Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages › hood › latch. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE HOOD LATCH SNAPPED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN SHATTERING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2004 | 124 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 185 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 220 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 222 | 12 | 3 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 2000 | 350 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 1999 | 349 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 409 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 1997 | 432 | 9 | 10 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1996 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.