2004 Chevrolet Venture

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

• 12/29/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR DOOR OPENS ON IT'S OWN AFTER CLOSING, OPENS HALFWAY AND CLOSES HALFWAY LEAVING THE OPERATOR TO MANUALLY OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ON THAT SAME SIDE IS THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT FOR A TODDLER OR THE CAR CAN BE STOLEN OR PROPERTY INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES AND REOPENS ON IT'S OWN. *NM

• 12/28/2004· STRUCTURE

  I WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP IN TEXAS AND WE HAD RENTED A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN FROM HERTZ. ON THURSDAY WE WENT TO LUNCH, AND I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT, THE AUTOMATIC OPENER MECHANISM ENGAGED. I WAS HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE PULLING THE DOOR OPEN, THE AUTOMATIC OPENER PUSHED MY ELBOW INTO MY SEAT, AND THE OPENER CONTINUED TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. WITH MY ARM TRAPPED BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE SEAT, THE DOOR TWISTED MY WRIST BACK UNTIL IT BROKE ONE OF MY WRIST BONES. AFTER THAT I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO HERTZ, AND HERTZ WAS NOTIFIED, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THEY HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT GM HAS TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VENTURE. *JB

• 12/27/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HAVE A HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR, RESULTING IN INJURY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 12/23/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED, AND NO DEFECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND.*AK

• 12/16/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HE DID NOT KNOW IT. I HAD TO JUMP IN THE WAY OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR, AND USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON HIM AND MYSELF.*AK THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2004 CHEVY VENTURE DO NOT STOP WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN CLOSING. A CHILD OR EVEN AN ADULT CAN GET SERIOUSLY INJURED.

• 12/14/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TEMP GAUGE IN MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE SHOWS TO BE HOT ALL THE TIME, ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT OVERHEATING. NOW THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID LIGHT IS ON AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID ARE FINE. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO A POSSIBLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFECY. *TR

• 12/14/2004· STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE OPENS BY ITSELF. I WILL CLOSE THE DOOR USING THE KEYLESS REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF DOOR FRAME BUT DOOR WILL REOPEN. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINGLE ATTEMPT TO CLOSE DOOR. SLOPE OF VEHICLE IS NOT A FACTOR AS IT WILL REOPEN WHEN VAN IS PARKED ON EVEN GROUND. COLD WEATHER MAY BE FACTOR. THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD "KACHUNK" AS I ASSUME THE MECHANISM IS TRYING TO WORK. TO FINALLY GET IT TO STOP REOPENING IN SINGLE INCIDENT, I WILL ENGAGE THE LOCK OR WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATIC OPTION. HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER AND HAVE TAKEN VAN IN TWICE TO BE INSPECTED. EACH TIME MECHANICS ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND END UP "CLEANING" THE TRACK AND ADJUSTING STRIKER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND MAY POSE DANGER OF INJURY TO MY SMALL CHILDREN IN ACCIDENT.*AK

• 12/13/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE LS. RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP, NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED, OR WILL STAY STUCK AT A PREVIOUS SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE PURCHASED A LEADING REPAIR MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WHICH LEAD ME TO REPLACE THE VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR). THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON DEFECT IN THE ACTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER. ALSO, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF VENTURE OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RUNS THROUGH THE SPEEDOMETER, A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE RE-PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET VENTURE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE GAUGES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF MONITORING THEIR SPEED IN NORMAL OR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO, BASED ON MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS THE BEGINNING OF MORE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE OTHER GAUGES SUCH AS THE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED ALSO BECAUSE IT USES INFORMATION FROM THE VSS AND THE SPEEDOMETER READING. AN IMPROPER READING ON THE SPEEDOMETER COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I USE THIS VEHICLE DAILY TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER FAMILY ACTIVITIES SO SAFETY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. CERTAINLY I AM RELYING ON THE ADVISE AND EXPERTISE OF ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND OTHER DISAPPOINTED CHEVY OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET AND GM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, AND IF NECESSARY, CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME AND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

