1997 Chevrolet Venture complaints

THE GLUE ON THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS HAD DRIED UP. THIS CAUSED THE FIRST (LEFT) COVER TO COME OFF ON 17 MAY 1999. THE SECOND (RIGHT) COVER CAME OFF ON 09 AUG 1999. *AK

HEADLAMPS HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE LAMP. NLM

BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN AT 25,000 MILES , PROBLEM OF THE BRAKE SQUELLING REPORTED AT 15,000 MILE , DEALER REPLACE BACK SHOES AND DRUM AND SAID FRONT BRAKES PERFECT EVEN THOUGH SQUELLING EXCESSIVELY

HEADLIGHTS FILL WITH CONDENSATION MAKING THE LIGHTS VERY DIM AND HARD TO SEE

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING, INDICTATING A DEFECT . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE ON 4 OCCASIONS, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

PAD OVER THE AIR BAG IS TOO THICK. HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO PUSH. DEALER SAY'S NO PROBLEM

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE BY THEMSELVES. WHEN PUSHING BUTTON TO CLOSE DOOR, IT WILL NOT CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING DOOR WOULD SLIDE OPEN ON ITS OWN. ALSO, CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCATED ON THAT SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE WORN AND WARPED. THE DEALER CUT DOWN ROTORS. BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RAPID PULSATING NOISE HAS CHANGED TO LONG GRINDING NOISE WHEN SYSTEM ENGAGES. FEELS LIKE WHEELS LOCK TO LONG BEFORE SYSTEM ENGAGES. THEN IT FEELS LIKE WHEELS LOCK AND UNLOCK TO LONG OF A TIME. DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG. HORN DID NOT WORK WHEN TURNED SIDE-WAYS OR UP-SIDE DOWN. TOOK 4 SERVICE CALLS TO CORRECT. HORN WORKS BUT IT IS STILL HARD TO FIND THE "SWEET" SPOT TO ACTIVATE. AUDIO TAPE DECK HOUSING HEATS UP TO 150 DEGREES WHEN HEATER IS ON FOR 2 HOURS. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT AFTER 4 TRYS. AUTO SLIDING SIDE DOOR WOULD RANDOMLY REOPEN AAFTER CLOSING. 4 SERVICE CALLS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. CLIPS HOLDING REAR BRAKE LINE CAME OFF LEAVING LINE DRAGGING ON STREET. REAR BRAKES GRIND AFTER CAR HAS SAT FOR 1/2 HOUR. DEALER COULDN'T FIX.

THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY RIGHTED. THIS OCCURRED TWICE MORE AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO A LOCAL SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. GM WAS NOTIFIED OF THE REPAI

NO SUMMARY.

THE ELECTRIC SLIDING REAR DOOR MALFUNCTIONS ACTIVATING THE ALARM BUZZER. YH

CHILD IS ABLE TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE CHILD SEAT THAT IS BUILD INTO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE SEAT, THE SEAT WILL FOLD DOWN ONTO THE CHILD. *AK

PIG TAIL NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY ON VAN. MJS

HORN FAILED TO ACTIVATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HORN KIT INSTALLED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES THAT CAUSES HORN TO FREEZE. MJS

REAR ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED.

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

THE ACCELERATOR CABLE IS FRAYED PREVENTING THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING HAS A SEVERE BEND CAUSING A KINK RIGHT AT THE THROTTLE MOUNTING.

STEERING WHEEL BROKE OF AT 35MPH, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK AROUND THE CHILD NECK AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO A STORE AND GET SOMETHING TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. *AK

ABS WOULD KICK IN WITHOUT INDDICATIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT INDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT GETS WET THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. MY WIFE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VAN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER (NOT THE ONE LISTED HERE) AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. LOSING POWER STEERING IN A MINI VAN WHILE MAKING A TURN CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NEXT TO A BIG TRUCK TRAILER, VEHICLE WANDERS TO RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. THIS COULD RESULRT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE BEARING ON THE STEERING COLUMN "DISINTEGRATED" CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SLIP LOWER INTO THE RACK AND PINION. THIS CAUSED RACK AND PINION GEARS TO GO BAD.

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PARKS IN THE UP-RIGHT POSITION WHEN WIPER IS TURNED OFF. *AK

REAR MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CLOSED WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSING FRACTURED SKULL AND OTHER INJURIES TO 5 YEAR OLD CHILD. *AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILED CAUSING IT TO READ 1/4 TANK WHEN VEHICLE IS OUT OF FUEL.

I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO WATER INTRUDING INTO THE LENS. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALL VENTURES AS WELL AS THE OLDSMOBILE AND PONTIAC MODELS WHICH ARE THE SAME AS THE CHEVROLET. THE LENS ARE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH CONDENSATION WHICH IS DEGRADING THE LIGHT OUTPUT AND PATTERN. THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT NOW CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. IN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, ALMOST ALL GM VANS OF THIS YEAR AND STYLE ARE EFFECTED. I'M SURE OVER TIME THE MOISTURE WILL DEGRADE THE REFLECTOR AND CORRODE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLAMPS. *AK

INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT MODULES AND PARKING LIGHT MODULES COLLECT MOISTURE/FOG UP AND REDUCE LIGHT EFFICIENCY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE OR HILL, VEHICLE WILL ROLL. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES , BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SHUTS ON PASSENGERS WHEN THEY ARE GETTING IN/OUT OF VEHICLE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR LOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. ALSO, HORN & LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THEN THE LOCKS WOULD GO UP/DOWN ON THEIR OWN. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR LOCKING PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ABSORBING WATER, CONDENSING ON INSIDE OF LENS, CAUSING DIMINISHED LIGHT OUTPUT. MAY ALSO EVENTUALLY DESTROY LAMP. *AK

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE AND THE HORN HAS BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I FIND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW THE HORN, AND HAVE SEVERAL TIMES TAKEN IT TO CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR REPAIR. THEY HAVE ALL TOLD ME THE SAME THING: THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO CHEVROLET, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DEVISED FOR AFTER-MARKET REPAIR. ONE DEALER SAID THAT MAYBE EVENTUALLY THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND A "FIX" IF ENOUGH VENTURE OWNERS COMPLAIN VOCIFEROUSLY.

DURING MOMENTS OF HIGH EXCELLERATION, ENTERING FREEWAY, VAN LOSES POWER - GAINS POWER - LOSES POWER CAUSING LURCHING AND PLACES ME IN PERIL FROM TRAFFIC.....DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS SPORATICALLY (AT AN EVER INCREASING RATE) AND SYSTEM HAD AN EPISODE OF LOCK/UNLOCK/LOCK IN FAST SUCCESSION OVER A PERIOD OF 20 MINUTES. THE DOORS LEFT MY MOTHER (72) AND ME (DISABLED) IN A LOCKED VAN AND THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS ON BOTH SIDES WERE DISABLED AND DID NOT WORK. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE COVER TO THE LENS ON HEADLAMP CAME OFF. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING DOORS NOT TO UNLOCK, WHICH RESULTED IN OCCUPANTS BECOMING TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

REPORTED TO DEALER AND SHOWED MY DEEP CUT TO MY FINGER, NO RESPONSE FROM GM

WHEN CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, HE WAS TRYING TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED, IT ACCELERATED. FRONT OF VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

ALL POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE VEHICLE. POWER WINDOWS OR DOORS CANNOT BE MANUALLY OPERATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS 2 BRAKE LINES BROKE, CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO FALL AT LEAST FOUR INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ALSO, METAL CLIP THAT HOLDS VACUUM LINE SLIDES OUT, CAUSING THE LINE TO FALL DOWN AT LEAST 2 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. FINALLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. RECALL 98V072000. *AK

PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS 2 BRAKE LINES BROKE, CAUSING ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES TO FALL AT LEAST FOUR INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ALSO, METAL CLIP THAT HOLDS VACUUM LINE SLIDES OUT, CAUSING THE LINE TO FALL AT LEAST 2 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. FINALLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER RECALLWAS PERFORMED. RECALL 98V072000. *AK

PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS TWO BRAKE LINES BROKE, CAUSING ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES TO FALL AT LEAST 4 INCHES FROM THE GROUND, ALSO, METAL CLIP THE HOLDS VACUUM LINE SLIDES OUT, CAUSING THE LINE TO FALL AT LEAST TWO INCHES FROM THE GROUND. FINALLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. RECALL 98V072000. *AK

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN GOING THROUGH SHALLOW WATER. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC

SLIDING DOOR INOPERATIVE. NLM

CUP HOLDER FAILED. YH

POWER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. *YC

AIR BAG FAILED DURING COLLISION (UNSPECIFIED REASONS). YH

AUTOMATIC CLOSING DOOR FAILED. YH