2000 Chevrolet Venture complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED: - THE ENGAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLUGGISH, AND WOULD SLIP AT LOW SPEEDS (ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING IN PARK FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HRS). *AK - TRANSMISSION MADE A WHINING NOISE DAY PRIOR TO FAILURE - THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE LEVER WAS OPERATED (FAILED TRANSMISSION) - TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE - WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT - THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT - A WEEK AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE ENGAGEMENT WAS SLUGGISH AGAIN - TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP - PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED.

2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN, FRONT WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT RETURN WIPERS TO NORMAL PARKED POSITION, THEY REMAIN VERTICAL ON WINDSHIELD WHEN SHUT OFF. OBSTRUCTS AND DISTRACTS VIEW, MORE PRONE TO FREEZE UP DURING WINTER MONTHS. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS VENTURES ON THE ROAD WITH IDENTICAL CONDITION.

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN I PURCHASED THE MFG.EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 75,000 MILES. RIGHT AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE VAN DEVELOPED A SERIOUS HEAD GASKET LEAK AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GOING CRAZY. I CHECKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY COMMON ON THE VENTURE VAN! I CALL THE MFG. AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP! THIS IS THE REASON BUYERS FEEL THAT THEY MADE A MISTAKE BUYING AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES. THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN MANY INSTANCES AND THE MFG. KNOWS THIS AND ARE NOT WILLING TO DO A RECALL. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS THESE PROBLEMS EXIST AND ARE DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT OWNER LOYALTY OR RETAINING THEIR CUSTOMER BASE FOR FUTURE SALES. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT IS DOCUMENTED DUE TO LACK OF REPORTING.. PLEASE HELP!!! *LA

VENTURE 3.4L W/49.9K - COOLANT OVERFLOW WAS EMPTY AND HAS BEEN LOW SEVERAL TIMES.AFTER WEB RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY OWNER (3.4L ENGINE OF ANY MODEL CAR/VAN) COMPLAINTS AND AN INTAKE-MANIFOLD-LEAK WEBSITE AND ON YOUR NHTSA WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS OF GASKET PROBLEM AND A POSSILBE RELATIONSHIP TO TEXECO DEXCOOL COOLANT. AT THIS TIME, GM HAS A BETTER INTAKE GASKET DESIGN AND SWITCHED TO PRESTONE COOLANT SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY SEEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE DISCRETELY. I ALSO LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT MY ENGINE AND NOW SEE (INTAKE) LEAKS/WETNESS BUT SMALL. MARCH 22, 2004, I HAVE CONTACTED GM ASSISTANCE - 800.462.8782 (LINDA COOPER - SERVICE REQUEST #1-200466551) AND DISCUSSED MY SURMISE OF THE COOLANT LOSS AND A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WHICH MORE COMPLAINTS SHOULD OCCUR AS MORE VEHICHLES MILES GO BEYOND 40K. SINCE MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBES IN DETAIL AND PUT UP PICTURES OF THE LEAKS, THE GASKETS DEFECTS AND RELATED PROBLEMS IF NOT MONITORED AND ALLOWED TO RUN AT POINT OF LOW COOLANT WARNING COULD LIKELY CAUSE OVERHEATING, OIL DILUTION, ENGINE DAMAGE AND OTHER PROBLEMS. WITH ALL THIS INFORMATION, GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED A KNOWN PROBLEM, PROBLEM FAMILIARITY, NOR ALLOW ANY WARRANTY REPAIR BECAUSE THERE IS "NO RECALL" IN PROCESS. I WAS THEN CONFERENCED-CALLED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO OFFER ME 10% DISCOUNT FOR A ~$600 PLUS COST OF REPAIR TO ANY OTHER PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION I PREFER, AS THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OUT OF WARRANTY, 2ND OWNER OF CAR, I DO MY OWN MAINTENANCE WITHOUT USE OF THE DEALER S

AT START OF VAN, THE FUEL GAGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON THE GAGE. IT REGISTERS 0 GALLONS WHEN THERE IS FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS IS ON A VECHILE THAT IS <4 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER STATES THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN THE CHEVY VENTURE VAN WITH LOW MILEAGE. IT WILL COST >$800 TO FIX SINCE THE WAREENTY HAS EXIRED. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN!

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAD TO BE HELD OPEN WITH FORCE. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON. CUSTOMER SERVICE INDICATES CUSTOMER MUST PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME ON THESE VEHICLES. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! CHEVY WON'T REPAIR OR ADMIT PROBLEM. CHEVY INDICATES THE AIR BAGS MAY BE UNFUNCTIONING WHEN LIGHT IS ON.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY ON THE VEHICLE. *LA *JB

CHEVY 2000 VENTURE MINIVAN: GRINDING BRAKING SYSTEM ALMOST FROM DAY ONE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING NOISE ALMOST FROM THE DAY WE BROUGHT THE VAN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN EVERYTIME THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND THE DEALER HAS CLEANED OR REPLACED SOMETHING EVERYTIME. HOWEVER THE GRIDING NOISE COMES BACK. THE FRONT ROTERS AND PADS WERE REPLACED 21,000 MILES. THE BACK BRAKES HAVE BEEN CLEANED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE BRAKE SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CALIPERS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING BRAKE ISSUE HERE WITH THE CHEVY VENTURE MINI VAN. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DELCO BATTERY. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK BEFORE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED BY AAA, HOWEVER THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN, AAA HAD TO BE CALLED AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE POSITIVE POST HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BATTERY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

2000 CHEVY VENTURE V6 47000MILES. I RECENTLY HAD LEAKING INTACK MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED AT DEALER ($700). APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS THE GM PRODUCT LINE WITH THIS ENGINE. I CONTACTED CORPORATE GM COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN SHOP ONCE EACH YEAR FOR LOW COOLANT INDICATION. HAD TEMP SWITCH CHANGED TWICE. LAST YEAR I NOTICE SLUDGE ON OIL FILLER CAP INDICATING MOISTURE IN OIL BUT DEALER DID NOT THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECOGNIZE AND COMPENSATE IT'S CUSTOMERS FOR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE STUCK ON TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNING OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

2000 CHEVY VENTURE - 56000 MILES NTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - LEAKING OIL INTO THE RADIATOR AND ANTI- FREEZE IN THE OIL. EPAIR COST OF $900 TO FIX - SPOKE TO GM ASSISTANCE AND SINCE I DO NOT VISIT THE DEALER ON A REGULAR BASIS - THERE WILL BE NO COMPENSATION ON THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED A LOT OF GM VEHICLES WITH THE 3.4L ENGINE. THERE ARE POSTINGS ON THE INTERENT INREGARDS TO COMPLAINTS OF THIS FAILURE.*AK

ONE YEAR AGO THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN 01V067000) FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND NOW WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS CLOSED IT FAILS TO LATCH AND LOCK PROPERLY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *NLM THE DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT NOTICE. ON ONE OCCASION, ONE OF THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR THIS MATTER. *SC *JB

WE PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. IT HAD JUST 40,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE AND IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WE HAVE HAD TO ADD OVER 6 QUARTS OF OIL. AT 600 MILES WE HAD PUT IN 2 QUARTS OF OIL. THERE IS NO SIGN OF LEAKING AND NO SIGN OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, HOPEFULLY, NEXT WEEK.

FRONT EVAPORATOR CORE FAILURE. DEALER STATED TO ME THAT HE HAD HAD SEVERAL SIMILIAR REPAIRS ON CHEV. VENTURES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MANUFACTURER WOULD CONSIDER SHARING THE COST OF THE REPAIRS.

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS $625. MANAGEMENT AT OUR DEALERSHIP ADMITS OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS A NEW GASKET DESIGN, IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE THEN IT SHOULD BE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE TO REPLACE.

STARTING AT ABOUT 25-30,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL STOPLIGHT BULBS (LEFT SIDE ONLY) ON MY 2000 VENTURE VAN. TWO OR THREE SEEMED TO GO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT THE LAST ONE I PUT IN LASTED UNTIL RECENTLY - ABOUT 75,000 MILES. OVERALL, THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 6 BULBS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF TIMES I LOOKED AND THE FILAMENT WAS INTACT, BUT THE BASE OF THE BULB SEEMED BLACKENED SO I REPLACED IT ANYWAY. IN CHECKING ONE DAY IN MAY OR JUNE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT (WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED) WERE OUT. THE BULBS WERE STILL GOOD, BUT THE BASES (RECEPTACLES) IN BOTH HOUSINGS WERE MELTED SO THAT I COULD NOT EVEN GET THE RIGHT ONE BACK IN. A MECHANIC FRIEND (NOT CHEVROLET) SAID HE HAD SEEN THAT HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN VENTURES. MY LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $70+ TO EVEN LOOK AT IT AND THAT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED A GM COMPLAINT NUMBER MY DEALER GAVE ME, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND SHE CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN CHECKED THE LIGHTS WITHOUT CHARGE AND TOLD ME THAT - YES INDEED - THE BASES WERE BURNED JUST LIKE I SAID BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY! AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE SITUATION: (1) YES...I DO KNOW HOW TO PLUG IN A NEW BULB (2) I USED GOOD QUALITY REPLACEMENTS (3) THE RIGHT ONE WAS FACTORY-INSTALLED AND HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW (4) THERE IS NO TRACE OF WATER LEAKAGE IN EITHER LIGHT ASSEMBLY (5) I'M A CAREFUL 60-YEAR-OLD DRIVER THAT DOESN'T RIDE OR VIOLENTLY PUMP THE BRA