• 12/12/2012· STEERING

  AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY CHILD'S SCHOOL, THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL FOR ANYTHING AND THANKFULLY WAS NOT GOING FAST AT THE TIME OR I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I TURNED THE VAN ON AND OFF, WAITED AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. IT WAS AFTER A FEW HOURS THAT I TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKED AT THAT TIME. I DROVE CAREFULLY HOME AND HAVE TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE WE DO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, CHECKED, AND ALL PARTS REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED. OIL CHANGES DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. ALL DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

• 12/09/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING I GOT IN MY VAN AND DROVE TO PEORIA WHICH IS ABOUT 20 FROM THE CITY I LIVE IN. I WENT SHOPPING FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT I TURNED MY VAN ON AND IT WOULD NOT HEAT UP. I NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS PAST HALFWAY HEADING TOWARDS HOT. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH EVERYTHING TURNED OFF. I TURNED THE VAN ON AGAIN AND IT SEEMS THAT THE TEMPERATURE UNIT WAS STUCK AND HAD COME UNSTUCK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALMOST TO HOT. I PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT GET IT TO GO DOWN. IN THE END I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WORKED ON. I HAD THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR CHANGED, THE WATER FILTER AND THE THERMOMETER. I GOT IN MY VAN LAST NIGHT TO FIND OUT THAT THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS STILL READING BEYOND HOT. I DROVE IT NOT EVEN A MILE AND IT WAS SAYING THE VAN WAS EXTREMELY HOT. I HAVE 3 LITTLE CHILDREN AND I'M ALSO A SINGLE MOM. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS? I'M STILL DRIVING MY VAN SINCE I HAVE TO WORK AND HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VAN IS ACTUALLY OVER HEATING OR NOT. HELP! *TR

• 12/08/2018· POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING , GAS SOMETIMES SPUPS.

• 12/08/2005· STRUCTURE

  FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REGARDING PRUTHVIKA PATEL VS. CHEVROLET & HERTZ.***TRANSFERRED TO TIS***.*MR *NM THE COMPLAINANT REPRESENTS A CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED RIGHT WRIST INJURY ON APRIL 2, 2005 WHILE SHE WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE INJURY WAS INCURRED WHILE SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE COMPLAINANT REQUEST A COPY OF ALL RECORDS FROM NTSB AND NHTSA WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL MOTORS RECALL OF OVER 700,000 MINIVANS. *NM

• 11/26/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT FUEL. IT JUMPS WILDLY AT TIMES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL. IT OFTEN SHOWS 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY NEAR EMPTY. I HAD TO BEGIN TRACKING MY MILEAGE TO ENSURE I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. GAS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF BUT USUALLY COINCIDES WITH AN EMPTY READING. AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING I RAN OUT OF GAS WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR IN WINTER DUE TO GAUGE SAID 1/2 TANK... *TR

• 11/24/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL 3 OF MY GAUGES ARE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING, STARTING WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PROGRESSING TO THE FUEL GAUGE AND FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER. THEY GIVE ERRONEOUS READINGS AND OFTEN DON'T RESET TO ZERO WHEN TURNING OFF THE KEY. *TR

• 11/22/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHEVROLET VENTURES SEEM TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTING THE RIGHT SIDE (FROM THE DRIVER'S PERSPECTIVE). I'VE NOTICED A LOT WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS OUT ON THAT SIDE, AFTER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OWN. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS IN THE BACK MULTIPLE TIMES. WITHIN A MONTH OR SO, THE BULBS ARE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKERS DON'T WORK IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK AFTER A MONTH OR SO AFTER THEY'RE REPLACED. RECENTLY, I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD THIS VAN FOR 4 YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

• 11/21/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENT TUBE AT TOP OF FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 11/18/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: CONTACT STATED ON 10-15-05 WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN , PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11-05-05 WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON 11-12-05 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE BRAKE LINES WERE HANGING AND THERE WAS NO CONDUIT ON THE BRAKE LINES .THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS .THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

• 11/17/2005· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  DT:THE CONTACTS STATES THE GAS TANK SCRAPES THE GROUND WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SIT IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE HEAT SHIELD THAT COVERS THE GAS TANK. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED THE REAR SPRINGS WERE CAUSING THE SCRAPPING. THIS WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

• 11/15/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED INTO MY PATH. EVEN THOUGH I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO FRONT END DAMAGE.

• 11/09/2004· STRUCTURE

  WE RENTED A 2004 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT PHILA AIRPORT. THE MINIVAN COMES EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE-CONTROLLED POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE WONDERED IF THE DOOR HAD AN AUTO-REVERSE TO PREVENT IT FROM CLOSING ON SOMETHING. WE COULD IMAGINE THAT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL, SOMEONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VAN OR INTHE DRIVER'S SEAT COULD CLOSE THE DOOR WITHOUT SEEING THAT THERE WAS A CHILD, FOR EXAMPLE, SITTING OR LYING ACROSS THE DOORWAY. SO WE DECIDED TO TEST IT. WE HELD A 1/2 INCH THICK STICK AGAINST THE DOORFRAME AND CLOSED THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE. IF THERE IS AN AUTO-REVERSE, IT DID NOT OPERATE! THE DOOR CLOSED ON THE STICK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT PULLED THE STICK OUT OF THE TESTER'S HAND AND CRUSHED THE STICK AGAINST THE DOORFRAME. IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO TO A CHILD'S HAND OR LEG! OR NECK, GOD FORBID! WHAT IS THIS MINIVAN DOING ON THE MARKET????*AK

• 11/08/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/11/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK INTAKE SEAL FAILED. THIS CAUSED GAS TO NO LONGER BE SAFELY CONTAINED AND TOXIC FUMES ARE BEING RELEASED. UPDATED 12/17/2012 *JS

• 11/04/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE A 2004 VENTURE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED BEING ERRATIC FOR A TIME, FOLLOWED BY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE GAS GAUGE. NOW NONE OF THEM WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 45 MPH, THE GAS IS OVER FULL (STRAIGHT DOWN) BUT SOMETIMES MOVES AROUND AT THE BOTTOM, BUT IT GENERALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE PUT GAS INTO THE VAN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE POINTS DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. NONE OF THE CLUSTER HAS WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE HEARD HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 10/27/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRAL BODY STRUCTURE WAS WEAKENED BY RUST AND FORMED HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

• 10/25/2021· AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, when a police officer ran the red traffic light and crashed into the driver's side door, and pushed the vehicle into a school bus. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated she has a broken right foot and did seek medical attention at the hospital and was waiting for a pending surgery. The police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to towing lot. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,072.

• 10/20/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

• 10/16/2004· STRUCTURE

  THE AUTOMATIC REVERSE SAFETY FEATURE OF BOTH POWER SIDE SLIDING DOORS REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO ACTIVATE. THIS RESULTS IN POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY TO SMALL CHILDREN, WEAK ADULTS OR SENIOR ADULTS UNABLE TO EXERT ENOUGH FORCE TO ACTIVATE THE REVERSING MECHANISM. COMPARE EFFORT REQUIRED TO THIS SAFETY FEATURE IN TYPICAL HOME GARAGE DOORS OR THE HONDA ODYSSEY FOR EXAMPLE. *JB

• 10/14/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2004 (BOUGHT NEW) CHEVY VAN. WE STOPPED ON DAY AND THE BACK WHEEL WAS SMOKING. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE BACK BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN ATTACHED. WE WERE RUNNING ONLY ON FRONT BRAKES. WE JUST CAME BACK FROM A TRIP AND TO THINK WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS FURIOUS THAT SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN. THEY DID ATTACH THE BACK BRAKES AND I FEEL THAT SINCE WE WERE RUNNING ON ONLY FRONT BRAKES, THAT THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THEM.*AK

