1999 Chevrolet Venture complaints

ROTORS WERE TURNED DUE TO BAD VIBRATION. PROBLEM CAME BACK WITH A SQUEAK. 11 MONTHS LATER, VEHICLE NEEDED ROTORS. PROBLEM CAN BE REMEDIED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHIFT REAL HARD, CAUSING QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN SPEED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER PARTS, CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER DUE TO VEHICLE BEING UNDER THREE YEARS OLD, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER DECLINED THE REQUEST STATING BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON VEHICLE.*JB

ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAD CRACKING AROUND THE SIDEWALL AT THE RIM AND JUST BELOW THE TREAD. WHEN SHOWN TO A MECHANIC AND A TIRE DEALER THEY BOTH AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS THE BEGINING SIGNS OF SIDE WALL AND OR TREAD SEPERATION. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED WITH ONLY 28000 MILES ON THE TIRES. REPLACING THE TIRES AT 31278 MILES WAS THE ONLY SAFE THING I COULD DO. THIS MODEL TIRE WAS SUPOSED TO HAVE MORE THAN 40000 MILE TREAD LIFE. THE TREAD IS STILL EXCEPTABLE AND THE TIRE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 10 TO 15 THOUSAND MILES. I COULD NOT RISK MY FAMILIES LIFE KNOWING THEY COULD COME APART AT ANY TIME. WITH ALL TIRE MAKERS HAVING THE TREAD SEPERATION PROBLEM MAYBE IT IS TIME TO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT INFORCE THE SAFTY REQUIRERNMENTS IN THE CURRENT LAWS. THE MANUFACTURERS WILL ALWAYS PUT THE MINUMUM MATERIALS IN TO THE PRODUCTS TO GAIN THE MOST PROFIT. IF THE VEHICAL WOULD COST ANOTHER $100 DOLLARS PER TIRE IT WOULD NOT CHANGE MOST PEOPLES MIND ABOUT BUYING IT. I SAW 6 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL TIRE FAILING AND THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER INVESTIGATION TO START SOON.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

THE AIR BAG FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATES THAT IT IS "OK TO DRIVE, YOU JUST WON'T HAVE AN AIR BAG IN CASE OF A CRASH. JUST BE SURE TO DRIVE CAREFULLY."*AK

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED WHEN COVERS ON SEATS GET HOT THEY WILL OPEN, SIDE AIR BAGS AND WIRES COULD BE SEEN. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK RIGHT THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BENT, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. *SLC

MINIVAN FAILED WHEN IT RACED AWAY OUT OF CONTROL AT EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED, WITH OWNER AT THE DRIVERS CONTROLS, AS A RESULT OF A SMALL PART IN A HVAC VENT SUPPORT LOOSENING AND FALLING INTO THE APPARATUS CONTROLLING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO BE STUCK IN A POSITION OF HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION. OWNER TRIED TO STOP THE MINIVAN AND COULD DO SO ONLY BY JAMMING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UP AN INCLINED EXIT RAMP. *AK

CSS HARNESS RETAINER CLIP LOCKS IN POSITION ON CHILD CORRECTLY, BUT CAN VERY EASILY BE PULLED APART. *AK THE RETAINER CLIPS ON THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS WERE EASILY PULLED APART WHEN PRESSURE WERE APPLIED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. *YH

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG - EXTENDED OUT FROM SEAT - POTENTIAL PREDEPLOYMENT HAZARD, CHEVROLET STATES NO RECALL SO WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND TURNING A CORNER. AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS ALSO NOT LOCKED AND BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE DOOR WILL ALSO OPEN AND CLOSE QUICKLY WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING PASSENGERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO TAKE THE CAR BACK .*AK

WHILE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON THERE WAS A BAD ODOR INSIGHT OF VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO DEALER ,THEY STATED THAT AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTER CLEANING OUT AIR CONDITIONER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, PULLED OFF OF ROAD. CHECKED AROUND VEHICLE. NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A LONG GASH DOWN MIDDLE AND ON OUTSIDE BY RIM, AND HAD CAME OFF. P215/70R15, FIRESTONE, 9755. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE WAS ONCE A FLAT TIRE THAT HAD A CHUNK OUT OF THE MIDDLE MISSING, FIRESTONE HAS NOT GIVEN CONSUMER ANY SUPPORT. *SLC

