2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE Exterior Lighting Problems

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 AS IN THE SWITCH ABOVE IN BETWEEN FRONT SEATS THAT CONTROL INSIDE LIGHTING. IT MUST STAY IN THE OFF POSITION OR IT RUNS THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DOWN. ALSO THE SIDE DOOR GETS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO CLOSE IT. *TR

Mileage: 129,700

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 ADDITION, THE LIGHT BAR WAS BURNED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHEN WE REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME, AND HAD SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE WHEN WE REPLACED YET ANOTHER BULB. UPDATED 08/24/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CHEVROLET VENTURE OWNERS. UPDATED IVOQ 08/25/10 *TR

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

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

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

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 WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 65,000

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 WAS 35,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

Mileage: 35,000

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 MY VENTURE AT THE CAR DEALER FOR A RECALL SERVICE ON THE DOOR HANDLES AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THEY FINISHED MY SENTENCE FOR ME WHEN I WAS DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM--THEY ALREADY KNEW THAT VENTURES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT FIX IT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE VENTURE SHOULD BE RECALLED TOO. *JB

Mileage: 1,000

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 MODEL VAN AND IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER SIDE. I'M AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED WITH THIS LIGHT BEING OUT MOST OF THE TIME. CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE.*JB

Mileage: 17,000

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 REPLACED FOUR BULBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONE, OF WHICH TWO DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE BLOWN. HAVE SEEN AND TALKED TO OTHER VENTURE OWNERS WHO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AS YOU NEVER KNOW IF AND HOW MANY OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

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

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 GASKETS NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $1300. ALSO, HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW NOT GOING UP CORRECTLY. IT GETS STUCK MIDWAY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO UP AT ALL. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. WATER IS ALSO IN TAILLIGHT LENS. THIS WAS ALSO FIXED AT DEALERSHIP ONCE BUT CONTINUES TO OCCUR.

Mileage: 39,000

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

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

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 THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SO FOR THE NEXT YEAR THE GARAGE KEPT PUTTING IN DIFFERENT PIECES AND SENDING THE VAN HOME WITH US TO DRIVE. MIND YOU THIS IS NOT SOMETHING LIKE THE FAN MOTOR GOING OFF IT'S THE DAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE AT NIGHT AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD . THE SAME THING HAPPENED TIME AND TIME AGAIN HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER A YEAR OF THIS, WE TOOK IT TO THE VAN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 6 WEEKS. WE KEPT GETTING DIFFERENT EXCUSES OF WHY IT WASN'T FINISHED YET, SO AFTER THE 6 WEEKS, THEY STILL DIDN'T CALL, I WAS FED UP ENOUGH I WENT AND GOT THE VAN. THE SERVICEMAN STATED GM STARTED A FORUM WEB PAGE TO WERE IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE, YOU CAN LOG ON THERE AND TRY TO FIND AN ANSWER. THAT'S HOW THEY FOUND THE NEXT PART THEY CHANGED. SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN THE VAN BACK ON OCTOBER 18TH THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE STAYED ON. THEN WE THINK IT TOOK 13 MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR THE 1ST TIME. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH ??? I THINK WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR BEING THE GUINEA PIGS, IN THIS RESEARCH PROJECT. THE CHEVY SERVICE REP STATED ALL HE COULD DO IS MAYBE GET US 1 FREE YEAR OF SERVICE, I DON'T THINK THIS IS NO WHERE NEAR WHAT IS OWED FOR PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER. PLEASE HELP. *JB

Mileage: 18,459

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 GETTING TICKETS FOR BURNED OUT TAILLIGHTS/STOP LIGHTS. *AK

Mileage: 23,447

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB MELTED INSIDE THE SOCKET, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK *SC

Mileage: 29,000

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 (3057) ARE REMOVED THERE IS USUALLY PHYSICAL DAMAGE (MELTING) ON THE BULB CONNECTION AND WITHIN THE FEMALE END OF THE PLUG. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME BUT HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL MORE TIMES. SIMPLY CHANGING THE BULB NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE LEFT SIDE TAIL LAMP.*AK

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 (3057) ARE REMOVED THERE IS USUALLY PHYSICAL DAMAGE (MELTING) ON THE BULB CONNECTION AND WITHIN THE FEMALE END OF THE PLUG. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME BUT HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL MORE TIMES. SIMPLY CHANGING THE BULB NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE LEFT SIDE TAIL LAMP.*AK