2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Problems & Recalls
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Symptoms similar to recall 07V349000. Smell of fuel accompanied by liquid on the ground. Inspection by mechanic indicates failure of fuel filler neck and accompanying inlet of the fuel tank itself. Unable to secure fuel filler neck replacement that fits, nor replacement fuel tank.
I HAVE A LEAKING FUEL TANK. IT IS DESCRIBED PERFECTLY IN RECALL: 07V349000, GM RECALL # 06230. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF HIGHER MILEAGE, IT IS NOT COVERED. I THEN CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. HOW CAN YOU SELL A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE PART, PUT IT ON RE...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REM...
Mileage: 117,000
I WAS TOLD IT HAD INTERMITTENT REAR LIGHTING PROBLEM (DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS WOULD GO IN AND OUT) WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE USED IN 2012 WITH160,000 MILES, 90% HIGHWAY. HAD REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY, LEGAL AND STATE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS (OR SO I THOUGHT). WITHIN 3 MONTHS/75 MILES LATE...
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS TOLD IT HAD INTERMITTENT REAR LIGHTING PROBLEM (DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS WOULD GO IN AND OUT) WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE USED IN 2012 WITH160,000 MILES, 90% HIGHWAY. HAD REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY, LEGAL AND STATE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS (OR SO I THOUGHT). WITHIN 3 MONTHS/75 MILES LATE...
Mileage: 160,000
THE FUEL TANK LEAKS AT THE FUEL TANK, LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE ATTACHMENT POINT TO THE TANK. THERE IS A RUBBER GROMMET ON THE TANK THAT THE TUBE ATTACHES TO THE TANK WHERE THE LEAK IS. DEFIANTLY A FIRE HAZARD. LEAKS WHEN TANK IS MORE THAN 1/2 FULL. THIS TUBE IS METAL AND THE FUEL TANK FILLE...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. AFTER ACTIVATING THE WIPERS, THEY BECAME JAMMED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS FA...
Mileage: 15,000
FUEL LEAKING IN THE GROUND AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE.
Mileage: 111,000
THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATS ALOT AND IVE BOUGHT ALOT OF COOLANT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IVE GOTTEN STRANDED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND ITS CRAZY IVE DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT COULD BE MULTIPLE THINGS BUT FOR SURE ITS GOING TO COST ALOT FOR THIS I CANT LAY FOR THESE EXSPENSIVE REPAIRS IM STILL GOING A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN...
Mileage: 162,000
THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL ONLY LATCH INTO THE BRACKET ABOUT HALF THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET IT TO CLICK IN. OTHERWISE IT JUST WILL NOT CLICK. I HAVE HAD TO STRETCH IT ACROSS TO HOOK IT INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT. LUCKILY FOR ME I DIDN'T HAVE A PASSENGER SO I COUL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING. HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NO...
Mileage: 114,000
OTHER PART AFFECTED IS THE JACK THIS STYLE VAN RUSTS THRU IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE JACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY STRUCTURAL SUPPORT RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHERE THE VAN CAN FALL OFF THE JACK IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT THE SP...
Mileage: 170,000
OTHER PART AFFECTED IS THE JACK THIS STYLE VAN RUSTS THRU IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE JACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY STRUCTURAL SUPPORT RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHERE THE VAN CAN FALL OFF THE JACK IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT THE SP...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000...
Mileage: 50,000
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE HEAT GAUGE STARTING TO RISE VERY QUICKLY TO THE RED ZONE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND ONCE THE TEMP CAME DOWN WE PROCEEDED TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE. THERE WE PURCHASED A THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR CAP, AND 2 GALLONS OF PREMIX DEX-COOL. WE INSTALLED THE NEW CAP AND F...
Mileage: 112,156
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR AS HE NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB...
Mileage: 135,000
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FUEL LEAK IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ARRIVING HOME, AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, ...
CAR WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATE. THE VENTURE WILL ALSO OVER HEAT AFTER RUNNING FOR 10 MIN. OR SO. THIS VAN LIKES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR GAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. ONLY O...
Mileage: 266,000
CAR WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATE. THE VENTURE WILL ALSO OVER HEAT AFTER RUNNING FOR 10 MIN. OR SO. THIS VAN LIKES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR GAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. ONLY O...
Mileage: 266,000
CAR WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATE. THE VENTURE WILL ALSO OVER HEAT AFTER RUNNING FOR 10 MIN. OR SO. THIS VAN LIKES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR GAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. ONLY O...
Mileage: 266,000
MY MOTHER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001, IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE SHE BROUGHT IT HOME. TURN SIGNALS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER CAUSING THEM TO BURN OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. I ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER HER PASSING IN 2012 . THE VAN ONLY HA...
Mileage: 5,000
MY MOTHER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001, IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE SHE BROUGHT IT HOME. TURN SIGNALS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER CAUSING THEM TO BURN OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. I ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER HER PASSING IN 2012 . THE VAN ONLY HA...
Mileage: 5,000
WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND GOING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HWY 99 JUST NORTH OF SACRAMENTO. AN AMBULANCE CUT IN FRONT OF US AND SLOWED DOWN. THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 CHEVY VENTURE STRUCK THE LEFT REAR END OF THE AMBULANCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY MY DAUGHTER INJURED HER HAND AND LEGS. I INJURED MY S...
Mileage: 135,596
HEATER SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON VERY COLD DAY WAS INITIAL INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND MANY REPAIRS LATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE STILL GOES INTO RED AND NO HEAT COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER TURNS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS I HAVE DO...
Mileage: 110,000
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN EST. 185,000 MILES. FUEL TANK LEAKS AT INLET, IF TANK IS MORE THAN 1/2 FULL. SOME VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE? VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 180,000
ON 3, JUNE, 2011, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE BACK LATCH, RESULTING IN THE DOOR ONLY BEING PARTIALLY, AND DANGEROUSLY LATCHED BY ONLY THE FRONT LATCH. SOMETIMES IT WON'T LATCH ON THE FRONT LATCH EITHER. THIS IS NOT A POWER SLIDING DOO...
Mileage: 152,300
ON 3, JUNE, 2011, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE BACK LATCH, RESULTING IN THE DOOR ONLY BEING PARTIALLY, AND DANGEROUSLY LATCHED BY ONLY THE FRONT LATCH. SOMETIMES IT WON'T LATCH ON THE FRONT LATCH EITHER. THIS IS NOT A POWER SLIDING DOO...
Mileage: 152,300
OUR 2001 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO GO BACK DOWN; REMAINING UP, ON THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD AT ABOUT 150,000 MILES. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE MOTOR AS YET. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
I HAD A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. IT CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 2:00AM ON MARCH 31 2011 WHAT CAN I DO. TALK TO CHEVY WITH NO ANSWER BACK NEED HELP!!!! *TR
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WHEN IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN WHERE THE FUEL FILLER NECK WAS LOCATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. T...
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE FOGGY AND IMPAIRED HER VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE COVERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 183,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 ...
Mileage: 183,000
2001 CHEVY VENTURE WITH 150K MILES. CAR GETS HOT VERY QUICKLY...WITHIN FEW MINS OF DRIVING THE HOT TEMP COOLANT LIGHT GOES ON AND THE NEEDLE IN THE RED ZONE. REPLACED TEMP SENSOR, THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR CAP AND HOSE. TOOK TO THREE MECHANICS AND CHEVY DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HEAD GASKETS NEEDED T...
Mileage: 150,000
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI-VAN. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HORN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE IT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK SEVERAL PUSHES/PRESSES TO EVENTUALLY SOUND THE HORN. *JB
SHIFT CABLE BROKEN AT TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE REMAIN IN LAST GEAR SELECTED. PART IS PLASTIC AND LOW QUALITY. *TR
Mileage: 68,900
SHIFT CABLE BROKEN AT TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE REMAIN IN LAST GEAR SELECTED. PART IS PLASTIC AND LOW QUALITY. *TR
Mileage: 68,900
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, FUEL TANK LEAK @ THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE ATTACHMENT POINT. HAS A SMALL CRACK. SOME BUT NOT ALL VENTURES WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN RECALLED. DEFIANTLY A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE THAT HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT COULD LEAK FUEL AND A CAUSE A FIRE. ON APRIL 19TH MY WIFE TOOK THE VAN IN TO CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE,AZ TO GET THE TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL FOR SOME TIME NOW. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. WE ...
Mileage: 160,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2001 GRAY CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN & OFTEN TIMES FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5 YEARS NOW AND EVEN AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION AND I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL...
BRAKE LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILURE. *TR
OUR 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL. WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT IN JANUARY 2007. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND FOUND THE THERMOSTAT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ...
Mileage: 111,571
1. NORMAL OPERATION 2. AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILURE. 3. HAD DYE, REFRIGERANT & SEAL CONDITIONER INSTALLED INITIALLY SYSTEM OK BUT, OVER NIGHT REFRIGERANT LEAKED DOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF DYE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER LEAKING. DEALER WANTS $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THIS CONDENSER, BAD WELDS, YET GM TAKES NO FAULT EVEN THOUGH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE HAVE FAILED. WITH ASTHMA, I NEED A/C AND THIS VEHICLE IS NO SAFE WITHOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
FUEL TANK LEAK FROM "NECK" OR "STEM." DEALER DECLARED "UNREPAIRABLE." REPLACED TANK AT COST OF$834 (AFTER 10% DISCOUNT GRANTED BECAUSE OF LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE). *TR
Mileage: 16,752
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. HE THEN OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE), ALTHOUGH THE FAI...
Mileage: 60,000
BAD/LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET...... COOLANT LEAKS....CAUSING WATER PUMP TO BURN OUT...REPLACED TWICE ALREADY....AND COOLANT TO GET IN WITH OIL. *TR ESTIMATED REPAIR COST > $700
Mileage: 50,000
BAD/LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET...... COOLANT LEAKS....CAUSING WATER PUMP TO BURN OUT...REPLACED TWICE ALREADY....AND COOLANT TO GET IN WITH OIL. *TR ESTIMATED REPAIR COST > $700
Mileage: 50,000
NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VAN ALL FUSES ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE BULBS. *TR
NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VAN ALL FUSES ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE BULBS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS TOO EXCESSIVE TO BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). IN ADDITION, THERE W...
Mileage: 148,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE AND THEN OPEN APPROXIMATELY A HALF AN INCH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SLIDING DOOR AND THEY...
Mileage: 109,855
OUR VEHICLE IS A 2001. HAS 62,000 MILES. THE CONDENSER WENT ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT ALOT OF THE CONDENSER ARE GOING IN THE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. HAVE YOU DONE ANY INVESTIGATING OR RECALLS, OR REIMBURSEMENT ? THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 63,000
THE CHEVY VENTURE FAILS TO MAINTAIN FUEL LEVELS AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. THIS CONSTITUTES FREQUENT STOPS AND PANICKING OVER WHEN AND WHERE TO GET THE NEXT TANK OF GAS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF INCOME AND CAUSING WIDE SPREAD HUNGER. *TR
THE CHEVY VENTURE FAILS TO MAINTAIN FUEL LEVELS AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. THIS CONSTITUTES FREQUENT STOPS AND PANICKING OVER WHEN AND WHERE TO GET THE NEXT TANK OF GAS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF INCOME AND CAUSING WIDE SPREAD HUNGER. *TR
VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. MY RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE PROVES THIS POINT AND CHEVY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! AT APPROX 120K, THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN LIKE THAT. MECHANICAL REPLACED INTAKE GASKET FOR $1100 AND RECOMENDED CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET FOR AN ADDITIONA...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BRAKE SHOP (ALL TUNE AND LUBE) AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CYLINDER, AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD MO...
Mileage: 96,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BRAKE SHOP (ALL TUNE AND LUBE) AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CYLINDER, AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD MO...
Mileage: 96,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BRAKE SHOP (ALL TUNE AND LUBE) AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CYLINDER, AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD MO...
Mileage: 96,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK. GM ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET BE...
Mileage: 98,978
TAIL LAMP FAILURE DUE TO WATER EGRESS. ITEM IS A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET. NATURE OF DESIGN IS A 4 BULB IN-LINE CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET HOLDER, ITS MOUNTED WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TOP, THUS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SOCKET HOLDER VIA WIRES AND CONNECTOR. WATER FLO...
Mileage: 48,746
TAIL LAMP FAILURE DUE TO WATER EGRESS. ITEM IS A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET. NATURE OF DESIGN IS A 4 BULB IN-LINE CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET HOLDER, ITS MOUNTED WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TOP, THUS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SOCKET HOLDER VIA WIRES AND CONNECTOR. WATER FLO...
Mileage: 48,746
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PUT BRAKE FLUID INSIDE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER; THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 83,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY, DESPITE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. A...
Mileage: 78,913
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS, CAUSES ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHICH RESULTED HEADS WERE WARPING. MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-10 COMING HOME FROM OUR FAMILY VACATION FROM DISNEYLAND AND HEADING BACK TO PHOENIX AZ WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN. WE WAITED...
Mileage: 77,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL ...
Mileage: 85,000
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT IN SYNC. THEY ARE IN THE UP POSITION WHEN TURNED OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE ONCE AND THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT DID IT AGAIN. NOW I'M TOLD IT IS A COMPONENT THAT WILL COST $368 TO FIX. I SEE MANY VENTURES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
THE SAFETY HARNESSES ON SOME SEATS RATCHET UP, LOCK, AND CHOKE THE PERSON USING THEM. THE FIRST ONE TO DO THAT WAS IN THE FAR BACK AND HAD BEEN USED ONLY A FEW TIMES WHEN IT FAILED AND WE REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE 12-MONTH WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND SAFETY BELTS AR...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE SEAM CAME LOOSE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED A SLOW FUEL LEAK. THE LEAK OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING...
Mileage: 46,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. THE DEFROST DOES NOT DEFROST THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOWS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLEAN THE WINDOWS TO ENSURE VISIBILITY. PER THE MECHANIC THE IN...