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY AND THE SIDE WINDOW NEXT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFETY GLASS. IT SHADDERED INTO THOUSAND OF PIECES AND THEY FLEW ALL OVER THE VAN. IT IS MY UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY GLASS IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE GLASS TOGETHER. THIS DID NOT HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE IF THE GLASS HAD BEEN FROZEN AND THEN SHADDERED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CHEVY VANS.*AK

BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR FILTER IS EMERSED WITH MOISTURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK STALLING OCCURRED WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, POWER STEERING WAS LOST DURING STALLING, DEALER STATED STALLING OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A SWAMPED AIR FILTER THAT CHOKED THE ENGINE, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JB

THERE IS A THUMP NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S SOMETHING WITH BRAKES. *AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK DRIVER ON SIDE OF CONSUMER'S CAR, AND SEATBELT BEHIND PASSENGER DIDN'T HOLD CCS OR CHILD IN PLACE, SEAT FLEW BACKWARDS, AND CHILD LANDED ON HANDS AND KNEES. JACK FOR CHANGING TIRES ALSO CAME OUT OF COMPARTMENT IN BACK OF TRUCK. *AK

POOR DESIGN OF THE UNDER VEHICLE TIRE STORAGE SYSTEM ALLOWS IT'S CABLE AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS TO BE VULNERABLE TO HARSH ELEMENTS AND ROAD SALTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN FATIGUE AND THE TIRE TO FALL OFF, CONSUMER BELIEVES GM CANADA IS MAKING THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE SECURITY OF THE SPARE PERIODICALLY INSTEAD OF REDESIGNING IT PROPERLY. NLM

DRIVER ENTERED VEHICLE AND SHUT DRIVER'S DOOR, AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE WILL START TO OVER REV FOR NO REASON. PRESSING BRAKES DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM,AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 50 MPH "T"BONED PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHEN IT HIT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER OF VENTURE SUFFERED BRUISES TO HIS HEART, SHOULDER, PELVIS & CHEST AND LACERATIONS TO KNEES.*AK

SLIDING SIDE REMOTE DOOR FIRST BECAME INOPERATIVE ONE WEEK AFTER CAR'S PURCHASE. IT WAS FIST FIXED BY ORIGINAL; DEALERSHIP AT NO CHARGE. AFTER THAT IT HAS BEEN BACK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP IN SAN FRANCISCO OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND "REPAIRED" (POWER MODULE REPLACED, FLOOR PLATE REPLACED, SWITCH PLATE, REPLACED) OVER A DOZEN TIMES, ALL AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. CHEVROLET PUT OUT A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER MODULE. WHEN WE WENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED THEY SAID ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS REPLACEMENTS (AT OUT EXPENSE) HAD ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THAT. SINCE THEN THE DOOR HAS BEEN INOPERATIVE EIGHT TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEAL DOES A DIAGNOSIS, ORDERS PARTS AND REPAIRS AND DOOR BREAKS DOWN SOON THEREAFTER (THE SAME DAY SOMETIMES). THE VEHICLE IS USED AS A TAXI AND REQUIRES USE OF THIS FEATURE FOR PASSENGERS. EACH REPAIR REQUIRES A ONE OR TWO DAY DOWN TIME FOR CAB AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. HE HAS TO RENT SPARE CAB AND LOSE HIS OWN WAGES FOR THOSE DAYS. DEALER ACTS AS IF THEY'VE NEVER SEEN PROBLEM BEFORE EACH TIME PROBLEM ARISES AND PROCEEDS TO FIX DOOR SAME AS BEFORE TO NO AVAIL. OWNER MAY SUE FOR COSTS (OVER $1500) AND LOSS OF WAGES..*AK

