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Chevrolet VENTURE brakes problems

308 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.

Key facts

2,336 owner complaints analyzed

18 distinct recall campaigns

65,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1988 to 2005 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 1,054 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Braking behavior evidence

308 of 2,336 complaints match this topic (13.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10002331 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BULB WENT OUT, ALSO STATES THAT THE CURRENT PAST IS CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITION INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002331 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10030983 · 2003-08-07 (August 7, 2003)

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LAMP IN MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE RIGHT REAR ONCE. AFTER REMOVING THE BULBS, I NOTICED THE BASE OF THE BULBS WERE CHARRED AND MELTED. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHARRING/MELTING EVENTUALLY CAUSING A FIRE. IF THE BULB ASSEMBLY IS PULLING ENOUGH POWER TO MELT THE BASE, SHOULDN'T THE FUSE BLOW? THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST TOLD HER SHE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER I CHECKED THE VAN, I DETERMINED THAT B…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030983 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10031096 · 2003-08-08 (August 8, 2003)

1997 VENTURE 3.4L V6 ENGINE (37,000 MI), ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING (ONE LANE EACH WAY WITH MIDDLE TURN LANE). COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. PROBLEM TRACED TO A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITHTHESE ENGINES (3.1L AND 3.4L V6) HAVING INTERNAL COOLANT LEAKAGE THAT CAUSES CAMSHAFT TO BREAK. LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS FOLLOWING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. JUST WORRY THAT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,154 miles reported. Look up ODI 10031096 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10032849 · 2003-08-14 (August 14, 2003)

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE, ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTOL SYSTEM NOT TO WORK. LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 57,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10032849 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10037299 · 2003-09-05 (September 5, 2003)

TRAVELLING ~40 MPH, APPLIED BRAKE, ENGINE STALLED. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. PROCEEDED ONE QUARTER MILE, APPLIED BRAKE TO TURN RIGHT, ENGINE STALLED, RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; COULD REPRODUCE PROBLEM BUT NOT LOCATE SOURCE. TOOK TO DEALER: UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10037299 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

2,336 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

45.1%Usable mileage1,054 / 2,336 records

88.6%Valid incident date2,070 / 2,336 records

100.0%Valid filing date2,336 / 2,336 records

88.4%Ordered incident and filing dates2,066 / 2,336 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

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Engine And Engine Cooling	150.0% ODI 10184820 · 70,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS DROPPING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT , THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *AK Look up ODI 10184820 at NHTSA ↗	286.5% ODI 10000439 · 65,000 mi ON MY 1997 CHEVY VENTURE THE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING! AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX THAT IT, BECAUSE OF GM POOR ENGINEERING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TS Look up ODI 10000439 at NHTSA ↗	307.3% ODI 10002782 · 65,000 mi COOLANT LEAK IN 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. FAULTY INTAKE GASKET. Look up ODI 10002782 at NHTSA ↗	4412.6% ODI 10000413 · 40,000 mi 1999 CHEVY VENTURE AT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM YET ALL I SEE ON THE INTERNET IS EVERYONE NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (JUST OVER WARRANTY). Look up ODI 10000413 at NHTSA ↗	288.0% ODI 10007953 ON 2-18-03 MY 2000 VENTURE WAS SERVICED FOR A TOW PACKAGE. THE INVOICE IS CTCS280208. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I NOTICED ON THE JOB SHEET "NOTE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT APPROXIMATE COST 450.00" I MET WITH SERVICE MANAGER ROY STONER TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES WHICH I AM HAPPY TO REPORT WERE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED. I AM METICULOUS ABOUT WATCHING FOR LEAKING FLUID IN MY VEHICLES AND HAVING HAD NONE ON THE VENTURE I ASKED HIM TO SHOW IT TO ME. WHEN WE LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTED THAT MY COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. WITH THE USE OF A FLEXIBLE L… Look up ODI 10007953 at NHTSA ↗	146.3% ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗	209.1% ODI 10001257 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 Look up ODI 10001257 at NHTSA ↗	73.8% ODI 10060261 I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT IN DECEMBER ODI ID NUMBER 10051011, CONCERNING OUR 2003 CHEVY VENTURE AND THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF, BETWEEN DECEMBER 2003 AND MARCH 3, 2004 THE VAN HAS SINCE HAD DISTURBING NOISES COMING FROM THE UNDER NEATH OF THE VEHICLE, GRINDING SOUNDS AND A THUMPING SOUND. SCHEDULED THE VAN TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING IN THE VAN'S ENGINE CUT OFF. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY THIS TIME. LAST TIME THEY SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGIAN, WELL IT DID, AND WE ARE AWAITING A REPLY. *… Look up ODI 10060261 at NHTSA ↗	64.8% ODI 10115148 · 4,078 mi VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10115148 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body:Door	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	409.3% ODI 10005046 FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE. TALKED TO A MECHANIC ABOUT IT. HE WAS COMPLETELY AMAZED BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN ABOUT 5 VENTURE VANS IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE PROBLEM. THE PART TO FIX IS ALMOST 500.00 AND I HAVE MY NAME ON LISTS COUNTRY WIDE TO PURCHASE A USED ONE, LOW IN BEHOLD I CAN'T FIND ONE THAT IS OPERABLE. Look up ODI 10005046 at NHTSA ↗	256.1% ODI 10091190 · 110,000 mi THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECALS DONE. TODAY THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SONS LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP MOVING OR REVERSE CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE TO HIM.*AK Look up ODI 10091190 at NHTSA ↗	267.4% ODI 10008882 THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED. DT NLM Look up ODI 10008882 at NHTSA ↗	308.6% ODI 10014519 · 1 mi THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2000 CHEVY VENTURE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEVY DEALERS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AT ONE TIME LAST YEAR, THE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT BY THE DOOR AND THANKFULLY DID NOT FALL OUT. WE TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY AGAIN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE PROBLEM IS NOT PREDICTABLE, WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SHOW THE DEALER, BUT THE DO… Look up ODI 10014519 at NHTSA ↗	135.9% ODI 10010128 I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE WARNER BROTHERS EDITION MINIVAN. IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS THE SEATBELT FROM THE FIRST SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SLIDING DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED SHUT. MY CONCERN IS IT COULD BE CLOTHING OR FINGERS OR TOES NEXT TIME. IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR OPEN IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND PRIED OUT. THIS SLIDING DOOR IS SUPPOSE TO STOP AND REOPEN WHEN AN OBJECT IS IN ITS PATH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE FIVE SMALL CHILDREN AND I CARPOOL WITH MORE. THANK YOU. *NLM Look up ODI 10010128 at NHTSA ↗	115.0% ODI 10008939 THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY.*JB Look up ODI 10008939 at NHTSA ↗	126.5% ODI 10008114 WE RENTED A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN IN KONA, HAWAII. AS A BACKSEAT PASSENGER ON THE SECOND DAY, I STARTED TO OPEN THE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED DOOR BY THE HANDLE. IT PULLED MY ARM BACKWARDS TOO FAST FOR ME TO GET CLEAR. I SEVERELY SCRAPED AND BRUISED MY ARM AND TWISTED MY MIDDLE FINGER.*JB PE04064.PCO Look up ODI 10008114 at NHTSA ↗	1411.3% ODI 10075274 · 100 mi 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT, MY FOURTEEN YEAR OLD SON OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. HE KEPT HIS HAND ON THE HANDLE WHILE IT WAS OPENING. HIS ARM (ELBOW) BECAME STUCK IN THE SEAT AND HE COULD NOT REMOVE HIS HAND FROM THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPENING. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN AND HYPER-EXTENDED HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE HEARD A COUPLE SNAPS AND FOUND A WAY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOOR. HES NOW WEARING A CAST. WE TOOK HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS INDICATED … Look up ODI 10075274 at NHTSA ↗	511.9% ODI 10146523 · 33,000 mi I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY VENTURE. THERE'S A BAR THAT ATTACHES MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO THE VAN AND MAKES THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT CAUSES A TRIANGULAR GAP BETWEEN THE DOOR, VAN AND BAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS A SENSOR THAT IF SOMEONE IS IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VAN, IT WILL STOP AND OPEN THE DOOR UP. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE CARPET STOPS AND BEFORE THE METAL SIDE OF THE VAN BEGINS. MY COUSIN'S DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. I BUCKLED IN MY KIDS & WAS STANDING NEXT T… Look up ODI 10146523 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	4811.1% ODI 10000042 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE - REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS LEAKING WATER IN, COLLECTING MOISTURE, LENSES FALLING OFF, ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLSION BECAUSE HEADLIGHT BLEW WHEN LENSE COVER FELL OFF AGAIN DURING RECENT RAIN STORM. THIS IS THIRD TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A LENSE AND HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. IN CHECKING "MYCARSTATS.COM" THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I'M SURPRISED A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. DEALER AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO ADMIT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT LENSES Look up ODI 10000042 at NHTSA ↗	4511.0% ODI 10001458 WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER STATES' AFTER BREAKING STEERING OUT OF THE LOCK MODE, CONSUMER DROVE TO A NEAR DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. Look up ODI 10001458 at NHTSA ↗	72.0% ODI 10053209 CONDENSATION IS IN MY HEAD LIGHTS AND SIDE LIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SEALS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS WILL COST ABOUT $360 TO REPAIR. *AK Look up ODI 10053209 at NHTSA ↗	30.9% ODI 10045888 · 42,000 mi HEADLIGHTS RIGHT&LEFT. CONDENSATION IS VERY HIGH AND WATER ACCUMULATES WHICH CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE THE FILIMENT TO BLOW OUT IT WATER BOUNCES UP INTO IT.THIS CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING ,ESPICIALLY ON DARK ROADS SUCH AS WE HAVE IN MIDDLEBURG.