2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Exterior Lighting Problems

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 LATER, IT STARTED AGAIN. ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT IN AGAIN, BOTH REAR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. IT WASN'T FIXED.AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK IN THE SHOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS STARTED THE SAME THING. NEW MECHANIC ASSURES ME, " DON'T WORRY, THERE ARE MANY THINGS I CAN TRY!" LITTLE CONSOLATION FOR THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME OR FOR ME FROM BEING PULLED OVER BY & TICKETED OR WHEN I NEED THE VA STATE MANDATORY "ANNUAL INSPECTION" STICKER. THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THEM TO WORK LONG ENOUGH BUT AGAIN, AT WHAT COST? MEANWHILE, THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM MOVED TO THE PASSENGER FRONT LIGHTS, WHEN HITTING BRAKES I SEE THAT FLASHERS START TO WORK. ALL OF THE MECHANICS ARE "PUTTING A BAND-AID ON A BROKEN ARM". & II'M PAYING DEARLY EACH AND EVERY TIME. THEY NOW WANT TO REPLACE THINGS IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I WANT CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME OR TELL THE MECHANICS WHAT TO DO. THIS IS A MINI-VAN THAT I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO THE GROCERY AND SCHOOL, .5 MILES - 5 MILES A WAY 3-4 TIMES A WEEK.

Mileage: 160,000

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 HAS 66000 MILES ON IT AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS 6 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD IT. WHEN SHE HAD IT SHE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPEN AGAIN. I RECENTLY RAN INTO SOMEONE THAT WAS IN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YR VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION, HE ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND OF COURSE I SAID YES..THIS VAN IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS LEMON? *TR

Mileage: 5,000

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 *CN

Mileage: 183,000

BRAKE LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT, SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILURE. *TR

NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VAN ALL FUSES ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE BULBS. *TR

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 FLOODS TAIL LAMP AND SHORTS OUT THE TAIL LAMP. OVER TIME THE STEEL CIRCUIT PLATE WIRES BECOME CORRODED AND CAN NO LONGER MAKE A COMPLETE CIRCUIT, THUS VERY DIM OR NO TAIL LAMP LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 48,746

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 WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, CAUSING THE SIGNAL TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL. YET IT FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 85000. *AK

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 WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, CAUSING THE SIGNAL TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL. YET IT FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 85000. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

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

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

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

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

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

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 SEARCH TIME THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. WHILE DRIVING TO THE LOCAL DEALER SMOKE BECAME TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT BOTH BRAE LAMP SWITCHES HAD BURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM