2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a fuel odor was detected inside the cabin of the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of fuel. The contact's neighbor, an independent mechanic, diagnosed that there was fu...
Mileage: 80,000
BLOWN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN OVERHEATING ISSUE, AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. DROVE ACROSS A STEEP 7 MILE HILL, TEMP GAUGE STARTED MOVING ABOVE NORMAL. I STOPPED AND LET IT COOL DOWN, MOTOR GOT TO ABOUT 245 DEGREES WELL BEFORE ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ABLE...
SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE HAD A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHEN I WALKED UP ON IT IN THE MORNING I SMELLED IT 3 FEET AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED JUST LIKE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN. I SCHEDULED MY INSPECTION WITH MY MECHANIC AND I TOLD HIM I SUDDENLY WAS SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. MY MECHANIC CALLED AND IN...
Mileage: 133,000
FUEL FILLER NECK CRACKED WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK. FUEL LEAKING OUT OF NECK.
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS SEEN ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE...
Mileage: 140,000
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AND RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND OVER CORRECTED MYSELF AN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND MY FACE WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WAS THROWN FOR THE VAN OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE VAN THEN LANDED ON MY FOOT BEFORE I HIT THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG NEVER DE...
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AND RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND OVER CORRECTED MYSELF AN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND MY FACE WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WAS THROWN FOR THE VAN OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE VAN THEN LANDED ON MY FOOT BEFORE I HIT THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG NEVER DE...
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK EVER SINCE I HAD THIS VAN AND FUEL PUMP UNEXPECTEDLY WENT BAD AT ABOUT 83000 MILES
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING SNAPPED AND DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. BASED UPON THE CONTACT'S EXAMINATION, THE GEAR BOX WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGN...
Mileage: 145,000
SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE STEERING COLUMN , RACK & PINON. 100% LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN ATTEMPT TO TURN.
Mileage: 145,740
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL PUDDLES UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOL...
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE FUEL FILLER NECKS WERE FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS...
Mileage: 140,000
TEMP GAUGE TRYS GO HOT HAD CHECK NOTHING ENGENE MISFIRE HAD CHECK 7 TIMES NOW. REPLACE MASS AIR TEMP SENSORE TWICE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. PLUGS AND WIRES TWICE IN ONE MONTH HAS WIRE SHORTAGE FOR AC AND WE HAVE PAID OUT ALOT OF MONEY FROM DAY 2 OF OWNING THIS WAS GOING SELL BUT I WOULD SELL...
Mileage: 159,000
TEMP GAUGE TRYS GO HOT HAD CHECK NOTHING ENGENE MISFIRE HAD CHECK 7 TIMES NOW. REPLACE MASS AIR TEMP SENSORE TWICE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. PLUGS AND WIRES TWICE IN ONE MONTH HAS WIRE SHORTAGE FOR AC AND WE HAVE PAID OUT ALOT OF MONEY FROM DAY 2 OF OWNING THIS WAS GOING SELL BUT I WOULD SELL...
Mileage: 159,000
TEMP GAUGE TRYS GO HOT HAD CHECK NOTHING ENGENE MISFIRE HAD CHECK 7 TIMES NOW. REPLACE MASS AIR TEMP SENSORE TWICE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. PLUGS AND WIRES TWICE IN ONE MONTH HAS WIRE SHORTAGE FOR AC AND WE HAVE PAID OUT ALOT OF MONEY FROM DAY 2 OF OWNING THIS WAS GOING SELL BUT I WOULD SELL...
Mileage: 159,000
I WAS PULLED OVER DO TO NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL ON LEFT SIDE. GOT A TICKET. WENT TO JUNK YARD BOUGHT REPLACEMENT ONLY TO DISCOVER IT WAS ALSO BURNED OUT AND USELESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEEN THROUGH AT LEAST 50 BULBS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. I AM SECOND OWNER. ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE ...
Mileage: 129,700
I WAS PULLED OVER DO TO NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL ON LEFT SIDE. GOT A TICKET. WENT TO JUNK YARD BOUGHT REPLACEMENT ONLY TO DISCOVER IT WAS ALSO BURNED OUT AND USELESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEEN THROUGH AT LEAST 50 BULBS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. I AM SECOND OWNER. ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE ...
Mileage: 129,700
ICV (IN LINE CHECK VALVE) HOUSING ON FUEL TANK HAS STARTED CRACKING AND LEAKING FUEL. CHEVROLET SAYS THIS UNIT IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 07V349000. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS MY OTHER VENTURE WE HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON LEAKING AT SAME SPOT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS ON AL...
Mileage: 216,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL FRACTURE WHICH MAY HAVE ALLOWED FUEL VAPORS AND SMALL DROPLETS ...
Mileage: 214,000
ON THE WAY TO TAKING MY SON TO WORK, I NOTICED A LOUD BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. UPON CHECKING THE DASHBOARD FOR A WARNING SIGNAL, THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHT'S DISPLAYED.I JUST RECENTLY HAD REAR BRAKE WORK DONE AND I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE...
Mileage: 195,000
ON THE WAY TO TAKING MY SON TO WORK, I NOTICED A LOUD BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. UPON CHECKING THE DASHBOARD FOR A WARNING SIGNAL, THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHT'S DISPLAYED.I JUST RECENTLY HAD REAR BRAKE WORK DONE AND I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE...
Mileage: 195,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND DISCOVERED THAT I COULDN'T FILL THE GAS TANK MORE THAN 1/3 OF THE WAY OR IT WOULD LEAK FROM A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK WHERE THE FILLER PIPE CONNECTS TO THE TANK. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM; HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/CO...
THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING - ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GO OFF. AFTERWARD, IT CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START, AFTER IT'S TOWED, IT EVENTUALLY STARTS. NO ERROR CODES SHOW IN DIAGNOSTICS. *JS
Mileage: 135,000
WAS DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT WHAT SO EVER. *TR
I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY VENTURE WITH ONLY 84,000 AND THE FIRST THING I DID WAS FILL IT WITH GAS FOR THE NEXT DAY OF SCHOOL DROP OFFS AND PICK UPS . I GOT HOME PARKED IT AND THE NEXT DAY A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS WAS UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND A RECALL SO I CALLED T...
Mileage: 84,000
VEHICLE WAS SHOWING 'HOT COOLANT TEMPERATURE' AND WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. AFTER JUST MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
I NOTICED FUEL MILEAGE BEING REALLY OFF AND A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND HAD IT CHECKED @ OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD GAS TANK WELD HAD FAILED; WE WERE ALSO TOLD WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE GOT IT IN AS SOON AS WE DID. VERY DANGEROUS! WAS ALSO TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS O...
Mileage: 111,000
THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. CHEVY REFUSED TO HELP. I HAVE CARRIED A NOTEBOOK IN THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME, WRITING DOWN THE DATE, PLACE OF PURCHASE, MILEAGE, TOTAL COST, COST PER GALLON, AND HOW MANY GALLONS. THIS IS TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN DRY, SI...
Mileage: 57,500
THE FUEL GAUGE EITHER SHOWS FULL OR EMPTY. IT WILL SHOW FULL WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHEN SITTING STILL, EVEN IF YOU JUST FILLED UP THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. OTHER THAN SETTING THE TRIP, YOU HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. WHEN YOU GET TO HAL...
