2001 Chevrolet Venture complaints

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULLOVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE, 21570R15 , DOT#W2M3

MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN MY GARAGE. IT BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS. IT ALSO CAUSED A MEASURE OF SMOKE DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT MY GARAGE OR EVEN MY HOME ON FIRE. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A DEFECT. *AK

VAN WAS MAKING SCRATCHING NOISE UPON CRANKING. TOOK VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD 48,000 MILES AT THE TIME. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AGO, TOOK VAN IN, NEW BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID. THE SECOND BATTERY ONLY HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN.*AK

3.4 V6 GASKET FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE,COOLANT LEAKING AT 25,000 MILES.TOOK TO DEALER AND FIXED IT BUT HAD TO HAVE ENGINE FLUSHED FOR 300.00,THEY DIDNT CHARGE ME TO FIX GASKET.DEALER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE,HIS HANDS ARE TIED.I WILL GET RID OF THIS VAN[VENTURE 2001].PLEASE CHECK ALL OTHER CARS VANS WITH THIS ENGINE,ALERO,IMPALA,MONTECARLO,VENTURE ECT.... THEY ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM!!! GM WAKE UP!!! STOP SELLING US JUNK!!*AK

LEAKING INTAKE GASKET, IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED. *AK

TWICE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 VENTURE MY WIFE AND I HAD NOTICED THE ENGINE REVVING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED MOST OF THE DAY FINALLY GOING OUT ON THE DRIVE HOME. WE ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH INCIDENTALLY IS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED TO US THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BROWN AND SMELT BURNT. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD PULLED 2 TRANSMISSION CODES WHEN SCANNING THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THE DEALER PROVIDED US WITH TWO REMEDIES TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND REFILL THE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW FLUID. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A TRY IT AND SEE APPROACH. THE SECOND REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FACTORY TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATES FOR THESE REMEDIES WERE $1137.74 AND $2985.06 RESPECTIVELY. A SECOND OPINION WAS OBTAINED FROM A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED TO US THAT INDEED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT, THE ENGINE CODES MENTIONED HEREIN WERE TRANSMISSION RELATED, AND THAT THERE WAS MATERIAL BUILT UP IN THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND OIL PAN. THE SHOP ADVISED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE REBUILT FOR $2372.92. DUE TO THE OVERALL LOWER COST, THE LOCAL SHOP REBUILD WAS SELECTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP WE WERE ADVISED SOME OF THE CLUTCHES WERE ESSENTIALLY GONE, MOST LIK

AS THE VEHICLE IDLED IN TRAFFIC, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CREPT INTO THE HOT ZONE, THEN SLOWLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL WHEN 50 MPH OR MORE WAS ACHIEVED. *NM THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM E TO F. THE CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS OUTRAGED BY THE PROBLEMS SHE FACED WITH HER NEW CAR AND THE SERVICE SHE RECEIVED. *TC

PURCHASED THIS MINI-VAN USED FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/2004. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN AUGUST 2004. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT WITH DEALERSHIP) SAID IT WAS THE CONDENSER. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE. ADVISED THAT REPAIR & REPLACEMENT WOUDL BE APPROXIMATELY $925. DEALER AGRED TO REPLACE IT WITH US PAYING $200 DEDUCTIBLE FOR LABOR. PARTS REPLACED (PER DEALERSHIP INVOICE) ARE THE CONDENSER, CLAMP, RETAINER, & SEAL. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BROKE, AND VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, DELCO BATTERY BROKE, AND LEAKED ACID. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK MARCH 2002 COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. JULY 2002 VCR FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DEC 2, 2002 DEFECTIVE BATTERY, DEC 10, 2003 ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR OUTSIDE MIRRORS. JAN 10, 2003 TRUE;">AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION</A> REPLACED. JULY 7, 2003BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS FAILED. AUG 12, 2004 GASKET LEAKS ON <A ONMOUSEOVER="WINDOW.STATUS='WATER PUMP'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">WATER PUMP</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">WATER PUMP</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">WATER PUMP</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">WATER PUMP</A>/INTAKE MANIFOLD. AUG BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO BEING CRACKED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WILL BE BATTERY NUMBER THREE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TC

MY CHEVROLET VENTURE 2001 TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WITH ONLY 61000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN ALREADRY SOME RECALLS ON THIS VAN. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A FACTORY FAULT.*AK

A/C QUIT WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE CONDENCER. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE HORN HAS HONKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE VAN IS IN DRIVE YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT ROLLS FORWARD AND THE SAME IN REVERSE, IT ROLLS. AK

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, THE FANS DO NOT OPERATE IN THE VAN NOR DOES THE A/C. THIS IS MY SECOND VENTURE AND IT IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR OVERHEATS WITHOUT THE FANS RUNNING.

DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DEALER REPAIRED WITH NEW MOTOR. WINDOWS (BOTH) HAVE SINCE GONE OUT TWICE. SINCE THE WARRENTY HAS NOW EXPIRED, MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE WHOLE WINDOW MECHANIZEM AND IT STILL GETS "STUCK" IN BOTH POSITIONS ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. THE MOTOR AND SWITCHES GO OUT LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THEY ARE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUNDED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAKS INSIDE THE ENGINE. ALSO HAS PROBLEM WHIT THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROLLING BACK ON HILLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE VCR REPLACED, THE POWER SIDE DOOR LOOKED AT AND TOLD IT HAS BEEN FIXED. Y BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. MY VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN I TOOK OFF THE BRAKE TO GO TO THE GAS PEDAL. MY WHOLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND WHILE IN THE SHOP THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANAFOLD TO BE DEFECTIVE. LUCKILY I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRENTY. TOTAL COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $4,200. I COULD GO ON ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

REPLACEMENT OF REAR LEFT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER DUE TO FAILURE OF OEM (2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN REAR LEFT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER). WHEN I REPLACED THE ABOVE CYLINDER, I TOOK THE VAN FOR A TEST DRIVE AND 3 MILES LATER FOUND THE WHEEL TO BE SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT (I HAD NOT BACKED THE DRUM BRAKES OFF TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SIZE OF THE NEW BRAKES). WHEN I PULLED THE DRUM BACK OFF OF THE AXLE, I FOUND THAT THE NEW WHEEL CYLINDER HAD A WHOLE IN IT. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE A FLUKE, SO I REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME BRAND AND BOUGHT FROM THE SAME STORE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE 2ND NEW WHEEL CYLINDER HAD A DIVIT IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE 1ST NEW CYLINDER HAD. I TOOK ONE BACK TO THE STORE AND ASKED THEM FOR ANOTHER ONE, WE (THE CLERK AND I) EXAMINED IT AND FOUND THAT IT ALSO HAD THIS DIVIT IN IT. WE INSPECTED A COUPLE MORE OF THEM AND WAS ABLE TO PULL ONE OF THE RUBBER BOOTS OFF OF ONE THAT DID NOT LOOK DEFECTIVE, AND COMBINED IT WITH A CYLINDER THAT HAD A SECOND BOOT ON IT THAT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE GIVING ME A GOOD CYLINDER TO INSTALL ON MY VAN. THERE WERE 3 OR MORE OF THESE DEFECTIVE WHEEL CYLINDERS THAT WERE BAD. THE PRODUCT WAS BOUGHT FROM ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND THE PART # IS W37855 ITEM # 3643344 AND IT COSTS $22.76. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WAS VERY HELPFUL AND CONCERNED WHEN I PRESENTED THEM WITH THE ISSUE AND THEY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR ME. I HAVE A 22 HOUR DRIVE TO MAKE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO ILLINOIS IN 2 DAYS WITH MY FAMILY AND THIS IS A MAJOR CON

CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL PUDDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE WITH A NEW DESIGNED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK AFTER THREE SUCCESSFUL OIL CHANGES, THE OIL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL GASKET HAD A DEFECT AND IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE NEWLY DESIGNED GASKET. *SC *JB

LURCHING SHIFT WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS THEN SUDDENLY WHEN STARTING OUT IT JERKED AND QUIT MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES, EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SERVICE WAS DUE. THEY ASKED IF I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I REPLIED THAT I HAD NOT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I EMAILED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY WITHOUT ANY REPLY.*JB

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INSIDE THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. *AK

LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEEKING AT APPROX 63000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE END OF LAST SUMMER THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE FIXED. NOW THE CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS A $500.00 PART A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. A CO-WORKER OWNS A 2002 VENTURE. SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER LAST WEEK AND WHILE SHE WAS THERE THERE WERE OTHER VENTURES THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. ABVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM. THERE'S NO REASON WHY A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRED.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY A/C CONDENSER FIXED WITH GM. I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT ARE NO RECALLS OR NOTHING, BUT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ME A $2000 GM CERTIFICATE TO THE NEXT PURCHASE OF A GM VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. THE CONDENSER IS CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. A FAULTY PART. THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT I FOUND ON THIS PART, THAT GM STATES THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING, STATES THAT THERE IS AN UPDATED PART FOR THIS CONDENSER. WOULD YOU NOT THINK IF THERE IS AN "UPDATED" PART THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG??? ALSO IT STATES THAT IT TAKES 2 HOURS TO FIX, THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT TAKES 5 HOURS PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE. I LIKE MY VAN AND HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE A/C WENT OUT AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VAN 2 YEARS, IN WHICH MY WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED LIKE MOST PEOPLES DO. I TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY, SO WARRANTIES DO NOT LAST LONG. I ENJOY MY VAN. THE ONLY THING I'M ASKING IS FOR A REPLACED CONDENSER. I THINK IF GM KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND BE HONEST WHEN YOU TRY TO CONTACT THEM.*AK

NOTICED FLUID LEAKING. TOOK THE VAN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR/REPLACE HEAD GASKET. 41000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NEVER OVERHEATED ENGINE.

