2003 Chevrolet Venture

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

• 12/31/2003· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES FR680, 215/70R15. REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT 25,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE FLAT SPOTTING & STEEL CHORDS SHOWING. REAR TIRES FINE. CHEVY DEALER CONFIRMED NO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ISSUES EXIST. THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS OEM ON CHEVY VEHICLES GOING FORWARD. MY FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH MICHELIN WITH NO WEAR ISSUES, AND NO REPAIRS BEING MADE IN REGARDS TO ALIGNMENTS, ETC.

• 12/30/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINECrash

  I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK, WHILE TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP SIGN IN SHOPPING MALL. DUE TO DELAY, FROM A BAD TRANSMISSION FROM DAY 1 WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM FELIX CHEVROLET, LA CA IT HOLDS UP TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF BRAKE AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN AND IT APPEARED TO DRIVER THAT I WAS MOVING FORWARD. YET, THE DELAY CAUSES DANGER FROM BEHIND AND I'M STILL ENCOUNTERING DELAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, 2006 UP UNTIL NOW. FELIX DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH AFTER I COMPLAINED AND HAD THEM TEST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. I'VE BEEN VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE SEVERELY JERKS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 60,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED. *TR

• 12/30/2004· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRE HAD A INSIDE SIDEWALL BOWOUT. MODEL NUMBER FR680 SIZE P215/70R15. *AK

• 12/29/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE RACED UP TO 70 MPH, AND CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/27/2007· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT AND THE BACK GLASS HINGE HAS CAME UNGLUED FROM THE GLASS AND FALLEN ON ONE SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FOUR GLASS COMPANY'S THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF 2003 TAHOES AND SURBURBANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BACK GLASS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT ITS THERE PROBLEM THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GLUED THE HINGES TO THE GLASS AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY 900.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE GLASS ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON'T HAVE IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THE CHEVROLET COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS CAUSED THE BACK GLASS TO STICK UP OVER THE BACK ABOUT A INCH AND YOU CAN NOT EVEN OPEN IT BECAUSE THE HINGE ON THE GLASS HAS COME COMPLETELY UNGLUED IT FALLS DOWN WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND IS VERY VERY HARD TO CLOSE ONCE YOU OPEN IT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PICK UP ON THE GLASS AND TRY TO CLOSE IT AT THE SAME TIME BELIEVE ME MY FINGERS HAS GOTTEN SMASHED MANY TIMES SO I STOPPED EVEN OPENING IT. BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I REALLY USED IT ALOT TO PUT STUFF IN THE BACK WHEN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS BEING USED IF YOU OPENED THE WHOLE DOOR THEN YOUR STUFF FALLS OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM TO PUT YOUR STUFF BACK THERE. *TR

• 12/23/2005· STRUCTURE

  WE HAVE 28 BRAUN ENTER VAN THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES OF THE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS. ONE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE DURING OPERATION THAT CAUSED THE VAN TO ACCELERATE FULLY WHEN THE FORWARD CRADLE MOUNTS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING THE VAN. UPON A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ALL 28 VANS WE REVILED SEVERAL WITH FORWARD MOUNT PROBLEMS AND ALMOST ALL WITH REAR MOUNT CRACKS. TO DATE BRAUN HAS MADE REPAIRS TO SOME OF THESE UNITS AND WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT TO DATE NO PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. *JB

• 12/23/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING ON OUR 2003 VENTURE TIGHTENED UP AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO HISTORY RECORED IN THE COMPUTER AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

• 12/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2003 TAHOE AND HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER STICK A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION SO THEY TOLD ME NOT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST. GM IS NOW OFFERING A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HOWEVER ONLY IF THE TAHOE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES OR YOU HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE UNDER 7 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I FEEL THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

• 12/19/2003· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT MOVING.*AK

• 12/14/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PROBLEM WITH THE THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SOCKET BOARD BURNING OUT & CONDENSATION OR WATER LEAKING INTO THE ASSEMBLY ALSO RELATED TO CAUSE. MULTIPLE TIMES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED & REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE & AGAIN ON 09/2011 & 12/2011 FOR SAME REAR BRAKE ISSUE. *TR