Mileage: 99,600
I HAVE A CHEVY VENTURE 2001 AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN JULY 2005 AND I AM NOT SURE IF ANY OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND I ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR THERE IS NO SENSOR ON IT AND SOMEONE COULD BE CLOSED IN IT I HAVE TRIED TO PUSH IT OPEN WHEN IT CLOSES AND IT STILL CO...
FUEL GAUGE READING IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES CORRECT, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S INCORRECT. *JB
TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS OVERHEAT AND MELT CAUSING FAILURE. LEFT ONE HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AND MOST RECENTLY RIGHT ONE MELTED AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. *NM
Mileage: 85,350
TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS OVERHEAT AND MELT CAUSING FAILURE. LEFT ONE HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AND MOST RECENTLY RIGHT ONE MELTED AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. *NM
Mileage: 85,350
TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS OVERHEAT AND MELT CAUSING FAILURE. LEFT ONE HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AND MOST RECENTLY RIGHT ONE MELTED AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. *NM
Mileage: 85,350
THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. *JB
Mileage: 43,000
AT 35,000 MILES, INTAKE GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT LEAKED INTO INTAKE, REPAIR COVERED BY WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT LEAKED INTO CRANKCASE CONTAMINATING OIL. WAS RECOMMENDED BY MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE ENGINE AND DID. THE NEW USE...
Mileage: 35,000
THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. CAUSING THE CAR TO STILL MOVE WHEN YOU PRESS AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND KILL SOMEONE. I SAW ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT BETWEEN ALL THEM AND THE ONES STILL COMING IN, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *NM
Mileage: 59,000
I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET GM TO HONOR MY WARRANTY FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT IS BAD. I MADE THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR A PART TO BE ORDERED ON MARCH 15, 2006. ON JUNE 29, 2006, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY GEICO BECAUSE I HAD A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY BASICAL...
Mileage: 72,000
FAULTY BRAKES DUE TO VEHICLE HOLDING MOISTURE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE IN FRONT MADE A U TURN WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IMPACTED THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. ...
Mileage: 106,000
FAX FROM CONSUMER (OH) RE THE PROBLEM HE AND HIS WIFE HAD WITH THE HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *NM THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE KNUCKLE COLLAR AROUND THE FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WHICH CORRECTE...
Mileage: 57,241
FAX FM (OH) RE THE PROBLEM HE AND HIS WIFE HAD W/THE HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU & 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *TS ***REFERENCE 10154062*** THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING SLOW. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.
Mileage: 50,860
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT CONTINUALLY BURED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TAIL LAMP HOUSING ON THE INBOARD SIDE AND THE PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 77,000
VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE OUT OF "SYNC" AND JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I HAVE SCHEDULED REPAIRS FOR 12/8/2005, AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Mileage: 59,850
TAIL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE DIMLY ON THE DASH AND THEN FAIL TO OPERATE. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TURNING. REPLACED BOTH TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS AND PIGTAILS. *NM
Mileage: 19,500
DT: THE CONTACT STATED TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE THERMOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. HE PICKED UP THE CAR AND IN 3 THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR BLEW UP. HE HAD IT TOWED A WEEK LATER THEY TOLD HIM A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS SINCE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE THERMOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. HE PICKED UP THE CAR AND IN 3 THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR BLEW UP. HE HAD IT TOWED A WEEK LATER THEY TOLD HIM A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS SINCE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...
SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM AS REPORTED BY OTHER POSTS. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. SERVICED AT SHOP REGULARLY. AT 60,000 MILES THE SUPPOSED "100,000 MILE" COOLING SYSTEM SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LEAK IN LOWER INTAKE. AS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE INTO THE HOT, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO LET IT CO...
Mileage: 60,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION HE SAW THAT THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED AND WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 INCHES...
Mileage: 60,142
DT: CONSUMER HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED AND FREON LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT BECAUSE HE TRANSPORTS HIS CHILDREN IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATED THIS HAPPENED IN MANY...
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SMASHING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE HOOD RELEASE MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED INADVERTENTLY. *JB
FRONT LEFT AXLE OF 01 CHEVY VENTURE IS MAKING A BAD GRINDING TYPE NOISE WHICH GETS LOUDER THE FASTER YOU DRIVE. AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 52,000
JULY 16, 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE ALONG MY LOCAL STREET SMITHTOWN NY WHEN I HEARD A EXTREMELY LOUD BANG. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I PULLED MY CAR OVER AND CONTACTED MY HUSBAND. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A LICENSED...
Mileage: 72,656
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO SHUT IT DOOR DID NOT SHUT. IT REOPENED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. CALLER HAS NOT TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE BUTTON FOR THE POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. .SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOT...
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO SHUT IT DOOR DID NOT SHUT. IT REOPENED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. CALLER HAS NOT TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE BUTTON FOR THE POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. .SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOT...
DT: THE HORN BLEW ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING FOR ONLY A SECONDS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON ITS OWN. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CONTACTED MANUAFACTURER. NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Mileage: 30,000
DT: AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER LEAKED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WERE ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED IN THE LAST MONTHS. THE CONDENSER LEAKED FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE FROM A FAULTY WELD. *AK *NM
Mileage: 88,000
MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING INTO OUR VAN AND WALKING TOWARD THE REAR ROW OF SEATS WHEN HE RAN INTO THE SEATBELT THAT CROSSES OVER FROM THE REAR SIDE WINDOW AND WAS ENTANGLED. THE SEATBELT WAS SO TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIM THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION SO THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT....
DT: WHILE ON A TRIP THE CALLER HEARD A NOISE AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. SHE PULLED OVER, AND SAW WHAT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS LACK OF ANTIFREEZE. SHE PUT SOME ANTI-FREEZE IN ENGINE AND TRIED TO DRIVE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION , AND ...
Mileage: 70,000
HAD INTERMITANT AIRBAG LIGHT, REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER FIXED DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THEN HAD 40 MPH FRONT END CRASH, FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SDM HAS HISTORY OF FAILURE ON THIS VAN. CONTACTED GM, THEY STATED 'NO ISSUE - CASE CLOSED'. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED....
Mileage: 6,000
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING A LEFT TURN (CENTRIFUGAL FORCE PULLING OCCUPANTS TOWARDS THE OPENING DOOR), AN UNRESTRAINED PASSENGER WOULD HAVE BEEN EJECTED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IT WAS SCARY. IT TURNS OUT THAT ONE OF THE DOOR GUIDE WHEELS BRO...
Mileage: 90,000
IN SEPT. '03 THE REAR CYLINDER BRAKES WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACED; IN MARCH '04 THE FRONT SUSPENSION WENT AND HAD UPPER STRUTS, MOUNTS AND BEARINGS ALL REPLACED; IN JUNE '04 I FIRST TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ENGINE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LUNGES AND REVS HIGH BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PRO...
Mileage: 26,640
TRANSMISSION FAILS AT 54,000 MILES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. REBUILT TRANSMISSION WILL COST $2000.