*AK THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NATURAL ETC, BUT THE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION WHERE THE WATER ACCUMULATES AND STAYS IN A PUDDLE IS NOT NATURAL, DEALER SAID THE HEAT FROM FILIMENT WILL DRY IT UP BUT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN,IF YOU TAP THE GLASS THE WATER RUNS DOWN TO FORM A PUDDLE....I DID REPORT THIS TO TH… Look up ODI 10045888 at NHTSA ↗	20.9% ODI 10374621 · 183,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE FOGGY AND IMPAIRED HER VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE COVERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 183,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 CN Look up ODI 10374621 at NHTSA ↗	20.9% ODI 10098684 · 18,459 mi 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… Look up ODI 10098684 at NHTSA ↗	52.7% ODI 10166097 · 55,000 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CONDENSATION BUILT UP INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE BULBS THREE TIMES. Look up ODI 10166097 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10224976 · 32,000 mi HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE VAN FILLED WITH WATER REDUCING THE LIGHT COMING FROM THE ASSEMBLIES AT NIGHT. *TR Look up ODI 10224976 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	102.3% ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!*AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗	41.0% ODI 10002709 · 89,117 mi POWER SLIDING DOOR BUZZER SOMETIMES SOUNDS ALTHOUGH THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE TO DISABLE THE POWERSWITCH AND SLAM THE DOOR TO CONTINUE. Look up ODI 10002709 at NHTSA ↗	113.2% ODI 10005868 · 64,000 mi WINDSHEILD WIPERS COME ON BY THERE SELF AT RANDOM,AND ON DIFFERENT SETTINGS. HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AT RANDOM. I KEEP HEARING A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH,BUT OF COURSE SERVICE TECH CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10005868 at NHTSA ↗	195.4% ODI 10021909 · 10,000 mi WHILE TURNING INTO THE GARAGE THE POWER WENT OUT, AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FENCE. CONSUMER HAD NO LIGHTS, NO ALARM, NO POWER WINDOWS, AND NO RADIO, ALL DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BLOWING UP THE FUEL INJECTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TT. AK Look up ODI 10021909 at NHTSA ↗	83.6% ODI 10018556 PURCHASED VAN JULY 2001. I HAVE DISCONTINUED PUTTING MY SON IN INSTALLED CHILD SEAT BECAUSE HE COMPLAINS IT HURTS HIS LEGS; WHEN HE GOES TO GET OUT HE CAN'T HARDLY WALK;I THINK THE POSITION OF THE SEAT CAUSES HIS LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP. SINCE PURCHASE OF VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. (1) I COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHEN I GOT UP TO A SPEED OVER 50 MPH; THE SERVICE TECHS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. (2) I COMPLAINED OF (WHILE TRAVELING) HEARING AIR VENTILATION (LIKE A WINDOW WAS DOWN) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; NOTH… Look up ODI 10018556 at NHTSA ↗	146.4% ODI 10004065 CONSUMER STATES ALL DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10004065 at NHTSA ↗	105.4% ODI 10046113 · 11,900 mi WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK Look up ODI 10046113 at NHTSA ↗	2822.6% ODI 10113148 WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10113148 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.0% ODI 10010296 I TOOK MY 1997 CHEVY VENTURE VAN TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR STEERING AND TO MY SUPPRISE I WAS INFORMED THAT MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BAD AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO FIX. NOT EVERYONE HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY INCLUDING ME. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED?*JB Look up ODI 10010296 at NHTSA ↗	297.1% ODI 10003127 · 89,250 mi INTAKE GASKET BAD, REPLACED JAN. 2002. PROBLEM STILL OCCURING, ENGINE KNOCKING AND A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED. Look up ODI 10003127 at NHTSA ↗	205.7% ODI 10000524 · 74,098 mi MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING AND THUS CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN TWO WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 40 MPH. THIS CAUSED A IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAD THERE BEEN ANYONE BEHIND ME, I WOULD MOST CERTAINLY BEEN INJURED, AS WOULD ANYONE WHO WOULD BE SITTING BEHIND ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY. TS Look up ODI 10000524 at NHTSA ↗	164.6% ODI 10010644 · 45,000 mi I HAVE HAD A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE FOR 39 MONTHS AND 45,000 MILES. IT HAS DEVELOPED, AS I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHERS, A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. WHILE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AS IT IS AFFECTING SO MANY VEHICLES, THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM. WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE WORST PART OF THIS DEFECT, IS THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AND ONCE IT HAS LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE, THE… Look up ODI 10010644 at NHTSA ↗	41.8% ODI 10048509 · 39,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10048509 at NHTSA ↗	83.6% ODI 10014614 · 19,600 mi THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB Look up ODI 10014614 at NHTSA ↗	84.3% ODI 10042340 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10042340 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10417107 · 112,888 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10417107 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	153.5% ODI 10009938 · 148,000 mi THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *JB Look up ODI 10009938 at NHTSA ↗	92.2% ODI 10010917 I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL FOR A DEFECT ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000). THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BECAUSE THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT "THE BEARING IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT" AND THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. I CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THEIR POLICY NOT TO DO RECALLS ON VEHICLES WITH A SALVAGED TITLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE R… Look up ODI 10010917 at NHTSA ↗	185.2% ODI 10005866 · 50,000 mi VEHICLE WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN DRIVING IN CITY (STOP & GO) CONDITIONS,TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE JOLT IN THE FLOORBOARD WHEN SHIFT WAS MADE (ACTUALY BROKE TRACTION A COUPLE OF TIMES) THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN (DOGGED) OR RACED AT THESE TIMES OF ACURRANCE.ONCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES (ON THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP) FOR SERVICE TECH. TO RIDE WITH TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM SHIFTING IS SMOOTH AGAIN. Look up ODI 10005866 at NHTSA ↗	164.6% ODI 10000009 · 47,567 mi MY 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN, WARNER BROTHER'S EDITION, HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 47,567 MILES. I DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VAN. I HAD NOTICED WHEN I FIRST ACQUIRED THE VAN, THAT WHEN I PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED NOTICEBLY. ALSO, FROM A STOP THE TRACTION DEVICE SIGNAL WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS I ACCELORATED. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER, WHICH THEY FOUND THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND THE BANDS OR TORQUE CONVERTER WAS READY TO EXPLO… Look up ODI 10000009 at NHTSA ↗	219.5% ODI 10016141 · 43,000 mi WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKED IT OUT OF GEAR, COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT GOES FROM THE PARKED STATUS TO THE 1ST GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE KEY IN OR PUSH THE BRAKE PETAL TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR IT IS FREE FLOWING, AND VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATELY LOADING SOME GROCERIES WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A VERY NICE PERSON WALKING BY, WERE ABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO PARK AND NO INJURIES ACCRUED, I DREAD TO THINK OF WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF ONE OF MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN… Look up ODI 10016141 at NHTSA ↗	62.7% ODI 10054291 · 60,000 mi 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 CONCERNS WITH GOING INTO REVERSE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO REVERSE, BUT IT WOULD HOP INTO GEAR. *CB Look up ODI 10054291 at NHTSA ↗	105.4% ODI 10011946 CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THEIR YOUNG CHILD WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL/REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. WHICH PER THE OWNER MANUAL VEHICLE CANNOT CHANGE GEAR UNLESS THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM Look up ODI 10011946 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	61.4% ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!*AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗	143.4% ODI 10005399 THE "PRETENSIONER" OF THE SEATBELT SYSTEM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS FAILED NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS MEANS THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE ALERT LIGHT THAT WARNS OF TROUBLE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SEEMS TO REVERT TO NORMAL AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT WHEN THE DEALER USES THE PROPER TEST EQUIPMENT IT CAN BE DETERMINED THE UNIT HAS FAILED. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT MANY VENTURES ARE BEING USED WITH FAILED PRETENSIONERS AND THEIR OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE ALL … Look up ODI 10005399 at NHTSA ↗	236.6% ODI 10000583 · 80,000 mi AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN AIR BAG IS NOT DEPLOYED. ONCE THE LIGHT IS LIGHT, IT REMAINS LIGHT UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLES SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE INTERMITTANT RELIABILITY PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 10000583 at NHTSA ↗	195.4% ODI 10040161 · 85,000 mi WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. NLM CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT DEALER WILL CHARGE HIM $65.00 TO FIND THE PROBLEM. LA *JB Look up ODI 10040161 at NHTSA ↗	73.2% ODI 10036631 TRAVELING 45-50 MPH WITH GREEN LIGHT IN 2001 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN, CAR TURNED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF US, WE STRUCK THEM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL 4 IN OUR VEHICLE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. *NLM Look up ODI 10036631 at NHTSA ↗	73.2% ODI 10017155 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 Look up ODI 10017155 at NHTSA ↗	115.9% ODI 10054457 · 1,600 mi ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *CB Look up ODI 10054457 at NHTSA ↗	32.4% ODI 10366302 · 123,000 mi 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. Look up ODI 10366302 at NHTSA ↗	37.1% ODI 10596950 THE DRIVER WAS SLOWING OR STOPPED WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY OR WHETHER IT DEPLOYED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. *TR Look up ODI 10596950 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.5% ODI 10038039 · 53,000 mi WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY OPENS ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER TEN TIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK Look up ODI 10038039 at NHTSA ↗	133.2% ODI 10002707 · 89,117 mi POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AFTER CLOSING,SOMETIMES I MUST DISABLE POWERSWITCH TO KEEP CLOSED. PAID $162,DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10002707 at NHTSA ↗	133.7% ODI 10018653 · 1,500 mi 6/99: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC, POWER SLIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL. 2/00: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 5/01: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL. 12/01: REPAIR TO AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR AS PER RECALL 01059. 6/02: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 3/03: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 5/03: SERVICED FOR AUTOMATIC, POWER SIDING DOOR BOUNCES BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. *JB Look up ODI 10018653 at NHTSA ↗	185.1% ODI 10008770 · 46,656 mi I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VENTURE IN FOR POWER SLIDING DOOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED, AND WAS FIXED WHEN THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW POWER SLIDING DOOR MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS STOPPED THE DOOR FROM INTERMITTENT BINDING, AND NOW THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES CORRECTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR, CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ACTUATOR AND RETAINER. DAN KRUSE PONTIAC (THE DEALER) WAS VERY NICE, AND I WASN'T CHARGED FOR TH… Look up ODI 10008770 at NHTSA ↗	52.3% ODI 10049328 · 26,000 mi 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 WA… Look up ODI 10049328 at NHTSA ↗	94.1% ODI 10029996 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 DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10029996 at NHTSA ↗	84.3% ODI 10105384 · 17,000 mi WHEN OPENING THE POWER DOOR THE PASSENGERS WRIST BECAME CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE. AS A RESULT HER RIGHT WRIST WAS BROKEN. JB SC Look up ODI 10105384 at NHTSA ↗	118.9% ODI 10079509 · 5,184 mi 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 Look up ODI 10079509 at NHTSA ↗	511.9% ODI 10104601 · 3,000 mi RENTED A CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN FROM AVIS IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ ON 10/30/04. THE FOLLOWING EVENING (AFTER DARK) AS MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HER HAND BECAME CAUGHT BEHIND THE HANDLE. HER ELBOW WAS PINNED AGAINST THE SEAT BACK AND HER WRIST AND THUMB WERE BROKEN. HER MIDDLE FINGER WAS ALSO INJURED. SHE WILL BE IN A CAST UNTIL AT LEAST 1/20/05.*AK Look up ODI 10104601 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling	47,914–83,438 mi	65,000 mi	131	ODI 10184820 · 70,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS DROPPING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT , THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *AK Look up ODI 10184820 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10000439 · 65,000 mi ON MY 1997 CHEVY VENTURE THE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING! AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX THAT IT, BECAUSE OF GM POOR ENGINEERING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TS Look up ODI 10000439 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10007568 · 54,500 mi THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OUT OF PLACE. PH Look up ODI 10007568 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	25,000–74,000 mi	35,500 mi	37	ODI 10057204 · 74,000 mi CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS: 1. HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; 2. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON; 3. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR , AND 4. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS IGNITION AND POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED REGULARLY. AK THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START. THE DOOR PANELS WERE LOOSE. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED. THE ANTI THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. REAR WINDOW WASHER MALFUNCTIONED. NM Look up ODI 10057204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10091190 · 110,000 mi THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECALS DONE. TODAY THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SONS LEG AND WOULD NOT STOP MOVING OR REVERSE CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE TO HIM.AK Look up ODI 10091190 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10014827 · 40,000 mi THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE. JB *NLM Look up ODI 10014827 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	32,000–80,000 mi	54,500 mi	21	ODI 10007568 · 54,500 mi THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OUT OF PLACE. PH Look up ODI 10007568 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10013749 · 150,000 mi 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. HEADLIGHT LENS COVER. LAST SUMMER I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE LENS WAS LOOSE SO I GLUED IT BACK ON WITH EPOXY.(COST $3.00) RECENTLY I FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LENS HAD FALLEN OUT SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING.(BOTH FELL OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER) I WENT TO WASH THE VAN AND THE HALOGEN BULB EXPLODED AND FLAMED WHEN IT GOT WET. HAD I BEEN CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY FLYING GLASS. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING A RAIN STORM I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. (THE DEALERSHIP CHAR… Look up ODI 10013749 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10145906 · 44,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC COVERS ON THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GLUED AND NOT BOLTED ONTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE GLUE WORE OUT WATER GOT INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE PLASTIC POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE HALOGEN LIGHT BULB TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK Look up ODI 10145906 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	38,750–121,250 mi	77,500 mi	68	ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10057204 · 74,000 mi CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS: 1. HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; 2. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON; 3. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR , AND 4. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS IGNITION AND POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED REGULARLY. AK THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START. THE DOOR PANELS WERE LOOSE. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED. THE ANTI THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. REAR WINDOW WASHER MALFUNCTIONED. NM Look up ODI 10057204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10261898 · 120,000 mi NEEDS REPLACED FRONTEND HUBS ,TIEROD,PINION REPAIRS/RECALL THIS VAN NEEDS A NEW OWNER!!! NOTHING BUT COSTLY REPAIRS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THEM VENTURES. TR Look up ODI 10261898 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	45,000–88,000 mi	68,000 mi	73	ODI 10010302 · 40,000 mi COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE. VENTURE HAD 40,000 MILES ONLY.JB Look up ODI 10010302 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10010645 · 71,600 mi I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 71000 MILES. THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. VAN STARTED TO OVER HEAT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER AND ENGINE OIL. A LEAKY MANIFOLD GASKET IS THE SUSPECTED CAUSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MANUFACTURES 3.4L ENGINE. JB Look up ODI 10010645 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10031096 · 37,154 mi 1997 VENTURE 3.4L V6 ENGINE (37,000 MI), ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING (ONE LANE EACH WAY WITH MIDDLE TURN LANE). COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. PROBLEM TRACED TO A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITHTHESE ENGINES (3.1L AND 3.4L V6) HAVING INTERNAL COOLANT LEAKAGE THAT CAUSES CAMSHAFT TO BREAK. LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS FOLLOWING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. JUST WORRY THAT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. Look up ODI 10031096 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	47,784–81,950 mi	60,000 mi	55	ODI 10009938 · 148,000 mi THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. JB Look up ODI 10009938 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10014531 · 30,247 mi TRANSMISSION FAILURE - MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SECOND DRUM CLUTCHES DUE TO THE FOURTH CLUTCH SUPPORTS MAIN BEARING BEING OUT OF CORRECT POSITION. FAILURE WAS LIKELY DUE TO PRODUCTION ERROR. WE HAVE THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION PART AS PROOF THAT IT WAS MISALIGNED WHEN INSTALLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. JB Look up ODI 10014531 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10017004 · 110,000 mi HAD A VERY LOUD BANGING SOUND IN REAR OF VAN AFTER TURNING VAN OFF, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE CAUSE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MAY 4, 2003 (AT 55 MPH), TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING A VERY VIOLENT FORWARD JERK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SOMEWHAT FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED. THIS OCCURRED 2 DAYS AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED REPAIR DONE TO THE RACK & PINION STEERING. *JB Look up ODI 10017004 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	56,500–130,066 mi	95,000 mi	43	ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10043894 · 63,000 mi MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS A DIRECT HIT TO THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WITH THE POLE AND THE VAN ENDED UP LANDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SKIDDING ON THE ROAD. NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE?AK Look up ODI 10043894 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10066830 · 60,000 mi AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A WHILE. THIS WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 10066830 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	16,000–74,750 mi	39,500 mi	44	ODI 10038039 · 53,000 mi WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY OPENS ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER TEN TIMES FOR REPAIRS. AK Look up ODI 10038039 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10057090 · 28,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER SLIDING DOOR WORKING IMPROPERLY AND OPENING ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE DOOR DURING THAT TIME AND THE DOOR WAS "FIXED" BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND A FULL TIME JOB, I COULD NOT CONTINUE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR KEPT OPENING ITSELF AFTER BEING CLOSED AND THEN … Look up ODI 10057090 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10154796 · 98,570 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE INTERIOR HANDLE THAT OPENS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO GET TRAPPED BY THE DOOR. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V597000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. Look up ODI 10154796 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Complaints	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	1	None	ODI 11722553 · 116,000 mi The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while his father was driving at an undisclosed speed on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost automotive power. No warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that his father managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road, and upon further inspection, white/blue smoke was seen coming from under the vehicle, and the vehicle later caught on fire from the fuel pump/tank. The fire had leaked onto the floor; however, it had extinguished on its own. A police report … Look up ODI 11722553 at NHTSA ↗
2026-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	0	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2004: 54 complaints · 2005: 15 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2004	26	46	54
2005	10	13	15