• 12/13/2005· SEAT BELTS

  I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2003 CAVALIER LS EARLIER THIS YEAR. ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT SLIPS OUT OF THE LOOP ON THE TOP OF THE SEAT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD IT, WHILE I AM BUCKLING UP, AND SMACKS ME IN THE NECK. SOMETIMES I DRIVE WITH IT THIS WAY, BUT WAS SINCE TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS NOT DOING ITS JOB EFFECTIVELY THAT WAY. THE LATEST TIME BEING TODAY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES I HAVE BELOW IS 15, BUT THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE. *JB

• 12/13/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED BY A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP THAT OUR 2003 CHEVY VENTURE, WITH 40000 MILES ON A 3.4L V6 ENGINE, NEEDS THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, IN FACT GM ISSUED A RECALL IN CANADA TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED FOR NO CHARGE TO THEIR LOYAL OWNERS. HOWEVER, HERE IN THE US WE ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY $1100 OR MORE BECAUSE OF AN INTIAL DESIGN FLAW. NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH MY RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE (WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT), THE QUOTE OF $1100 FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THIS GASKET IS, I THINK, RIDICULOUS. GM HAS ADMITTED THEIR PART IN THE PROBLEM BY ISSUING THE RECALL IN CANADA, AND I FEEL THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME HERE IN THE STATES. *AK

• 12/09/2003· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES FR680, 215/70R15, THESETIRES WERE REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT 2,500 MILES, I NOW HAVE 4,OO MILES AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE ONCE AGAIN CUPPING, AND FLAT SPOTTING, I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN , I WANT THESE TIRES RECALLED, AND NOT USED AGAIN. AT THE TIME THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED, NO PROBLEMS FOUND..*AK

• 12/06/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR VEHICLE COULD DEVELOP A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS MAY CAUSE INACCURATE READINGS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE" THE LETTER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT "GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY" IF "YOUR 2003 CHEVROLET MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TAHOE WITHIN 7 YEARS OF THE DATE" OR "70,000 MILES". MY CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS BOTH THESE ISSUES. THEY STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I RECEIVED THE LETTER. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IS WHY MY SAFETY IS NOT AN CONCERN TO THEM BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IN MY TAHOE? I TRAVEL THROUGH A LOT OF RURAL AREAS TO WORK AND I FEEL IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I FEEL IT EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS THAT I AM GOING 60 OR 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT REGISTERS THAT I AM GOING OVER 120 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR SPEEDING TICKETS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MILES THEY HAVE DRIVEN. THESE GAUGES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR YOUR RATE OF SPEED OR BE AWARE IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME ARE SAFETY ISSUES TO ME FOR MY HEALTH AS WELL AS MY PEACE OF MIND AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GENERAL MOTORS DOESN'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS DEFAULT THEY ARE AWARE FOR ALL THEIR TAHOE OWNERS. I HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS ANSWER CALL CENTER BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR

• 12/04/2004· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES FR680, 215/70R15. REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT 25,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE FLAT SPOTTING & STEEL CHORDS SHOWING. THE REAR TIRES ARE PERFECT. CHEVY DEALER AND TIRE STORE BOTH CONFIRMED NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES ARE PRESENT. THE TIRES ARE REALLY DEFFECTIVE. I HAD THE REAR TIRES MOVED TO THE FRONT AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES FOR THE REAR. THE SAME WEARING OCCURRED, SO BOUGHT A NEW SET OF FOUR. THERE HAS NOT BE ANY PROBLEM SINCE.*AK

• 12/03/2004· STRUCTURE

  DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON THE 2003 VENTURE. THE THIRD TIME WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR NOT STOPPING WHEN IT HIT THE CONSUMER. *BF NO ANSWER REQUIRED - NO CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED. *MJJ *SC *JB

• 12/03/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE MECHANISM USED TO TIGHTEN AND LOOSEN THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS STRAP WAS TOO ACCESSIBLE TO THE TODDLERS WHO WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DEVICE AND TIGHTEN/LOOSEN THE STRAPS. IT NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE CHILDREN, BUT WAS NOTICED IN TIME TO PREVENT IT. *AK *SCC *JB

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON TWO SEPARATE OCASSIONS IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE ENGINE OF OUR 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN HAD CUT OFF WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE MATTER AND ALSO TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/29/2010· AIR BAGS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/25/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING WIRES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PARKED AND OBSERVED THAT THE LAMPS WERE MELTED AND THE BULBS WERE DARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/21/2012· CHILD SEAT