Mileage: 54,000
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIRED SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK
Mileage: 83,900
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIRED SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK
Mileage: 83,900
THE LOWER INTAKE GASKETS LEAK FLUID, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
COOLANT LOSS, AND TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS LED ME TO MECHANIC, ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. HE TRACED PROBLEM TO LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT! COST $532 FOR 6+ HOUR JOB TO REPLACE FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS. GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS; THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOU...
Mileage: 47,300
COOLANT LOSS, AND TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS LED ME TO MECHANIC, ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. HE TRACED PROBLEM TO LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT! COST $532 FOR 6+ HOUR JOB TO REPLACE FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS. GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS; THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOU...
Mileage: 47,300
2001 CEV VENTURE MINI VAN REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CORRODED AND CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED. STOPPED BY POLICE HAVE HAD FRIENDS WITH SAME PROBLEM >LOCAL GARAGE (NOT DEALER) HAS SEEN MANY VENTURES WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WOW FIRST TIME . *AK
Mileage: 56,900
WHEN OUR VAN (2001 CHEVY VENTURE) REACHED ABOUT 75000 MILES, WE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE ON THE GAUGE RISING. I CONTACTED OUR MECHANIC AND HE RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE COOLING LINE AND CHANGING THE THERMOSTAT. I TOOK THE VAN IN AND HAD THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AND THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED. AT THAT TIM...
Mileage: 75,000
IT WAS RAINING IN LOUISIANA AND I WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY HUSBAND FROM WORK. UPON LEAVING HIS WORK. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 10 TO CHURCH ON A WENDESDAY EVENING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HIT EACH OTHER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS LAYING LIMP ON THE SIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS STILL ATTEMPTI...
Mileage: 49,880
VACATIONING 500 MILES OUT OF MY HOME STATE, I SUDDENLY DISCOVERED I COULD NOT BACK UP MY VEHICLE -- REVERSE GEAR WOULD NOT WORK. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. UPON INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION, IT WAS DISCOVERED ...
Mileage: 42,000
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE STARTER RELAY SECURED NEXT TO THE RADIATOR CAP IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAIN WATER AND AS A RESULT THE STARTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *TT *NM
WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENED IT SUDDENLY CLOSED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S CHILD SUSTAINED MAJOR ARM INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE HITTING AGAINST EACH OTHER WHILE OPERATING. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE BY THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULDN'T STOP OR OPEN, WIFE GOT SHOULDER, ARM, KNEE CAUGHT IN DOOR. THE DOOR IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. CALLED GM AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 74,000
INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION SLIP, INABILITY TO USE REVERSE AND/OR DRIVE. MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL CHVROLET DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM OVER THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS 22000 MILES. GUESS WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME AFTER TODAY'S TOW TO ...
Mileage: 22,000
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULLOVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE, 21570R15 , DOT#W2M3
Mileage: 32,000
MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN MY GARAGE. IT BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS. IT ALSO CAUSED A MEASURE OF SMOKE DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT MY GARAGE OR EVEN MY HOME ON FIRE. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO W...
Mileage: 54,000
VAN WAS MAKING SCRATCHING NOISE UPON CRANKING. TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD 48,000 MILES AT THE TIME. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AGO, TOOK VAN IN, NEW BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID. THE SECOND...
3.4 V6 GASKET FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE,COOLANT LEAKING AT 25,000 MILES.TOOK TO DEALER AND FIXED IT BUT HAD TO HAVE ENGINE FLUSHED FOR 300.00,THEY DIDNT CHARGE ME TO FIX GASKET.DEALER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE,HIS HANDS ARE TIED.I WILL GET RID OF THIS VAN[VENTURE 2001].PLEASE CHECK ...
Mileage: 25,987
LEAKING INTAKE GASKET, IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. *AK
Mileage: 81,500
TWICE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 VENTURE MY WIFE AND I HAD NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED MOST OF THE DAY FINALLY GOING OUT ON THE DRIVE HOME. WE ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET S...
Mileage: 62,612
AS THE VEHICLE IDLED IN TRAFFIC, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CREPT INTO THE HOT ZONE, THEN SLOWLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL WHEN 50 MPH OR MORE WAS ACHIEVED. *NM THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM E TO F. THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS OUTR...
AS THE VEHICLE IDLED IN TRAFFIC, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CREPT INTO THE HOT ZONE, THEN SLOWLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL WHEN 50 MPH OR MORE WAS ACHIEVED. *NM THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM E TO F. THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS OUTR...
PURCHASED THIS MINI-VAN USED FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/2004. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN AUGUST 2004. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT WITH DEALERSHIP) SAID IT WAS THE CONDENSER. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE. ADVISED THAT REPAIR & REPLACEMENT WOUDL BE APPROXIMATELY $925. DEALER AGRED TO REPLACE I...
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BROKE, AND VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, DELCO BATTERY BROKE, AND LEAKED ACID. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK MARCH 2002 COM...
Mileage: 22,531
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BROKE, AND VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, DELCO BATTERY BROKE, AND LEAKED ACID. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK MARCH 2002 COM...
Mileage: 22,531
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BROKE, AND VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, DELCO BATTERY BROKE, AND LEAKED ACID. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK MARCH 2002 COM...
Mileage: 22,531
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BROKE, AND VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, DELCO BATTERY BROKE, AND LEAKED ACID. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK MARCH 2002 COM...
Mileage: 22,531
MY CHEVROLET VENTURE 2001 TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WITH ONLY 61000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN ALREADRY SOME RECALLS ON THIS VAN. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A FACTORY FAULT.*AK
Mileage: 61,000
A/C QUIT WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE CONDENCER. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE HORN HAS HONKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE VAN IS IN DRIVE YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT ROLLS FORWARD AND THE SAME IN REVERSE, IT ROLLS. AK
A/C QUIT WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE CONDENCER. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE HORN HAS HONKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE VAN IS IN DRIVE YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT ROLLS FORWARD AND THE SAME IN REVERSE, IT ROLLS. AK
A/C QUIT WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE CONDENCER. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE HORN HAS HONKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE VAN IS IN DRIVE YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT ROLLS FORWARD AND THE SAME IN REVERSE, IT ROLLS. AK
THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THE FANS DO NOT OPERATE IN THE VAN NOR DOES THE A/C. THIS IS MY SECOND VENTURE AND IT IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT THE FANS RUNNING.
Mileage: 80,000
DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DEALER REPAIRED WITH NEW MOTOR. WINDOWS (BOTH) HAVE SINCE GONE OUT TWICE. SINCE THE WARRENTY HAS NOW EXPIRED, MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE WHOLE WINDOW MECHANIZEM AND IT STILL GETS "STUCK" IN BOTH POSITIONS ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. THE MOTOR AND SWITCHES GO OUT LE...
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUNDED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAKS INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALSO HAS PROBLEM WHIT THE ALTERNATOR. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUNDED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAKS INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALSO HAS PROBLEM WHIT THE ALTERNATOR. *AK
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROLLING BACK ON HILLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE VCR REPLACED, THE POWER SIDE DOOR LOOKED AT AND TOLD IT HAS BEEN FIXED. Y BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. MY VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN I TOOK OFF THE BRAKE TO GO TO THE...
Mileage: 2
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROLLING BACK ON HILLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE VCR REPLACED, THE POWER SIDE DOOR LOOKED AT AND TOLD IT HAS BEEN FIXED. Y BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. MY VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN I TOOK OFF THE BRAKE TO GO TO THE...
Mileage: 2
REPLACEMENT OF REAR LEFT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER DUE TO FAILURE OF OEM (2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN REAR LEFT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER). WHEN I REPLACED THE ABOVE CYLINDER, I TOOK THE VAN FOR A TEST DRIVE AND 3 MILES LATER FOUND THE WHEEL TO BE SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT (I HAD NOT BACKED THE DRUM BRAKES OFF ...
CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL PUDDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE WITH A NEW DESIGNED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK AFTER THREE SUCCESSFUL OIL CHANGES, THE OI...
Mileage: 55,000
LURCHING SHIFT WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS THEN SUDDENLY WHEN STARTING OUT IT JERKED AND QUIT MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES, EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST TRANS...
Mileage: 41,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INSIDE THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 44,000
LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEEKING AT APPROX 63000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 63,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE END OF LAST SUMMER THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE FIXED. NOW THE CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS A $500.00 PART A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. A CO-WORKER OWNS A 2002 VENTURE. SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER LAST WEEK AND WHILE SHE W...
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY A/C CONDENSER FIXED WITH GM. I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT ARE NO RECALLS OR NOTHING, BUT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ME A $2000 GM CERTIFICATE TO THE NEXT PURCHASE OF A GM VEHICLE. I HAV...
Mileage: 50,000
NOTICED FLUID LEAKING. TOOK THE VAN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR/REPLACE HEAD GASKET. 41000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NEVER OVERHEATED ENGINE.
Mileage: 41,100
FOUND THAT THE CONDENSER WELD ON THE A/C UNIT IS FAULTY IN MY 2001 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I KNOW THE CONDENSERS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE FAILURE IS COMMON. WOULD THIS NOT BE A PROBLEM IF I WERE WORKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE WELD FAILED RESULTING IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF ...
Mileage: 80,010
VALVE BODY CROSS LEAK. THE FALURE IS CAUSED BY AN INADAQUATE VALVE BODY INSATLLED IN THE AUTOMOBILE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AS WELL AS THE CHEVY DEALER THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE ON ALL SIMILAR GMC CHEVY MODELS AT OR NEAR 70...
Mileage: 77,900
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. PURCHASED SEPT 2001. THE WINSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE UP POSITION. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT IS RECALLED BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. THE PULSE BOARD IS DEFECTIVE AND UNLESS RECALLED, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.*AK
WE PURCHASED THE VAN ON 4/10/2002 WITH 7478 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN BUT THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS AND STILL IS THE TRANSMISSION. NOV 25, 2002, THERE WERE 17070 MILES ON VAN WHEN WE TOOK IT IN. "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". ON NOVEMBER 28, 2002, STILL HAVING THE SAM...
Mileage: 17,070
MY 2001 CHEVY VENTURE'S AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER OBTAINED A CRACK, CAUSING THE AC FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND NOT FUNCTION. VEHICLE IS AT 39000 MILES AND BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. SPEAKING WITH PARTS DEPT AT A LOCAL DEALER, APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY NORMAL FLEXING OF THE VEHICLE'S FR...
Mileage: 38,000
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT NOT LOCKING WHEN A PANIC STOP IS MADE. HE SAYS HE HAD SPOKEN TO HIS DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WILL BE CHARGED APPROX $600.00 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. HE STATES HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND FEELS THAT THE MAN...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED DRIVER SMELLED GAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT GAS LINE FAILED. *AK
THE GAS LINE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. CONNECTOR CRACKED AND SHOT GAS BENEATH VEHICLE AND UPON THE HOOD. DRIVER FELT LUCKY THE VEHICLE DIDN'T BLOW UP. *AK
Mileage: 34,000
I HAVE A 2001 VENTURE WITH AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BOTH CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE SRS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES. I CONTEND THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHOU...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN. ENGINE TOOK LONG TO WARM UP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED LOWER INTAKE GASKETS LEAKED. *AK DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKETS. *LA
Mileage: 41,900
WHILE DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE RADIO VOLUME CONTROL BUTTON GOT SEVERE HOT. THERE IS NO WAY CONSUMER COULD CONTROL THE VOLUME OR CHANGED RADIO STATION. THIS IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK
REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILS CREATING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW.
Mileage: 40,000
REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILS CREATING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW.
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS. WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, DRIVER LUNGES FORWARD AS IF HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T TIGHTEN AS IT SHOULD WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
Mileage: 55,800
POSSIBLE SAFETY DEFECT IN THE WAY VENT LINE IS ATTACHED IN THE GAS TANK AND POSSIBLE DEFICIENCY IN THE WAY EMISSION SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS BECAUSE CONSUMER NOTICED ODOR OF GAS IN VEHICLE. (NAR) *LA *CB
Mileage: 16,042
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE EGR -- ERROR CODE P1404. WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL COST $80 TO FIX.
Mileage: 40,000
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TOOK DEALERSHIP NEARLY 8 MONTHS TO REPRODUCE AND REPAIR. VENTURE WOULD AT TIMES NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SOLENOID. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY AGREED TO INVESTIGATE PROPERLY AND RESOLVE IT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ...
Mileage: 24,000
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE WITHOUT POWER DOORS. A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, WHEN IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF THE TRACKS, PULLING THE BRACKETS OUT OF THE VEHICLES ROOF. THE DOOR FELL ON THE CHILDS LEFT FOOT, CUTTING OFF HER BIG TOE. CHILDREN'S HOSPIAL HA...
Mileage: 46,000
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, MY VCR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VENTURE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WAS INCONVIENENT FOR ME. THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME TWICE THAT I REPAIRED AT A MECHANIC, THEN THE A/C WOULDN'T COOL (THIS IS RECENTL...
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, MY VCR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VENTURE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WAS INCONVIENENT FOR ME. THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME TWICE THAT I REPAIRED AT A MECHANIC, THEN THE A/C WOULDN'T COOL (THIS IS RECENTL...
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, MY VCR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VENTURE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WAS INCONVIENENT FOR ME. THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME TWICE THAT I REPAIRED AT A MECHANIC, THEN THE A/C WOULDN'T COOL (THIS IS RECENTL...
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO HIT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLAR...
Mileage: 25,635
THE SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL SEPARATE BY PULLING IT APART WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CENTER CLIP WHICH WAS USED TO SEPARATE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED YOU HAVE TO PULL IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IT WONT PULL APART IF YOU PULL IT FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HOPES IT WONT COME UNBUCKLED. *CB *JB
Mileage: 43,000
ABS SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. *AK
Mileage: 33,000
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENING PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT BY THE DOOR GOT THEIR ARM CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AS THEY WERE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR WAS SLIDING OPEN. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED PULLED LIGAMENTS FROM GETTING THEIR ARM CAUGHT AND JAMMED IN THE DOOR AS IT OPENE...
