, THE INTAKE GASKET BREAKS DOWN CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINES OIL CAUSING THE CAM SHAFT TO CRACK, IN OUR CASE THERE WAS NO LEAKS UNDER THE VAN AND THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER THE VAN WAS RUNNING WELL THAT MORNING AND WHEN MY WIFE WA...
Mileage: 52,000
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 NORTHBOUND ON TUEDAY, MARCH 22ND NEAR THE HASTINGS, FLORIDA EXIT. THE TREAD ON THE LEMANS TIRE, P215/70R15 COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TREAD WAS RECOVERED, AND SAVED, BUT IT SMASHED...
THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY VAN AS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. IT STARTS BY JUST COMING OF TRACK AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE WINDOW TO GET IT TO CLOSE AND SEAL AND EVENTUALLY THE REGULATOR BRAKES ALL TOGETHER AND THE WINDOW SLAMS DOWN OR YOU HEAR A LOUD METAL POP AND THE WINDOW GOES FORWARD AND T...
Mileage: 98,000
WATER BUILD UP INTO THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND WATER BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE LIGHTS AND ENGINE AFTER LIGHTS WERE REPLACED WE HAD TO DRILL A HOLD BELOW THE LIGHT COVERS SO THAT WATER BUILD UP CAN DRAIN FROM HOLE. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.
WATER BUILD UP INTO THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND WATER BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE LIGHTS AND ENGINE AFTER LIGHTS WERE REPLACED WE HAD TO DRILL A HOLD BELOW THE LIGHT COVERS SO THAT WATER BUILD UP CAN DRAIN FROM HOLE. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.
AT MORNING START UP I SMELLED GAS. CHECKED UNDER VAN AND SAW PUDDLE OF GAS IN MIDDLE. TOOK VAN TO CHEV. DEALER AND FOUND GAS LINE LEAKING. LEAK IS ONLY ABOUT 18 INCHES AWAY FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF WIND WAS BOWLING JUST RIGHT A FIRE COULD START. THIS IS 1998 CHEV. VENTURE WITH 13000 MILES. THIS ...
DECEMBER 2002 - MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING DEXCOOL COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL SYSTEM. GASKET REPLACED. NOVEMBER 2004. REPLACEMENT GASKET FAILED. COOLANT IN OIL SYSTEM AGAIN. MODIFIED GASKET KIT INSTALLED. JAN 2, 2005. CAM SHAFT BREAKS. BEARINGS/BUSHING SEIZED DUE TO OIL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. ...
Mileage: 139,000
DECEMBER 2002 - MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING DEXCOOL COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL SYSTEM. GASKET REPLACED. NOVEMBER 2004. REPLACEMENT GASKET FAILED. COOLANT IN OIL SYSTEM AGAIN. MODIFIED GASKET KIT INSTALLED. JAN 2, 2005. CAM SHAFT BREAKS. BEARINGS/BUSHING SEIZED DUE TO OIL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. ...
Mileage: 139,000
ENGINE STALLING AND UNDER PERFORMING DUE TO MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A MAIN ROAD FROM OUR SUB-DIVISION DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET VENTURE '98 WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY AND SPUTTERING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS PROB...
Mileage: 84,000
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 82,651 MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY DISSIPATE COOLANT, WHICH I REPLENISHED AS NEEDED. THEN A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK OCCURRED AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. BARNARD CHEVROLET OF CHURCHVILLE, NY 14428 REPAIRED THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, AND THE REAR HE...
Mileage: 82,647
EXTREME LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, LEADING TO POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO COOLANT DESTROYING ALUMINUM COMPONENTS OF INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. THE FOLLOWING WAS DONE TO PREVENT IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE: REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN INSIDE ENGINE ($771), REPLACE OIL PR...
HEATER NOT WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY MANIFOLD GASKET THAT ALLOWED THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE OF OUR 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT GM IS NOW PRODUCING A BETTER GASKET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT'S GREAT!! I WOULD LIKE GM TO PAY THE $798.67 BILL FOR HAVING TO REPLAC...
Mileage: 110,000
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY VAN OVER HEATED AND STALLED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS, LOWER INTAKE, ALL MY SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. I HAD NO LEAKS THAT I WAS AWARE OF. NOTHING ON THE GORUND TO EVEN SUSPECT A LEAK. APPARENTLY I WAS LEAKING SO BAD INTERNALLY THAT...
Mileage: 45
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY VAN OVER HEATED AND STALLED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS, LOWER INTAKE, ALL MY SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. I HAD NO LEAKS THAT I WAS AWARE OF. NOTHING ON THE GORUND TO EVEN SUSPECT A LEAK. APPARENTLY I WAS LEAKING SO BAD INTERNALLY THAT...
Mileage: 45
CAM SHAFT BROKE WHILE WARMING UP IN MY YARD. 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. I FOUND A TSB THAT STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VAN HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THE DEALER NEVER REPLACED THE GASKET BEFORE I PURCHASED IT.IT HAS 56000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW HA...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAD THE COOLANT FLUSHED ONE MONTH AGO AT THE LOCAL DEALER. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEAR HOME, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. NO INDICATION ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE THAT COOLANT TEMP EVER EXCEEDED EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE NORMAL RANGE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VAN RUNS ROUGH AND HAS A LIGHT COOLANT SMEL...
Mileage: 88,500
I AM GOING TO NEED TO REPAIR MY MINIVAN DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT LEAK AND I REALLY CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AND MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE VAN SIT UNTIL I CAN. I CANNOT BELIEVE AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON HERE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS OR THE HEADLIGHTS. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOT...
Mileage: 71,691
CAM SHAFT JUST BROKE. *JB
Mileage: 172,000
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECALS DONE. TODAY THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SONS LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP MOVING OR REVERSE CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE TO HIM.*AK
Mileage: 110,000
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECALS DONE. TODAY THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SONS LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP MOVING OR REVERSE CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE TO HIM.*AK
Mileage: 110,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WHILE IN OPERATION OR NOT WORK AT ALL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT COVERS UNDER A RECALL. *AK RECALL# ...
Mileage: 110,000
IN FEB./MARCH 2004, RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LENS FELL OFF, EXPOSING LAMP TO WEATHER. IN JULY 2004, LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IN BOTH CASES. COST ABOUT $160 EACH TIME. DEALER INSTALLED NEW ASSEMBLIES AND TOLD US THE FAILURE IS DUE TO ADHESIVE BREAKDOWN B...
Mileage: 75,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES DRIVING, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND I NOW HAVE COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE OIL. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND AFTER CONSIDERABLE INTERNET INVESTIGATION, I FOUND LITERALLY HUNDRED OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE S...
Mileage: 94,866
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *SC
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO BE EXAMINED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 69,649
MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON VACATION DRIVING FROM BUTLER, PA TO CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 NEAR SAVANNAH, GA ON JUNE 26TH WHEN I NOTICED MY TEMPERTURE GAUGE WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN. CAR NEVER BOILED OVER OR LOSS ANY ANTI-FREEZE. I STOPPED AT A PEP BOYS REPAIR SHOP AT WHICH TIME THEY A...
Mileage: 112,000
FAILURE OF ABS, KEEPING THE FLUID FROM THE REAR WHEELS. *AK
Mileage: 47,410
THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND BURNING UP THE ENGINE MOTOR. ALSO, FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE CLEANED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THEM MISFIRING.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND BURNING UP THE ENGINE MOTOR. ALSO, FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE CLEANED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THEM MISFIRING.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CLIP WHICH HELD THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VAN BROKE AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ONTO THE ROAD. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUSIES. *AK
Mileage: 58,000
CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND PARKING IT, ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, THE BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
ANTI-LOOK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING WHEM BRAKES ARE USED. THE MAIN BRAKE, SIGNAL AND RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STIPPED WORKING. THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING NOW ARE THE LED LIGHTS ON THE REAR DOOR. SYSTEM IS ACTING LIKE IT HAS A SHORT OR GROUNDING CONDITI...
Mileage: 188,888
NHTSA RECALL 02V286000 CONCERNING LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
MY 1998 CHEV VENTURE WAS GETTING COOLANT INTO THE MOTOR OIL WHICH CAUSED IT TO START TICKING.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE GASKET. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH COST ME $1500.00. THREE MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW UP .I HAD TO GET A REMAN.ENGINE WHICH COST $4000.00.I FEEL BE...
Mileage: 127,000
1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN 65K MILES MY MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET NO GOOD IT IS LEAKING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE. THIS WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD. A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR A SINGLE MOM OF THREE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUBBER TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, WATER WOULD GET IN...
Mileage: 145,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUBBER TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, WATER WOULD GET IN...
Mileage: 145,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUBBER TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, WATER WOULD GET IN...
Mileage: 145,000
THE ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IT DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 105,000
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE OIL NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT INTAKE MANIFOLD HEAD GASKET DEVELOPED A CRACK. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS ON 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE 3.4L. DEALER INFORMED ME AT APPROX. 58000 MILES GASKET WAS FAILING. REPLACED 06/02. SAME DEALER INFORMED SAME GASKET PROBLEMS AT 94000 MILES. HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON OTHER GM PRODUCTS, VERY COMMON. WOULD LIKE TO SEE GM HELD RE...
Mileage: 94,000
PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CASKET. THE PART FAILS AND THE ALLOW COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL PAN. THIS CASUSE A LOSS OF COOLANT AND WILD TEMPATURE FUNCUATIONS. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED A A DEFECTIVE PART. IN FACT THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MORE R...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 92,000
WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED. *AK *JB
'98 CHEVY VENTURE ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY BY DEALER. RECENTLY HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED DUE TO LEAK OF COOLANT INTO CRANKCASE AT A COST OVER $1,000. ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT WITH EXPECTED COST OF OVER $5,000. SO FAR, NO FINANCIAL CONS...
Mileage: 51,000
REAR LOCKING LATCH PLATE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
REAR LOCKING LATCH PLATE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE SAID TEMPERATURE GAUGE SOARED THEN DROPPED, SHE PULLED OUT AND DROVE AGAIN AND IT SOARED THEN DROPPED AGAIN ALONG WITH LOW COOLANT LIGHT. SAW ON THE INTERNET THIS IS COMMON FOR 1998 CHEVY VENTURE AND OTHERS. A LOT OF MINIVANS WITH KIDS AND S...
Mileage: 82,000
GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 03-06-01-010 IN MARCH 2003. THIS BULLETIN AFFECTS MY CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN AND WILL COST ME BETWEEN $600 AND $1500 TO REPAIR. TALKING TO THE DEALER INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE ARE A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF CHEVY'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *CB
Mileage: 119,000
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE BAD DESIGN OF GM'S INTAKE GASKET WHICH BREAKS DOWN AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND/OR REPLACEMENT.
ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. SUSPECT BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AFTER EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH ON WEB.
DEVELOPED ENGINE COOLANT (DEX-COOL) LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST $500.00 TO REPLACE THE $3.00 GASKET. ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.
CURRENT PROBLEM IS LEAKING COOLANT WITH TICKING SOUND IN ENGINE AT STARTUP UNTIL ENGINE IS WARM. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BLOWN HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS. ESTIMATED COST IS $1300 FOR GASKET REPLACEMENT AND ANOTHER $660 IF HEAD IS CRACKED. MILEAGE IS 83350. MANY OTHER REPORTS EXIST OF THIS PROBLEM IN...
Mileage: 83,350
CURRENT PROBLEM IS LEAKING COOLANT WITH TICKING SOUND IN ENGINE AT STARTUP UNTIL ENGINE IS WARM. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BLOWN HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS. ESTIMATED COST IS $1300 FOR GASKET REPLACEMENT AND ANOTHER $660 IF HEAD IS CRACKED. MILEAGE IS 83350. MANY OTHER REPORTS EXIST OF THIS PROBLEM IN...
Mileage: 83,350
AT 60,000 MILES MY CHEVROLET VENTURE STARTED TO LEAK COOLANT AND I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE INTAKE MANIFIOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COST APPROX. $800.00 INCLUDING COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH AND TAX. DEALER SAID THAT GM WAS NOT PAYING FOR ALL OR PART OF THE REPAIR ...
Mileage: 60,000
KEPT LOOSING COOLANT - INITIAL PRESSURE TEST DID NOT DETECT LEAK. ASKED THEM TO CHECK INTAKE MANIFOLD & GASKETS. THEY DETECTED LEAK. COST TO REPAIR - 673.00. DO NOT KNOW YET IF ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ENGINE.
1998 CHEVY VENTURE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER ENGINE TAPPING & SMOKING. NO OIL LIGHT OR CHANGE IN TEMP, GAUGE OBSERVED. HAD TO WALK ON INTERSTATE 1.2 MILES TOOK RIDE FROM UNKNOWN COUPLE, HAD VAN TOWED. DIAGNOSES WAS: INTAKE GASKET COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH ENGINE. DE...
Mileage: 80,000
1998 CHEVY VENTURE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER ENGINE TAPPING & SMOKING. NO OIL LIGHT OR CHANGE IN TEMP, GAUGE OBSERVED. HAD TO WALK ON INTERSTATE 1.2 MILES TOOK RIDE FROM UNKNOWN COUPLE, HAD VAN TOWED. DIAGNOSES WAS: INTAKE GASKET COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH ENGINE. DE...
Mileage: 80,000
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. LEAKING COOLANT. REPAIR ESTIMATED TO BE $800 BY ELCO CHEVROLET IN BALLWIN, MISSOURI. WE DISCOVERED THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO MECHANICS AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR FRANCHISE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY VENTURE VANS. WE ARE LOOKI...
Mileage: 115,000
CAR BEGAN LOSING COOLANT AT ABOUT 20000 MILES. HAD TO KEEP TOPPING COOLANT TANK. PRESENTED TO LOCAL DEALER AT 35,500 MILES TO BE REPAIRED. COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED, PROBLEM PERSISTED. WIFE'S CAR (1999 VENTURE) BEGAN HAVING SAME SYMPTOM, RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH INTA...
Mileage: 35,000
LEAKING COOLANT LED TO ENGINE FAILURE. GM AND DEALERSHIP TRY TO SHIFT BLAME TO ME. THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY STREET WITH A SMALL CHILD INSIDE. THE ENGINE OIL FILLED WITH ANTI FREEZE AND CEASED UP WITHOUT W...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *AK *MR
HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE, IT HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT MANY VANS OF THIS YEAR ARE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT GM INSISTS THAT MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I THINK THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS ...
Mileage: 64,000
POWER STEERING IS FAILING IN MY 1998 CHEVY VENTURE. IT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, CHEVROLET SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL NOTICES I'VE READ INCLUDE 1998 CHEVY VENTURES. I AM UPSET THAT I HAV...
Mileage: 64,500
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE MANIFOLD LEAK.*MR THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DOWN QUITE OFTEN. *JB *NM
I PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE NEW FOR APPROXIMATELY $27,000. AFTER 4 1/2 YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS EVEN CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3 TO 4000. ON LABOR DAY 2003, A LITTLE MORE THA...
Mileage: 73,000
LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND COOLANT OVER-FLOW IS CONSANTLEY EMPTY WITH A RESIDUE LEFT BEHIND. LOW COOLANT LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT APPROX.48000; PRESENT MILEAGE 58830. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED COOLANT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND IN MY GARAGE. TEMPERATURE GUAGE ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF O...
I HAD TO HAVE A GASKET LEAK ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE 1995 OCCURRING IN APPROXIMATELY 1 OUT OF 30 VEHICLES ACCORDING TO MY CURRENT DEALERSHIP. MY PREVIOUS MECHANIC OF 15 YEARS (A CHEVY MECHANIC FOR 26 YEARS) ALSO SAID GM IS AWARE OF THIS FREQUENT GASKET ...
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. CHEVY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, BUT IN EACH CASE THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO. THE AIRBAG HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THIS DATE, ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT, EXCEPT FOR...
Mileage: 18,052
MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS A DIRECT HIT TO THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WITH THE POLE AND THE VAN ENDED UP LANDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SKIDDING ON THE ROAD. NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMP...
Mileage: 63,000
MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS A DIRECT HIT TO THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WITH THE POLE AND THE VAN ENDED UP LANDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SKIDDING ON THE ROAD. NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMP...
Mileage: 63,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. UPON CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS YESTERDAY, I NOTED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, AND THE COOLANT APPEARED TO BE CONTAMINATED (PROBABLY BY OIL). THIS, COUPLED WITH ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS AND AN ODD TINGE ON MY OIL DIPSTICK CAUSED ME ENOU...
THE SEATBELTS IN THE PASSENGER SEATS CONTINUOUSLY LOCK, WHICH REQUIRES MY CHILDREN TO UNFASTEN THEM AND REFASTEN THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *LA
Mileage: 95,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V286000 NOTICE CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 12/19/2002, AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *AK
REAR WINDOW ON VEHICLE BLEW OUT. *MR IN 2001 THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD BLOWN OUT. IN 2003, THE SAME WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT AGAIN WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL FROM GM. THERE WAS NO SEAL AROUND THE ORIGINAL WINDOW. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED BY GM IN WHICH...
Mileage: 40,000
REAR WINDOW ON VEHICLE BLEW OUT. *MR IN 2001 THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD BLOWN OUT. IN 2003, THE SAME WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT AGAIN WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL FROM GM. THERE WAS NO SEAL AROUND THE ORIGINAL WINDOW. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED BY GM IN WHICH...
Mileage: 40,000
LOCKING MECHANISM ON VAN CARGO DOOR (98' CHEVY VENTURE) DEFECTIVE. DOOR CAN NOT BE LOCKED EVEN MANUALLY. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT AFTER A "REPAIR" AT A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS "NOT UNCOMMON". *JB
Mileage: 65,000
1998 CHEVY VENTURE 4WD/TRACTION CONTROL LS, EXTENDED VAN. WE REPAIRED THE FIRST RECALL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE/SIDE POWER DOOR (DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY/OPENED AND THE WRONG TIME/WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL). NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. WE CANNOT USE THE TWO "SWITCHES" THA...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING FROM HIGH TO LOW, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING ANTI FREEZE ONTO THE ENGINE.*AK
Mileage: 98,000
2 FUEL PUMPS, NOW MOTOR. *AK
Mileage: 64,895
2 FUEL PUMPS, NOW MOTOR. *AK
Mileage: 64,895
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT, HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD. ALSO TH...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT, HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD. ALSO TH...
Mileage: 32,000
WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND ON A 45 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE REAR ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAMES ON AND STAYED ON. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT FELT HARD. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE WERE FINE BUTHTE ABS WAS DIS...