FOUND THAT THE CONDENSER WELD ON THE A/C UNIT IS FAULTY IN MY 2001 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I KNOW THE CONDENSERS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE FAILURE IS COMMON. WOULD THIS NOT BE A PROBLEM IF I WERE WORKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE WELD FAILED RESULTING IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF OXYGEN IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD SUGGEST A RECALL TO FIX THE SUSPECT WELDS.*AK

VALVE BODY CROSS LEAK. THE FALURE IS CAUSED BY AN INADAQUATE VALVE BODY INSATLLED IN THE AUTOMOBILE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AS WELL AS THE CHEVY DEALER THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE ON ALL SIMILAR GMC CHEVY MODELS AT OR NEAR 70-100K. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, AN UPDATED VALVE BODY MUST REPLACE THE CURRENT STYLE ON THE VEHICLE. THEY ACTUALLY CREATED AN UPDATED BODY BECAUSE OF THE COMMONALITY OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. PURCHASED SEPT 2001. THE WINSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE UP POSITION. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT IS RECALLED BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. THE PULSE BOARD IS DEFECTIVE AND UNLESS RECALLED, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.*AK

WE PURCHASED THE VAN ON 4/10/2002 WITH 7478 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN BUT THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS AND STILL IS THE TRANSMISSION. NOV 25, 2002, THERE WERE 17070 MILES ON VAN WHEN WE TOOK IT IN. "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". ON NOVEMBER 28, 2002, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS TIME THEY CHANGED OUT A PRESSURE SOLENOID. ON MARCH 3, 2003, WE BROUGHT THE VAN BACK. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2003, WE BROUGHT THE VAN BACK FOR THE SAME REASON AND OTHER REASONS. LEAKING IN THE VAN AT THE BACK HATCH DOOR. STILL TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO DO WHAT WE STATED BUT ONE TIME. THEY SAID NOT ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 13, 2003, WE BROUGHT THE VAN BACK FOR THE SAME REASON AND FOR THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO HAD A OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. ON JANUARY 22, 2004, WE DECIDED TO BRING THE VAN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. GERRY LANE DID IN FACT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE STATED THAT IT WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS AND NEEDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. WE GOT THE VAN BACK ON JANUARY 29, 2004. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2004, WE BROUGHT THE VAN BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL WAS NOT FIXED. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2004, WE WERE CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND TOLD TO COME PICK UP THE VAN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A GM REPRESENTATIVE WERE HANDLING ALL OUR CONCERNS. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT WE CA

MY 2001 CHEVY VENTURE'S AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER OBTAINED A CRACK, CAUSING THE AC FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND NOT FUNCTION. VEHICLE IS AT 39000 MILES AND BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY. SPEAKING WITH PARTS DEPT AT A LOCAL DEALER, APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY NORMAL FLEXING OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAMEWORK, AND A COSTLY ONE TO REPAIR (ABT $850.00 PARTS AND LABOR). THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT NEED TO PAY FOR DESIGN DEFECTS LIKE THIS. AC CONDENSERS ARE NOT A COMPONENT THAT ROUTINELY CRACK, ESPECIALLY IN VEHICLES THIS NEW.

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT NOT LOCKING WHEN A PANIC STOP IS MADE. HE SAYS HE HAD SPOKEN TO HIS DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WILL BE CHARGED APPROX $600.00 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. HE STATES HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HELP HIM GET IT REPAIRED. *MR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED DRIVER SMELLED GAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT GAS LINE FAILED. *AK

THE GAS LINE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. CONNECTOR CRACKED AND SHOT GAS BENEATH VEHICLE AND UPON THE HOOD. DRIVER FELT LUCKY THE VEHICLE DIDN'T BLOW UP. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 VENTURE WITH AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BOTH CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE SRS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES. I CONTEND THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS NOT DAMAGED DUE TO WEAR OR ABUSE. I CONTEND THAT GM IS LIABLE IF MY SRS FAILS.

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN. ENGINE TOOK LONG TO WARM UP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED LOWER INTAKE GASKETS LEAKED. *AK DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKETS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE RADIO VOLUME CONTROL BUTTON GOT SEVERE HOT. THERE IS NO WAY CONSUMER COULD CONTROL THE VOLUME OR CHANGED RADIO STATION. THIS IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK

REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILS CREATING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW.

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS. WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, DRIVER LUNGES FORWARD AS IF HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T TIGHTEN AS IT SHOULD WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

POSSIBLE SAFETY DEFECT IN THE WAY VENT LINE IS ATTACHED IN THE GAS TANK AND POSSIBLE DEFICIENCY IN THE WAY EMISSION SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS BECAUSE CONSUMER NOTICED ODOR OF GAS IN VEHICLE. (NAR) *LA *CB

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE EGR -- ERROR CODE P1404. WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL COST $80 TO FIX.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TOOK DEALERSHIP NEARLY 8 MONTHS TO REPRODUCE AND REPAIR. VENTURE WOULD AT TIMES NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SOLENOID. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY AGREED TO INVESTIGATE PROPERLY AND RESOLVE IT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VENTURE NEARLY 20 DAYS OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS AND CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE EVEN WHEN THE SYMPTOMS BECAME PREDICTABLE TO ME AND I WAS ABLE TO CONVEY TO THEM WHEN IT WOULD OCCUR; USUALLY SOON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COOL. FINALLY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH DEALER OVER ONE WEEK WHILE ON VACATION THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT (ON THE DAY BEFORE MY RETURN). STILL TOOK THEM NEARLY 10 DAYS TO SCHEDULE VEHICLE BACK IN TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. REPAIR TOOK OVER 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP AND GM FAILED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED DID I FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE THAT SPECIFICALLY LISTED MOST OF THE SYMPTOMS I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP EVEN DOWN THE SOME OF THE SAME TERMINOLOGY. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GMS FAILURE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THIS PROBLEM DESPITE DOZENS OF EMAILS TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS ON THE VENTURE WAS A STRIPPED GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION REQ

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE WITHOUT POWER DOORS. A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, WHEN IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF THE TRACKS, PULLING THE BRACKETS OUT OF THE VEHICLES ROOF. THE DOOR FELL ON THE CHILDS LEFT FOOT, CUTTING OFF HER BIG TOE. CHILDREN'S HOSPIAL HAD TO REATTACH THE BONE WHERE IT WAS SPLIT IN TWO AND THEN REATTACH HER TOE.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, MY VCR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VENTURE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WAS INCONVIENENT FOR ME. THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME TWICE THAT I REPAIRED AT A MECHANIC, THEN THE A/C WOULDN'T COOL (THIS IS RECENTLY), NOW THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS CAUSING THE &#34;SERVICE ENGINE&#34; MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD TO LIGHT UP. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD!!! I MAINTAIN MY CAR WELL, THE MANAGER OF THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TRIED TO ACCOMODATE ME (ONCE) SO THAT I WON'T MAKE A FUSS AND CALL THE MEDIA ON THEM. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE LEMON LAW UNTIL RECENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO HIT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. *SC *JB

THE SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL SEPARATE BY PULLING IT APART WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CENTER CLIP WHICH WAS USED TO SEPARATE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED YOU HAVE TO PULL IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IT WONT PULL APART IF YOU PULL IT FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HOPES IT WONT COME UNBUCKLED. *CB *JB

ABS SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENING PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT BY THE DOOR GOT THEIR ARM CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AS THEY WERE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR WAS SLIDING OPEN. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED PULLED LIGAMENTS FROM GETTING THEIR ARM CAUGHT AND JAMMED IN THE DOOR AS IT OPENED. THERE IS NO SAFETY MECHANISM TO STOP THE DOOR OPENING SHOULD SOMEONE GET CAUGHT IN IT AS IT OPENS. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENED WHILE WE WERE IN A CAR WASH. I HAD TO ACCELERATE AND LEAVE BEFORE THE CAR WASH WAS DONE BECAUSE IT WAS SHOOTING WATER INTO THE VAN. *LA

CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, SERVICED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKETS AND SEALS, REPLACE OIL PUMP DRIVE SEAL, FLUSHED CRANK CASE. *JB

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A MECHANIC DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON - DEFECT WITH SOFTWARE ON PCM THAT CONTROLS EGR CODE 1404. *LA

2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE - TAIL LIGHTS FILLED WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT BRAKE BULB TO SHORT. THE TRACTION LIGHT THEN COMES ON IN THE DASH.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER SITTING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT;HORN HONKS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING; POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WHEN ACTIVATED BY BUTTON OR REMOTE SWITCHES; HARD STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND SITTING BRIEFLY (ESPECIALLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING--TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS GASSES). TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS MOSTLY ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND THEY CLAIM UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. GOING TO TAKE BACK AND HAVE IT STAY THERE UNTIL THEY REPRODUCE THIS WEEK. *AK