Mileage: 88,000
CHEVY VENTURE 2002 W/83732 MILES. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ANTI-LOCK-ABS LIGHT, INTERMITTENT ABS INDICATOR LIGHT. STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM, WHEN ISSUE STARTED THE ABS LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH AND THE ABS WOULD BY ITSELF TRIED TO ENGAGED ...
CHEVY VENTURE 2002 W/83732 MILES. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ON APRIL 28, 2002 I TOOK VAN TO HAVE IT TEST IT FOR THE EMISSIONS. IT FAILED WITH P0446 CODE, EVAP VENT PERFORMANCE. ON MAY 2, 2002, I TOOK THE VAN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CA...
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE GASKETS FOR THE L...
Mileage: 150,000
SUSPENSION--BOTH TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED--MECHANIC SAID THAT BOTH TIMES IT WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. OTHER--AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE. 2002 SERVICE BULLETIN TOLD THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL THE WARRAN...
Mileage: 83,000
SUSPENSION--BOTH TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED--MECHANIC SAID THAT BOTH TIMES IT WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. OTHER--AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE. 2002 SERVICE BULLETIN TOLD THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL THE WARRAN...
Mileage: 83,000
SUSPENSION--BOTH TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED--MECHANIC SAID THAT BOTH TIMES IT WAS NEAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. OTHER--AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE. 2002 SERVICE BULLETIN TOLD THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL THE WARRAN...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TAKE THIRTY MINUTES TO ADD TWO GALLONS TO THE TANK. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED TH...
FUEL GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY. *TR
Mileage: 139,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE RUST AND ALSO A HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC THEN ADVISED THAT THE V...
Mileage: 96,669
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE FELL ON THE GROUND, THE STEERING COLUMN AND SUB FRAME BROKE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 123,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE FELL ON THE GROUND, THE STEERING COLUMN AND SUB FRAME BROKE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 123,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DOOR HAD NOT LATCHED AND HAD RETURNED TO THE OPEN POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME IT WOULD NOT LATCH ...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE AND WATER ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FA...
Mileage: 83,103
I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE THE VAN SLOWING DOWN ON ME AND THEN IT STOPPED SUDDENLY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED GAS. TWO WEEKS AFTER I NOTICE THE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FROM EMPTY TO FULL BACK AND FORTH. THEN I NOTICE WHENEVER I TRY TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS IT WOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN...
Mileage: 218,000
JANUARY 4,2011 PHILADELPHIA, PA. I FIRST NOTICE IN AUG 2010 THAT MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE WAS MAKING NOISE AND OVERHEATING WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IT WAS MY WHEEL BEARINGS AND MY THERMOSTAT GOT THAT REPAIRED THAT COST ABOUT $425.00 THEN THE VAN KEPT OVERHEATING AND CUTTING OFF WENT BACK TO THE MECHAN...
2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO BERM AND THE VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, A FUSE HAD BEEN CHANGED IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS THE AREA SHE FIR...
HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM STORAGE TANK, TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS COMING FROM AROUND THE INLET, AND THAT THERE IS A RELATED SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON MY VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V349000). THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLES IS NOT ONE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN (2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE [XXX]...
Mileage: 189,000
HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM STORAGE TANK, TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS COMING FROM AROUND THE INLET, AND THAT THERE IS A RELATED SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON MY VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V349000). THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLES IS NOT ONE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN (2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE [XXX]...
Mileage: 189,000
BRAKE BULBS CONTINUALLY BLOW, AND OVER HEAT IN MY CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT MY NEIGHBORS MONTANA (SAME PARTS & MANUFACTURER) IS DOING THE SAME. ALSO HAVE NOTICED OTHERS ON THE ROAD NOW THAT HAVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT. IN ADDIT...
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2005 AT 50,000 MILES. HAD IT REBUILT FOR $3,000.00. FAILED AGAIN AT IN AUGUST 2009 115,000 MILES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. HAD IT REPLACED AND THE GASKET REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $3,000.00. STILL OVERHEATS IN CITY TRAFFIC. LEFT RADIAT...
Mileage: 50,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2005 AT 50,000 MILES. HAD IT REBUILT FOR $3,000.00. FAILED AGAIN AT IN AUGUST 2009 115,000 MILES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. HAD IT REPLACED AND THE GASKET REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $3,000.00. STILL OVERHEATS IN CITY TRAFFIC. LEFT RADIAT...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET I WAS TOLD VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE I HAVE ALREADY PUT ALOT OF MONEY IN VAN. THE VAN OVERHEATS SO OFTEN I CAN HARDLY EVEN USE IT. I AM FINANCIALLY IN A POSITION WERE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO WHEN I HAVE TAKE...
I AM STILL PAYING FOR A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THAT I BOUGHT 2 1/2 YRS AGO. IT HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING MAJOR COOLING ISSUES ANYWHERE FROM OVER HEATING TO SMELLING THE ANTI FREEZE, IF IT IDLES FOR 10MIN IT WILL GET UP TO ABOUT 220 DEG AND THE FANS WONT KICK ON TILL 285 DEG. WE HAVE HAD IN ...
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF AND SEAT IS NO LONGER RESTRAINED. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
2002 CHEVY VENTURE - MANIFOLD INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT APPROX. 70K MILES DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN AND DEX-COOL CORROSION. GM LOST CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2008 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE GASKETS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ANYWHERE NEAR THIS EARLY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ENGINE (3.4L V6) AND...
2002 CHEVY VENTURE - MANIFOLD INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT APPROX. 70K MILES DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN AND DEX-COOL CORROSION. GM LOST CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2008 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE GASKETS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ANYWHERE NEAR THIS EARLY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ENGINE (3.4L V6) AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK AND DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 10/27/09. *LJ THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EVER HE ADDED FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, HE SMELLED FUEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DOESN'T SMELL FUEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL....
Mileage: 131,000
2002 CHEVY VENTURA STARTED RUNNING INTO ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE DASH AUG OF 08. IN LATE SEPTEMBER OF 08 THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INDICATOR LIGHT LUMINATED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON A DRY DAY. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE I WAS ASKED A F...
Mileage: 148,823
I TOOK MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, MY MECHANIC CALLED BACK AND SAID THE FRONT TIE RODS WERE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF FAILING. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SHODDY, WE DON'T CARE WORKMANSHIP FROM GM. *TR
Mileage: 44,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM NEW OF THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2002, BUT KEPT THEIR MOUTH SHUT UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, IT FLIPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, I HAVE TO KEEP A MILEAGE NOTEBOOK IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO F...
Mileage: 32,000
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE THAT KEEPS BLOWING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. I KEEP CHANGING THEM ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
PAINT PEELING ON THE BODY'S EXTERIOR ALONG WITH SURFACE RUST THAT WAS DENIED REPAIR BECAUSE CHEVY AND THE GM DEALER INFORMED US AFTER 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES THE CORROSION MUST BE RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY IT SELF RESULTING IN A HOLE. WARRANTY EXPIRED 08/2008 AND NOW 02/2009 THERE ARE SIGNS OF RUST THRO...
Mileage: 78,306
2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN WITH 77,000 MILES- FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I NOTICED ANTI FREEZE SMELL EVERYTIME I SHUT OFF VEHICLE. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I HAD LOCAL SERVICE STATION CHECK IT OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING WATER AND LE...
Mileage: 76,500
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT/ CIRCUIT BOARDS MELTING . I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALERSHIP AND THIS IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. *TR
IN JULY 06' I BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A WIX BRAND #33183, PLASTIC BODY, GASOLINE LINE FILTER ON MY 02' CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE SPRING OF 08' I FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. I BELIEVE A LEAK HAD DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC BODY. I CONTACTED WIX IN APRIL 08' AND TURNED OVER TH...
IN JULY 06' I BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A WIX BRAND #33183, PLASTIC BODY, GASOLINE LINE FILTER ON MY 02' CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE SPRING OF 08' I FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. I BELIEVE A LEAK HAD DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC BODY. I CONTACTED WIX IN APRIL 08' AND TURNED OVER TH...
MY 2YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRANGLED LAST NIGHT IN OUR 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. THE VAN HAS A BUILT IN TODDLER SEAT(MAY BE CALLED DIFFER) WELL, SHE SOME HOW MANAGED TO HAVE THE "ADULT" SEAT BELT WRAP AROUND HER NECK AND THEN THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN UP. WE COULD NOT GET THE BELT OFF DUE TO IT BEING "LOCKED." W...
Mileage: 130,000
MY 2YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRANGLED LAST NIGHT IN OUR 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. THE VAN HAS A BUILT IN TODDLER SEAT(MAY BE CALLED DIFFER) WELL, SHE SOME HOW MANAGED TO HAVE THE "ADULT" SEAT BELT WRAP AROUND HER NECK AND THEN THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN UP. WE COULD NOT GET THE BELT OFF DUE TO IT BEING "LOCKED." W...
Mileage: 130,000
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY--ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AT 34,000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM KNEW OF PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2002 BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONDENSER AND DRYER WITH NEW PARTS, GM WOULD NOT HELP. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, HAVE TO KEEP PAPER E...
Mileage: 43,000
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY--ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AT 34,000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM KNEW OF PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2002 BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONDENSER AND DRYER WITH NEW PARTS, GM WOULD NOT HELP. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, HAVE TO KEEP PAPER E...
Mileage: 43,000
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY--ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AT 34,000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM KNEW OF PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2002 BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONDENSER AND DRYER WITH NEW PARTS, GM WOULD NOT HELP. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, HAVE TO KEEP PAPER E...
Mileage: 43,000
FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY--ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AT 34,000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM KNEW OF PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2002 BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONDENSER AND DRYER WITH NEW PARTS, GM WOULD NOT HELP. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, HAVE TO KEEP PAPER E...
Mileage: 43,000
FAILURE OF INTAKE MAINIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD, HEADS, HEAD GASKET, THERMOSTAT (3 TIMES), WATER PUMP (2 TIMES), RADIATOR, CONDENSER, RADIATOR CAP (2 TIMES), ALL DUE TO DEX COOL AND FAULTY DESIGN. ALL PARTS REPLACED. OLD PARTS NOT RETAINED. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
I FILLED UP THE VAN, 1.5 HRS LATER WE STOPPED TO USE A REST AREA AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT IT JUST WON'T FIRE. WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED, (WE WERE 400 MILES FROM HOME). IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. WE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC AT A C...
MY CHEVY 2002 VENTURE HAS BEEN BLOWING HEADLIGHTS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS SEEMS THEY LEAK WATER BUT NOW THEY HAVE TURN YELLOW NOW THE BEAM IS VERY LOW WHERE AT NIGHT I CAN HARDLY TELL IF THERE ON. *TR
LEAK IN GAS TANK WHERE FILLER NECK GOES INTO TANK. REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL # 07V349000. GM AND LOCAL DEALER HAS TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL BECAUSE MY VAN IS LONG WHEELBASE AND RECALL IS FOR SHORT WHEELBASE. THE FRACTURE IN THE TANK IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS FROM THE RECALL FOR...
Mileage: 51,000
2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS A FAILED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. THE PROBLEM WAS OUTLINED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED DECEMBER, 2001, TWO MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
THE CONDENSER IS CRACKED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURES AIR CONDITIONER. CHEVROLET KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM SOON AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR, AND YET HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR LEADING MARKET SHARE, DUE TO SHODDY CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THERMOSTAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ...
Mileage: 55,743
MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAD A FRACTURED FUEL INLET THAT I HAD REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE RECALL (NO. 06230 I BELIEVE). I HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGES TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER IS DENYING THAT THIS IS A RECALL SOLELY BECAUSE I DI...
LAST YEAR I TOOK MY VENTURE INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD 3 LIGHTS ON. I HAD NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS. AFTER HAVING THE SERVICE DEPT. LOOK AT MY VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. SINCE I HAVE DISCOVER...
Mileage: 86,124
THE BRAKE LIGHT HARNESSES KEEP COMING LOOSE AND AND THE TAIL LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING NOW THE HARNESSES HAVE MELTED SO THE ONLY FIX I HAVE IS TO SOLDER THE WIRES TO THE LEADS. *TR
MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER IN 2004 FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS EVEN A PROBLEM. THIS WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVI...
Mileage: 32,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULB WAS CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC INPUT FOR THE BULB MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 65,000
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 80,000 MILES AND THE WHEEL BEARING HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE HUB ASSEMBLY, THEY SAID THAT THEY CHANGE THEM ALL THE TIME. THE AIR CONDITIONING ALSO ...
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 80,000 MILES AND THE WHEEL BEARING HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE HUB ASSEMBLY, THEY SAID THAT THEY CHANGE THEM ALL THE TIME. THE AIR CONDITIONING ALSO ...
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 80,000 MILES AND THE WHEEL BEARING HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THE DEALER CHANGED THE HUB ASSEMBLY, THEY SAID THAT THEY CHANGE THEM ALL THE TIME. THE AIR CONDITIONING ALSO ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB CONTINUES TO BLOW OUT. THE BULB BURNED THE PLASTIC COVER AND HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,392 AND FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 35,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY WIFE'S 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE FAILED WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, AND WE RETAINED THE FAILED PARTS AND INSPECTED THEM. THE COGS IN THE GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE SNAPPED OFF . IN MY EXPERIENCE IT APPEARED TO BE A HEAT TREATMENT PROBLEM CAUSING THE MAT...
Mileage: 57,910
THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT IN FEB. OF 2007. THE SAME OLD STORY I HAVE HEARD FROM COUNTLESS PEOPLE ONLINE OWNING A CHEVY VENTURE. THE CONDENSER HAD A HOLE IN IT AND THE ORIFICE TUBE NEEDED REPLACING. WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 82,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ROD BROKE ALONG WITH THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER (IN GRANTS PASS, OREGON) STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE FAILURE SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRAS...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ROD BROKE ALONG WITH THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER (IN GRANTS PASS, OREGON) STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE FAILURE SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRAS...
Mileage: 45,000
PASSANGER'S DOOR STICKS SINCE WE BOUGNT THE VAN NEW. MUCH WORSE IN HOT TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIP OF NO HELP. *AK
Mileage: 40
REAR DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT THAN FRONT DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT. I CAN NOT FIND A SHOP TO FIX FRONT DEFERNTIAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO TAKE APART. A CHEVEY DEALERSHIP HAS MADE A SUGGESTION THAT I REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE FEB. 2006 AND I'VE HAD TO REPLCE T...
REAR DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT THAN FRONT DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT. I CAN NOT FIND A SHOP TO FIX FRONT DEFERNTIAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO TAKE APART. A CHEVEY DEALERSHIP HAS MADE A SUGGESTION THAT I REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE FEB. 2006 AND I'VE HAD TO REPLCE T...
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH ABS/AWD SYSTEM. THIS VAN HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER 13 TIMES AND GOING TO BE 14 SOON FOR THE SAME ISSUES. IN ONLY 18 MONTHS. HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BOTH ON MY OWNERSHIP AND PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP. WIRING HARNESSES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. NOW JUST DRIVING THE AB...
Mileage: 45,000
2002 CHEVY VENTURE, 65000 MILES, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE GASKET AT 65000 MILES. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND OF COURSE OUTSIDE OF THE CHEVY WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BETTER THAN ADEQUATELY. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT LEAKS IN TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGINE COULD FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. *JB
Mileage: 83,525
2002 CHEVY VENTURE WITH 62000 MILES. HAVE REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND HARNESS ETC 2 TIMES (JAN 3, 2003 AT 10800 MILES AND FEB 22, 2006 AT 62000 MILES LEFT FRONT HUB, HARNESS ETC JULY 17, 2003 AT 19800 MILES ALL BY DEALERS. ABS INOPERATIVE SHORTED MODULE AWD DISABLE FROM ABOVE. *JB
Mileage: 62,301
AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE OPENS FREQUENTLY AFTER CLOSING (WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK POSITION) OWNER MUST STAY BY DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CLOSES SUCCESSFULLY EACH TIME. *NM
Mileage: 36,000
COOLANT LEAKING. TURNS OUT GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. COST APPROXIMATELY $750 TO FIX. I SEE WHERE GM KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM AND ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, YET CONSUMER MUST PAY. GM SHOULD PAY. *NM
Mileage: 47,200
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO PAY A MINIMUM OF $70.00 FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED...
Mileage: 48,700
WITHOUT WARNING, MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN'S A/C STOPPED WORKING -- A.C. SPECIALIST DETERMINED THAT NOT ONLY DID THE COMPRESSOR STOP WORKING, IT SOMEHOW HAD EXPLODED AND SENT FREON AND METAL SHARDS CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND HIGHTER COSTS -- THIS WAS IN JUNE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE VACATION - W...
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THAT EARLIER THIS SUMMER STARTED TO LOSE ENGINE COOLANT. WEB RESEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHER FAILS OF THIS TYPE ON THE CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A COOLANT LEAK CHECK AND FOUND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED IN TWO PLACES. IT APPEARS TO BE A D...
COOLANT LEAK. HEAD GASKET WAS DISINTEGRATING DUE TO TYPE OF COOLANT GM USED. HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPAIRED. $750. *JB
Mileage: 95,500
THE FIRST YEAR WE OWNED THE VEHICLE WAS GREAT. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, FRUSTRATIONS AND THE RUN AROUND. THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM IS THE ONE I WILL SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MY BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN...
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAVE ALREADY HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, RADIATOR PROBLEMS, AND NOW ENGINE AND OIL PUMP PROBLEMS. I STILL HAVE APPROX. $7,500.00 IN PAYMENTS TO A FINANCIAL COMPANY. I DID HAVE AN AS IS PURCHASE BUT IS THERE ANY KICK BACK FOR MIEN SOME WAY. THIS ISN'T FAIR. IS ...
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAVE ALREADY HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, RADIATOR PROBLEMS, AND NOW ENGINE AND OIL PUMP PROBLEMS. I STILL HAVE APPROX. $7,500.00 IN PAYMENTS TO A FINANCIAL COMPANY. I DID HAVE AN AS IS PURCHASE BUT IS THERE ANY KICK BACK FOR MIEN SOME WAY. THIS ISN'T FAIR. IS ...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE IS ALWAYS OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. TECHNICIANS AT OIL CHANGE BUSINESSES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY VENTURES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER CHEVY VENTURES ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME LIGHT OUT. I HAD...
Mileage: 1,000
MY WIFE WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED. MY WIFE HAD PROPERLY SECURED ELLIE IN HER SEAT BELT BUT SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE AUTO AND DIED INSTANTLY IN A LOW SPEED CRASH. SHE MAY HAVE UNBUCKLED OR HERSELF BUT OUR MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR HAD PREVIOUS SEAT BE...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BURNS OUT CONSTANTLY ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. IT SEEMS THE HOUSING GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE BULB AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE BULB AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT NUMEROUS TIMES AS HAVE I. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THIS...
Mileage: 17,000
THROTTLE TO THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. VAN ACCELERATED ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKES STARTED TO FADE BADLY, UNABLE TO HOLD THE ENGINE. HAD MY FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VAN. FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *JB
Mileage: 42,800
THROTTLE TO THE ACCELERATOR LOCKED IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. VAN ACCELERATED ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKES STARTED TO FADE BADLY, UNABLE TO HOLD THE ENGINE. HAD MY FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VAN. FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *JB
Mileage: 42,800
TOOK THE VENTURE MINIVAN IN FOR BRAKES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT LOSING ANY RADIATOR FLUID BUT HOW DO YOU ARGUE WITH A DEALERSHIP THAT WANTS TO MAKE MONEY. FROM THE WEB AND THIS SITE, GM HAS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL THAT...
Mileage: 97,000
2002 CHEVY VENTURE BRAKE LIGHTS. MOSTLY, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT FUNCTION EITHER. SOMETIMES, BOTH WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DOES NOT WORK OR "BLOWS" PREMATURELY. HAVE REP...
Mileage: 35,000
ACCIDENT 12/11/05, I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT. I HIT ANOTHER CAR ON ITS RIGHT FRONT SIDE. MY COMPLETE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, ABOUT $9000.00 . THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. NO DOUBT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE. SENSORS WERE DESTROYED. SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH AIR BAGS. *JB
Mileage: 27
WE BOUGHT A CHEVY VENTURE IN OCTOBER, 2004. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A "GM CERTIFIED" VEHICLE, SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER AND IN THE MIDWEST WE DID NOT NEED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. ACCORDING T...
Mileage: 55,250
WE BOUGHT A CHEVY VENTURE IN OCTOBER, 2004. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A "GM CERTIFIED" VEHICLE, SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER AND IN THE MIDWEST WE DID NOT NEED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. ACCORDING T...
Mileage: 55,250
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, WHICH REMEDIED TH...
Mileage: 68,703
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, WHICH REMEDIED TH...
Mileage: 68,703
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIF...
Mileage: 42,560
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIF...
Mileage: 42,560
SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT CLIP TIGHTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED 1 YEAR AGO THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 36,000
THE LEFT REAR (DRIVER'S SIDE) BRAKE LIGHT (UPPER MOST BULB/3057) KEEPS BURNING OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BULB, THERE IS PHYSICAL DAMAGE (MELTING) ON THE MALE BULB CONNECTION. *JB
FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM ON 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. STAYS AT FULL WHEN DRIVING (NEVER MOVES), STAYS AT EMPTY (NEVER MOVES) WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON WHEN IDLING. THAT'S IT, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS NO OTHER AMOUNT OF FUEL. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAPPENED TO SIGNAL THE START OF THIS PROBLEM. HAS CAUSED VEHICLE T...
DT: THE CONTACT OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR OR SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, LETTING THE CONTACT KNOW THE AIR BAG SWITCH OR SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE ...
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT BROKE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE BACK SUPPORT.*AK
Mileage: 65,000
WINDOW SWITCHES AND MOTORS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES THEREFORE NEEDING REPLACEMENT.*JB
Mileage: 31,000
WITH 39,000 MILES WE CAME THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH & WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE MADE AN AWFUL NOISE & QUIT. AFTER THE EXPENSE OF A TEAR DOWN, THE ENGINE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF, BENT THE RODS AND THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION ON ONE SIDE. WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW MOTOR AND FEEL A...
Mileage: 39,000
ABS BRAKE FAILURE WITH AWD DISABLE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH AWD DISABLE MESSAGE, BOTH ARE CONNECTED. WITH ABS FAILURE, AWD IS DISABLES. FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PART. NO CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE IT WAS SUMMER AND NO SNOW, WINTER WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT STORY. ONLY PART THAT FAILED WAS REPLACED B...
Mileage: 26,000
ABS BRAKE FAILURE WITH AWD DISABLE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH AWD DISABLE MESSAGE, BOTH ARE CONNECTED. WITH ABS FAILURE, AWD IS DISABLES. FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PART. NO CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE IT WAS SUMMER AND NO SNOW, WINTER WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT STORY. ONLY PART THAT FAILED WAS REPLACED B...
Mileage: 26,000
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. THE HUB SENSORS HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE NHSTA JUST ISSUED A RECALL-05V379000- FOR GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ARE YOU GOING TO INCLUDE THE CHEVY VENTURE. WHEN THE ABS SENSORS FAIL OUR ROTORS H...
Mileage: 8,000
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE AND HAD THE PROBLEM OF ABS DIS-ENGAGING AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION (MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS) AND THEN PERMANENTLY. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND TIR...
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, GOING ON I287 NORTH IN NJ ABOUT 4:00 PM ABOUT TO EXIT 2A, THE CAR'S ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A STRONG REVVING, AND LOST ALL POWER, FURTHERMORE IT LOST ALL GEAR, WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRIED TO REVERSE AND CHANGE GEARS D 3 2 1 AND IT WILL NOT MOVE TO EITHER DIRECTI...
Mileage: 45,530
DT: 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS TO DRIVE LEFT FOOTED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VENTURE OPENED LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. CONSUMER'S BROTHER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE TR...
Mileage: 25,000
DT: 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS TO DRIVE LEFT FOOTED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VENTURE OPENED LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. CONSUMER'S BROTHER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE TR...
Mileage: 25,000
DT: 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS TO DRIVE LEFT FOOTED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VENTURE OPENED LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. CONSUMER'S BROTHER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE TR...
Mileage: 25,000
3YR OLD COMPRESSOR (AIR CONDITIONER FRONT & REAR) )FOR 2002 CHEVY VENTURE LEAKS WHICH CAUSED US TO REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT.
BOUGHT A USED CHEVY VENTURE. IT IS A 2002 MODEL. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS... VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS... CURRENTLY THE BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT AND NO MECHANIC AROUND CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGECT TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALER BUT THE LABOR COSTS ARE OUTRAGEOUS. FURTHURMORE, THE AIRC...
BOUGHT MY VENTURE AS DEALER DEMO WITH 1400 MILE ON 6/18/02. IN APRIL 2004 A/C DID NOT WORK. TRIED RECHARGING SYSTEM FOUND LEAK. TOOK TO CHEVY IN JUNE/JULY 2004 WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD WELD ON THE CONDENSER. THEY REFUSE TO COVER $800 REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD ME MY...
Mileage: 39,000
BOUGHT MY VENTURE AS DEALER DEMO WITH 1400 MILE ON 6/18/02. IN APRIL 2004 A/C DID NOT WORK. TRIED RECHARGING SYSTEM FOUND LEAK. TOOK TO CHEVY IN JUNE/JULY 2004 WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD WELD ON THE CONDENSER. THEY REFUSE TO COVER $800 REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD ME MY...
Mileage: 39,000
BOUGHT MY VENTURE AS DEALER DEMO WITH 1400 MILE ON 6/18/02. IN APRIL 2004 A/C DID NOT WORK. TRIED RECHARGING SYSTEM FOUND LEAK. TOOK TO CHEVY IN JUNE/JULY 2004 WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD WELD ON THE CONDENSER. THEY REFUSE TO COVER $800 REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD ME MY...
Mileage: 39,000
BOUGHT MY VENTURE AS DEALER DEMO WITH 1400 MILE ON 6/18/02. IN APRIL 2004 A/C DID NOT WORK. TRIED RECHARGING SYSTEM FOUND LEAK. TOOK TO CHEVY IN JUNE/JULY 2004 WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD WELD ON THE CONDENSER. THEY REFUSE TO COVER $800 REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD ME MY...
Mileage: 39,000
BOUGHT MY VENTURE AS DEALER DEMO WITH 1400 MILE ON 6/18/02. IN APRIL 2004 A/C DID NOT WORK. TRIED RECHARGING SYSTEM FOUND LEAK. TOOK TO CHEVY IN JUNE/JULY 2004 WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BAD WELD ON THE CONDENSER. THEY REFUSE TO COVER $800 REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 36,000 MILES. ALSO TOLD ME MY...
Mileage: 39,000
CHEVROLET VENTURE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR IS MALFUNCTIONING.*MR THE DOOR OPENS AS THE CONSUMER IS TRYING TO CLOSE IT, AND GOES BACK AND FORTH UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY REMAINS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS ELECT...
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN WITH A 3400 CC ENGINE FAILED AND OVER HEATED. MY WIFE WHO IS A VISITING NURSE WAS LUCK ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN A SAFE AREA. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING FOR AT LEAST 6 YRS WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE A RECALL ON A KNOWN...
Mileage: 80,000
SLIDING DOORS HAVE NO LOCKING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO KEEP DOORS OPEN WHEN ON AN INCLINE. AS I WAS LOADING VAN I TURNED TO PICK UP ITEMS AND 2YR. OLD SON STARTED TO CLIMB IN THE PASS. SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AS HE CLIMBED IN, DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED ON HIS HEAD CAUSING BUMP ON BACK OF HEAD AND CUTS AND MODER...
Mileage: 33,400
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAS DEFECTIVE WELD THAT ALLOWED LARGE QUANITY OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO BOTH THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR OPERATED IN A ROUGH OR ABUSIVE MANNER. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE VERY GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A SIDE IMPA...
Mileage: 71,000
OWNER OF A MODEL YEAR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED .*MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS ...
CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE DRIVES REAL BUMPY, VEHICLE WHISTLES ALOT BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT FROM. GOES OVER SMALL BUMPS AND IS REALLY BUMPY RIDE. *AK
Mileage: 59,750
THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN PROPERLY AND WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS CLOSED, SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO PROP OPEN. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THIS COULD NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE PASSENGERS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH BRAKES FAILED. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BY PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. *NM *NM
Mileage: 28,000
THE LIGHT SAYING "CHECK ENGINE SOON" WENT ON. I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY SO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. PARTS MANAGER SAID IT NEEDS A NEW THERMOSTAT AND INTAKE GASKET. GASKET TAKES 6.6 HRS LABOR AND WILL THEREFORE COST OVER $500. THIS IS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN MODEL SV; 42000 MILES...
68,000 MILES ON 2002 VENTURE AND LOSING COOLANT. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $650 TO REPLACE POORLY DESIGNED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT IS LEAKING! *NM
Mileage: 68,000
I BOUGHT MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE ON 1/22/05. I REALIZED ABOUT A WEEK LATER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT. WE CAN NOT OPERATE IT AT ALL. WE TRIED USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, BOTH OF THE INTERIOR BUTTONS AND PULLING THE HANDLE ON BOTH THE INSIDE A...
HEARD A RUMBLING/GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, MORE SPECIFICALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THIS NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL DRIVING MOTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT DOOR AND DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT REOPEN WHEN A OBJECT IS IN THE PATH OF CLOSING AS DESIGNED TO DO. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER TORSO. *AK
Mileage: 38,000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, LOCK ON BACK HATCH, THE POWER SLIDER, AND THE FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE A HARD TIME ROLLING UP OR DOWN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE ALL NIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, LOCK ON BACK HATCH, THE POWER SLIDER, AND THE FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE A HARD TIME ROLLING UP OR DOWN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE ALL NIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, LOCK ON BACK HATCH, THE POWER SLIDER, AND THE FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE A HARD TIME ROLLING UP OR DOWN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE ALL NIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS...
RECALL 02V222000/AIR BAG SENSOR: THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WILL DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR THIS RECALL. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 50,269
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 12,000
SYLVANIA BULB IN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB I FOUND THE BULB AND SOCKET HAD MELTED. REPLACED THE BULB INTO THE BURNT SOCKET AND IT IS NOW WORKING. MY CONCERN IS THAT NO FUSE BLEW AND WHY DID THIS SOCKET MELT AND BURN? VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVR...
Mileage: 3,800
TAIL LAMP BULB BASE AND/OR SOCKETS ON GENERAL MOTORS MINIVANS HEATING UP AND MELTING CAUSING A DISCONNECTION OF THE CIRCUIT AND LOSS OF STOP AND TURN SIGNALS. SAME CONDITION AS WITH THE SUV'S IN RECALL # 04V527000. REPLACING BULBS ARE ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.*AK
THE DESIGN OF THE ABS ON THE 2002 CHEVY VENTURE (AWD) IS THAT THE ABS IS TIED TO THE AWD FOR TRACTION CONTROL. THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT ABS SENSORS HAVE CRACKED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS ON OUR VEHICLE, WITH THE 5TH TIME OCCURRING THIS MONTH. WHEN THE ABS SENSORS (HUB ASSEMBLY) MALFUNCTIONS, IT ...
60,000 MILES ON 2002 VENTURE 3.4 AND LOOSING COOLANT (INTAKE GASKET ) I ALSO OWN A 1996 CHEVROLET 1500 WOW YEP I REPLACED GASKET ON IT 5.0 PLASTIC GASKETS. *AK
Mileage: 60,765
THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK</A> HAD A SMALL LEAK. *NM THE FUMES COULD BE SMELLED IN THE GARAGE AND SMALL SPOTS WERE SEEN ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TANK WAS PLASTIC AND A KNOB HAD BROKE OFF CAUSING THE LEAK. *TC
OUR 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT AT NIGHT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE, THE SCHEMATICS DON'T SHOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY EVEN SAID THEY CALLED GM ENGINEERS AND THAT TH...
Mileage: 18,459
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BRAKES. REPLACING THE BRAKES WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LEAKING WHEEL CYLINDERS LUBRICANT GOT ONTO THE BRAKE SHOES. *JB
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE SPARE TIRE COULD NOT BE RELEASE FROM THE STORAGE AREA UNDER THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONSUMER'S VAN. *NM WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR LEFT TIRE SHREDDED TO PIECES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGED THE TIRE AND REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE, SHE DISCOVERED THE SPARE TIRE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM...
THE VEHICLE SPARE TIRE COULD NOT BE RELEASE FROM THE STORAGE AREA UNDER THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONSUMER'S VAN. *NM WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR LEFT TIRE SHREDDED TO PIECES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGED THE TIRE AND REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE, SHE DISCOVERED THE SPARE TIRE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM...
THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT RETRACT AS IT SHOULD. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. *JB EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO REVERSE DOOR WHEN CLOSING. *TC
Mileage: 35,500
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CRACKED. THIS CAUSES THE RELEASE OF THE FREON AND OVER A $1,000 IN REPAIRS. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR COMPRESSOR'S AS WELL. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE.*A...
Mileage: 49,500
WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE VENTURE VAN, ROAD DEBRIS HIT THE GAS TANK AND PUNCTURED IT. GAS TANK IS PLASTIC AND IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS. *NM
Mileage: 42,000
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Mileage: 36,000
HEARD PIECES OF TREAD HITTING CAR.TREAD SEPARATED AT 65 MPH JUST BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. ABLE TO STEER TO SIDE ON RIM. ORIGINAL EQUIP WITH 35500 MILES ON 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. ON INSPECTION OTHER 3 TIRES CLOSE TO FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 35,200
INTERMITTENTLY THE SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOCKED AND COULDN'T BE OPENED UP. ON AUGUST 16, 2004. A 23 MONTH OLD CHILD'S HAND GOT STUCK IN THE DOOR. CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT/UPPER TAIL LIGHT KEEP BURNING OUT. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT (3057) WHEN REMOVED USUALLY HAVE MELTING ON THE BULB CONNECTION. CHANGING THE BULB DOESNOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. THIS IS THE FITH TIME IN TWO YEARS THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I KEEP G...
Mileage: 23,447
THE OWNER HAD THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE DOOR OPENED UNINTENTIONALLY, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DOOR. AFTER THE OWNER PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NO ONE WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER...
Mileage: 8,000
THE OWNER HAD THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE DOOR OPENED UNINTENTIONALLY, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DOOR. AFTER THE OWNER PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NO ONE WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER...
Mileage: 8,000
THE OWNER HAD THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE DOOR OPENED UNINTENTIONALLY, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DOOR. AFTER THE OWNER PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NO ONE WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER...
Mileage: 8,000
DURING A FRONT SIDE VEHICLE COLLISION AT 55 MPH SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 57,000
A/C CONDENSER FAILED. REPLACED WITH NEW PART. WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE CONDENSERS(VERY COSTLY). *AK
VENTURE MINIVAN STALLS (DIES) WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY...OCCURRING 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES AS OF YET, BUT WE HAVE A CHILD SO THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO US. MINI-VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES...THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICAT...