  MOVED CAR SEATS TODAY BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GET VAN READY TO TAKE ON THANKSGIVING TRIP. I STRAPPED MY DAUGHTER INTO THE SMART SEAT WHILE I WAS MOVING EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IN THE VAN. AFTER I GOT DONE I WENT TO GET HER OUT OF THE SEAT AND COULDN'T GET THE CROTCH BUCKLE TO UNDO. I TRIED PUSHING EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME AND TRIED TO GET HER OUT. WE LOOSENED THE STRAPS AND COULDN'T GET HER OUT (DUE TO HER DISABILITY SHE HAS EXTREMELY TIGHT MUSCLES AND WE COULDN'T GET HER MANEUVERED AROUND ENOUGH TO PULL HER OUT. (KEEP IN MIND SHE IS AT THE HIGHEST HARNESS HEIGHT AND THE HARNESS ALREADY IS ALMOST ALL THE WAY LOOSENED WHEN SHE IS IN THE SEAT CORRECTLY). I COULDN'T GET THE SEAT UNINSTALLED BECAUSE IT IS LATCHED TO A BASE, THAT IS INSTALLED WITH A SEAT BELT, THAT HAS AN SNAP DOWN BELT GUIDE INSIDE IT. I TRIED TO UNINSTALL THE SEAT, TO GET TO THE "YOLK" THAT HOLDS THE HARNESS STRAPS- BUT COULDN'T GET TO IT. I CALLED GRACO BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THEY TOLD ME TO CUT THE STRAPS ON THE SEAT, AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS LEAVES US WITHOUT A SEAT, SO I OPTED TO GO PURCHASE A NEW ONE AND THEY JUST REFUND ME FOR THE OLD ONE. LUCKILY I HAVE AN EXTRA SEAT THAT MY DAUGHTER CAN USE UNTIL I PURCHASE THE NEW SEAT. I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF THE BASE FOR THE SMART SEAT, BECAUSE THEN WE DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF SEATS INSTALLED IN THE TRUCKS, ONLY THE BASE. BUT I AM NOT SURE I WANT TO BUY ANOTHER SMART SEAT. IT MEANS I HAVE A BUNCH OF BASES THAT WILL NOT BE USED, BUT THAT LACK OF ABILITY TO GET TO THE YOLK HAS ME CONCERNED. BUCKLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH, BUT WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO GET IT UNBUCKLED. *TR

• 11/18/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, KNEE, HIP, AND ARM INJURIES. 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: 02V222000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. DR

• 11/12/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ON OR AROUND THIS DATE MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE WELD.THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL/SPECIAL COVERAGE # 07203 FOR THIS PROBLEM DATED 8/7/07.I AM INFORMED BY GM THAT THIS EXPIRED LAST YEAR?? I ALSO REALIZE THAT DESPITE FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE MY VEHICLE IS 11 YEARS OLD BUT IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND CURRENTLY REGISTERED AND HAS PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION IN MA. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW CAN SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS THIS HAVE A EXPIRATION DATE?? *TR

• 11/08/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2003 CHEVROLET VAN PURCHASED NEW 6/23/2003 FROM RANDY MARION CHEVROLET-PONTIAC-BUICK, INC., MOORESVILLE, NC 28115. PROBLEM: SQUEALING BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THIS VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS IN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS MY VAN FROM 2 TO 4 DAYS TO 'MAKE CERTAIN THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED'. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTLY REPAIRED. VARIOUS SERVICE TICKETS STATE, "CLEAN, ADJUST, APPLIED ANTI-SEIZE ON REAR BACKING BPLATES; BEVELED EDGE OF BRAKE SHOES, AND READJUSTE: CLEAN AND ADJUSTED REAR SHOES AND APPLIED ANTI-SQUEAL'. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL EACH TIME I PRESS MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I AM DISTRESSED THAT THIS DEALERSHIP (RANDY MARION) WILL NOT CONTACT GM TO ASK FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CORRECTLY RESOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM AS I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP TO DO SO ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION.*AK