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING SOUNDED, SO I SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. TOWED VEHICLE TO MECHANIC.. MECHANIC SAID COOLANT WAS IN THE OIL PAN AND PARTS HAVE FAILED (BEARINGS, ETC..)ANDI WAS IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE, I HAVE NO ESTIMATES AS OF YET, NOR HAVE I CALLED GM OR THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE VAN FROM, I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE ON THE INTERNET FIRST AND HAVE FOUND A PETITION TO SIGN AT (YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK HERE)HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML AND THIS SITE

ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK'S COOLANT MY 2000 VENTURE LOST COOLANT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND BEGAN TO RUN HOT. AT THE TIME IT HAD BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, AND HE REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF ABOUT 600.00. I HAVE THE RECEIPT IF YOU NEED A COPY. HE REPLACED BOTH MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE THERMOSTAT. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CAN GET GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFAULT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY COMMON IN THESE ENGINES.

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN JULY 2003. A MONTH LATER, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE EXTENT OF A 40 MILE TRIP, BUT HAS NOT APPEARED SINCE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $750. THE VAN HAD ONLY 42000 MILES! I REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, AND THAT MANY MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ENGINE. I AM EVEN MORE UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP (ED SCHMIDT CHEVROLET MAUMEE, OHIO) IS PART OF THE CONSIPRACY. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALESMAN AND THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A GOOD VEHICLE, AND WOULD BE VERY RELIABLE. MY HUSBAND IS IN GEORGIA FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR 6 MONTHS. WE PURCHASED THE VAN UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT I WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF STATE. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.

LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE 3.4L ENGINE. LOOSE COOLANT.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM - REQUIRED SESOR/HUB ASSEMBLY FP-NUMBER 12429204 HUB KIT 06070 $471.00CDN + LABOR REPLACE HEAD GASKET - FP-NUMBER 24507250, 89017279,10154775, 24506939, AND SEALS = $253.96CND + LABOR NO HELP FROM GM

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L ENGINE. FAULTY SEAL. COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL.

COOLANT LIGHT ON NO HEAT. TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK FROM 20 KLMS TOO 60 KLMS

MANUAL SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF VAN WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER AT LOW SPEED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, ABS SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED. DEALER STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER AND SENSOR. THIS WILL COST OVER $1000,00. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

I BOUGHT THE CAR OCTOBER 3 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT 2 TO 3 WEEKS LATER FIRST THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT DEPARTMENT IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX AND DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB, THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEY FIXED THAT THEN I HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL WAS RUBBING TOGETHER THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELTS THEY TIGHTENED THEM OK THE SOUND WENT AWAY A WEEK IN A HALF LATER I HARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND IT WAS EVEN LOUDER.... I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM.... IT TOOK OVER A WEEK BEFORE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR... OK 2 WEEKS LATER I HEAR THE SAME NOISE AGAIN, NOW REMIND YOU THIS IS THE SAME NOISE FOR THE THIRD TIME... NOW HEY ARE TELLING ME TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICING... AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH THE VAN... I ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. *LA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR COMPLETELY FELL OFF MY CHEVY VENTURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CAR, BUT I WAS CHARGED $509 FOR " CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY." THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY DAMAGE IF THE DOOR HADN'T FALLEN OFF!! CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. I WENT AS FAR AS I COULD WITH "CUSTOMER SERVICE" (MORE THAN 6 CALLS) BUT I WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. I AM SHOCK BY THE LACK OF CONCERN CHEVY SHOWED MY FAMILY. I BELIEVE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE CAR... A DOOR SHOULD NEVER JUST FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND FEEL LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. *LA

BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE A HEAVY CONDENSATION, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE NIGHT AND OBSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONDENSATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT PUDDLED WHEN THE GLASS WAS TAPPED WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO BLOW OUT DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND CAUSE A PROBLEM ON THE BACK UNLIT ROADS. *SCC *JB