Mileage: 81,000
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE PREVIOUSLY WAS NEVER DONE. *JB ALSO THE HEAD LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED *JB
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 47,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 47,000
THE GLASS AND BACK PIECE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GLUED TOGETHER. THE GLASS CAME OFF THE HEADLIGHT. DUE TO FAILURE IN THE GLUE COMPOSITE. NEED TO CHECK ALL VEHICLES USING THAT LOT OF GLUE. EACH HEAD LIGHT COST $88.78. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSE FOR MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *NLM *CB
Mileage: 91,000
INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. *AK
Mileage: 84,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE WAS DRIPPING GAS OVER THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 3400 DEX COOLANT ENGINE, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKIT & HEAD GASKET LEFT US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH 3 CHILDREN IN BUSY JULY 4TH TRAFFIC, HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AND CALL FOR SOMEONE TO PICK MY SELF AND CHILDREN UP WHILE MY HUSBAND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. FROM THE...
Mileage: 314,215
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN 3400 DEX COOLANT ENGINE, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKIT & HEAD GASKET LEFT US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH 3 CHILDREN IN BUSY JULY 4TH TRAFFIC, HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AND CALL FOR SOMEONE TO PICK MY SELF AND CHILDREN UP WHILE MY HUSBAND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. FROM THE...
Mileage: 314,215
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT COMPLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY AT ABOUT 2:30 PM WITH MY FAMILY, MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. TO OUR HORROR, WE SAW CARS BEHIND US SWERVING TO AVOID A TIRE WHICH WAS SKIDDING ALONG THE ROAD. WE IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND, UPON LOOKING UNDER OUR 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE...
Mileage: 77,000
I BOUGHT MY 1998 VENTURE IN JULY. OF 2001. IT HAD 67000 ON IT. IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. IN JUNE OF 2003 OUR VANS INTAKE GASKET BURST CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL PLUS TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE AVERAGE REPAIR BILL IS AT LEAST 6.6 HOURS LON...
Mileage: 86,089
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE LS VAN. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES' SEALS DON'T KEEP THEM FROM FILLING FROM WATER CAUSING THE LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS) TO SHORT OUT. FURTHER, DUE TO THE KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLIES, THE HEADLIGHT CRYSTALS POP OFF (DUE TO THE POOR SEAL). THIS OCCURRED TO...
Mileage: 87,600
WE HAD A MANIFOLD GASKET ON OUR 1998 CHEVY VENTURE GO BAD EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE OIL. IT APPEARS THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL HAS CAUSED FAILURES IN THE STRENGTH OF THE CRANKSHAFT. AND SINCE THIS SITE DOES NOT COMBINE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, IT MAY APPEAR THA...
Mileage: 105,000
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 41,000 MILES TAKEN FOR OIL CHANGE WHERE LOW COOLANT CONDITION WAS NOTED. GM DEALERSHIP REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THIS IS THE SECOND GASKET PUT ON THIS CAR. THE ORIGINAL GASKET WAS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. *NLM
Mileage: 41,758
THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *JB
I BOUGHT MY 1998 VENTURE IN NOV. OF 2001. IT HAD 66000 ON IT. IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. IN DECEMBER OF 2002 SOMEONE TOLD US THAT THE GASKETS WERE NOTED FOR LEAKING. MY HUSBAND REPLACED IT, AND GAVE IT AN OIL CHANGE IN FEB. IT WAS THICK AND DARK ORANGE IN COLOR. IT STARTED KNOCKING...
Mileage: 70,000
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE-BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF OVER A ONE MONTH PERIOD. COST WAS $180.00 FOR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS. *NLM
1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT BAD AND GOT COOLANT IN MY ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP ALSO. COST 927.35 TO REPLACE. I FEEL GM SHOULD MAKE THIS ITEM A RECALL AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL SORTS OF GM VEHICLES.*JB
Mileage: 65,000
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME UP ONE MORNING. A CERTIFIED FRIEND MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AT HOME WITH HIS ENGINE ANALYZER/COMPUTER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN CHECKED OUT THE GAS CAP IF SECURE. AFTER AWHILE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE GAS CAP BECAUSE I'M VERY CARE...
Mileage: 44,400
THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED ALL THE DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB
THE JACK THAT CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH THE THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACING A TIRE. *AK *NLM
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, AND WHEN HE TURNED HIS VEHICLE OFF THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE RADIATOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER INDICATED THA...
WHEN SITTING STILL AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A LOW FREQUENCY LOUD GROANING NOISE. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE STEERING MECHANISMS OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Mileage: 74,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED WHEN SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AREA FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED WHEN SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AREA FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM
THE VAN OVER HEATED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MELTED. *JB
INTAKE GASKET LEAK OF COOLANT. ON WEB RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM KNOWN TO GM USUALLY WITH SERIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS BEING NECESSARY. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A, "COMMON PROBLEM". *JB
Mileage: 65,000
NO VEHICLE DESCRIPTION WAS AVAILABLE. MR SCC *JB
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *NLM *NLM
Mileage: 80,000
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL FOR A DEFECT ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000). THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BECAUSE THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT "THE BEARING IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT" ...
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL FOR A DEFECT ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000). THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BECAUSE THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT "THE BEARING IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT" ...
I HAD MY VAN IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY HEATER QUIT WORKING. THE THERMOSTAT WAS CHANGED. WHEN I GOT THE VAN BACK THE HEATER DIDN'T WORK AND BY THE NEXT MORNING THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THEIR WEREN'T ANY EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. I TOOK IT BACK INTO THE SHOP AND HE RAN SOME CHECKS AND HE STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 82,262
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT LENSES FELL OFF. *JB
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE STEERING. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL SCOPE, EVEN THOUGHT IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM.
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT ONTO MOTOR AT 79000 MILES.*JB
Mileage: 79,000
THE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF.*JB
Mileage: 87,000
I AM SURPRISED NO TSB EXISTS FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I CAN FIND. MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT - THE LENS ON THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING FELL OFF! DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH A NUMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS, I LEARNED THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE. NOW IF THE L...
THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE.*JB
MY WIFE CLOSED THE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR VENTURE VAN, AFTER OUR CHILDREN GOT IN AND THE GLASS SHATTERED IN ON THEM, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT EXCEPT FOR A FEW MINOR CUTS.
Mileage: 38,000
RACK AND PINION REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. PH
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 62000MI, STARTED TO LEAK ANTI-FREEZE IN ENGINE, BASED ON DEALER AND OTHER CUSTOMERS , THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 3.1L AND 3.4L ENGINES. ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED BY GM. ISSUE SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL. $900.00
Mileage: 61,800
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVELOPED A LEAK, ALLOWING DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. MR SCC
Mileage: 56,468
THE "PRETENSIONER" OF THE SEATBELT SYSTEM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS FAILED NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS MEANS THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE ALERT LIGHT THAT WARNS OF TROUBLE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SEEMS TO REVERT TO NORMA...
THE "PRETENSIONER" OF THE SEATBELT SYSTEM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS FAILED NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS MEANS THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE ALERT LIGHT THAT WARNS OF TROUBLE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SEEMS TO REVERT TO NORMA...
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO OIL. DEALER PERFORMED PRESSURE TEST AND VERIFIED LEAK, CHANGED OIL, AND FOUND COOLANT. HAD REPAIRED BY INDEPENDENT SHOP. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF INTERNAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO ENGINE. ENGINE HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RID...
Mileage: 70,000
AT 57,000 MI MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I WAS QUOTED A $500.00 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE $3.00 GASKET AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE SEES A LOT OF THESE LEAKS AND THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON. TS
Mileage: 57,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK AND ENGINE SEAL LEAK ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED EXACTLY AS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. SIMPLE INTERNET RESEARCH (INCLUDING THIS WEBISTE) HAS SHOWN A PATTERN OF FAILURE FOR THESE PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ACKNOWLDGED PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT...
Mileage: 79,000
FUEL TANK "THUD" HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE A SECOND OR TWO AFTER COMING TO A STOP. LOUDEST WHEN TANK IS 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. TAKEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIR MADE. NOW WITH 80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN AGAIN AND SHOWN THE DEALER A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLET...
Mileage: 25,000
98 CHEV VENTURE WITH 60K BLOWN ENG.DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE GASKET WHICH GM WONT RECALL.100K ANTIFREEZE SLUDGED AT 30K.OVER 70,000 INTAKE GASKET BACKOREDERED AT ONE TIME.NOV OF2002 MODELS HAVE UPDATED IMPROVED GASKET WHY SHOULD PUBLIC THAT KEPT UP ON THIER MAINT HAVE TO PAY FOR DESIGN FLAW.100S...
Mileage: 61,000
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE WITH THE 3.4L ENGINE. I AM CONSTANTLY LOOSING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL DISAPPEARS WITH EXPLANATION. I AM STILL UNDER A WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ENGINE MIGHT SEIZE OR FAIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DUE...
Mileage: 72,000
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE WITH THE 3.4L ENGINE. I AM CONSTANTLY LOOSING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL DISAPPEARS WITH EXPLANATION. I AM STILL UNDER A WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ENGINE MIGHT SEIZE OR FAIL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DUE...
Mileage: 72,000
TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY GASKETS ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE RESULTING IN CAMSHAFT BREAKING. THIS IS A CLASSIC PROBLEM ON 3.4L ENGINE, OCCURRING ON MOST AFFECTED VEHICLES BETWEEN 50K AND 60K MILES.
Mileage: 50,203
1998 CHEROLET VENTURE VAN, V6 ENGINE WITH 85,000 MILES. WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. NO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WOULD DO THE REPAIR. TOOK VAN TO DEALER...REPAIRED UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKETS. TOTAL COST $908.
INTAKE GASKET BAD, REPLACED JAN. 2002. PROBLEM STILL OCCURING, ENGINE KNOCKING AND A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED.
Mileage: 89,250
1998 CHEVY VENTURE, 77000 MILES, NO WARNING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER, ENGINE TAPPING & SMOKING. WALKED 1.2 MILES ON INTERSTATE, 8 MILES TO EXIT, TOOK RIDE FROM UNKNOWN COUPLE. HAD VAN TOWED, DIAGNOSED: COLLASPED INTAKE GASKET CAUSED ROD TO GO THROUGH ENGINE. DEALERSHIP & GM REFUSED TO ...
Mileage: 77,000
COOLANT LEAK IN 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. FAULTY INTAKE GASKET.
Mileage: 65,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASION. AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR
POWER SLIDING DOOR BUZZER SOMETIMES SOUNDS ALTHOUGH THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE TO DISABLE THE POWERSWITCH AND SLAM THE DOOR TO CONTINUE.
Mileage: 89,117
POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AFTER CLOSING,SOMETIMES I MUST DISABLE POWERSWITCH TO KEEP CLOSED. PAID $162,DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM.
Mileage: 89,117
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STATES EVAP PROBLEM. STINKY EMISSIONS BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AFTER I PAID $162. RESET LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER A FEW DAYS.
Mileage: 82,310
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STATES EVAP PROBLEM. STINKY EMISSIONS BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AFTER I PAID $162. RESET LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER A FEW DAYS.
Mileage: 82,310
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STATES EVAP PROBLEM. STINKY EMISSIONS BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AFTER I PAID $162. RESET LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER A FEW DAYS.
Mileage: 82,310
BAD ANTILOCK BRAKE PULSATION AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLIED. I THOUGHT WAS NORMAL BUT DEALER SAID ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.
Mileage: 82,310
BAD ANTILOCK BRAKE PULSATION AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLIED. I THOUGHT WAS NORMAL BUT DEALER SAID ROTORS MAY BE WARPED.
Mileage: 82,310
LEAKING COOLANT IN 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN W/ 3400SFI V6 ENGINE DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS "BLOWN HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS; MAY HAVE CRACKED HEAD, WON'T KNOW UNTIL OPENED UP. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1300 FOR REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS AND ANOTHER $660 IF HEAD IS CRACKED." NO ACTION YET TAKEN BY CONSUME...
Mileage: 83,350
NOTICED AN ENGINE "TICK" COUPLE WEEKS AGO. PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR ONCE ENGINE CAME UP TO TEMPERATURE. NOTICED LAST NIGHT THAT PROBLEM "TICK" IS MORE NOTICEABLE. INVESTIGATED TONIGHT AFTER RESEARCHING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS ON THE WEB, AND DISCOVERED COOLANT IN THE ENGINE OIL. TS
Mileage: 45,241
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER STATES' AFTER BREAKING STEERING OUT OF THE LOCK MODE, CONSUMER DROVE TO A NEAR DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
I WAS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT. FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD /GASKET. COST OF REPAIR $700. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND A SITE WITH OVER 1,000 PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. MECHANICS ARE SAYING IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL GM ENGINES. THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. HOPEFULLY, I CAUGHT MINE I...
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WHICH ALLOWED DEXTROL COOLANT TO MIX WITH OIL. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. DT
THIS FAILURE IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A COMMON AND COSTLY REPAIR ON THESE GM MINIVANS. DT
ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHAKE REAL BAD AND STALLS OUT. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WONT START. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770115
Mileage: 4,105
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKE LEFT TURN. STEERING WHEEL, WILL LOSE THE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
NO SUMMARY. DT
THE FIRST BENCH SEAT, SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD WHEN THE CONSUMER CLICK THE TOP BUCKLE INSIDE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
METAL SEAT SUPPORT WEAR THROUGH AND CONTACTS DRIVERS LOWER BACK BONE AND HIP. MFG. SAYS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND WILL NOT REPAIR SEAT CUSHION TO PREVENT HARM. DT
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT AT 35 MPH, NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS
THIS IS A PART THAT FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPLACEMENT BY RECALL NHTSA # 01V067000 & 01V264000. REPLACED PART HAS FAILED CAUSING DOOR TO NOT FULLY LATCH AT TIMES. GM CONTACTED BY OWNER - GM EMPLOYEE - LEMONT BARLOW (866) 942-4368 HAS ADVISED OWNER THAT SINCE PART WA S REPLACED UNDER RECALL AND ONE YEAR ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE CAUSING INJURIES AND DAMAGES. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. ONCE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT NOT...
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING, UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER. STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS COVER WILL POP OFF WITHOUT WARNING, UNABLE TOO JUST POP IT BACK ON. CONTACTED DEALER.CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
REPAIRS TO BRAKE SYSTEMS WERE ABOUT $1700.*AK
REPAIRS TO BRAKE SYSTEMS WERE ABOUT $1700.*AK
CONSUMER STATES VAN WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND REPORTED ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE TRACED TO NO OPERATION OF FUEL PUMP. FOUND WIRING HARNESS AT FUEL PUMP...
THE CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE RESULT OF THE AIR BAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY. *YH DOORS DO NOT OPEN DRIVER HAS TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR.*TS
THE NEWLY REPAIRED AUTOMATIC DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A BUZZER AND FAILED TO OPEN WITH BUTTON. *YH
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH WITH AREA GM DEALERSHIPS AND YOUR WEBSITE, IT APPERS THAT THE 1998 VENTURE MINI-VAN'S INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVELOPS A LEAK AT 80000 TO 90000 MILES. I HAD THIS REPLACEMENT IN MAY 2002. SINCE MY VAN WAS OUT OF WARRENTY BY 1000 MILES (IT WAS SHY 2 WEEKS OF BEING 4 YEARS OLD). I...
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH WITH AREA GM DEALERSHIPS AND YOUR WEBSITE, IT APPERS THAT THE 1998 VENTURE MINI-VAN'S INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVELOPS A LEAK AT 80000 TO 90000 MILES. I HAD THIS REPLACEMENT IN MAY 2002. SINCE MY VAN WAS OUT OF WARRENTY BY 1000 MILES (IT WAS SHY 2 WEEKS OF BEING 4 YEARS OLD). I...
THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. *YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, UPON IMPACT THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF WITH OUT ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH
STEERING RACK AND PINION FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK THE COMPONENT FROM RACK AND PINION THAT FELL ON THE GROUND WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK, ALSO THE BRAKES FAILED. *YH
STEERING RACK AND PINION FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK THE COMPONENT FROM RACK AND PINION THAT FELL ON THE GROUND WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK, ALSO THE BRAKES FAILED. *YH
LOSE ABILITY TO STEER THE VAN WHEN IT RAINS OR PASSING THROUGH SMALL WATER DEPOSITS ON THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUSTAINING MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*YH
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND DRIVERS SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, RESULTING IN MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YH
CAMSHAFT IN ENGINE BROKE WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY CEASED TO OPERATE, AND NEEDED TO BE PUSHED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK MECHANIC STATED THAT CAMSHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD NOT BREAK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OUT, CONSUMER CHECKED PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND IT WAS VERY LOOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE STALLS. FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, 5 TIMES TOWED THREE TIMES REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE. STALLING AGAIN, 22MAY02 AT 65 MPH, 30MAY02 AT 15 MPH, AND 04JUN02 AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME WILL RESTART AFTER 20 MINUTES. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. HAVE CASE RECORD WITH CHEVY S1-3066803.*AK
ENGINE STALLS. FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, 5 TIMES TOWED THREE TIMES REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE. STALLING AGAIN, 22MAY02 AT 65 MPH, 30MAY02 AT 15 MPH, AND 04JUN02 AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME WILL RESTART AFTER 20 MINUTES. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. HAVE CASE RECORD WITH CHEVY S1-3066803.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OUT. CONSUMER CHECKED PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND NOTICED IT WAS LOOSE. *AK *YH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTEN AFTER BEING LOCK ED.*JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SEATS DISLODGE, THEY DO NOT HOLD IN PLACE. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD. *AK DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT
FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY LENSES FOR BOTH FRONT L/R FELL OFF VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR. THIS IS A DEFECT, LENS SHOULD NOT FALL OFF AT 52,000 MILES, AND TO REPAIR HAVE TO FIND LENS, UNAVAILABLE, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE INDIVIDUAL LENS, NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ON PROBLEM SIDE.*AK
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. WHEN LIGHT COMES ON, AIR BAG SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN SO IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. VAN IS GOING IN FOR THE 6TH TIME TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. GMC WILL NOT BUY BACK VAN AND THIS IS A MA...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES WEAR. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES WEAR. *SLC
LENSES SEPARATED FROM HEADLIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH PAYING OUT OF POCKET WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.*JG
SIDE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS WERE REPORTED TO US BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP TO BE DEFECTIVE, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON NEARLY CONTINUOUSLY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3-4 MONTHS SINC...
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED.*AK
JANUARY 2002 LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT IF NO LEAKS VISIBLE TO ADD SPECIFIC COOLANT IF NEEDED AND RECONTACT IF FURTHER ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT OCCURS. SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT( TYPE SPECIFIC AS PER OWNERS MANUAL) WAS ADDED. APPROX. ONE WEEK AGO LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINAT...