• 10/13/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI VAN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 3, 2005 . UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE PULLING OUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED IN THE SIDE BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. HEARD A TIRE SQUEALING, AND HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. THE CONSUMER'S BACK AND NECK WERE SORE, BUT NO ONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR, THE VAN WAS TOTALED, AND HE SAID THAT SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AN AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THIS WAS THE CONSUMER'S FIRST ACCIDENT, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH ALL ORIGINAL PARTS. THE CONSUMER WORE SEAT BELTS. ALSO, THE ROAD WAS DRY. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TWO VEHICLES.*AK

• 10/07/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VAN WOULD STALL OUT WHEN EVER IT WANTED TO. ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR A YEAR, AND HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE. THEY REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP. STILL STALLS. FELT UNSAFE, AND TOOK BACK TO DEALER, REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. LEMON. *JB

• 10/04/2018· STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINECrash

  (XXXXXXXXX) CRAIGSLIST LEMON LAW PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 10/04/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY VENTURE ON OCTOBER 24,2004. IT HAD LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON IT. ON SEPTEMBER 27,2006, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE,THE VAN BEGAN TO SERGE/ STALL. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND GOT OUT OF THE VAN. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND FIGURED THAT IT MAY HAVE JUST OVERHEATED( NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ). HE PULLED UP ON THE HOOD AND FLAMES SHOT OUT AT HIM. HE DROPPED THE HOOD DOWN AND WITHIN MINUTES THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY INFLAMED. 911 WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SINGED HAIR AND MINOR FACIAL BURNS MY HUSBAND IS OK. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THE FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. MOST OF THE TIME MY 3 CHILDREN TRAVELED IN THIS VAN. THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ESCAPE THIS FIRE. THE VAN ONLY HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES ON IT . I AM WRITING THIS WITH THE HOPE THAT PEOPLE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SURGING OR STALLING VENTURES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED MY VAN TO CATCH ON FIRE. HOPEFULLY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL SOON KNOW, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE GM AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *JB

• 10/01/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY WIFE TOOK HER CHEVROLET VAN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE INTERIOR LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING IT WAS TAKEN TO MAHONEY CHEVROLET AND BLOSSOM CHEVROLET. THEY TOLD HER IT WAS CORROSION CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I BEING A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MODULE ALSO CAUSED THE POWER WINDOWS,DOOR LOCKS,REMOTES AND ALL OTHER INTERIOR THINGS TO FAIL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE VANS ON THE ROAD AND THESE MODULES FAIL ON THIS AND ALL OTHER MODELS OF THIS VAN SUCH AS THE PONTIAC ETC... IN A PANIC SITUATION SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPERATE THE LOCKS OR SMASH OUT A WINDOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SO IF THERE WERE A FIRE AND IT WAS URGENT TO GET OUT OF THE VAN MANY MAY PANIC AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I CONTACTED GM OVER THIS ISSUE AND THEY APPEARED TO AGREE WITH ME AND GAVE ME A SERVICE # OF 71-1331263820. I HAVE SENT THEM NUMEROUS E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. I FEEL THIS IS THE SAME OLD GM AND THEY WONT REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT UNLESS ORDERED TO OR IF THERE ARE DEATHS FROM THE PROBLEM. I AM HOPING CONTACTING YOU WILL FORCE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE BECAUSE THEY CANT GET OUT OF THEIR VAN OR THE MODULE CATCHES FIRE FROM AN OVERHEATED CHIP THAT CONTROLS THIS MODULE. THANK YOU AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON *TR

• 09/29/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. SHE SAID IT HAPPENED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALER INDICATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CALLER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME TO DEALER . MANUFACTURER SAID SHE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN WHEN IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE CALLER SAID SHE TRIES TO TAKE IT TO DEALER WHEN IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT DO IT WHEN SHE GOT THERE. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/24/2007· VISIBILITY

  WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE I LOVED IT, UNTIL MY PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR AND TOLD ME ABOUT SOMETHING BEING ON THE WINDSHIELD.. AFTER TAKING IT TO A FEW GLASS COMPANY'S I WAS TOLD ITS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS IT SELF AND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS THE ORIGINAL. I CONTACT CHEVY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS SINCE THEN AND NOTHING.. THE WINDSHIELD IS STILL IN MY CAR AND GETS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE I AM DRINVING.. I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE BUT I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE. *TR