UPON HAVING FRONT TIRES REPLACED TIRE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT TIRES WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *AK *MR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN THIS PAST AUG.2003, (MIL. 57,900 );AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP.THIS NOV.2003,IT DEVELOPED A SEVERE GAS LINE LEAKAGE.TAKING IT IN FOR A CHECK OF THE SOURCE,IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PRESSURE LINE GAS LEAK(THE LINE RUSTED IN THE ENGINE OMPARTMENT,BY THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDERWELL.THIS SITUATION IN MY OPINION IS A FIRE HAZARD!!!! THIS VEHICLE IS ALMOST NEW!!!!!!!!THE VAN NOW HAS ONLY 58,312 MILES ON IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE.*AK

I OWN A CHEVROLET VENTURE 2000.. EXTENDED.. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES MY FUEL INDICATOR IS ALL OVER THE PLACE IT SAY LOW FUEL OR FULL DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN IT.. ALSO THE SLIDING DOOR WAS SHUT ONE NIGHT AND FELL OFF IN MY KIDS HANDS.. *NLM

WE ARE EXPERIENCING FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT ABOUT 42000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY CHEVROLET AND THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, AS IT CAN LEAD TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE BY COOLANT MIXING WITH ENGINE OIL. *AK CHEVROLET IS CHARGING UPWARDS OF $1000 FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NLM CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT DEALER WILL CHARGE HIM $65.00 TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *LA *JB

HEADLIGHTS RIGHT&LEFT. CONDENSATION IS VERY HIGH AND WATER ACCUMULATES WHICH CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE THE FILIMENT TO BLOW OUT IT WATER BOUNCES UP INTO IT.THIS CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING ,ESPICIALLY ON DARK ROADS SUCH AS WE HAVE IN MIDDLEBURG.*AK THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NATURAL ETC, BUT THE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION WHERE THE WATER ACCUMULATES AND STAYS IN A PUDDLE IS NOT NATURAL, DEALER SAID THE HEAT FROM FILIMENT WILL DRY IT UP BUT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN,IF YOU TAP THE GLASS THE WATER RUNS DOWN TO FORM A PUDDLE....I DID REPORT THIS TO THEM BEFORE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A TRIP AND KIND OF HOPED THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT DRYING UP BUT THIS IS NOT SO, AT FIRST THEY SAID I HAD A CRACKED LENS BUT BOTH SIDES? I WISH I HAD OF GOT A WRITTEN REPORT OF THIS VISIT AT THAT TIME. I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME I WAS CONCERNED IF THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO IT TO AVOID ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. WE OWNED A 1997 VAN PRIOR TO THIS AND THEY REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM,( THIS IS RECORDED) FILE #1-159770583 IS THE # I WAS TOLD TO USE FOR COMMUNICATING THIS PROBLEM . I T TALKED TO YOUR AGENCY VERBALLY (NHTA) THANK YOU HENRY BEAUDOIN

PAINT CHIPPING AND PEELING DOWN TO THE METAL.*AK

VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CHILD'S HAND.*MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED HER DAUGHTER HAD PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR AND MINUTES LATER THE CONSUMER HEARD HER DAUGHTER SCREAM, THE CONSUMER QUICKLY PUSHED THE BUTTON TO RELEASE HER DAUGHTER'S HAND. *JB *NLM

MANIFOLD GASKET ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK. *LA

THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN LEAKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. WE HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 MONTANO AND ENDING UP REPLACING THE MANIFOLD GASKET AT GREAT EXPENSE. MY VENTURE HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS FAR TO SOON IN IT'S LIFE FOR MAJOR REPAIRS LIKE THIS. *LA

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED OVER NIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT WATER HAD ENTER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING A WIRE SHORTAGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE SEALS OF THE FIREWALL THAT ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

DRIVER SEAT REINFORCEMENT PLATE SPOT WELDS HAVE COME LOOSE AND METAL FLOORBOARD UNDER SEAT IS CRACKED. SEAT IS LOOSE ON FLOOR. CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. *LA

LEFT SIDE (DRIVER SIDE) DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT (ALSO THE LEFT-TURN SIGNAL LIGHT) KEEPS GOING OUT. REPLACED BULB 2X WITHIN ONE MONTH. BULB NOT BURNING OUT - WOULD SOMETIMES START WORKING AGAIN FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. BUT WOULD BE OUT MOST OF THE TIME. *JB

CHEVY GARAGE DISCOVERED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK DURING ROUTINE MAINTANANCE WORK ON MY 2000 VENTURE AT 50,000 MILES. IT WOULD COST $900-PLUS TO FIX. THREE SEPARATE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND THAT I COULD EXPECT TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. IT SEEMED COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COMPONENT WAS DUE TO FAIL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, CHEVY GARAGE TOLD ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT OFFERING ANY RECALLS OR DISCOUNTS ON THE SERVICE.

LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VAN HAS ONLY 42000 MILES. IT IS A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISNT COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. *AK