DELPHI FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED A NO START CONDITION. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. DEAELR WON'T PLACE A DIFFERENT KIND OF FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELLING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS FRONT IMPACT AND SIDE IMPACT EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT IN THE ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES. *SLC

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR "LEMON" AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET ON OUR CONCERNS.*AK

WHILE VAN WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WITH ENGINE IDLING, VAN, SUDDENDLY, TOOK OFF WITH NO WARNING ACROSS LAWN, AND CRASHED INTO SIDE OF TOOL SHED. *CJ

TEMPERATURE GUAGE FAILED TO SHOW CORRECT TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT WITHOUT DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE & VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT.*AK

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKS SEEN DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO VEHICLE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MODULE. THEN IN JULY 2000, CONSUMER WAS BACK AT DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM. IN AUGUST OF 2000, CONSUMER WAS BACK AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, IT INDICATED THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE EXTENDING SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A CAR SEAT THAT WOULD FIT INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF SEAT BELT BUCKLES. SERVICE MANAGER HAS TRIED SEVERAL CAR SEATS FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS, AND FOUND THAT NONE WERE ACCESSIBLE TO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER.*AK

REAR SEAT HAS A COMFORT GUIDE THAT IS USED WITH THE SEATBELT TO KEEP SEATBELT FROM HITTING CHILD ACROSS THE FACE OR NECK. THIS COMFORT GUIDE HAS A PIECE OF VELCRO THAT IF CHILD TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT IT COMES LOOSE, SO THERE'S NO PROTECTION AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT RELEASE WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF A CHILD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY. FIRE WAS PUT ON BY THE OWNER. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT CHILD SEAT HARNESS CLIP OPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, ADVISED THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. *AK *ML

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY. HOOD LATCH OPENED, AND THE HOOD FLEW AND BROKE/SPATTERING THE GLASS. *AK

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHILE DRIVE FUEL WAS LEAK FROM LINE RUNNING UNDER MID SECTION OF VAN. DEALER REPLACED RETAINER IN FUEL FILTER FITTING

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH FRONT END COLLAPSED. DEALER IS HAS BEEN SERVICING VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER. BUT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A DEFECT. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEM, DEALER CHANGED BRAKES MANY TIMES, BRAKES FAILED

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED, CAUSING VEHILCLE TO COME TO AN UNEXPECTED STOP.*AK

VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR, AFTER REPAIR AND EVALUATION OF THE DOOR, THE CONSUMERS CHILD WAS INJURED (BROKEN ARM) AS A RESULT OF THE BEING STUCK IN THE HANDLE AND CAUSING THE ARM TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE TRIM. *MJS PE04064.PCO

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT STAY AT THE FIXED POSITION, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS CREATES DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *AK

ITEM 1, STEERING COLUMN; 55 REPORTS OF BOLT GIVING WAY CAUSING ADD'L BOLT TO SHEAR OFF AND STEERING COLUMN TO SEPARATE. INVESTIGATED BY INSURANCE, THIS APPARENTLY WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. ITEM 2, AIR BAGS, NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS 2.25 TIME ROLLOVER. THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON PASSENGER SIDE. SEEMS SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THERE IS A SMEAR PRESENT THAT CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK WINDSHIELD PRESENTS A HAZAR D ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM ON COMING LIGHTS AND IN THE DAY TIME WHEN IT RAINS. *YH

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEAT COLLASPED, AND FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INJURIES THAT DRIVER SUSTAINED CAUSED A MISCARRAIGE OF PREGNANCY. CONSUMER FELT IF AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED,NJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SEVERE. *AK

WHEN AT STOP ON SLIGHT INCLINE WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR UPON TAKING OFF -MOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK INTERMITTENLY (LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING). *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SLIDING DOOR OPENED ALL OF SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, AND MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS PUTTING THE BABY IN CAR SEAT WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE ALL BY ITSELF. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY STOP THE DOOR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE VISOR. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES EVEN AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. FRONT END WAS TOTALED. ALSO, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN STOPPING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION GEAR IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK