2001 Chevrolet Venture

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2004· VISIBILITY

  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

• 12/27/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE READING IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES CORRECT, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S INCORRECT. *JB

• 12/27/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/24/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  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 DEPARTMENT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS NO SWITCH TO TURN EITHER AIR BAG OFF.

• 12/22/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCHED YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND MANY LISTED FOR SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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 THE DEALER ?? NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND - THE VEHICLE -"OPERATES AS DESIGNED" AMAZINGLY ENOUGH WHEN MY WIFE WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT WE WERE IN WE COULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS SPINNING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE AND ONE POINT LURCHED BACKWARD AS MY WIFE CONTINUED IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK THE VEHICLE UP TO NO AVAIL -AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WE COULD NOT USE DRIVE EITHER IT WOULD ONLY MOVE AT A SNAILS PACE. UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I'M STILL HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM I ALMOST INSTANTLY HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR REPAIR - THEY SAID THEY FILLED THE FLUID AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND IT WAS UNTIL TODAY! - FOR THE AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE - I WOULD HOPE FOR A RECALL SOON! ISN'T IT STRANGE HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER MOST OF WHAT I'VE READ IN OTHER POSTS SAY "DEALER SERVICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" ?? *JD. *AK

• 12/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,978. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

• 12/15/2004· TIRES

  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

• 12/12/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/10/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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.

• 12/09/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 WAS A CRACK IN THE TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

• 12/08/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LEAKING IN THE GROUND AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE.

• 12/08/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 DONE MUCH RESEARCH, AND PEOPLE SEEM TO BE STUCK WITH HIGH REPAIR BILLS JUST LIKE ME BECAUSE THEY MADE THE UNFORTUNATE DECISION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLE WITH A FLAWED DESIGN IN THE COOLING SYSTEM/ HEAD GASKETS. *TR

• 12/08/2005· VISIBILITY

  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

• 12/07/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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 STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK

• 12/06/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/06/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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 OPENED. THERE IS NO SAFETY MECHANISM TO STOP THE DOOR OPENING SHOULD SOMEONE GET CAUGHT IN IT AS IT OPENS. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENED WHILE WE WERE IN A CAR WASH. I HAD TO ACCELERATE AND LEAVE BEFORE THE CAR WASH WAS DONE BECAUSE IT WAS SHOOTING WATER INTO THE VAN. *LA

• 12/05/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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 RECALL AND THEN NOT FIX IT? I AM GLAD I FOUND IT BEFORE MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE!

• 12/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/02/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. *JB

• 11/29/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  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 STERNUM, BRUISED MY STOMACH, AND INJURED MY RIGHT LEG. WE DO HAVE PICTURES SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 11/26/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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 WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A DEFECT. *AK

• 11/25/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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 NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 11/25/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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 REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD UNTIL IT LATCHED INTO PLACE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, HE REFUSED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHER REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,855 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,855.

• 11/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON - DEFECT WITH SOFTWARE ON PCM THAT CONTROLS EGR CODE 1404. *LA

• 11/18/2002· TRAILER HITCHES

  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

• 11/14/2002· SEAT BELTS

  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 CHILD. I CONTACTED GMC. THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE IRONY IS, THIS IS A MINIVAN MARKETED TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. IT HAS THE VIDEO PLAYER, CUP HOLDERS AND SEAT BELT "ADJUSTERS" SO THE SEAT BELTS FIT THE KIDS CORRECTLY BUT YOU CAN NOT ADD A CHILD CAR SEAT! I CAN GUARANTEE SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED OR INJURED IF THEY DO NOT RECALL THESE SEATS. I TOLD THEM THAT TODAY, AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. I ALSO NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS. IT SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO. DT

• 11/14/2001· CHILD SEAT

  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

• 11/10/2022· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/06/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/04/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 USED ENGINE HAD A INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH A HEAD GASKET FAILURE 36,000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A NEW GASKET KIT CAME OUT FOR THIS ENGINE TO FIX THE GASKET FAILURES WITH THE 3.4 LITER. BOTH ENGINES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS IS A ENGINEERING FLAW BY GM. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS GASKET FAILURE. *NM

• 11/04/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 ALL OTHER CARS VANS WITH THIS ENGINE,ALERO,IMPALA,MONTECARLO,VENTURE ECT.... THEY ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM!!! GM WAKE UP!!! STOP SELLING US JUNK!!*AK

• 11/04/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 BATTERY ONLY HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN.*AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 STATIONS GASSES). TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS MOSTLY ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND THEY CLAIM UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. GOING TO TAKE BACK AND HAVE IT STAY THERE UNTIL THEY REPRODUCE THIS WEEK. *AK