Mileage: 26,000
CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, SERVICED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKETS AND SEALS, REPLACE OIL PUMP DRIVE SEAL, FLUSHED CRANK CASE. *JB
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A MECHANIC DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Mileage: 39,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON - DEFECT WITH SOFTWARE ON PCM THAT CONTROLS EGR CODE 1404. *LA
Mileage: 39,000
2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE - TAIL LIGHTS FILLED WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT BRAKE BULB TO SHORT. THE TRACTION LIGHT THEN COMES ON IN THE DASH.*AK
Mileage: 43,333
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER SITTING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT;HORN HONKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING; POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WHEN ACTIVATED BY BUTTON OR REMOTE SWITCHES; HARD STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND SITTING BRIEFLY (ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING--TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STAT...
Mileage: 30,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER SITTING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT;HORN HONKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING; POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WHEN ACTIVATED BY BUTTON OR REMOTE SWITCHES; HARD STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND SITTING BRIEFLY (ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING--TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STAT...
Mileage: 30,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER SITTING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT;HORN HONKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING; POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WHEN ACTIVATED BY BUTTON OR REMOTE SWITCHES; HARD STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND SITTING BRIEFLY (ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING--TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STAT...
Mileage: 30,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER SITTING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT;HORN HONKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING; POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WHEN ACTIVATED BY BUTTON OR REMOTE SWITCHES; HARD STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND SITTING BRIEFLY (ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING--TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STAT...
Mileage: 30,000
MY 2001 VENTURE LT WAS PURCHASE 6/21/01 NEW. BEGINNING AROUND 25,000 MILES I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHERE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE BUT NO POWER WAS TRANSFER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULD L...
Mileage: 58,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK FROM THE SEAL. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK FROM THE SEAL. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
WHEN STANDING WITHIN THE SLIDING DOOR IT WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 35,966
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING DASH PANEL LIGHT PROBLEMS. SHE STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES. ONCE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWITCH THAT TURNED ON THE LIGHTS BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SWITCH. THEN, SHE WAS TOLD THAT A LOT OF PROBLEMS OCCURRED BECAUSE LEFT T...
VEHICLE HAS AN ONING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE LUGGAGE RACK WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE VEHICLE PER A SERVICE...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE OPENING SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IT FELL OFF THE TRACK AND INJURED A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD START FLASHING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST SHE WAS GOING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME...
Mileage: 36,000
10 YEAR OLD GIRL ATTEMPTED TO ENTER REAR PASSENGER SLIDING (NON-AUTOMATIC) DOOR OF 2001 CHEVY VENTURE, WHEN THE BOLTS AND TRACKING FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL TO THE GROUND CUTTING HER BONE IN HER BIG TOE IN HALF, LEAVING IT HANGING ON BY SKIN. DOCTOR'S AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAD TO REALIGN THE ...
Mileage: 46,300
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A TRAILER THAT BECAME DETACHED FROM ANOTHER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT APPROX 65MPH WITH A 24' FLATBED TRAILER THAT DETACHED ITSELF FROM A VEHICLE HEADED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. MY VAN HAD SEVERE FRONTAL/RIGHT FRONTAL DAMAGE. ON STAR WAS NOTIFIED UPON IMPACT-BY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SENSORS-AND DISPATCHED EMS FOR ME....
I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WE WHERE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US. WE HIT HIM BROADSIDE AT 30-45 MPH. OUR VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND WAS HIT BROADSIDE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT NOR THE SIDE PASSENGER A...
TRAVELING 45-50 MPH WITH GREEN LIGHT IN 2001 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN, CAR TURNED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF US, WE STRUCK THEM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL 4 IN OUR VEHICLE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. *NLM
PREMATURE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2001CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN. BELIEVE KNOWN ENGINEERING OR MATERIALS DEFECT CAUSES SUN GEAR/THRUST BEARING ON INPUT SHAFT TO PREMATURELY FAIL (44,000 MILES IN MY CASE). IF FAILED UNDER SPEED COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AS ALL FORWARD AND REVERSE POWER TO W...
Mileage: 44,800
PREMATURE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2001CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN. BELIEVE KNOWN ENGINEERING OR MATERIALS DEFECT CAUSES SUN GEAR/THRUST BEARING ON INPUT SHAFT TO PREMATURELY FAIL (44,000 MILES IN MY CASE). IF FAILED UNDER SPEED COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AS ALL FORWARD AND REVERSE POWER TO W...
Mileage: 44,800
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED RUST AROUND THE FRAME OF THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WINDSHIELD WILL BECOME LOOSE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE RUST. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, AND THE WINDSHIELD IS BEING REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 46,000
LAST WEEK DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR (NON-POWER) FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TODAY A CHILD TRIED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR CAME OFF IT'S REAR TRACK AND FALLING INWARD STRIKING THE CHILD ON THE HEAD (NO INJURY). THE SLIDING DOOR WAS DANGLING BY ITS...
Mileage: 31,000
WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 5
WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 5
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. FIRESTONE FR680 P215/70R15 TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON APRIL 29, 2003 AND HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AT TIME OF BLOW OUT. CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE PREVIOUS SATURDAY AND ALL WERE OK. ALSO CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE ON OTHER...
Mileage: 59,963
VEHICLE'S SUB-FRAME BENT VERY EASILY, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK
Mileage: 14,000
ON APRIL 30 2003, ABOUT 6:30 PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN THROUGH A RAINSTORM NEAR DALTON, GA ON I-75 HEADING NORTH. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COLLIDED. THE COLLISION BENT THE WIPERS AND JAMMED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER OFF THE WINDSHIELD TO THE LEFT. I ...
Mileage: 48,000
2001 CHEVY VENTURE 12 MONTHS OLD APPROX 14,000 MILES, RADIATOR SEAM SPLIT RIGHT LOWER CORNER LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. AC ALSO STOPPED WORKING, CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT, RIGHT LOWER CORNER. REPLACED BY DEALER. VEHICLE NOW 18 MONTHS OLD APPROX 21,000 MILES, AC STOPPED WORKING. CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT LOWER RI...
Mileage: 14,000
2001 CHEVY VENTURE 12 MONTHS OLD APPROX 14,000 MILES, RADIATOR SEAM SPLIT RIGHT LOWER CORNER LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. AC ALSO STOPPED WORKING, CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT, RIGHT LOWER CORNER. REPLACED BY DEALER. VEHICLE NOW 18 MONTHS OLD APPROX 21,000 MILES, AC STOPPED WORKING. CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT LOWER RI...
Mileage: 14,000
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIME...
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKED IT OUT OF GEAR, COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT GOES FROM THE PARKED STATUS TO THE 1ST GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE KEY IN OR PUSH THE BRAKE PETAL TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR IT IS FREE FLOWING, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATELY LOADI...