• 09/17/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I CANNOT FILL THE GAS TANK UNLESS GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTION THAT GOES TO THE FUEL TANK VIA THE HOSE THAT IS CONNECTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM UNTO THE GAS TANK. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC THAT HAS DEALT WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A MANUFACTURED FROM THE BEGINNING CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR MINI VAN (CHEVY VENTURE). AS LONG AS THE TANK IS HALF FULL THERE'S NO LEAKS, HOWEVER I CAN STILL SMELL A MILD SCENT OF FUMES FROM THE DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

• 09/17/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  OUR MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT PART. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR OUR VAN. THE DEALER WAS. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS EA 07006. WE CALLED GM AND LEFT TWO MESSAGES FOR A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED. PLEASE REQUIRE THE DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

• 09/15/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT FUEL. IT JUMPS WILDLY AT TIMES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL. IT OFTEN SHOWS 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY NEAR EMPTY. I HAD TO BEGIN TRACKING MY MILEAGE TO ENSURE I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. GAS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF BUT USUALLY COINCIDES WITH AN EMPTY READING. *TR

• 09/14/2005· TIRES

  WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN PORT ALLEGHENY, PA ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN OUR REAR FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. OUR VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING IN THE STREET TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GMAC AND FIRESTONE, BUT NEITHER SUGGESTED ANY RECALL OF OUR TIRES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND FUTURE BLOWOUTS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. SINCE FIRESTONE REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE STATED WARRANTY, I PURCHASED A COMPETITOR'S BRAND AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICE. *NM

• 09/13/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

• 09/08/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CALLER HAS A BROKEN REAR SWAY BAR. WHILE DRIVING THE CALLER TURNED A CORNER AND HEARD A POP. HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER HE WAS SWITCHED TO A FAX MACHINE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME.*AK *MR

• 09/04/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000.

• 08/31/2004· CHILD SEAT

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE CHILD SEAT INTO A NEW VEHICLE THE BASE SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED.*AK *NM

• 08/27/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DATE WHEN THIS FIRST APPEARED IS UNKNOWN. I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR 7 YEARS. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ACCORDING TO OTHERS WHO OWN SIMILAR VEHICLES. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW HOT MY ENGINE IS RUNNING, OR WHEN I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

• 08/27/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE INTAKE GASKET LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. *TR

• 08/24/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM AT NIGHT. NEW BULBS, NEW HEADLIGHT LENSES, NO SOLUTION. SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE.

• 08/21/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHERE THE RUBBER GAS TANK FILL HOSE ATTACHES TO THE GAS TANK, AT THE CHECK VALVE, IT HAS FRACTURED AND BROKEN OFF THE GAS TANK SO THAT NOW WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT LEAK OUT ALL OVER THE EXTERIOR OF THE TANK. *TR

• 08/17/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON 13 OCCASIONS. ON THE 9TH VISIT, THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED A 72,000-MILE WARRANTY. ON 8/14/2006, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE ROLLER TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

• 08/13/2008· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE VAN NORTH ON I-95, A MILE NORTH OF THE EXIT FOR FL HWY 100, AT 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATED TOTALLY FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING $610 DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ON THE VAN WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE CHEVY DEALER IN FEB, 2004. THE VAN HAD BEEN ON THE DEALER LOT SINCE SEP, 2003. ALL THE TIRES ON THE VAN WERE FIRESTONE FR680 STEEL BELTED RADIAL P215/70R15 WITH 43,165 MILES ON THEM. THERE WAS LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. FIRESTONE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES AND WOULD DO NOTHING. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. THE NEW TIRES WERE NOT FIRESTONE. *TR

• 08/04/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WHEN IT DID START THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND FUEL FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PRESSURE REGULATOR IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER TO REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,888. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. UPDATED 11/02/11