• 11/08/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2003 CHEVROLET VAN PURCHASED NEW 6/23/2003 FROM RANDY MARION CHEVROLET-PONTIAC-BUICK, INC., MOORESVILLE, NC 28115. PROBLEM: SQUEALING BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THIS VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS IN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS MY VAN FROM 2 TO 4 DAYS TO 'MAKE CERTAIN TEH PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED'. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTLY REPAIRED. VARIOUS SERVICE TICKETS STATE, "CLEAN, ADJUST, APPLIED ANTI-SEIZE ON REAR BACKING BPLATES, BEVELED EDGE OF BRAKE SHOES, AND READJUSTED, CLEAN AND ADJUSTED REAR SHOES AND APPLIED ANTI-SQUEAL'. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I AM DISTRESSED THAT THIS DEALERSHIP (RANDY MARION) WILL NOT CONTACT GM TO ASK FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CORRECTLY RESOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM AS I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP TO DO SO.*AK

• 11/08/2003· SUSPENSION

  SERVICE ISSUE, NON-REMOVAL OF SHOCK SNUBBERS ON MAGNETIC SELECTIVE RIDE SHOCKS. *AK

• 11/07/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 2003 CHEVY VENTURE HAS A LEAKING FUEL TANK. THE LEAK IS WHERE THE PLASTIC INLET NIPPLE MEETS THE PLASTIC TANK. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE TANK WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/06/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONDENSATION ACCUMULATES INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL . SHE SPECULATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SHE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

• 11/05/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD NO WAY O MAKING SURE WHAT MY SPEED WAS. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THE OFFICER LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER THAT WAY SHOWING 60 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

• 11/05/2003· TIRESCrash

  PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GUARDRAIL. *MR THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, WENT OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. *SCC *JB

• 11/03/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAMARA INFLATES INCLUDES MY BRAKES AS I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN WOULD STILL NOT STOP. ALSO MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.

• 11/03/2003· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS SEATED IN A CHILD SEAT THAT WAS BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FIVE POINT HARNESS THAT WAS RESTRAINING THE CHILD BECAME UNDONE. FOUR PERSONS WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, AND THREE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE COLLISION THE BUILT IN CHILD SEAT FIVE POINT HARNESS BECAME UNBUCKLED. FOUR PEOPLE WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS A CHILD THAT WAS SEATED IN THE BUILT IN CHILD SEAT. THE FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*MR

• 11/01/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 50,000 MILES. CHEVY HAS SENT NO RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. *TR

• 10/31/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HAZARD FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH "SOUNDS OFF" AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS RETURNED TO THE REST POSITION AFTER SIGNALING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, THIS CLICKING SOUND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ADJUSTED AND WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL BY IT'S SELF. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT LIGHT, ONLY THE AGGRAVATING CLICKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. I CAN ALSO MAKE THE HAZARD/SIGNAL RELAY/SWITCH CLICK BY WIGGLING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SWITCH. I HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AT THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE THE HAZARD/FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

• 10/31/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 10/26/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD THE LOW TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR DIES PUSHED IT TO A PARKING LOT TRIED TO START WOULD NOT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. THIS COULD OF BEEN SCARY IF IT WOULD OF DIED ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

• 10/24/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND FOGS UP THE LENS COVER THUS HINDERING THE BEAM OF THE HEADLIGHT. WATER LITERALLY STANDS IN THE LIGHT SO MUCH THAT WHEN YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH THE LIGHTS ON, THE BEAM IS LIKE AN OCEAN WAVE. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAY THEY ALL DO THAT AND THERE IS NO REMEDY. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE CASING TO DRAIN THE WATER. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN JUNE 2003. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WATER IS NOW STANDING INSIDE THE LENS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES COME? WILL MY LIGHT FREEZE AND BURST? 2 OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO OWN VENTURES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THEM ALSO. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER VENTURES PARKED IN PARKING LOTS AND SOME OF THEM ALSO HAVE A FOGGED UP LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS. I TRULY FEEL THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAS SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. SURELY A COMPANY WITH AS MUCH TECHNOLOGY AS GM HAS THEY COULD COME UP WITH A REMEDY FOR THIS "LEAKING LIGHT". IT REALLY HINDERS YOUR VISION USING THE HEADLIGHTS. ITS LIKE HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. STANDING WATER IS ALSO HARD ON THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. WILL THIS EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR POSSIBLY A FIRE AT SOME POINT? *NM

• 10/23/2007· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE IS CORRODING AND RUSTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

• 10/22/2006· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM STRIPPED ON THE MOUNT CAUSING THE WIPER BLADE TO CATCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE DURING A RAINSTORM. NUT WAS AS TIGHT AS COULD BE. REPLACED WIPER ARM ENTIRELY. OLD PART WAS DISCARDED. *NM

• 10/20/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND MY 3-YEAR OLD SON WAS STANDING STILL IN THE THIRD ROW, WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN COMPLETELY. (I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AS IT OPENED.) MY SON'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG FELL OUT OF THE VAN, AND BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS OPENING IT PINNED HIS LEG BETWEEN THE BOTTOM BAR SUPPORTING THE DOOR, AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. MY SON WAS INJURED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STOP OPENING DESPITE USING MANUAL FORCE TO STOP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THUS PROVIDING RELEASE OF MY SON'S LEG, HOWEVER IN ORDER TO PULL HIM OUT THE DOOR CLOSED ON US AND WE HAD TO AGAIN PUSH THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO SENSOR FOR THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS OPENING. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BAR ON THE DOOR AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES ONCE THE DOOR IS FULLY OPENED. THERE IS ADEQUATE SPACE FOR A SMALL CHILD TO COMPLETELY FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY BE CRUSHED. *TR

• 10/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE ROLLED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG, AND THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *TC

• 10/19/2004· STRUCTURE

  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN AN OBJECT WAS IN THE WAY OF THE SLIDING DOOR IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE INSTEAD OF DISENGAGING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THERE IS NO CYLINDER LOCK AND KEY. *TC

• 10/18/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE PUMPING FUEL THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,874. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 02/02/17.*JB

• 10/18/2004· SEAT BELTS

  WE HAVE FOUND THAT DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE SEAT BELT RECEIVER, A CHILD SAFETY SEAT CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY IMMOBILIZED IN EITHER OUTBOARD SECOND ROW POSITION. I AM AN EX-NHTSA CAR SAFETY SEAT TECHNICIAN, AND KNOW HOW TO INSTALL VERY WELL. SHORT OF USING A LATCH KIT (WHICH WE ARE NOW USING), THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PREVENT SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT.*AK

• 10/17/2006· STRUCTURE

  2003 VENTURA GAS TANK SUFFERED DAMAGE DUE TO THERE BEING NO ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION FOR THE TANK. *TS THE VEHICLE HAS A 25 GALLON FUEL TANK. THIS TANK HAS A METAL SHIELD FROM THE REAR TO WITHIN 24 INCHES FROM THE FRONT. THE FRONT AREA IS UNPROTECTED. *NM

• 10/16/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THROUGH THE REFLECTION OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN DRIVING EXTREMELY CLOSE, THAT BOTH OF HIS REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TAIL LIGHT BULB CONTINUOUSLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 10/15/2005· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN FOR 28 MONTHS WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE, THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES, THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE GLOVE BOX LOCK, THE WATER PUMP, THE THERMOSTAT TWICE, THE ENGINE "SEALS", THE COOLANT HOSES AND THE POWER DOOR HANDLES. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR GASKET HAS ALSO COME OFF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 4 WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES AND WITHOUT A VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LATEST PROBLEM REQUIRED THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER TO FIX. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ALL THREE TIMES, IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. THIS REQUIRED A NEW WATER PUMP ON THE FIRST VISIT, A NEW THERMOSTAT 8 DAYS LATER AND NEW HOSES 1 DAY AFTER THAT. *JB

• 10/15/2003· SEAT BELTS

  CHILD WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH CHEST CLIP TO CAR SEAT WITHOUT PUSHING THE TWO CLIPS TOGETHER. *MR THE CONSUMER OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH A BUILT IN CAR SEAT AND RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE WHICH ALSO HAD A BUILT IN CAR SEAT AND BOTH VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

• 10/14/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TANK NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE FUEL INLET ENTERS THE TANK. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN, 06230, AND THE VIN NUMBERS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED DOES INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPAIR, CLAIMING MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. OBVIOUSLY IT IS AFFECTED OR IT WOULD NOT BE LEAKING FUEL FROM THE EXACT SAME AREA COVERED BY THE RECALL! THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE STATING THE SAME EXPERIENCE. WHY WON'T GM COVER THE REPAIR EVEN WHEN THERE IS A RECALL? TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, GM NO LONGER MAKES THE REPLACEMENT TANK AND I CAN NOT FIND AN AFTERMARKET TANK EITHER.

• 10/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING AND NEAR COLLISION. WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR INSPECTION / REPAIR. VAN HAS ONLY 22K MILES. *NM