• 11/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LEAKING INTAKE GASKET, IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. *AK

• 11/02/2003· POWER TRAIN

  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 LURCH FORWARD. DESPITE THIS COMPLAINT AND 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 28,000, 41,000, AND 52,000 THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. AT 58,000 THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, I PERSONALLY KNOW OF ANOTHER OWNER WITH A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. *LA

• 10/30/2002· STRUCTURE

  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 ON THAT SIDE OF THE VAN AT THE TIME. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS ONLY COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY SON COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I HAD IT REPAIRED ONE TIME BEFORE DUE TO HEARING AIR COMING INTO THE DOOR, IT WAS NOT SEALING CORRECTLY. NOW THE DOOR IS OPENING EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SAFETY DEVICES TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS DOOR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

• 10/22/2002· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  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 REAR SPEAKERS WERE NOISY. *SCC *NLM

• 10/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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 SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH INCIDENTALLY IS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED TO US THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BROWN AND SMELT BURNT. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD PULLED 2 TRANSMISSION CODES WHEN SCANNING THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THE DEALER PROVIDED US WITH TWO REMEDIES TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND REFILL THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW FLUID. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A TRY IT AND SEE APPROACH. THE SECOND REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATES FOR THESE REMEDIES WERE $1137.74 AND $2985.06 RESPECTIVELY. A SECOND OPINION WAS OBTAINED FROM A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED TO US THAT INDEED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, THE ENGINE CODES MENTIONED HEREIN WERE TRANSMISSION RELATED, AND THAT THERE WAS MATERIAL BUILT UP IN THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND OIL PAN. THE SHOP ADVISED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE REBUILT FOR $2372.92. DUE TO THE OVERALL LOWER COST, THE LOCAL SHOP REBUILD WAS SELECTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP WE WERE ADVISED SOME OF THE CLUTCHES WERE ESSENTIALLY GONE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A SOLENOID.

• 10/17/2003· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK FROM THE SEAL. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

• 10/14/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHEN STANDING WITHIN THE SLIDING DOOR IT WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/14/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 TURN SIGNAL WAS LOCKING UP. *AK

• 10/12/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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 FILLER TUBE ATTACHES TO WITH A RUBBER HOSE AND CLAMP. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THE VIN WAS EXCLUDE FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER STATED HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WHICH NOT COVERED.

• 10/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. IT WAS REPLACED. IN JUNE 2008, WE NOTICED A LOSS OF COOLANT. WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR MECHANIC AGAIN. HE DID A COOLANT SYSTEM CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, REPLACED POSSIBLE LEAKING HOSE. ONCE AGAIN WE WERE LOSING COOLANT. WE TOOK INTO OUR MECHANIC AGAIN (THIRD TIMES A CHARM). COULD FINE NOTHING WRONG WITH COOLING SYSTEM, DID DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WE HAD NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVER HEATING SINCE EARLIER TIME. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE COOLANT WAS GOING INSIDE THE ENGINE, NO OUTSIDE LEAKING TO WARN US. THE CAR STALLED AND DIED ON US, LUCKILY IT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOING 65. IT HAS BEEN PARKED AT MY HOUSE, NON-OP WITH DMV. GM HAS ADMITTED TO ME DURING MORE THAN ONE CALL THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE NHTSA TO PUT OUT A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE THEY WILL FIX ANY PROBLEMS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE 3.1LL AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES WERE PUT IN ALL BODY TYPES AND DIFFERENT GM MAKES AND MODELS. NOW SOME V-8'S AND NEWER MODELS ARE COMING DOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO INTERNAL MEMO'S FROM GM, THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2000. DEX-COOL SEEMS TO BE THE CULPRIT. IT IS A KNOWN PLASTICIZER (SOFTENS PLASTIC) AND IS CORROSIVE TO ALUMINUM. THE GASKET ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE SOME OF THE MANIFOLDS AND OR PARTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM. DEX-COOL DEGRADES HOSES, GASKETS AND ALSO RUSTS ALUMINUM, CAUSING A SLUDGE TO BUILD UP INTO THE ENGINE. WHY WOULD ANY ONE PUT THIS CORROSIVE MATERIAL INTO AN ENGINE ON PURPOSE? *TR

• 10/07/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 10/03/2003· STRUCTURE

  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 DEALER. *NLM

• 10/01/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 THING. *AK

• 10/01/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHILE OPENING SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IT FELL OFF THE TRACK AND INJURED A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/01/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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