I WAS MAKING A TURN AND WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 10MPH, WHEN I HEARD A NOISE. I STOPPED WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND REALIZED THAT BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT COVERS HAD FALLEN OFF THE VAN! I WENT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT HAPPENED AND RETRIEVED THE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE GLUE HAD SEPARATED THE 2 PA...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. CONSUMER TRIED TO REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE. WIRE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE IN PLACE SEEMED CORRODED. *AK
CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHILE TURNING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL ENDED UP UNDER REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND CHEVROLET BO...
CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHILE TURNING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL ENDED UP UNDER REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND CHEVROLET BO...
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASION S FOUND DOOR OPEN. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHT COVER WAS MISSING AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I STARTED LOOKING AT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COVER AND IT FELL OFF IN MY HAND. I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD BEEN GLUED ON AND THE GLUE HAD DRIED UP AND WAS CRACKED NO LONGER HOLDING ON THE COVER. I CAME IN AND CALLED CHE...
MAINTENANCE UNCOVERED THAT FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. DEALER INFORMED US THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WIND BLEW VAN INTO A DITCH AND IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
COOLANT WAS "SLUDGY" AND DEALER ATTRIBUTED THIS SLUDGE TO THIRD PARTY OIL SHOPS USING WRONG RADIATOR FLUID. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WRONG RADIATOR FLUID SLUDGED UP AND ATE THROUGH INTAKE GASKET. $647.19 TO REPAIR GASKET.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SWAY AND THE LEFT SIDE VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED SHOCK STRUTS. NLM
WHILE COASTING ALONG, DRIVER DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *JB
THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS THAT ARE TO BE PERMANENT FALL OF EXPOSING HALOGEN BULBS TO MOISTURE, AND INSECTS CAUSES THEM TO BLOW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND REPEATEDLY CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *YD
THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS THAT ARE TO BE PERMANENT FALL OF EXPOSING HALOGEN BULBS TO MOISTURE, AND INSECTS CAUSES THEM TO BLOW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND REPEATEDLY CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *YD
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE WHEEL STUDS CAME OFF WHICH DISENGAGED WHEEL FROM VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE 6 WHEELS STUDS SHEARED OFF FROM WHEEL.*TT
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEEL STUDS CAME OFF WHICH LED TO DISENGAGEMENT OF WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER PAST 6 MONTHS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY USING COOLANT, BUT NOT LEAKING TO GROUND. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, MAKES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
LEFT 2ND SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. WHILE PROBLEMATIC FOR MONTHS, PRECISE CAUSE JUST IDENTIFIED. ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO (RED) RELEASE BUCKLE, THOUGH CAUSING NO VISIBLE CHANGE, CAUSES BUCKLE TO RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY AT A LATER TIME. WAS USED TO SECURE CHILD CAR SEAT. CONTINUALLY FOUND BUCKLE UNLATCHED A...
HEADLIGHT PROTECTIVE COVERING THAT IS GLUED TO HEADLIGHT, PROTECTIVE SHIELD CONTINUIOUSLY FALLS OFF. IF SOMETHING HITS BULBS THEY BLOWOUT, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BLEWOUT, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE, CONSUMER STATED ALL THE REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE H...
DRIVERS SIDE, THE LENS OF THE HEADLIGHT FELL OFF. THE BULBS KEEP BREAKING BECAUSE OF MOISTURE. THE DEALER SAID ITS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMMENT WILL COST APP. 269.00. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BULB 5 TIMES AT $8.99 APIECE.*AK
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF TRACK, CAUSING CHILD'S HAND TO BE CRUSHED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER WHO FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SEVERAL INJURIES, CONSUMER CONTINUES TO HAVE COMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE A...
NEW ROTORS/ DRUMS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES/SHOES BROKEN, AND PADS .VEHILCE SOLD IN THIS CONDITION! FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. *AK
NEW ROTORS/ DRUMS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES/SHOES BROKEN, AND PADS .VEHILCE SOLD IN THIS CONDITION! FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. *AK
NEW ROTORS/ DRUMS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES/SHOES BROKEN, AND PADS .VEHILCE SOLD IN THIS CONDITION! FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. *AK
NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX DOOR HAVE FAILED.PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR OVER A YEAR WITH DOOR FAILING TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND LATCH OR FOR DOOR TO CLOSE AT ALL. *AK
THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE LENS COVERS POPPING OUT AND THE HEADLAMPS BLOWING OUT, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VENTING SYSTEM IN THE HEADLAMPS, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERATIVE, DEALER FOUND CONNECTOR FOR WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTED.*JB
THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGING OF THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE HEATER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, DUE TO COOLANT HAD SLUDGED UP CAUSING CLOGGED COMPONENTS IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, ALSO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS CORRISON IN THE RADIATOR, THE THERMOSTAT WAS R...
DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REAR TIRES ARE WORN, NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.*JB
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERATIVE, DEALER FOUND CONNECTOR FOR WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTED.*JB
THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGING OF THE ENGINE COOLANT, THE HEATER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, DUE TO COOLANT HAD SLUDGED UP CAUSING CLOGGED COMPONENTS IN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, ALSO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS CORRISON IN THE RADIATOR, THE THERMOSTAT WAS R...
DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REAR TIRES ARE WORN, NO TIRE INFO GIVEN.*JB
THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE LENS COVERS POPPING OUT AND THE HEADLAMPS BLOWING OUT, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VENTING SYSTEM IN THE HEADLAMPS, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
BRAKES HAVE A HORRIFIC PULSATION AT HIGH SPEED. PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND ROTORS WERE FINE. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK
GAS ODOR, GAS IS POURING OUT, DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DID NOT HELP
GAS ODOR, GAS IS POURING OUT, DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DID NOT HELP
GAS GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH VAN, ON 7-3-01 FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, THIS INCIDENT IS WORSE THAN WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES. *AK
GAS GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH VAN, ON 7-3-01 FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, THIS INCIDENT IS WORSE THAN WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES. *AK
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON - SLIGHT ENGINE TAPPING AT STARTUP. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE IS SHOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER DOING OUR OWN RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF 1997-2000 VENTURE VANS HAVE A P...
RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF.*AK *SLC
NHTSA RECALL#01V067000/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL 01013. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM UNTIL REPAIRS WERE DONE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO GET RECHECKED TWICE AFTER RECALL. ALSO, DEALER DID SOME ADJUSTING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF, A NEW UNIT WAS UNSTALLED, THREE MONTHS LATER THE COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM OR MANUFACTURING DEFFICIENCY. NLM
THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM AT THE REAR OF THE VAN INCLUDES A CABLE THAT WITH A BOLT SECURES THE SPARE TIRE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VAN. THE CABLE BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. THIS OCCURRED AS THE CAR WAS BEING BACKED FROM THE GARAGE ONTO THE STREET. AT NO TIME HAS THE SPARE TIRE BEEN REMO...
I BELIEVE THESE LENSES WILL FAIL VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. NO APPARENT CAUSE - PROBABLY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING.*AK
I REPORTED THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY (UNDER 36000 MILES) (CONDENSATION ON INSIDE OF BOTH HEADLIGHT'S LENS). THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP (AT 43,200 MILES), THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF (EXPOSING THE INNER WORKINGS). THEY SAID ...
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF. BASED ON WEBSITE SEARCHS, THIS APPARENTLY HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VENTURE, PONTIAC TRANSPORT, AND OLDSMOBILE SIHOUHETTE DUE TO A BREAKDOWN OF THE ADHESIVE MATERIAL THE RETAINS THE LENS COVER TO THE HOUSING. THIS CA...
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH RIGHT REAR BRACKET BROKE WICH AFFECTED DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
FAILURE FOUND DURING YEARLY SAFETY INSPECTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WAS REAR-ENDED. I WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, WAS HIT AT APPROX 35-40MPH. MY(DRIVER) SEAT FLEW BACK AND COLLAPSED, TWISTED. I WAS INJURED, RESULTING IN POSSIBLY PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE. NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURY. TV NEWS PROGRAM INDICATED THERE WA...
HEAD LAMP LENSE FELL OFF, EXPOSING WIRES AND BULBS. PARTS ARE BACKORDERED.*AK
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT REMAIN IN LATCH PLATE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE ABS LIGHT TURNS ON CONTINOUSLY. THE DEALER UNDER GM ASSISTANCE HAVE FAIL TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OVER A PERIOD OF NINE MONTH. THIS MINI VAN IS USE TO TRANSPORT MY 1 YEAR SON, MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGTHER,AND MY WIFE. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND I HAVE ASKED FOR ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE ON THIS MAT...
AT 37,000 MILES MY VAN SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED A RESEALING OF THE ENGINE. I AM OUTRAGED BY THIS AND WILL PERSUE THE MATTER WITH A LAWYER IF NECESSARY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: N/A)
WHEN EXITING VEHICLE ONLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE CONSUMER CAN NOTICE A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL FILTER WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE CONNECTOR . REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND CONSUMER NOTICE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL FILTER FIVE MONTHS LATER. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01013 ON SLIDING DOOR. CONSUMER FELT PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED. DEALER INDICATED REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR HELD DOOR SHUT ON 04/20/2001. ONO4/ 27/2001, DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGA...
CONSUMER TURNED ON IGNITION AND HEARD A POP SOUND. BOTH HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS AND LIGHTS BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $600 REPAIR. *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT A BELT WAS TOO NEAR WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
THE LENS ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE NOW FAILED. EVIDENTLY MOISTURE LEAKS INTO THE ASSEMBLY AND THE HEAT OF THE LIGHT CAUSES RAPID EXPANSION , BLOWING THE LENS OFF. THE LENS IS ONLY HELD IN PLACE WITH ADHESIVE. OFF COURSE THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN YOU NEED LIGHTS.
VAN SHIMMIES/VIBRATATES AT 30+ MPH SINCE 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING. HAVE PUT ON NEW TIRES, DEALERS SAY NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS NORMAL FOR VANS/TRUCKS (NOT A PLEASANT RIDE). DEFROSTERS WILL NOT DEFROST SIDE WINDOWS, DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. WHILE BACKING DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY WITH 3 PEOPLE IN...
WHENEVER IT RAINS HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. THEN, WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS AND IF WATER IS THERE, THEY WOULD BLOW OUT. THIS CAUSES LENSES TO GET MOISTURE BUILD UP FROM INSIDE, AND CUTS OFF VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS TO USE HIGH BEAMS.-*AK
COVER OF DRIVERSIDE'S HEADLIGHTS CAME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT APPEARED TO BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WITH POOR ADHESIVE MATERIALS. *AK PASSENGER SIDE ALSO LOOSE AND SHOWING CONDENSATION. BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *YH
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTOR TO BE USED. WOULD GET HUNG UP IN RETRACTOR MECHANISM.*AK
I REPORTED A DEFECT LAST WEEK ON MY INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT - THE LATCH WHICH GOES ACROSS THE CHILD'S CHEST POPS OPEN WHEN PULLED ON - SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOB TAGG THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR LAWRENCE HALL CHEVROLET THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINTS ON THE NEW CHEVY VENTURE VANS DO THE SAME THING...
THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS IN THE MIDDLE SEATS OF THE VAN ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH WHICH GOES ACROSS THE CHILD'S CHEST, POPS OPEN WHEN TUGGED ON. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH RESTRAINTS (ONE RESTRAINT HAS NOT BEEN USED) WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS FALL OFF, ON 11/1/00 THIS CAUSE THE BULB TO SHORT OUT DUE TO EXPOSURE TO RAIN, SHORTLY AFTER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS LENS COVER FELL OFF, MECHANIC DISCOVERED GLUE THAT HOLDS LENS COVER TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. CJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WHEN DRIVING THRU PUDDLES/HARD RAIN BATTERY LIGHT ON, LOSS OF ALL STEERING/BRAKES/ETC AND THEN POWER "POPS" BACK ON-DO NOT NEED TO RESTART ENGINE. HAS OCCURRED AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT PANEL: ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMES OFF/ON, COOLANT LE...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WHEN DRIVING THRU PUDDLES/HARD RAIN BATTERY LIGHT ON, LOSS OF ALL STEERING/BRAKES/ETC AND THEN POWER "POPS" BACK ON-DO NOT NEED TO RESTART ENGINE. HAS OCCURRED AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT PANEL: ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMES OFF/ON, COOLANT LE...
LINK THATS HOLDS BRAKE PEDAL IN PLACE BROKE, LEAVING BRAKE PEDAL HANGING, AND NONE RESPONSIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THE CLIP WAS MISSING FROM BRAKE PEDAL ASSELMBLY. *YH
LINK THATS HOLDS BRAKE PEDAL IN PLACE BROKE, LEAVING BRAKE PEDAL HANGING, AND NONE RESPONSIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THE CLIP WAS MISSING FROM BRAKE PEDAL ASSELMBLY. *YH
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM... AND IT HAS SO LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT ! I CHECKED AND COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY, THE DEALER SAYS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY. *AK
ASSEMBLY COLLECTS WATER THROUGH FAULTY SEALS. CONDENSATE REDUCES ILLUMINATION. EVENTUALLY LENS FALLS OFF, BULB EXPLODES IF HOT AND RAIN STRKES IT, CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FAIL.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
THE VAN WAS IN THE SHOP AT LANDMARK WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT FOR ITS BRAKES, LIGHTS AND BATTERY, IT ALSO WAS AT LAND MARK WHEN THE BATTERY WENT OUT AND WAS NOT TOLD THAN THAT THE SENSOR DID NOT GET TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD TILL AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHT FOR SERVICE CAME ON AND IT WAS TAKEN TO TUNEUP MA...
WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS & ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WOULD COME BACK ON BY THEM SELVES. DID NOT TAMPER WITH THE LIGHT SWTICH. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHERE ONE OF THEM DID REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM REAPPEARED. BOTH MECHANICS INDICATED TO ...
SEATBELT BROKE; CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED. CLIP WILLNOT NOT HOLD WHEN CLIPPED IT INSIDE OF RETRACTOR, SO THAT IT CAN CLICK AND HOLD.*AK
I WAS DRIVING MY VAN WITH MY PREGNANT COUSIN ON BOARD WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE STEERING NO LONGER CONTROLLED THE REAR END OF THE CAR, AND THE REAR BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR AND GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABOUT TO GO UP AWINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD. ...
WHEN IT RAINS IT GOES INTO VEHICLE WHERE DOME LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTER WERE MOUNTED ON THE CEILING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, ON MIDDLE REAR SEAT BOTH SEATBELTS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE, WHICH WONT PROTECT CHILD IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S S...
WHEN IT RAINS IT GOES INTO VEHICLE WHERE DOME LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTER WERE MOUNTED ON THE CEILING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, ON MIDDLE REAR SEAT BOTH SEATBELTS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE, WHICH WONT PROTECT CHILD IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S S...
WHEN IT RAINS IT GOES INTO VEHICLE WHERE DOME LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTER WERE MOUNTED ON THE CEILING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALSO, ON MIDDLE REAR SEAT BOTH SEATBELTS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE, WHICH WONT PROTECT CHILD IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S S...
TREAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND MY REAR AXEL. DISENGAGED ABS SYSTEM, FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE TODAY. WAS ON MY RIM IN SECONDS. FIRESTONE NOT ANSWERING MY CALLS. I HAVE SAVED THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70R15 )
TREAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND MY REAR AXEL. DISENGAGED ABS SYSTEM, FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE TODAY. WAS ON MY RIM IN SECONDS. FIRESTONE NOT ANSWERING MY CALLS. I HAVE SAVED THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70R15 )
WE WERE APPROACHING A CRASH AND HAD TO SLAM ON OUR BRAKES AT 40MPH AND THE SEAT BELT HOLDING OUR SONS CAR SEAT BROKE APART
WE WERE APPROACHING A CRASH AND HAD TO SLAM ON OUR BRAKES AT 40MPH AND THE SEAT BELT HOLDING OUR SONS CAR SEAT BROKE APART
ON THE DATE REFERENCED, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY SISTER WAS ALREADY PARKED NEXT TO ME AND WAS STILL IN HER CAR. AS I WAS PACKING UP USING ONLY THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION THE TIRES TURNED SHARPLY C...
ON THE DATE REFERENCED, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY SISTER WAS ALREADY PARKED NEXT TO ME AND WAS STILL IN HER CAR. AS I WAS PACKING UP USING ONLY THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION THE TIRES TURNED SHARPLY C...
PE-00-020; P215/70R15 ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT ON A CHEVROLET, VENTURE 1998. WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 35-40 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER INSPECTED TIRES. ALSO NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. *AK DEALER AGREED TO REPL...
THE SAFETY BELT LATCH HAS A LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION AND DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A PROPER FIT FOR TODDLER CAR SEATS. THEY HAVE THE OVER THE SHOULDER STRAP AND WHEN YOU TRY TO SECURELY BUCKLE THE SEAT IN PLACE THE LATCH DOESN'T ROTATE UP FAR ENOUGH TO SECURE THE BELT. I'VE TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT SEATS T...
REAR WINDOW WASHER FAILED. *SLC
BATTERY FAILED. *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS SLOW MOVING WHEN ROLLING DOWN, DEALER FOUND THE WINDOW TRACK WAS DRY. *SLC
SENSOR AND PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON, DEALER FOUND A WIRE CHAFED UNDER DASH PANEL MAKING THE LIGHTS STAY ON. *SLC
SEATBELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *SLC
RECALL 98V145 WAS COMPLETE, BUT CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT. *SLC
MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED WHILE ALREADY AT SPEED. MY WIFE ALSO SAID THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION - IT NEEDS TO ...
MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED WHILE ALREADY AT SPEED. MY WIFE ALSO SAID THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION - IT NEEDS TO ...
WHEN IT RAINS RESIDUE/CONDENSATION BUILDUP ON HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, AND PUT OUT A TSB BULLETIN IN WHICH DEALER WILL BLOWOUT THE RESIDUE/CONDENSATION WITH A "AIRGUN." BUT THIS PROBLEM IS ALWAYS OCCURRING. *AK T...
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. WHILE TURNING CORNERS STEERING WILL LOCK UP FOR SOME SECONDS, AND THEN IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY LESS THEN 5 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, AND CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON TO RICOCHET TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE ( WITH TWO CHILD IN CSS IN REAR SEAT). ALSO, AIR BAG PUNCTURED FROM THE ATTACHMENT WHICH THE BUTTON WAS ATTACH TO. DEALER/MANUFACT...
CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS INSUFFICENT SPACE BETWEEN BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL, OR IT'S JUST POOR DESIGN WHICH CAUSES MISAPPLICATION OF PEDALS.*AK
FOR ABOUT A YEAR RADIATOR FAN FAILED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR TWICE. RADIATOR FAN STOPPED WORKING, AND RADIATOR OVERHEATED. *AK
I SPOKE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT IN FOR A RECALL FOR MOISTURE BEING IN THE LIGHTS OR THE HEADLIGHT FRONT COMING OFF. I NOTICED IN ODI ID 714982 SOMEONE HAD SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON MOISTURE IN THE LIGHTS. AT THIS POINT MY RIGHT HEAD LIGHT FRONT COVER HAS COME OF...
WHILE TRAVELING EAST APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST, ENTERED EASTBOUND LANE. BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INTACT, BUT DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. CHILDREN, IN REAR, SUSTAINED SOME BRUI...
WHILE TRAVELING EAST APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST, ENTERED EASTBOUND LANE. BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INTACT, BUT DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. CHILDREN, IN REAR, SUSTAINED SOME BRUI...
WHILE TRAVELING EAST APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST, ENTERED EASTBOUND LANE. BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INTACT, BUT DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. CHILDREN, IN REAR, SUSTAINED SOME BRUI...
EXCESSIVE WATER VAPOR IN HEADLIGHTS REDUCES LIGHT. CURRENT FIX WAS TO DRILL HOLES. EXCESSIVE WATER VAPOR IN FRONT TURN SIGNALS INCREASES GLARE AND CONFUSES TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING. NO FIX OFFERED. *AK
EXCESSIVE WATER VAPOR IN HEADLIGHTS REDUCES LIGHT. CURRENT FIX WAS TO DRILL HOLES. EXCESSIVE WATER VAPOR IN FRONT TURN SIGNALS INCREASES GLARE AND CONFUSES TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING. NO FIX OFFERED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHUTTING THE SLIDING DOOR, IT AUTOMATICALLY POPS BACK OPEN. VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
VEHICLE OWNER FEELS THIS PART WAS FLAWED AS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
A SEAL ON THE HEADLIGHTS BROKE, CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INTO THE HEADLIGHTS, AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A MALL PARKING LOT, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HIT A POLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN YET INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE MAKING A WIDE TURN TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. NLM
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN YET INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE MAKING A WIDE TURN TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. NLM
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJUIRES.NO INDICATION OF DEFECT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH , UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND IS HEARD DOWN TO ABOUT 1/2 TANK. WHEN YOU START OUT OR COME TO A STOP A "THUMP" SOUND IS HEARD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BASKETBALL IS ROLLING AROUND IN THE TANK. THE DEALER HAS R/R THE TANK AND REPLACED THE STRAPPING AND THE SOUND IS STI...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK GEAR, RUNNING UNSUPERVISED, T VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BACK INTO AN TREE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SHALLOW PUDDLES BELT SLIPS AND LOOSES POWER STEERING.HAZZARD GOING AROUND CORNERS AND CAN'T STEER.
CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE TIRE BY USING FACTORY JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE WHEN IT BENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL, BARELY MISSING CONSUMER'S LEG AND DAMAGING BUMPER. *AK
3-YEAR OLD CHILD UNDID THE CSS WITOUT PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE BUCKLE AT THE CHEST COULD BE UNDONE WITHOUT PINCHING IN THE SIDE CLASPS. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
THE AIR VENT / DEFROSTER / DEFOGGER DOES NOT REMOVE THE FROST OR ICE OFF THE FRONT SIDE WINDOWS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAS MOISTURE INSIDE IT. I FEEL THIS EFFECTS THE LIGHTING AT NIGHT AS IT CERTAINLY MUST OBSTRICT THE LIGHT BEAM. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE THE WORST I'VE EVER HAD ON A VEHICLE EVEN WITHOUT THIS DEFECT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM WHEELS INC. LEASING. I SIMPLY WENT TO SEIF C...
THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMITION. ON HIGHWAY INCLINES AT 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3RD GEAR THERE IS A CONSTANT BUCKING OF THE VAN. THIS WAS REPORTED TO, AND NOTED BY THE DEALER BUT HE WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY...
THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMITION. ON HIGHWAY INCLINES AT 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3RD GEAR THERE IS A CONSTANT BUCKING OF THE VAN. THIS WAS REPORTED TO, AND NOTED BY THE DEALER BUT HE WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS FAULTY CONTACT. WILL NOT FIX. *AK
WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THE JACK BUCKLED IN HALF. *AK
SLIDING DOOR LATCH TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FAILED, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON CHILDS HEAD AND TORE EAR, REQUIRING STICHES. MJS
SLIDING DOOR LATCH TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FAILED, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON CHILDS HEAD AND TORE EAR, REQUIRING STICHES. MJS
SLIDING DOOR LATCH TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FAILED, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON CHILDS HEAD AND TORE EAR, REQUIRING STICHES. MJS
NIGHT DRIVING IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY LACK THE INTENSITY NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY LIGHT THE ROAD AHEAD FOR SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR A FEW MINUTES. ALSO, BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HAD BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR A FEW MINUTES. ALSO, BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HAD BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHEEL BEARING RATTLES, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. BRAKE PADS HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE. *AK
WHEEL BEARING RATTLES, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. BRAKE PADS HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP WITH VEHICLE ON A FULL TANK, THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BOUNCING AND SPLASHING WITHIN THE GAS TANK. AFTER VEHICLE GETS DOWN TO LESS THAN HALF A TANK, THE NOISE IS NOT THERE. DEALER RESTRAPPED THE TANK AND PUT INSULATION IN TANK ASSEMBLY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AS A RESULT OF AN CCIDENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES. *AK
WHEN I DRIVE OVER WATER AFTER A RAIN, MY VAN STEERING LOCKS UP, AND THE BELT MAKES A NOISE. I THINK ALSO THE AC STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AS YOU CAN NOT STEER.
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR'S INSIDE PANEL HAD SMOKE COMING FROM IT. THE DOOR PANEL HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. DOOR HAS POWER LOCKS & WINDOW SWITCH. POLICE TOOK A REPORT. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE UNTIL WEEK LATER. *AK
HORN BUTTON IS TOO HARD TO OPERATE, MUCH HARDER TO DEPRESS THAN NORMAL, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
THE HORN BUTTON IS TO DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
NOISY POWER STEERING.
REAR RIGHT TIRE REPAIRED. DOTA3MOD81078GENERAL AMERIG4S.
POWER DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
2 MAJOR WIRING HARNESS MELTED, REPLACED WITH WRONG HARNESS.. NO CAUSE FOUND AND DEALER SAID IT WAS OK FOR THEM TO PUT WRONG HARNESS IN!!! TOOK ORIGINAL DEALER 2+ WEEKS TO FIX AND IT WAS STILL NOT CORRECT. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SPLICED IN NEW WIRES TO MAKE REAR SPEAKERS WORK. THEY INFORME...
WITH FUEL TANK FULL AND DOWN TO 1/2 TANK, WE HEAR A THUMPING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE STOP, OR ACCELERATE. WE ALSO HEAR IT WHEN WE PULL IN OR OUT OF THE GARAGE (SLOPED). ONCE THE TANK IS BELOW 1/2 THE NOISE GOES AWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE INSULATION BETWEEN THE TANK AND FRAME AND NE...
HORN ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN IS HARD TO USE. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A CURB, KNOCKING DOWN TWO TREES, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC
AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES EVERYTHING WOULD SHUT DOWN OR NOT WORK PROPERLY. POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT/FAN BELT SLIPS AFTER GETTING WET/ ALTERNATOR WOULD QUIT WORKING. ALSO, NO PROTECTION COVER TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING. TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT.*AK ABS LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. *MJS
AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES EVERYTHING WOULD SHUT DOWN OR NOT WORK PROPERLY. POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT/FAN BELT SLIPS AFTER GETTING WET/ ALTERNATOR WOULD QUIT WORKING. ALSO, NO PROTECTION COVER TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING. TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT.*AK ABS LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. *MJS
AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES EVERYTHING WOULD SHUT DOWN OR NOT WORK PROPERLY. POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT/FAN BELT SLIPS AFTER GETTING WET/ ALTERNATOR WOULD QUIT WORKING. ALSO, NO PROTECTION COVER TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING. TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT.*AK ABS LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. *MJS
AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES EVERYTHING WOULD SHUT DOWN OR NOT WORK PROPERLY. POWER STEERING IS DIFFICULT/FAN BELT SLIPS AFTER GETTING WET/ ALTERNATOR WOULD QUIT WORKING. ALSO, NO PROTECTION COVER TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING. TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT.*AK ABS LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. *MJS
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *AK
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LATCH DOES NOT LOCK. *AK
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. AUTHOMATIC DOOR LATCH DOES NOT LOCK. *AK
RISER ASSEMBLY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL PROPERLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO GET LEFT INDEX FINGER PINCHED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE RIGHT REAR SEAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF THE FINGER NAIL. NLM
WE ARE EXPERIENCING A THUMPING/LOOSE BASKETBALL ROLLING IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE SOUND. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND GETS LOUDER DOWN TO 1/2 FULL THEN DISSAPATES. ADDITIONAL PADDING AND STRAPING WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE SOUND IS STILL THERE ONLY LOUDER. FOR RESALE THIS ISN'T GOIN...
STOP LIGHT SWITCH HOLDS BRAKE PEDAL SLIGHTLY DOWN CAUSING ENGAGEMENT OF BRAKES, THREE REPAIRS DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
SEAT TRACKS ARE VERY SHARP CAUSING INJURY TO CHILD WHEN HE FELL DOWN IN THE CAR AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE TRACK, CAUSING INJURY WHICH REQUIRED 5 STICHES. NLM
CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES FOR POOR OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC DOORS. WHEN CHILDREN ARE ENTERING OR EXITING THE DOOR WILL SOMETIMES START CLOSING. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON THE DOOR, SOMETIMES DOOR DOESN'T OPEN ALL THE WAY. DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN DOOR APART AND PULLED ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK
CAN RAISE BUCKET SEAT IN 2ND ROW ON PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, SEAT WOULD NOT BE LOCKED ON TRACK, IN POSITION. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD MOVE EITHER UP OR DOWN & THEN SQUEAL. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK
CAN RAISE BUCKET SEAT IN 2ND ROW ON PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, SEAT WOULD NOT BE LOCKED ON TRACK, IN POSITION. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD MOVE EITHER UP OR DOWN & THEN SQUEAL. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK
DURING COLD WEATHER DEFOGGER DOESN'T PERFORM WELL WHEN ACTIVATED. IT FOGS UP THE SIDE WINDOWS, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD STOPPED AT LIGHT. THEN WHEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO SIDE AND FIX IT. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR AJAR, LIGHT NOT SHOWING ON DASHBOARD WHEN THE DOOR IS AJAR. LIGHT DOES COME ON WHEN DOOR IS COMPLETELY UNLATCHED AND OFF WHEN CLOSED, BUT DOES NOT SHOW WHEN DOOR IS AJAR. REPORT FROM SERVICE MANAGER WAS THAT THERE IS NO CORRECTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY CHE...
DESIGN OF VAN HAS NO INSIDE DOOR LOCK, VAN ONLY UNLOCKS WITH A REMOTE, NO INSIDE DOOR LOCK MAYBE HAZARDOUS WHEN EXITING IN A EMERGENCY. *YC
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TSEAT BELTS WILL EITHER NOT BUCKLE OR WILL BUCKLE AND NOT RELEASE. CENTER MECHANISM IS POPPING, CAUSING FAILURE. BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT FOUR DIFFERENT SERVICES. *AK
DESIGN OF THE HORN BUTTON IS LOCATED UNDER THE AIR BAG CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN OPERATION, EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE.
TRANSMISSION CABLE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BARKWARD WHILE IN PARK.
HORN TAKES EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT TO SOUND, DUE TO DESIGN.
DEFECTIVE MOTOR IS CAUSING AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES.*AK
VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IGNITION TURNED ON, BACKED OUT, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
BRAKES FAILED.
ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
PIN FELL OUT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE PUSH OUT WINDOW ON RIGHT SIDE OF SLIDING DOOR, THIS PREVENT THE WINDOW FROM OPENING OR CLOSING AND ALSO RATLLES WHILE DRIVING. NLM
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. YH
DOOR DOESN'T LOCK. YH
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. YH
HORN NOT EASY TO OPERATE, REQUIRES PRESSING VERY HARD. YH
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
THE RIGHT SLIDING REAR SIDE DOOR HAS CLOSED BY ITSELF, OPENED BY ITSELF, AND HAD FAILED TO CLOSE UPON USING THE SWITCH. THE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING WITHOUT USING THE BUTTON HAS ENDANGERED THE PASSENGERS. *AK
MOST OF THE TIME WHILE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARRNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 30MPH TRUCK STOPPED AND VEHICLE WENT UNDER IT, FRONTAL IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. POLICE REPORT FILED. *AK *ML
WHEN VAN HAS 7 PASENGERS THE REAR WHEELS RUB ON THE WHEEL WELLS EVERY TIME A BUMP OR VALLEY IS ENCOUNTERED.THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO CARRY 7 ADULTS.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT A REASON WHILE CONSUMER 'S SON WAS SITTING NEAR THE DOOR. *AK
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
ENGINE RANDOMLY GOES TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN BRAKING. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN DRIVEN LONG ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO GET TO RUN TEMP. THE VAN IS THEN PARKED (ENGINEOFF) FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MIN. THEN ENGINE IS RESTARTED . WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NEXT APPLIED THE ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. T...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE REARWHEEL WELLS. WHEN DRIVING SEVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A VALLEY OR GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRES ARE RUBBING. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE REARWHEEL WELLS. WHEN DRIVING SEVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A VALLEY OR GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRES ARE RUBBING. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT GETS DARK OR WHEN DRIVING IN A GARAGE. OWNER WANTS TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY, SO THAT THEY CAN BE SWITCHED OFF IN PARKING GARAGES WHERE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED. *AK *ML
CONSUMER DIDN'T ENTRY SUMMARY.
POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING ACROSS SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER.
SHIELD THAT PROTECTS ENGINE IS NOT ADEQUATE, CAUSING THE BELT TO GET WET WHEN DRIVING OVER PUDDLES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
WHEN AUTOMOBILE GOES THROUGH ANY WATER IT LOSES POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESET IT. *AK
SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS REPLACED SEVERAL TIME DUE TO LOCK UP, CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP AFTER REPAIRS.
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. PARKED THE CAR ,CAME BACK LATER AND SAW A BIG PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE, THEN WITH A STONG SMELL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE HORN REQUIRES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO GET IT TO OPERATE DUE TO ITS DESIGN.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND LEANS ON CONSUMER'S BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS CREATING SEVERE BACK PROBLEMSFOR CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN CONSUMER'S CALLS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITION ALL OF A SUDDEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRIED TO CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN INJURY. CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK
REMOTE ENTRY SLIDING DOOR FAILURE.
HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR. TESTED SIMILAR NEW VEHICLES ON DEALERS LOT AND FOUND ALL HAD SAME PROBLEM.
A CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT WAS PUSHED BACK, ABOUT 3 INCHES, THAT THE SEAT SLID BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAILING. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE RAILING, CUT THE CHILD'S ANKLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND SAID THAT SHARP EDGE SHOULD BE COVERED WITH DUCT TAPE. MANUFACTURER CONT...
HEADLIGHTS COME ON ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING UNDER SHADED TREE OR JUST ON A SUNNY DAY, WHICH COULD ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE A...
RIGHT HAND POWER PASSENGER DOOR FAILED.
DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX RECALL ITEMS, SPLIT BENCH SEAT AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER "PARK" POSITION.
DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX RECALL ITEMS, SPLIT BENCH SEAT AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER "PARK" POSITION.
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE COMPLETELY. IN SOME CASES, IT CATCHES THE INITIAL LOCKING POINT, BUT IT WON'T PULL THE DOOR IN AND COMPLETELY LOCK AND SEAL THE DOOR. MOST TIMES IF I USE THE POWER DOOR SWITCH THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND IT STILL WON'T CLOSE, SO I HAVE TO DISABLE THE POWER ...
AUTOMATIC SLIDING POWER DOOR CLOSES ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL NOZZLE WILL NOT STAY ON. OWNER HAS TO HOLD THE NOZZLE HANDLE IN THE ON POSITION.
HORN IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW IN AN EMERGENCY. DEALER INSTRUCTED HOW TO OPERATE CONTRARY TO MANUAL.
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PUT A CSS FACING FOWARD IN REAR BUCKET SEAT OF VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL BE SENDING A COPY OF A VIDEO FOR ODI CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING...
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED AN INJURY. CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL # 98V131, TRANSMISSION. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NEEDED. OWNER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS JUMPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND FELT THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
HORN REQUIRES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO BEEP. WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE HORN PAD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SOUND THE HORN OFF. CONSUMER NEEDS TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO SOUND THE HORN OFF. HAS REPORTED PROBLEM TO MANUFACTURER. *AK
POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN AND THE OPEN DOOR LAMP CAME ON. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR 5 DAYS STILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR.
DEFECT WITHIN PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, CAUSES THE DOOR TO OPEN ON ITS OWN , RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION, DEALER HAS REPLACED POWER SLIDING DOOR MODULE 3 TIMES. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
VAN HAS RANDOM INTERMIITENT RUNAWAY ENGINE. ENGINE WILL GO TO FULL THROTTLE, NEAR RESULTED IN CRASHES.
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ONE WEEK LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DAYTIME, DO NOT COME ON. CONSIDERS THIS A SAFETY DEFECT, VEHICLE IS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH PARKING LIGHTS, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CHANGED, VEHICLE WAS MADE LIKE THIS. *AK
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE LOCKS WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED, THE VEHICLE WAS MADE LIKE THAT. *AK
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. SOMETIMES WHEN IT READS EMPTY IT IS FULL, AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT READS FULL IT IS EMPTY. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PRORELY, ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES...
AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD, CAUSING INJURY.
CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO T...
CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO T...
CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO T...
CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO T...
HORN REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO WORK.
HORN ASSEMBLY DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HORN CAN NOT BE ACTIVATED BY CONSUMER WITHOUT EXTREME FORCE DUE TO ITS DESIGN.
HAVING ALARM INSTALLED. RUG PULLED BACK & NOTICE D 1/2 IN WATER. MECHANIC SAID MOISTURE UNDER WINDSHIELD DRIPPED INSIDE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD PROBLEM EXISTED 3 TIMES BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS OFFERED. *AK