Mileage: 43,000
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKED IT OUT OF GEAR, COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT GOES FROM THE PARKED STATUS TO THE 1ST GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE KEY IN OR PUSH THE BRAKE PETAL TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR IT IS FREE FLOWING, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATELY LOADI...
Mileage: 43,000
POWER SLIDING DOOR ON CHEVROLET VENTURE STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, STUCK SHUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW APPEARS TO BE OPENING ON ITS OWN. REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN REBUILT AROUND 20,000 MILES. 1ST INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AROUND 14,000 MILES 2ND AROUND 35,000. SECOND ROW PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 35,000
POWER SLIDING DOOR ON CHEVROLET VENTURE STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, STUCK SHUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW APPEARS TO BE OPENING ON ITS OWN. REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN REBUILT AROUND 20,000 MILES. 1ST INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AROUND 14,000 MILES 2ND AROUND 35,000. SECOND ROW PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 35,000
POWER SLIDING DOOR ON CHEVROLET VENTURE STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, STUCK SHUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND NOW APPEARS TO BE OPENING ON ITS OWN. REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS HAVE BEEN REBUILT AROUND 20,000 MILES. 1ST INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AROUND 14,000 MILES 2ND AROUND 35,000. SECOND ROW PASSENGER ...
Mileage: 35,000
HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, FOR WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE DRIVER FLOOR BOARD SOAKING RUG DURING RAINS, CAUSING A HAZARD, IE. FOOT SLIPPING FROM THE BREAK PETAL DUE TO THE WATER, PLUS MILDEW ODOR. CURRENT RAIN, TODAY( 3-15-03) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, WILL BE RETURNING VEHICLE (3-17-03) TO DEALER...
Mileage: 16,093
THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, WHEN TRYING TO PULL OF FROM A LIGHT. *JB
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE WARNER BROTHERS EDITION MINIVAN. IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS THE SEATBELT FROM THE FIRST SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SLIDING DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED SHUT. MY CONCERN IS IT COULD BE CLOTHING OR FINGERS OR TOES NEXT TIME. IN ORDER TO GET THE DO...
I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE WARNER BROTHERS EDITION MINIVAN. IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS THE SEATBELT FROM THE FIRST SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SLIDING DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED SHUT. MY CONCERN IS IT COULD BE CLOTHING OR FINGERS OR TOES NEXT TIME. IN ORDER TO GET THE DO...
THE TOP FRONT WINDOW SEAL CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB
I WAS IN A ACCIDENT GOING BETWEEN 30 TO 32 MPH AND HIT A CAR WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN. THE OTHER CAR WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS IN MY VENTURE VAN WENT OFF. THE FRONT BUMPER, HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, GRILL AND HOLD WERE ALL DAMAGED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DE...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE A CHILD WAS SITTING IN AN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT, THE CHILDS' HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEVICE PREVENTING THAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS
INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN THE CHEVROLET VENTURE, WARNER BROS EDITION, BUCKET SEATS. YOU CAN NOT SAFELY INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEATS WITH THIS TYPE OF SEAT BELT LATCH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LATCH. IT WAS NO BETTER. HE EVEN SAID, HE FELT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR HIS OWN C...
WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED, ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE VAN INCLUDING THE LIGHT NOTIFING ME THAT THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE DOOR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SAFETY ON IT SO IT CAN NOT OPEN UNLESS THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED AND THE CAR IS IN PARK. MY 1 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING...
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR KEPT GETTING STUCK. IT WOULD NOT LOCK OR STAY CLOSED, NOT EVEN MANUALLY. THE DOOR ALSO OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM FAILED. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAD A RESIDUE ON IT. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOOSE AND WARPED. THE RE...
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR KEPT GETTING STUCK. IT WOULD NOT LOCK OR STAY CLOSED, NOT EVEN MANUALLY. THE DOOR ALSO OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM FAILED. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAD A RESIDUE ON IT. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOOSE AND WARPED. THE RE...
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR KEPT GETTING STUCK. IT WOULD NOT LOCK OR STAY CLOSED, NOT EVEN MANUALLY. THE DOOR ALSO OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM FAILED. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAD A RESIDUE ON IT. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOOSE AND WARPED. THE RE...
THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR KEPT GETTING STUCK. IT WOULD NOT LOCK OR STAY CLOSED, NOT EVEN MANUALLY. THE DOOR ALSO OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM FAILED. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAD A RESIDUE ON IT. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOOSE AND WARPED. THE RE...
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HEARD A WIERD NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIFTERS AND RODS NEEDED REPLACING. NLM
WHEN ON A DOWNWARD INCLINE AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT WILL SLIP OUT OF PARK GEAR, AND WILL START TO ROLL BACK. IT COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR, IT BROKE. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT HAD COME BACK TO THE POINT THAT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE IT AND THE RESISTANCE DID NOT MAKE IT STOP, THE CONSUMER WAS STILL IN HER SEAT BELT AND DUE TO SUCH FORCE NOT BEING ABLE TO...
Mileage: 27,000
HEADLIGHTS FLICK ON/OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ON ONE OCCSSION, HEADLIGHTS FLICKED OFF, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, OWNER HAD A SITUATION WHERE BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH POOR BRAKING ABILITY. *AK JLG
HEADLIGHTS FLICK ON/OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ON ONE OCCSSION, HEADLIGHTS FLICKED OFF, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, OWNER HAD A SITUATION WHERE BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH POOR BRAKING ABILITY. *AK JLG
HEADLIGHTS FLICK ON/OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ON ONE OCCSSION, HEADLIGHTS FLICKED OFF, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, OWNER HAD A SITUATION WHERE BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH POOR BRAKING ABILITY. *AK JLG
WE HAVE HAD THE AUTO SLIDER DOOR (RT SIDE) FAIL 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IN NOV 2001, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, SO MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN TO TAKE TO THE DEALER 15 MILES AWAY. THE MECHANISM WAS HANGING OUT THE OUTSIDE TRACK! THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AUG 9, 2002 WHEN THE DOOR WOU...
WE HAVE HAD THE AUTO SLIDER DOOR (RT SIDE) FAIL 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IN NOV 2001, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, SO MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN TO TAKE TO THE DEALER 15 MILES AWAY. THE MECHANISM WAS HANGING OUT THE OUTSIDE TRACK! THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AUG 9, 2002 WHEN THE DOOR WOU...
WHILE IN MOTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBSCRIBED TO ONSTAR. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ONSTAR NEGLECTED TO CONTACT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DID NOT ...
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
CRUISE CONTROL WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT 60 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER TWICE.BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT 60 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER TWICE.BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
WAS HEARING A SLIGHT SQUEAL IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN, WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WAS DOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND IT GOT LOUDER AND STARTED SHAKING A LITTLE, SLOWED TO 40 MPH AND IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD IT PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD.....WHEN IT WAS GETTING READY TO BE PULLED ON THE TOW TRUCK THE TIRE FELL OFF.....W...
THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SAME PROBLEM, 1ST TIME VAN WAS NOT RUNNING POPPED OUT OF GEAR WENT DOWN THE ROAD BACKWARDS AND HIT A HOME NOT MUCH DAMAGE TO EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE VAN. NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH, THE SECOND TIME MOVED ABOUT A FOOT ON LEVEL GROUND , 3RD TIME RUNNING IN A FLAT DRIVEWAY NO ONE ...
BLOWOUT NOT CAUSED BY EXTERNAL FORCE SUCH AS PUNCTURE OR HITTING CURB. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSES BEGAN TO BURN OUT. *JG WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TOT HE CONSUMER THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT...
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSES BEGAN TO BURN OUT. *JG WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TOT HE CONSUMER THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT...
SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE DASH, ONCE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE FOUND BOTH WIRES ON THE BRAKE LAMP WERE BURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP. *JG
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT. APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS REAR-ENDED. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHIICLE AT 20-25 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN BACKING UP THERE IS A NOISE, AND VEHICLE WILL JERK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALERSHIP CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS GAS SLOSHING IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO NO BAFFLES IN THE GAS TANK. THEY INFORME...
POWER DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN PARKED ON A DOWN HILL POSITION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AKWHEN PARKED ON THE HILL THE DOOR COMES DOWN WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO INJURE A PERSON. DOOR HAS TO BE HELD OPEN MANUALLY IN ORDER FOR AN ACCIDENT NOT TO OCCUR. A GM REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED TO T...
HARNESS STRAP ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE,AND CAN EASILY COME UNDONE. *AK
DRIVING SOUTH ON I-5, AT APPROX 70MPH, REAR TIRES WENT FLAT. FIRST, REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW TO SHREDS AND SIDEWALL SEPARATED. CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND REAR, DRIVER SIDE, TIRE WENT FLAT, PROBABLY ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT TIRES AND CONFIRMED THAT TIRE IS DEFECTIVE, DAMAGE NOT...
WHILE TRANSMISSION IS ON DRIVE AND GOING UP A HILL COULD TAKE OFF FOOT FROM BRAKES TO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD. BUT THE SAME MOTION HAD HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL WILL ROLL FOWARD WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND AT THE TIME WILL GO ALWAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER HAD NOTICED SOME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED INNER TIE ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HAD BEEN FIXED, BUT CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE GOING DOWNHILL APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH BUCKLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS POSITIONED BETWEEN CHILD'S LEGS. THIS HAS CAUSED CHILD'S TESTICLES TO SWELL. *AK*JG
IN A LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE CHEST CLIP ON THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME OPEN. MY SON HAD MARKS ON HIS SHOLDERS. HARMON CHEVROLET ORDERED A NEW SEAT, BUT THE NEW ONE PERFORMED THE SAME WAY. THE CHEST STRAP IS WEAK ENOUGH FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD TO PUSH HIS CHEST AGAINST IT WHEN STRAPP...
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AFTER ENGINE RECEIVED 15000 MILE CHECK FROM DEALER. STAYED ON FOR A WEEK THEN OFF BY ITSELF.NOW BACK ON. WILL RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK.*AK
DOORS UNLOCK AND LOCK INVOLUNTARY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN VEHICLE DUE TO DOORS LOCKING AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, DRIVER REPORTEDLY PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, CHILD IN CHILD SEAT IN REAR SEAT, DRIVER CARRIED PACKAGE IN HOUSE, VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY FORWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY AND INTO DITCH. DRIVER FOUND VEHICLE RUNNING, SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND INSTRUMENT PANEL INDI...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, DRIVER REPORTEDLY PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, CHILD IN CHILD SEAT IN REAR SEAT, DRIVER CARRIED PACKAGE IN HOUSE, VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY FORWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY AND INTO DITCH. DRIVER FOUND VEHICLE RUNNING, SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND INSTRUMENT PANEL INDI...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE 2 INJURIES AND ONE FATALITY. *YH
1. THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR HAS NO SENSOR. IF YOU ARE STANDING IN ITS WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU BEFORE IT RETRACTS. IF MY CHILD WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, IT COULD DO SUBSTANTIAL HARM. 2. THERE ARE 2 BUCKET SEATS IN THE BACK OF THIS MINIVAN. THEY ARE SPACED 4.7 INCH...
1. THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR HAS NO SENSOR. IF YOU ARE STANDING IN ITS WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU BEFORE IT RETRACTS. IF MY CHILD WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, IT COULD DO SUBSTANTIAL HARM. 2. THERE ARE 2 BUCKET SEATS IN THE BACK OF THIS MINIVAN. THEY ARE SPACED 4.7 INCH...
WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND THEN ACCELERATE . BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD JUMP AND STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING WHEN PUT ITTO DRIVE. WHEN STOPPING AND TAPPING GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STAT...
WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND THEN ACCELERATE . BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD JUMP AND STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING WHEN PUT ITTO DRIVE. WHEN STOPPING AND TAPPING GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STAT...
HARNESS OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT TIGHTEN ANY LONGER. ONCE TIGHTENED IT WILL NOT LOCK. THIS PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JULY 2001. *AK *YH
SON WAS PUTTING CD PLAYER UNDER THE REAR BENCH SEAT AND WAS BADLY CUT BY A DEFECTIVE PART UNDER THE SEAT. HE RECEIVED 5 STAPLES ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. PART WAS INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP.THEY REFERRED TO IT AS A PAN THAT IS STAMPED FROM A PRESS.
THE CONSUMER RENTED THE VEHICLE FOR TRAVEL, WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT SUDDENLY(FIRESTONE). NLM
MY 13 YEAR OLD SON REACHED UNDER THE REAR BENCH SEAT TO HIDE HIS CD PLAYER IN A PARKING LOT OF A MALL AND WAS SEVERLY CUT BY A SHARP PLATE THAT IS PART OF THE SEAT. WE HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STAPLES IN HIS THUMB. GM IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT YO...
THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A RENTAL CAR THROUGH NATIONAL CAR RENTAL IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. MY WRIST WAS BROKEN IN THIS INCIDENT WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED DOOR WHICH WAS SLOW TO KICK IN AND BY THE LARGE HANDLE/LEVER ON THE DOOR WHICH YOU MUST PULL TO ENGAGE THE MOTOR. I W...
THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A RENTAL CAR THROUGH NATIONAL CAR RENTAL IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. MY WRIST WAS BROKEN IN THIS INCIDENT WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED DOOR WHICH WAS SLOW TO KICK IN AND BY THE LARGE HANDLE/LEVER ON THE DOOR WHICH YOU MUST PULL TO ENGAGE THE MOTOR. I W...
CHEVOLET VENTURE 2001 WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE FOR A TRIP FROM CT. TO PA. THE BACK TRUNK OF THE VAN WAS CLOSED IN A NORMAL WAY, AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED.*AK
FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS BLURRY, AND NO OBJECT COULD BE SEEN CLEARLY. DEALER HAD REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER WINDSHIELD GLASS, AND SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH REPLACED ONE. *AK
EGR VALVE FAILURE. *AK