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2004	123	0	1
2005	39	0	3

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling	Structure:Body:Door	Exterior Lighting:Headlights	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Air Bags	Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
Engine And Engine Cooling	—	3 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 550436 DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. YH Look up ODI 550436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10007568 · 54,500 mi THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OUT OF PLACE. PH Look up ODI 10007568 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114737 · 52,000 mi THE 1997-2000 VENUTURES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES, THE INTAKE GASKET BREAKS DOWN CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINES OIL CAUSING THE CAM SHAFT TO CRACK, IN OUR CASE THERE WAS NO LEAKS UNDER THE VAN AND THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER THE VAN WAS RUNNING WELL THAT MORNING AND WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THERE WAS 2 SHORT BUKLES FROM THE VAN AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN INCLUDING STEERING WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO DO, IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONES FAMILY TO DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE GM WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IF MY WIFE… Look up ODI 10114737 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10261898 · 120,000 mi NEEDS REPLACED FRONTEND HUBS ,TIEROD,PINION REPAIRS/RECALL THIS VAN NEEDS A NEW OWNER!!! NOTHING BUT COSTLY REPAIRS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THEM VENTURES. *TR Look up ODI 10261898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10127574 · 39,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10127574 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10220324 · 50,000 mi DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED MY INTAKE GASKETS OF MY 99 CHEVY VENTURE, SLUDGED UP MY ENGINE AND CAUSED MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND LEAK DEXCOOL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER JUST TOLD ME SORRY BUT IT WILL BE ABOUT 1500 TO 2000 TO REPAIR. THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NEVER CHANGED AND WORK UNTIL 150K MILES. MY VAN IS A LEAKING RELIABILITY PROBLEM THAT COULD STRAND US ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE DEX COOL THEY PUT IN THE FACTORY. THERE WILL BE A RECALL IF YOU INVESTIGATE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE WEB AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ABOUT IT… Look up ODI 10220324 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114406 · 47,300 mi COOLANT LOSS, AND TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS LED ME TO MECHANIC, ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. HE TRACED PROBLEM TO LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT! COST $532 FOR 6+ HOUR JOB TO REPLACE FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS. GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS; THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THEIR FAULTY GASKETS, BECAUSE THE SET NOW OFFERED IS A "NEW AND IMPROVED SET". *AK Look up ODI 10114406 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10283507 · 100,000 mi TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT.ALSO THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONTAL FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEATER CORE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-INSPECTED IN WHICH THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,0… Look up ODI 10283507 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10068966 · 40,000 mi PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT JUST POPPED LOUDLY AND SHATTERED. Look up ODI 10068966 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069888 · 57,000 mi I NOTICED A SMELL OF HOT ANTIFREEZE. ALSO IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN STARTING UP. THE THERMOSTAT NEVER SHOWED ANYTHING OVERHEATING. OIL DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON THE DIPSTICK. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT TORE INTO IT HAD SAID WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL EVER BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERNALS. WE BOUGHT THIS USED 1999 CHEVY VENTURE LT , AUGUST 2000 HAVING 34,000 MILES ON IT ALREADY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THIS VAN IN OCTOBER 1998 BRAND NEW. HOW COULD A VEHICLE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTOR DROPPED IN WITH ONLY 57,0… Look up ODI 10069888 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	3 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 550436 DASHBOARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. YH Look up ODI 550436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗	—	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 539674 REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, VAN IS NOT IDLING PROPERLY. Look up ODI 539674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10057204 · 74,000 mi CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS: 1. HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; 2. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON; 3. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR , AND 4. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS IGNITION AND POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED REGULARLY. AK THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START. THE DOOR PANELS WERE LOOSE. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED. THE ANTI THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. REAR WINDOW WASHER MALFUNCTIONED. NM Look up ODI 10057204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163941 · 20,000 mi THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HER… Look up ODI 10163941 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10253808 · 155,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SLID OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED NEXT TO THE DOOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AN HOUR LATER, THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO HER… Look up ODI 10253808 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10081797 PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE TRAIN AND/OR TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING ON 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. MR ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE VEHICLE IS ON DRIVE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. REPAIRS WHERE ALSO MADE ON BRAKES, AND SLIDING DOOR. *LA Look up ODI 10081797 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 757270 NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FEBRUARY 2000, THE AIR-BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD STAY ON AFTER STARTING, BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/22/00 AND THEY CLEANED CONNECTIONS TO DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR-BAG. PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL JULY 2001. AGAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR-BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STAY ON. MAY 2000 - DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK CONTINUALLY AND LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK WITH REMOTE OR KEY WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEV… Look up ODI 757270 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 520490 VEHICLE FAILS TO START. Look up ODI 520490 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 856752 WHILE IN MOTION MANUAL SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE. AK ML Look up ODI 856752 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10205721 CHEVY VENTURE: POWER SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH CORRECTLY. *TR Look up ODI 10205721 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	5 ODI 10007568 · 54,500 mi THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OUT OF PLACE. PH Look up ODI 10007568 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114737 · 52,000 mi THE 1997-2000 VENUTURES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES, THE INTAKE GASKET BREAKS DOWN CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE ENGINES OIL CAUSING THE CAM SHAFT TO CRACK, IN OUR CASE THERE WAS NO LEAKS UNDER THE VAN AND THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER THE VAN WAS RUNNING WELL THAT MORNING AND WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THERE WAS 2 SHORT BUKLES FROM THE VAN AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN INCLUDING STEERING WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO DO, IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONES FAMILY TO DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE GM WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IF MY WIFE… Look up ODI 10114737 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 539674 REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES OFF WHEN SHUTTING THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR/ALL ELECTRONICS AN DASHBOARD GOES OFF WHEN USING HEADLIGHT CONTROLS/HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROL FOR DOOR LOCKS HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, VAN IS NOT IDLING PROPERLY. Look up ODI 539674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163941 · 20,000 mi THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HER… Look up ODI 10163941 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10134990 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. IT COSTS $178.00 PLUS TAX FOR EACH OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TO BE REPAIRED. ABOUT SIX MONTH AGO ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE GM MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT HE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE FIRST TI… Look up ODI 10134990 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 761127 HEADLAMP FELL OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, NEVER DID FIND IT. ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING, VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, ESPECIALLY WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE PROBLEMS THAT I AM REPORTING ARE VERY COMMOM AND NEED SOME ATTENTION GRANTED TO THEM. VEHICLES COST SO MUCH AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THEM IT CAN FINANCIALLY DRAIN YOU. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATI… Look up ODI 761127 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10259634 · 95,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE INDICATED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED … Look up ODI 10259634 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 821758 CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME UNLESS THE TANK IS FULL OR LOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST NINE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, T… Look up ODI 821758 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	3 ODI 10261898 · 120,000 mi NEEDS REPLACED FRONTEND HUBS ,TIEROD,PINION REPAIRS/RECALL THIS VAN NEEDS A NEW OWNER!!! NOTHING BUT COSTLY REPAIRS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THEM VENTURES. *TR Look up ODI 10261898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10127574 · 39,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10127574 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10057204 · 74,000 mi CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS: 1. HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; 2. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HEADLIGHTS CAME ON; 3. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR , AND 4. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS IGNITION AND POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED REGULARLY. AK THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START. THE DOOR PANELS WERE LOOSE. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED. THE ANTI THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. REAR WINDOW WASHER MALFUNCTIONED. NM Look up ODI 10057204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163941 · 20,000 mi THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HER… Look up ODI 10163941 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10253808 · 155,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SLID OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED NEXT TO THE DOOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AN HOUR LATER, THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO HER… Look up ODI 10253808 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163941 · 20,000 mi THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HER… Look up ODI 10163941 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10095579 · 32,334 mi DAY OF PURCHASE, MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES REPLACEMENT OF NEARLY EVERYTHING THEN SOME. CONTINUES TO ARC ELECTRICAL SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. ELECTRICAL SHORTING OF ALL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VAN INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES NOT CORRECTABLE JUST BANDAIDING FUEL ISSUES WITH OIL COOLANT AND ARCING CONSTITUTES A FIRE AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I HAVE ALL SERVICED REPAIR DOCUMENTS IF ONE SHOULD NEED TO VIEW THEM. *NM Look up ODI 10095579 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10017972 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED WHEN SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AREA FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NLM Look up ODI 10017972 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10164638 PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AFTER CLOSES. DOOR AJAR WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. *JB Look up ODI 10164638 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	2 ODI 10220324 · 50,000 mi DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED MY INTAKE GASKETS OF MY 99 CHEVY VENTURE, SLUDGED UP MY ENGINE AND CAUSED MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND LEAK DEXCOOL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER JUST TOLD ME SORRY BUT IT WILL BE ABOUT 1500 TO 2000 TO REPAIR. THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NEVER CHANGED AND WORK UNTIL 150K MILES. MY VAN IS A LEAKING RELIABILITY PROBLEM THAT COULD STRAND US ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE DEX COOL THEY PUT IN THE FACTORY. THERE WILL BE A RECALL IF YOU INVESTIGATE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE WEB AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ABOUT IT… Look up ODI 10220324 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114406 · 47,300 mi COOLANT LOSS, AND TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS LED ME TO MECHANIC, ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. HE TRACED PROBLEM TO LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT! COST $532 FOR 6+ HOUR JOB TO REPLACE FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS. GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS; THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THEIR FAULTY GASKETS, BECAUSE THE SET NOW OFFERED IS A "NEW AND IMPROVED SET". *AK Look up ODI 10114406 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10095579 · 32,334 mi DAY OF PURCHASE, MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES REPLACEMENT OF NEARLY EVERYTHING THEN SOME. CONTINUES TO ARC ELECTRICAL SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. ELECTRICAL SHORTING OF ALL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VAN INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES NOT CORRECTABLE JUST BANDAIDING FUEL ISSUES WITH OIL COOLANT AND ARCING CONSTITUTES A FIRE AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I HAVE ALL SERVICED REPAIR DOCUMENTS IF ONE SHOULD NEED TO VIEW THEM. *NM Look up ODI 10095579 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10052682 WE OWN A 1997 CHEVY VENTURE AND I AM FEARFUL THAT I WILL BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THIS NEARLY HAPPENED AT OCTOBER OF 2003. NOW THERE IS A TICKING NOISE. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *LA Look up ODI 10052682 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10041281 MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WE BOUGHT IT AUGUST OF 2002. WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALER AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT TENSION REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAMETHING HAPPENS AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR ANTIFREEZE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF. WE NOTICE NO LEAKING ON THE GROUND HOWEVER THE ANTIFREEZE IS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING. WELL THIS WEEKEND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VAN ON A TRIP AND COMES BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE ENGINE… Look up ODI 10041281 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	2 ODI 10283507 · 100,000 mi TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT.ALSO THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONTAL FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEATER CORE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-INSPECTED IN WHICH THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,0… Look up ODI 10283507 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10045436 · 30,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10045436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10081797 PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE TRAIN AND/OR TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING ON 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. MR ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE VEHICLE IS ON DRIVE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. REPAIRS WHERE ALSO MADE ON BRAKES, AND SLIDING DOOR. *LA Look up ODI 10081797 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10134990 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. IT COSTS $178.00 PLUS TAX FOR EACH OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TO BE REPAIRED. ABOUT SIX MONTH AGO ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE GM MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT HE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE FIRST TI… Look up ODI 10134990 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 761127 HEADLAMP FELL OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, NEVER DID FIND IT. ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING, VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, ESPECIALLY WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE PROBLEMS THAT I AM REPORTING ARE VERY COMMOM AND NEED SOME ATTENTION GRANTED TO THEM. VEHICLES COST SO MUCH AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THEM IT CAN FINANCIALLY DRAIN YOU. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATI… Look up ODI 761127 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10052682 WE OWN A 1997 CHEVY VENTURE AND I AM FEARFUL THAT I WILL BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THIS NEARLY HAPPENED AT OCTOBER OF 2003. NOW THERE IS A TICKING NOISE. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *LA Look up ODI 10052682 at NHTSA ↗	—	3 ODI 10049196 · 48,000 mi MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE ONE I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES THE CAR JERK WHEN I EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WHINES. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I FIGURE IS ELECTRICAL. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INT… Look up ODI 10049196 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151632 · 79,000 mi I HAVE HAD 3 MAIN PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION, HEADLIGHT MOISTURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION MY 99 VENTURE HAS 79K MILES ON IT AND THAT TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD (DEALER SUGGEST A DRAIN AND FLUSH) AT 60K I HAD A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 800 DOLLARS. I AM AFRAID WE WILL BE REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AT 85000 MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 7-9 TIMES FIXES RANGED FROM CLEARING THE CODE TO TIGHTENING UP A PLUG. THE HEAD LIGHT UNITS HAVE BEEN TAKING O… Look up ODI 10151632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 752504 TRANSMISSION FAILED, WILL NOT ENGAGE, MANUFACTURER ADMITS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A VEHICLE WITH THAT MILEAGE AND THAT AGE; WILL NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS TAKE IT TO A DEALER, WHICH WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER AND ALSO COST MORE MONEY THAN AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN THIS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE THE 20,000 MILE MARK. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE BOUGHT IT LOOK AT IT TWICE. ALL THEY DO IS HOOK IT UP TO A MACHINE AND TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT I… Look up ODI 752504 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10083334 · 8,000 mi 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 WITH THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM HAS GONE BAD AND THE SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB Look up ODI 10083334 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10068966 · 40,000 mi PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT JUST POPPED LOUDLY AND SHATTERED. Look up ODI 10068966 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069888 · 57,000 mi I NOTICED A SMELL OF HOT ANTIFREEZE. ALSO IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN STARTING UP. THE THERMOSTAT NEVER SHOWED ANYTHING OVERHEATING. OIL DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON THE DIPSTICK. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT TORE INTO IT HAD SAID WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL EVER BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERNALS. WE BOUGHT THIS USED 1999 CHEVY VENTURE LT , AUGUST 2000 HAVING 34,000 MILES ON IT ALREADY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THIS VAN IN OCTOBER 1998 BRAND NEW. HOW COULD A VEHICLE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTOR DROPPED IN WITH ONLY 57,0… Look up ODI 10069888 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 757270 NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FEBRUARY 2000, THE AIR-BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD STAY ON AFTER STARTING, BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/22/00 AND THEY CLEANED CONNECTIONS TO DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR-BAG. PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL JULY 2001. AGAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR-BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STAY ON. MAY 2000 - DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK CONTINUALLY AND LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK WITH REMOTE OR KEY WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEV… Look up ODI 757270 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 533715 WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN HITTING A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND WHEN THE FRONT/REAR HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS ARE USED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER IN THE EXTENDED OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASES AT LEAST 1/8 TO 1/4 INCHES AND STAYES THERE. AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REA RPASSENGER'S SEAT. DROVER'S/PASSENGERS DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS. FINALLY, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER FAILED PRIOR TO R… Look up ODI 533715 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 780180 INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRONICS ON DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF/HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVERY 10 SECONDS/DRIVER'S CONTROLS FOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED/EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER VEND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL/POOR IDLING AND VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH/DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND AIR BAG WIRES ARE STILL EXPOSED TO REAR PASSENGERS' FEET. Look up ODI 780180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10259634 · 95,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE INDICATED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED … Look up ODI 10259634 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10031143 · 96,000 mi MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY NO ONE IN IT AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING DEFECT AND WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH TO FIX IT!! APPARENTLY WATER GOT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS. HOW IS THIS MY FAULT? THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR!!!AK Look up ODI 10031143 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10017972 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED WHEN SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR AREA FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NLM Look up ODI 10017972 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10041281 MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WE BOUGHT IT AUGUST OF 2002. WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALER AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT TENSION REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAMETHING HAPPENS AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR ANTIFREEZE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF. WE NOTICE NO LEAKING ON THE GROUND HOWEVER THE ANTIFREEZE IS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING. WELL THIS WEEKEND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VAN ON A TRIP AND COMES BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE ENGINE… Look up ODI 10041281 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10049196 · 48,000 mi MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE ONE I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES THE CAR JERK WHEN I EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WHINES. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I FIGURE IS ELECTRICAL. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INT… Look up ODI 10049196 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151632 · 79,000 mi I HAVE HAD 3 MAIN PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION, HEADLIGHT MOISTURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION MY 99 VENTURE HAS 79K MILES ON IT AND THAT TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD (DEALER SUGGEST A DRAIN AND FLUSH) AT 60K I HAD A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 800 DOLLARS. I AM AFRAID WE WILL BE REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AT 85000 MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 7-9 TIMES FIXES RANGED FROM CLEARING THE CODE TO TIGHTENING UP A PLUG. THE HEAD LIGHT UNITS HAVE BEEN TAKING O… Look up ODI 10151632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 752504 TRANSMISSION FAILED, WILL NOT ENGAGE, MANUFACTURER ADMITS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A VEHICLE WITH THAT MILEAGE AND THAT AGE; WILL NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS TAKE IT TO A DEALER, WHICH WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER AND ALSO COST MORE MONEY THAN AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN THIS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE THE 20,000 MILE MARK. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FROM WHOM WE BOUGHT IT LOOK AT IT TWICE. ALL THEY DO IS HOOK IT UP TO A MACHINE AND TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT I… Look up ODI 752504 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	1 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 520490 VEHICLE FAILS TO START. Look up ODI 520490 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 856752 WHILE IN MOTION MANUAL SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE. AK ML Look up ODI 856752 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10205721 CHEVY VENTURE: POWER SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH CORRECTLY. *TR Look up ODI 10205721 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 821758 CONSUMER' S GAS TANK IS ON STRAPS. WHEN STOPPING THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY, THEN THERE IS A RUMBLING NOISE WHERE AS THE GAS GUSHES TO THE BACK OF TANK, CAUSING THE TANK TO MOVE AGAINST THE CHASSIS. THE DEALER INSTALLED RUBBER BUSHINGS BETWEEN TANK AND CHASSIS TO MINIMIZE SOUNDS. VEHICLE WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME UNLESS THE TANK IS FULL OR LOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST NINE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, T… Look up ODI 821758 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10157702 · 3,000 mi I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK… Look up ODI 10157702 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10164638 PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AFTER CLOSES. DOOR AJAR WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. *JB Look up ODI 10164638 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10083334 · 8,000 mi 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 WITH THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM HAS GONE BAD AND THE SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB Look up ODI 10083334 at NHTSA ↗	0	—

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8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

79 mentions · 3.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (39 usable records).

ODI 10037299 · 140,000 mi

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ODI 10041981

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. ALSO, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

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ODI 10044385 · 87,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE.*AK

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

64 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,500 mi (19 usable records).

ODI 10009962

THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING STEERING AND HAD THE REMEDY WORK PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

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ODI 10023960 · 82,000 mi

I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE STREET I LIVE ON, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND RELEASED. IT RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS AND SENT ME RIGHT ON ONTO SOMEONE'S FRONT LAWN NEARLY MISSING A TREE. I REGAINED CONTROL JUST IN TIME AND GOT IT BACK ON THE ROAD. I LIMPED IT HOME AND PARKED IT. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND DID NOT BELIEVE ME AND WOULD NOT HELP, SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WITH HELP FROM MY PARENTS. FOUND A DEALER SHIP 3 CITIES AWAY AND SAID BRING IT IN AND WE'LL HELP YOU. THEY CALLED IN SAGINAW STEERING PLANT RE…

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ODI 10031096 · 37,154 mi

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

55 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 83,000 mi (32 usable records).

ODI 10045415

MY CHEVROLET 1997 VENTURE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE VAN DIED. WHEN I DID GET HOME I LET IT SET AND NOTICED THE COOLANT WAS LOW, WHICH IT WAS NEVER BEFORE. CHECK IF OFTEN AS PER THE MANUAL. HAD IT TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND NOW THE GASKETS ARE RUINED AND THE HEADS ARE WORPED DUE TO THE ENGINE GETTING SO HOT!!! THERE IS OIL IN THE COOLANT!! $1,200.00 IN REPAIRS WHICH WE DON'T HAVE!! GM WILL DO NOTHING. HAVE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR 1 YEAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IT JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY!! *AK

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ODI 10092533 · 30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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ODI 782812

WARNING LIGHT INDICATES OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. NLM

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

49 mentions · 2.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (19 usable records).

ODI 10054274 · 105,000 mi

SUMMER OF 2003 ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WITH DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING ACTION. LOUD SHUTTER AND VIBRATIONS WERE FELT FROM THE WHEELS. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. SERVICE FACILITY FOUND FAULTY ABS SENSOR, COST $580.00. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. LITTLE OR NO BRAKING WITH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ALL THE TIME. *CB

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ODI 10173661 · 95,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

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ODI 523034

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL SIT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HEIGHT. THIS COULD POSE A PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY.

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Fuel smell or leak mentions

35 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 111,000 mi (23 usable records).

ODI 868941

O-RING CRACKED ON FUEL FILTER UNDER THE VEHICLE, FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER GARAGE, AND CONSUMER WOKE UP, COUGHING AND HAD BURNING EYES. CONSUMER FELT HOUSE COULD HAVE EXPLODED. *AK

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ODI 10106486

AT MORNING START UP I SMELLED GAS. CHECKED UNDER VAN AND SAW PUDDLE OF GAS IN MIDDLE. TOOK VAN TO CHEV. DEALER AND FOUND GAS LINE LEAKING. LEAK IS ONLY ABOUT 18 INCHES AWAY FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF WIND WAS BOWLING JUST RIGHT A FIRE COULD START. THIS IS 1998 CHEV. VENTURE WITH 13000 MILES. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10236320

SMELL OF GAS, INSIDE AND OUT. EVEN WHEN VAN WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY. *TR

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

24 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (17 usable records).

ODI 10017004 · 110,000 mi

HAD A VERY LOUD BANGING SOUND IN REAR OF VAN AFTER TURNING VAN OFF, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE CAUSE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MAY 4, 2003 (AT 55 MPH), TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING A VERY VIOLENT FORWARD JERK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SOMEWHAT FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED. THIS OCCURRED 2 DAYS AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED REPAIR DONE TO THE RACK & PINION STEERING. *JB

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ODI 10047691 · 97,775 mi

TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BUCKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO OVER DRIVE, AND CONTINUES DOING THIS. HAD TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGED, FIXED PROBLEM FOR 2 WEEKS. THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME JERKING CONDITION. *LA

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ODI 10070366

THIS TRUCK IS A 1997 MODEL I PURCHASED IN MAY 1998 FROM TOM TAYLOR CHEVROLET IN MARTIN, TENNESSEE. WITHIN 3 MONTHS I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK (BEFORE THE 6-MONTH WARRENTY INSPECTION) BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PULL THE TRUCK. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, EVEN AT STOP SIGNS, WITH ACCELERATOR PRESSED DOWN AND AT INCREASED RPM'S. HAVE TO SHIFT MANUALLY. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING AND WILL NOT SHEFT INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS HAS NEARLY GOT ME INJURED OR KILLED AT…

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

12 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 77,500 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 567074

CONSUMER STATES VAN WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND REPORTED ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE TRACED TO NO OPERATION OF FUEL PUMP. FOUND WIRING HARNESS AT FUEL PUMP HAD COME LOOSE. AFTER HARNESS WAS RECONNECTED THE VAN STARTED RIGHT UP. ADVISED THAT CONNECTOR 305 AND GROUND 301 HAVE A HISTORY OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS AND ITNERNAL OPENS THAT CAUSE NO START CONDITIONS. *TT

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ODI 844201

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CAR WOULD NOT START.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

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ODI 877379

DELPHI FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED A NO START CONDITION. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. DEAELR WON'T PLACE A DIFFERENT KIND OF FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 45,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10063626 · 45,000 mi

VENTURE 3.4L W/49.9K - COOLANT OVERFLOW WAS EMPTY AND HAS BEEN LOW SEVERAL TIMES.AFTER WEB RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY OWNER (3.4L ENGINE OF ANY MODEL CAR/VAN) COMPLAINTS AND AN INTAKE-MANIFOLD-LEAK WEBSITE AND ON YOUR NHTSA WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS OF GASKET PROBLEM AND A POSSILBE RELATIONSHIP TO TEXECO DEXCOOL COOLANT. AT THIS TIME, GM HAS A BETTER INTAKE GASKET DESIGN AND SWITCHED TO PRESTONE COOLANT SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY SEEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE DISCRETELY. I ALSO LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT MY ENGINE AND NOW SEE (INTAKE) LEAKS/WETNESS BUT SMALL. …

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\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b