| Engine And Engine Cooling | 150.0%ODI 10184820 · 70,000 miTL* 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 miON 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 miCOOLANT LEAK IN 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. FAULTY INTAKE GASKET. Look up ODI 10002782 at NHTSA ↗ | 4412.6%ODI 10000413 · 40,000 mi1999 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 10007953ON 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 miTRANSMISSION 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 10001257WHILE 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 10060261I 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 miVEHICLE 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. |
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| Structure:Body:Door | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 409.3%ODI 10005046FRONT 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 miTHE 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 10008882THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED. *DT *NLM Look up ODI 10008882 at NHTSA ↗ | 308.6%ODI 10014519 · 1 miTHE 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 10010128I 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 10008939THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY.*JB Look up ODI 10008939 at NHTSA ↗ | 126.5%ODI 10008114WE 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 mi2004 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 miI 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 ↗ |
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| Exterior Lighting:Headlights | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 4811.1%ODI 100000421997 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 10001458WHILE 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 10053209CONDENSATION 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 miHEADLIGHTS 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 miTL*THE 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 miOUR 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 miDT*: 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 miHEADLIGHT 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. |
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| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 102.3%ODI 10031143 · 96,000 miMY 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 miPOWER 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 miWINDSHEILD 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 miWHILE 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 10018556PURCHASED 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 10004065CONSUMER STATES ALL DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10004065 at NHTSA ↗ | 105.4%ODI 10046113 · 11,900 miWHILE 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 10113148WHILE 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. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.0%ODI 10010296I 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 miINTAKE 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 miMY 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 miI 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 miTHE 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 miTHE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB Look up ODI 10014614 at NHTSA ↗ | 84.3%ODI 10042340WHILE 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 miTL* 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. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 153.5%ODI 10009938 · 148,000 miTHE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *JB Look up ODI 10009938 at NHTSA ↗ | 92.2%ODI 10010917I 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 miVEHICLE 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 miMY 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 miWHILE 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 miMY 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 10011946CONSUMER 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. |
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| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 61.4%ODI 10031143 · 96,000 miMY 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 10005399THE "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 miAIR 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 miWHEN 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 10036631TRAVELING 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 10017155THE 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 miELECTRICAL 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 miWHILE 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 10596950THE 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 ↗ |
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| Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 10038039 · 53,000 miWHILE 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 miPOWER 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 mi6/99: 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 miI 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 miON 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 10029996CONSUMER 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 miWHEN 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 miTHE 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 miRENTED 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 ↗ |
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