Mileage: 12,955
THE FRONT LEFT HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRE DEVELOPED A HUGE BUBBLE ON ONE SIDE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT A CUT WAS MADE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.*AK
Mileage: 23,400
CONSUMER FRACTURED WRIST WHEN ARM GOT CAUGHT UP ON THE POWER REAR DOOR. (NAR)*MR THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET HER HAND OUT OF THE DOOR HANDLE BECAUSE HER ELBOW WAS AGAINST THE SEAT BACK. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OF PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE WHILE THE WRIST HEALED. THE CONSUMER BELI...
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, A HOLE APPEARED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY YEAR OLD CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INSTALLED IN THE SEAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL SEATS IN OTHER VENTURE'S, BOTH FOR THE HOLE AND THE...
Mileage: 43,500
VENTURE, CHEVROLET, 2002, ALL WHEEL DRIVE,FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. BOTH FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAILED PRIOR TO 6,474 MILES. REPLACEMENT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES FRONT RIGHT FAILED AT 26,290 MILES AND LEFT FRONT FAILED AT 30,200 MILES. DEALER COMMENTS THAT THEY ARE REPLACI...
Mileage: 30,125
VENTURE, CHEVROLET, 2002, ALL WHEEL DRIVE,FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. BOTH FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAILED PRIOR TO 6,474 MILES. REPLACEMENT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES FRONT RIGHT FAILED AT 26,290 MILES AND LEFT FRONT FAILED AT 30,200 MILES. DEALER COMMENTS THAT THEY ARE REPLACI...
Mileage: 30,125
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. ABS BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. CONSUMER STATED ALL WHEEL DRIVE BECAME DISABLED WHEN THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED.*AK *MR
Mileage: 14,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE RETAINER CLIP ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE CLIP AT WILL. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A CHILD HAD BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE CLIP AND RELEASE HERSELF. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING/PARKING MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 41,000
THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB MELTED INSIDE THE SOCKET, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK *SC
Mileage: 29,000
CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THIS NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL DRIVING MOTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 31,620
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY, MY WIFE USED THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOOR, NOT KNOWING I HAD NOT MADE AN EXIT. I ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MY WIFE CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND USES THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE D...
UNDER SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SLID, NEARLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. DRIVER FELT THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE , AND SMALL CHILDREN WERE ABOARD. *AK
Mileage: 15,000
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK RESULTING IN THE DRIVER STRIKING A POLE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *JB
NON-POWER DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SECURELY LOCK WHEN IN OPENED POSITION. IF ON AN INCLINE THE DOOR WILL COME BACK ON YOU. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 6 YR EAR OLD DAUGHTER, KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND AND CAUSING SCRAPES AND ABRASSIONS. PER OUR CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT AS WELL AS PE...
Mileage: 1,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PART SIX TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM
Mileage: 36,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. CHILD IN THE THIRD ROW, CENTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. *AK
BROKEN TIE ROD + RACK AND PINION FAILURE CAUSING TOTAL STEERING LOSS AND COSTLY REPAIRS! * CB
Mileage: 37,745
BROKEN TIE ROD + RACK AND PINION FAILURE CAUSING TOTAL STEERING LOSS AND COSTLY REPAIRS! * CB
Mileage: 37,745
MY VAN WAS DRIVING IN THE COLD SNOW ON AN EARLY MORNING. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES VERY SLOWLY, MY TRANSMISSION CEASED. WHEN I PULLED TO THE STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING I HAD HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER WITH INTERMITTENT C...
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2002 VENTURE HAS LOST THE ABS & AWD SYSTEMS SEVERAL TIMES, (WHICH IS NO FUN WHILE DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW). THE DEALER HAS FIXED WIRING, REPLACED SENSORS, AND IS KNOW WAITING FOR COMPLETE WHEEL ASMBLIES FOR MY VAN AND AT LEAST 3 OTHERS. THE DEALER HAS FURNISHED EACH OF US WITH LOANER VEHICLES W...
MY 2002 VENTURE HAS LOST THE ABS & AWD SYSTEMS SEVERAL TIMES, (WHICH IS NO FUN WHILE DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW). THE DEALER HAS FIXED WIRING, REPLACED SENSORS, AND IS KNOW WAITING FOR COMPLETE WHEEL ASMBLIES FOR MY VAN AND AT LEAST 3 OTHERS. THE DEALER HAS FURNISHED EACH OF US WITH LOANER VEHICLES W...
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO WORK WITH GM TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC, POWER SLIDING DOOR REPLACED WITH A MANUAL SLIDING DOOR. FILE NUMBER AT GM IS 1-112050633 FILED ON 6/23/03. WE HAVE YET TO SPEAK TO MR. KEVIN DREW AT GM WHO IS HANDLING OUR COMPLAINT. WE HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS MESSAGES ...
Mileage: 8,758
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 31, 2003 FROM BAKER MOTORS IN MILAN IN. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED COMING ON AND OFF. I CALLED BAKER MOTOR AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD BE CONTACTING ME. NO ONE CONTACTED ME. ON AUGU...
Mileage: 56,000
OWNER STATES THAT FRONT DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED BY USING THE REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ELECTRICAL CONTA...
Mileage: 12,256
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT IT RECURRED. *NLM FAILURE OF BRAKES AND AWD SYSTEM HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES. THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIE...
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER STRUCK A LARGE DEER CROSSING THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, CONSUMER'S SON SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A DITCH, FLIPPED ON ITS ROOF, AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. SEAT BELT...
Mileage: 22,900
I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 CHEVY VENTURE ON 10/15/01. ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. IT CLOSED TO WITHIN AN INCH AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY BOUNCED BACK OPEN. IT MALFUNCTIONED NO MATTER WHICH METHOD I USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR (PRESSING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE...
I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 CHEVY VENTURE ON 10/15/01. ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. IT CLOSED TO WITHIN AN INCH AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY BOUNCED BACK OPEN. IT MALFUNCTIONED NO MATTER WHICH METHOD I USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR (PRESSING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE...
I HAD A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE WITH OUR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI-VAN. WHEN THE VAN IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS ARE OUT, THE POWER WINDOWS AND RADIO ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR UNTIL THE DOOR IS OPENED. MY 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I WERE SITTING IN THE VAN TODAY WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DO...
Mileage: 47,420
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP FOUR TIMES DUE TO FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHENEVER FUEL TANK WAS FILLED FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW A HALF TANK. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP TWICE FOR OIL LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 1,700
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP FOUR TIMES DUE TO FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHENEVER FUEL TANK WAS FILLED FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW A HALF TANK. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP TWICE FOR OIL LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 1,700
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND "ALL-WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED" APPEARS IN THE DISPLAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING, EACH TIME AFTER HAVING BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. IN FOR SERVICE ON 9/5/02, 11/19/02, 12/2/02 AND TODAY, 9...
Mileage: 10,548
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND "ALL-WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED" APPEARS IN THE DISPLAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING, EACH TIME AFTER HAVING BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. IN FOR SERVICE ON 9/5/02, 11/19/02, 12/2/02 AND TODAY, 9...
