1997 Chevrolet Venture complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY OPENS ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER TEN TIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *AK ALSO THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY. *JB *NLM

THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY. *AK *JB *NLM

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

DESCRIPTION : I BOUGHT A USED 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE FROM THE NORWOOD GROUP IN WARWICK, RI BACK IN SEPT 2002. APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS IN WARICK, RI FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THINKING THAT IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT. THEY RAN THE TEST AND CAME BACK WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM, AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID THIS AND THE SERVICE DEPT AT NORWOOD INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS THEY REPAIRED THAT AND WHEN TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BEFORE RETURNING IT TO ME, THEY DECIDED THAT I NOW HAD A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FIXED THAT AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMELL STRONGLY OF GAS. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS WHERE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL INJECTOR KIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. BACK TO NORWOOD I GO....NORWOOD ASSUMED A PORTION OF THIS REPAIR BUT IT STILL COST ME A LOT MORE MONEY THAN IT SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING THEY HAD JUST DONE THIS WORK.LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK, WHILE ON THE ROAD AND 120 MILES AWAY FROM HOME THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH. OIL IS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR,THE ENGINE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NORWOOD. THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE SEIZED UP AND WILL NOT TURN OVER. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED OVER THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP

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

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.

I BOUGHT A USED 97 CHEVROLET VENTURE FROM THE NORWOOD GROUP IN WARWICK, RI BACK IN SEPT 2002. APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS IN WARICK, RI FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THINKING THAT IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT. THEY RAN THE TEST AND CAME BACK WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID THIS AND THE SERVICE DEPT AT NORWOOD INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS THEY REPAIRED THAT AND WHEN TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BEFORE RETURNING IT TO ME THEY DECIDED THAT I NOW HAD A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FIXED THAT AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMELL STRONGLY OF GAS. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS WHERE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL INJECTOR KIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. BACK TO NORWOOD I GO....NORWOOD ASSUMED A PORTION OF THIS REPAIR BUT IT STILL COST ME A LOT MORE MONEY THAN IT SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERING THEY HAD JUST DONE THIS WORK.LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK, WHILE ON THE ROAD AND 120 MILES AWAY FROM HOME THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH. OIL IS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR,THE ENGINE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NORWOOD. THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE SEIZED UP AND WILL NOT TURN OVER. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED OVER THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CASH OUTLA

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 BOTH BRAKE LAMPS WERE CHARRED AND MELTED. I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY OF THE OTHER BULBS YET, BUT NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT HAD BEEN FILED ABOUT THE BULBS MELTING/FUSING TO THE SOCKET. *PH

1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE TRANMISSION FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED LEAKAGE COMING FROM MANIFOLD. MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

COOLANT LEAK CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.*AK

CONSUMER STATES INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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 REP. AND IT DID IT TO HIM AND SAID WE'LL REPLACE FOR FREE JUST PAY LABOR. SEEING IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY I ACCEPTED AND TRADED IT IN ON A S-10 PICK-UP. *NLM

CONSUMER SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DONE TO 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION. *MR *TS *JB

VEHICLE STEERS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED RACK ANDPINION AND IT IS PULLING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION 02V-286000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. *AK *NLM

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

VEHICLE:1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE 2 FRONT TIRES: B.F. GOODRICH 21570R15 DOT # BEM3NX711801 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUTS WITHIN 30 MILES OF EACH OTHER AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES, FROM FL. TO VA, IN 12 HOURS. TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM BJ'S WHOLESALE IN OCT 2001. AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON THEM. NO UNUSUAL ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED PRIOR TO TREAD SEPARATION. REAR TIRES WERE NOT PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AND WERE UNAFFECTED. WILL RETURN TIRES TO BJ'S FOR REPLACEMENT UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE. *NLM

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

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIR 02V286000 ON 03/31/03. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER PINION BEARINGS BUT ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RACK ASSEMBLY WAS BAD BUT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THEIR AGREEMENT WITH MANUFACTURER WAS TO REPLACE BEARINGS ONLY. *NLM

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 CHARGED ME $165 TO REPLACE ONE ASSEMBLY). THE SEALANT WAS FAULTY ON THE LAST ASSEMBLY, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE NEW ONE. *NLM

THE COOLANT SOLIDIFIED IN RADIATOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE MAY BE AS A RESULT OF THE DEXCOOL COOLANT. *NLM *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *NLM

REF: COMPLAINT #761127 WE ALSO EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE THAT REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME - NOW THERE ARE 140,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH A REBUILT (GM WARRANTY) TRANSMISSION. I ALSO HAD A 1997 BUICK (GM CAR) THAT HAD WARRANTY WORK TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION (TWICE) AND A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION (WHICH WAS LESS THAN 200 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY). MY GRANDMOTHER ALSO HAD A 1997 BUICK WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES (BUT OUTSIDE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD). I WOULD THINK IT UNLIKELY THAT SO MANY 1997 CARS WOULD EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH LOW MILEAGE UNLESS THERE WAS A SPECIFIC MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH 1997 GM TRANSMISSIONS. *NLM

THE RECALL WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED. RECALL # 02 V 286 000. *JB *TT

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

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

COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE. VENTURE HAD 40,000 MILES ONLY.*JB

THE REAR LEFT WHEEL BEARING BECAME LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

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

COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE WILL GO UP AND FAN WILL NOT COME ON UNLESS I TURN HEATER KNOB TO DEFROST. CHANGED THERMOSTATE AND HAD FLUSH AND FILL, NO CHANGE. WHEN GAUGE IS ALL THE WAY ON HOT , TEMPERATURE OF MOTOR IS NORMAL, BY WAY OF COMPUTER CHECK BY LISENCED MECH.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE HEAD LIGHT LENS FELL OUT OF PLACE. PH

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION RECALL 02V286 000.*JB

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED.*DT *JB

GM MAINFOLD GASKET LEAK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK. *JB

HEADLIGHTS FOG CAUSING A DISTRACTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

WHEN DRIVING 60MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. ALSO WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, VEHICLE TURNS VERY WIDE AND HEAR A "CLANKING" NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM MAY BE WITH LEFT AXLE. PH

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.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME AND HEAVY SNOWING THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT BLEW OUT, DUE TO THE HEAD PLASTIC LIGHT COVER NOT WELL DESIGNED FOR THIS KIND OF WEATHER. DEALER WONT SELL JUST THE HEAD LIGHT (SELL ALL UNIT $161.00) PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR

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

TOTAL ENGINE SEISURE FROM BLOWN HEAD GASKET(PLASTIC) COOLANT SUCKED INTO ENGINE OIL, TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF BLOCK. HEARD FROM SERVICE REPS FROM TWENTYFIVE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS (CHEVOLET) THAT THIS IS NO UNCOMMON BUT TYPICAL!!! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!! TOTAL COST FOR FIXING OVER $4000.!!!! CHEVY NO HEELP SAYS IT'S TOO BAD, CALLED EVERY LOCAL DEALER IN UPSTATE NY (20+) AND GET THE SAME REPLY "TYPICAL OF THIS ENGINE, GOOD THING NOBODY HURT!!SORRY" IF NSTA WONT DO ANYTHING HOW ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT??WHAT WILL IT TAKE A FEW DEATHS?? GM IS JUNK!! I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE ARE SUFFERING ALSO?? NOTIFIED THE NY STATE ATTORNY GENERAL WITH PROBLEM ALSO. NEXT WILL BE THE MEDIA.. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE.

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

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. COST TO REPAIR IS $1000.00 + A WEB SITE HAS BEEN SET UP TO PETITION GM TO RECALL THIS DEFECT HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?GMCNSMRS&1

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

PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. GEARS WERE MADE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS. GEARS WHEN REPLACED WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND CAUSED NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AGAIN THE GEARS BROKE CAUSING ADDITIONAL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, RAIN DUST AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATE ON THE REAR WINDOW CAUSING THE NEED FOR REAR WINDOW WIPER TO FUNCTION PROPERLY TO ALLOW CLEAR VIEWING BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD REPLACEMENT PIECE HAS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT, WE WERE INFORMED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT NO RECALLS HAD BEEN MADE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AND NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT. I DID CONTACT THE CHEVROLET SITE TO ASK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY REGARDING THIS CONCERN. *JB *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*769761

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING DURING RAIN HEAD LIGHT COVERS FAIL OFF IN RESULT OF HEAD LIGHT BLOWING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR