1998 Chevrolet Venture complaints

DEFECTIVE MOTOR IS CAUSING AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IGNITION TURNED ON, BACKED OUT, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.

BRAKES FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

PIN FELL OUT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE PUSH OUT WINDOW ON RIGHT SIDE OF SLIDING DOOR, THIS PREVENT THE WINDOW FROM OPENING OR CLOSING AND ALSO RATLLES WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. YH

DOOR DOESN'T LOCK. YH

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. YH

HORN NOT EASY TO OPERATE, REQUIRES PRESSING VERY HARD. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

THE RIGHT SLIDING REAR SIDE DOOR HAS CLOSED BY ITSELF, OPENED BY ITSELF, AND HAD FAILED TO CLOSE UPON USING THE SWITCH. THE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING WITHOUT USING THE BUTTON HAS ENDANGERED THE PASSENGERS. *AK

MOST OF THE TIME WHILE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARRNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 30MPH TRUCK STOPPED AND VEHICLE WENT UNDER IT, FRONTAL IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. POLICE REPORT FILED. *AK *ML

WHEN VAN HAS 7 PASENGERS THE REAR WHEELS RUB ON THE WHEEL WELLS EVERY TIME A BUMP OR VALLEY IS ENCOUNTERED.THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO CARRY 7 ADULTS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT A REASON WHILE CONSUMER 'S SON WAS SITTING NEAR THE DOOR. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

ENGINE RANDOMLY GOES TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN BRAKING. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN DRIVEN LONG ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE TO GET TO RUN TEMP. THE VAN IS THEN PARKED (ENGINEOFF) FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MIN. THEN ENGINE IS RESTARTED . WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NEXT APPLIED THE ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. THIS IS A RANDOM EVENT AND WILL NOT ALWAYS OCCUR WHEN THE PREVIOUS CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT. (LIKE THE TRAGEDY IN MINNEAPOLIS DEC 4 1998)

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE REARWHEEL WELLS. WHEN DRIVING SEVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A VALLEY OR GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRES ARE RUBBING. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT GETS DARK OR WHEN DRIVING IN A GARAGE. OWNER WANTS TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY, SO THAT THEY CAN BE SWITCHED OFF IN PARKING GARAGES WHERE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER DIDN'T ENTRY SUMMARY.

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING ACROSS SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER.

SHIELD THAT PROTECTS ENGINE IS NOT ADEQUATE, CAUSING THE BELT TO GET WET WHEN DRIVING OVER PUDDLES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

WHEN AUTOMOBILE GOES THROUGH ANY WATER IT LOSES POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESET IT. *AK

SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS REPLACED SEVERAL TIME DUE TO LOCK UP, CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP AFTER REPAIRS.

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. PARKED THE CAR ,CAME BACK LATER AND SAW A BIG PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE, THEN WITH A STONG SMELL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE HORN REQUIRES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO GET IT TO OPERATE DUE TO ITS DESIGN.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND LEANS ON CONSUMER'S BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS CREATING SEVERE BACK PROBLEMSFOR CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN CONSUMER'S CALLS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITION ALL OF A SUDDEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRIED TO CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN INJURY. CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

REMOTE ENTRY SLIDING DOOR FAILURE.

HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR. TESTED SIMILAR NEW VEHICLES ON DEALERS LOT AND FOUND ALL HAD SAME PROBLEM.

A CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT WAS PUSHED BACK, ABOUT 3 INCHES, THAT THE SEAT SLID BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAILING. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE RAILING, CUT THE CHILD'S ANKLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND SAID THAT SHARP EDGE SHOULD BE COVERED WITH DUCT TAPE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.AK

HEADLIGHTS COME ON ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING UNDER SHADED TREE OR JUST ON A SUNNY DAY, WHICH COULD ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *AK

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.

RIGHT HAND POWER PASSENGER DOOR FAILED.

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE COMPLETELY. IN SOME CASES, IT CATCHES THE INITIAL LOCKING POINT, BUT IT WON'T PULL THE DOOR IN AND COMPLETELY LOCK AND SEAL THE DOOR. MOST TIMES IF I USE THE POWER DOOR SWITCH THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND IT STILL WON'T CLOSE, SO I HAVE TO DISABLE THE POWER FEATURE AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THERE, ALSO, HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENCES WHERE THE DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND WAS STILL AJAR, BUT THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED IT WAS CLOSED.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING POWER DOOR CLOSES ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL NOZZLE WILL NOT STAY ON. OWNER HAS TO HOLD THE NOZZLE HANDLE IN THE ON POSITION.

HORN IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW IN AN EMERGENCY. DEALER INSTRUCTED HOW TO OPERATE CONTRARY TO MANUAL.

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PUT A CSS FACING FOWARD IN REAR BUCKET SEAT OF VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL BE SENDING A COPY OF A VIDEO FOR ODI CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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.

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED AN INJURY. CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL # 98V131, TRANSMISSION. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NEEDED. OWNER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS JUMPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND FELT THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

HORN REQUIRES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO BEEP. WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE HORN PAD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SOUND THE HORN OFF. CONSUMER NEEDS TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO SOUND THE HORN OFF. HAS REPORTED PROBLEM TO MANUFACTURER. *AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN AND THE OPEN DOOR LAMP CAME ON. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR 5 DAYS STILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR.

DEFECT WITHIN PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, CAUSES THE DOOR TO OPEN ON ITS OWN , RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION, DEALER HAS REPLACED POWER SLIDING DOOR MODULE 3 TIMES. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

VAN HAS RANDOM INTERMIITENT RUNAWAY ENGINE. ENGINE WILL GO TO FULL THROTTLE, NEAR RESULTED IN CRASHES.

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ONE WEEK LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DAYTIME, DO NOT COME ON. CONSIDERS THIS A SAFETY DEFECT, VEHICLE IS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH PARKING LIGHTS, DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CHANGED, VEHICLE WAS MADE LIKE THIS. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE LOCKS WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED, THE VEHICLE WAS MADE LIKE THAT. *AK