Mileage: 10,548
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS/UPPER TAIL LIGHTS (NOT THE HIGH 3RD BRAKE LIGHT) KEEP BURNING OUT. THE SERVICE MANUAL REFERENCES A FUSE BUT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUSE BOX, THE BOX WAS NEVER WIRED TO HOLD FUSES FOR THE REAR TAIL LAMPS IN THE PLACES AS INDICATED. ONCE THE REAR TAILIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS (3...
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS/UPPER TAIL LIGHTS (NOT THE HIGH 3RD BRAKE LIGHT) KEEP BURNING OUT. THE SERVICE MANUAL REFERENCES A FUSE BUT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUSE BOX, THE BOX WAS NEVER WIRED TO HOLD FUSES FOR THE REAR TAIL LAMPS IN THE PLACES AS INDICATED. ONCE THE REAR TAILIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS (3...
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE INTERIOR AND A CHILD'S FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE A CROWBAR TO RELEASE THE CHILD'S FINGER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DOOR BE REPLACED WITH A MANUAL DOOR, HOWEVER GM REFUSED, BECAUSE THEY STATED THE DOOR PERFORMED AS DESIG...
CONSUMER STATES THAT PASSENGER'S POWER SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS OCCURS IF CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO OPEN BY USING THE RELEASE BUTTON OR OPENING MANUALLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE HIGHER END. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO D...
4 EPISODES OF WHERE THE CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI VAN WOULD NOT START, PURCHASED NEW AND HAVE PAID 11 MONTHS ON VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT CLIP INTO LOCKING MECHANISM.*AK
Mileage: 27,000
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS IN THE 16 MONTHS WE HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING, MOST RECENTLY IN AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALER (H&H CHEVROLET) HAS BEEN OF NO HELP AS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT ...
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HIT A MUD FLAP AND PUT A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. *JB
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS SOAKED AND WET, DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKING. *JB
Mileage: 700
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A GRINDING, CLUNKING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A WHISTLING SOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL. AT 4,000 MILES THE GRINDING NOISE RETURNED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DEPOSITED ALL THE SNOW AND WATER FROM THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM AREA WHICH CREATED A MAJOR ICE BUILD UP AND CAUSED THE DEFROSTER NOT TO HEAT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD.*AK *JB *TS
ABS/AWD DISABLE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB/SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY TWICE. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB/SPEED SENSOR ONCE. PARTS AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT ISSUE. CONTINUOUS FAILURES IN RECENT MONTHS.*JB
Mileage: 8,951
ABS/AWD DISABLE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB/SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY TWICE. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB/SPEED SENSOR ONCE. PARTS AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT ISSUE. CONTINUOUS FAILURES IN RECENT MONTHS.*JB
Mileage: 8,951
WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Mileage: 19,600
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.*JB
Mileage: 12,419
THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY.*JB
DURING COLD WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STICK IN THE LOCK POSITION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN AND HAD RESTARTED AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS THE VEHICLE HAD CUT OFF SUDDENLY, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND HAD LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. SCC
Mileage: 5,570
CONSUMER STATES ALL DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEEL SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NATION WIDE SHORTAGE ON PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN WITH TWO FRONT, AND TWO SIDE AIR IMPACT BAGS. DRIVERS SIDE OF VAN WAS T-BONED ACCROSS THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE VAN AND THE SIDE IMPACT BAG DID NOT GO OFF. THE VAN WAS HIT BY A HUGE BRIGADIER DUMP TRUCK LEAVING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE VAN WAS TOTALED. WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAG GO...
Mileage: 13,100
CONSUMER STATES WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN INJURIES TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. *AK
Mileage: 1,800
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 4,398
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINS ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER AND HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP 8 TIMES TOTAL SINCE SEPTEMBER. TS
Mileage: 6,827
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN VEHICLES ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.----TS
VERLAND IS AN ICF/MR FACILITY IN SEWICKLEY PA. WE USE OUR VEHICLES DAILY TO TRANSPORT OUR CLIENTS TO THEIR PROGRAMS, DR'S. APPTS, ETC. WE PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI VAN IN NOVEMBER 2001. THE SAME VAN HAS HAD 3 INSTANCES WHERE THE WHEEL STUDS HAVE BROKEN AND THE FRONT TIRE HAS COME LO...
Mileage: 23,510
CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 35MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. TS
THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DAY AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THAT THE WINDSHEILD LEAKED WATER DOWN THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. *SCC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH A SAFETY DEVICE WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FORM OPENING IF SOMETHING IS IN IT'S PATH AND A A RESULT A PASSENGER WAS INJURED, THE SAFETY DEVICE WORKS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING BUT NOT WHILE IT IS OPENING. NLM *YH
THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG TO THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. *TT THE VEHICLE STALLED, HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SERVICE TECH FOUND CORROSION IN SOME WIRES. *SCC *CB *JB
THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG TO THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. *TT THE VEHICLE STALLED, HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SERVICE TECH FOUND CORROSION IN SOME WIRES. *SCC *CB *JB
THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG TO THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. *TT THE VEHICLE STALLED, HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SERVICE TECH FOUND CORROSION IN SOME WIRES. *SCC *CB *JB
THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG TO THE TOP OF THE WINDOW. *TT THE VEHICLE STALLED, HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SERVICE TECH FOUND CORROSION IN SOME WIRES. *SCC *CB *JB
CONSUMER STATES THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE TRAVELING AT OVER 50 MPH. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT WOULD RESTART. AFTER TRAVELING HALF MILE IT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. DEALER FOUND CORROSION ON THE WIRES AND ADJUSTED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
PUT SHIFT TO PARK. EXITED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPEN - RIPPED OF BY GARAGE. FINALLY JUMPED BACK INTO VEHICLE AFTER IT WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY, ACROSS STREET, & INTO NEIGHBOR'S YARD, STOPPED VEHICLE. LOOKED AT GEAR INDICATOR - STILL READ PARK.*AK
ORIGINAL DOT TIRE # WAS ON TIRES THE DEALER REPLACED AND WE PAID FOR. ON BOTH OCCASIONSI WAS GOING SLOW WHEN I HEARD NOISE OF A TIRE GOING FLAT. I HAVE BAG THE DEALER GAVE TO MY HUSBAND THAT CONTAINS A PORTION OF TIRE FRAGMENTS AND DEBRIS LIKE IT JUST PEELED OFF. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
THE VEHICLE IS A RENTAL VEHICLE. CUSOTMER RENTED THE VAN AND WENT OUT TO THE LOT TO PUT HIS BELONGINS IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE TO CLOSE THE HATCH, THE PLASTIC HOUSING BROKE AND THE HANDLE CAME LOOSE, THERE IS A METAL BOLD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC, THAT PIECE CUT THE CUS...
THE REAR HANDLE ON THE REAR HATCH BROKE, THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE BROKE, LIKE IF THE PLASTIC IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE FORCES EXERTED ON THE HANDLE.
BULGE IN SIDEWALL PARALLEL AND SAME SIZE AS THE "F" NEXT TO FIRESTONE NAME ON TIRE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT SIDEWALL HAD SEPARATED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: BCB3301 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)