2003 Chevrolet Venture complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER ARM STRIPPED ON THE MOUNT CAUSING THE WIPER BLADE TO CATCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE DURING A RAINSTORM. NUT WAS AS TIGHT AS COULD BE. REPLACED WIPER ARM ENTIRELY. OLD PART WAS DISCARDED. *NM

2003 VENTURA GAS TANK SUFFERED DAMAGE DUE TO THERE BEING NO ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION FOR THE TANK. *TS THE VEHICLE HAS A 25 GALLON FUEL TANK. THIS TANK HAS A METAL SHIELD FROM THE REAR TO WITHIN 24 INCHES FROM THE FRONT. THE FRONT AREA IS UNPROTECTED. *NM

MY 2003 CHEVY VENTURE LT VAN (41,000 MI ON IT) STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. MY SON-IN-LAW, ( A MECHANIC) CHECKED THE LEFT BACK BRAKE AND FOUND A LARGE HEAVY DUTY SPRING AND BROKEN IN HALF THAT HELD THE BRAKE SHOE TOGETHER. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE LEFT BACK WHEEL HAD FROZEN UP ON ME. MY SON-IN-LAW PURCHASED A NEW SPRING FROM A PARTS DEALER AS THE CHEVY DEALER (DID NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK?). HE HAS REPAIRED IT. *NM

LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 33332 MILES ON FEB 18, 2005 RIGHT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 68781 MILES ON SEP 6, 2006. 8JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CONDENSATION BUILT UP INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE BULBS THREE TIMES.

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY SHUT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT MANY TIMES RESULTING IN RE-PAINTING DOOR. LAST TIME DEALER HAD THE CAR THEY WERE GOING TO CALL CHEVY TECHNICAL TO HAVE SOMEONE COME LOOK AT IT. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TWO HOURS LATER SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND TO COME GET IT. ALL THEY DID WAS PUT A PIECE OF RUBBER ON THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING. WHEN I ASKED WHY THEY DID NOT CALL CHEVY TECHNICAL AS PROMISED THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO. WHEN I ASKED FOR ANOTHER "RUBBER BUMPER" FOR THE DOOR ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY SUDDENLY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PRODUCT. THE DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS LOCK AND UNLOCK AS IT SHOULD AND IT STILL DOES NOT STAY CLOSED PROPERLY. IF WE DO NOT USE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS IT WILL BE LOOSE. FIRST COMPLAINT WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING WHILE AN OIL CHANGE WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE DEVELOPED A STRESS FRACTURE AT THE BEZEL/COLLAR OF THE GAS TANK WHICH CAUSED THE TANK TO BEGIN LEAKING AT A RATE OF 1 GALLON / HR. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, PER THE MECHANIC. HE COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER DAMAGE. THE LEAKING WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS THE GAS TANK/BEZEL/CONNECTOR HOSE IS AT A LOW POINT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK. IT IS ONLY THROUGH GOOD FORTUNE THAT I DID NOT START A FIRE FROM THE LEAKING FLUID. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR OF THE VEHICLE LATCHED CLOSE TRAPPING A CHILD'S HAND. THE KEYS WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED TO ASSIST. A PARAMEDIC HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW TO RELEASE THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

EXCEPT FOR CENTER BRAKE LIGHT, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND AT THE SAME TIME TOOK OUT MY CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY 'BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH' AND I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. *JB NO BRAKES MEAN DEFINITE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I CURRENT HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS.

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING. IT IS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING STOPS IN PLACE THAT KEEPS THE WINDSHIELD FROM SLIDING OUT OF PLACE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. WE FOUND THAT WE HAD LEAK DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD ANOTHER CARS WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND ASKED THE REPLACEMENT COMPANY TO RESEAL THE WINDSHIELD ON MY CHEVY VENTURE. THEY STATED TO ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BY CHEVY AND THEY WOULD NOT RESEAL IT BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WILL SLIDE OUT OF PLACE AGAIN CAUSING A LEAK OR WORSE DURING AN ACCIDENT. MY WORK AS PARAMEDIC I HAVE SEEN WINDSHIELD DISPLACE , INWARD AND OUTWARD. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BE HURT OR DEATH CAUSED BEFORE A RECALL TAKES PLACE ? IF CHEVY KNOWS THAT THIS IA A PROBLEM WHY NOT FIX IT ? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

WE HAVE 28 BRAUN ENTER VAN THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES OF THE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS. ONE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE DURING OPERATION THAT CAUSED THE VAN TO ACCELERATE FULLY WHEN THE FORWARD CRADLE MOUNTS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING THE VAN. UPON A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ALL 28 VANS WE REVILED SEVERAL WITH FORWARD MOUNT PROBLEMS AND ALMOST ALL WITH REAR MOUNT CRACKS. TO DATE BRAUN HAS MADE REPAIRS TO SOME OF THESE UNITS AND WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT TO DATE NO PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. *JB

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN FOR 28 MONTHS WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICAL FAILURES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE, THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES, THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE GLOVE BOX LOCK, THE WATER PUMP, THE THERMOSTAT TWICE, THE ENGINE "SEALS", THE COOLANT HOSES AND THE POWER DOOR HANDLES. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR GASKET HAS ALSO COME OFF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 4 WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES AND WITHOUT A VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LATEST PROBLEM REQUIRED THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER TO FIX. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ALL THREE TIMES, IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. THIS REQUIRED A NEW WATER PUMP ON THE FIRST VISIT, A NEW THERMOSTAT 8 DAYS LATER AND NEW HOSES 1 DAY AFTER THAT. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE NECK OF GAS TANK CRACKED. THE TANK WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE CALLER STATED GAS LEAKED AT THE CRACK WHICH WAS IN THE NECK RIGHT WHERE THE BODY OF THE TANK STARTED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY WILL OFFER NO HELP FOR FREE. CALLER DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

DT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UP UNDER THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005. SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IN THIS AREA IT COULD SMELL LIKE THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO FOR EARNING AND NO NOISE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP US. *AK

SLIDING DOORS ON CHEVY VENTURE VAN KEEP OPENING , VAN IS UNSAFE FOR KIDS OR ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK BECAUSE WE AREN'T SURE IF THE DOORS WILL OPEN UP . DEALERSHIP TOLD US TO DRIVE THE VAN UNTIL DOORS OPEN AGAIN SO THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM, I CAN'T KEEP ANYTHING INSIDE THE VAN BECAUSE YOU THINK THE VAN IS LOCKED UP AND YOU LEAVE THE VAN AND COME BACK AND THE SLIDING DOORS ARE OPEN AGAIN. THIS ALSO HAS DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING THE VAN TOO. THE DEALERSHIP UNPLUGGED THE REMOTE TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM YET , SO DRIVE THE VAN UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND BRING IT BACK IN. WE HAVE 3 KIDS, AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY KIDS HURT BECAUSE A DOOR SLIDES OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE THERE KIDS DRIVE AROUND IN THE VAN UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THE DOORS OPEN AND WON'T SHUT, THE PROBLEM STARTED LAST YR WHILE ON VAC. THE DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING (WEATHER STRIP ON FLOOR WHERE THE DOOR SLIDES) BUT THIS SUMMER IT STARTED UP AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN. I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OPENING THE DOOR. I THANK GOD MY KIDS WEREN'T IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME THIS HAPPEN. *JB

HAD A SUSPENSION RATTLE AND DEALER INSPECTED IT ON 6/28/05 AND FOUND TWO BAD TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS AND A BAD SHOCK ABSORBER (DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS). ON 8/24/05 I HAD A BANGING NOISE AGAIN IN THE REAR AND THE DEALER FOUND THE OTHER SHOCK ABSORBER NO GOOD (DEALER REPLACED). ON 9/8/05 I STARTED HAVING A BAD RATTLE THAT SOUND LIKE METAL ON METAL IN THE REAR. THE DEALER CHANGED THE REAR HATCH SHOCK ABSORBERS BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN THE SAME DAY TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND THE FIXED THE COOLING LINE FOR THE REAR AC UNIT UNDER THE TRUCK BUT THAT WAS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE ANDS DRIVEN AND WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SHOCK TOWERS ARE BAD AND HAVE MOVEMENT IN THEM AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM OF THIS KIND. I WAS GIVEN THE TRUCK BACK A TOLD THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO. IF I WAS UNSATISFIED TO CALL GM AND DISCUSS IT WITH THEM. GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A MINIVAN TO MAKE THAT SEVERE NOISE THAT PEOPLE CAN HEAR IT IN THE STREET BESIDES IN MY SON HEAD IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. THERE IS SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY LOOSE UNDER THIS TRUCK AND IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SOUND. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN. THE GAS TANK HAS COME APART AT THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A MOLDED TANK AND IS ALL ONE PIECE. MY VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. G.M. IS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST WHICH STILL AMOUNTS TO $500.00 BECAUSE THE ESTIMATE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER WAS $893.00. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE REASON FOR ME TO SEND THIS E-MAIL. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THIS LEAK AND I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTATION OF THIS HAZARD. I FIND IT PERPLEXING THAT THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE TANK REPLACED FOR A COST OF $250.00. BUT OBVIOUSLY, FOR A GAS TANK TO COME APART AT THE SEAM IN A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THE TANK WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY COMPLAINT. SINCERELY, TIM PURDY. *JB

DT: RECEIVED A RECALL FOR 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. HUSBAND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE RIGHT HAND SLIDING DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. WHEN HUSBAND BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME CONSUMER GOT INSIDE AND CLOSED DOOR WITH POWER BUTTON AND THEN MANUALLY TRIED TO OPEN THIS NEW LATCH HANDLE AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OUT FROM THIS UNIT, THE ONLY WAY ONE CAN NOW OPEN DOOR WAS THROUGH POWER-NOT MANUALLY. FEELS THIS WAS MORE OF SAFETY HAZARD NOW. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED OR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT COULD NOT OPENED MANUALLY. VERY UPSET WITH THE RECALL REMEDY THAT WAS PROVIDED. *AK *JB

DT: THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE MINI VAN WILL OPEN IT BUT DID NOT HAVE SENSOR TO RETRACT. IT ALMOST SHUT SON IN THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 23, 2005. HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE OLDER MODELS TAKE MORE WEIGHT TO OPEN BACK UP. IT DOES NOT HAVE SENSOR LIKE THE NEWER MODELS DO. *AK

MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS CLIMBING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR STARTING CLOSING. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WHEN IT HIT HIM CLOSING HIM IN THE DOOR. IT TOOK MY ENTIRE WEIGHT TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK OFF OF HIM. DEALERSHIPS SYSTEM THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR, THAT THE 2003 VENTURES DO NOT HAVE A SENSOR IN THE DOOR LIKE THE NEW MODELS. *JB

ON MY 2003 CHEVY VENTURE EXTENDED I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAIL LIGHT BRAKING BULBS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BULBS ELEMENTS INSIDE THE BULB DIDN'T BURN OUT THEY SHORTED OUT AT THE SOCKET ON BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE MELTING THE BULB TO THE SOCKET. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOOING TO CREATE A ELECTRICAL FIRE.

DT: CONTACT STATES SHE WAS IN A SIDE AND FRONT END COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED OUT OF STATE. *AK *NM

DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM NUT KEEPS COMMING LOOSE MAKEING THE WIPERS UNABLE TO WORK

DT: WHEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR SHUT CONSUMER IS AFRAID HIS CHILDREN WILL GET THEIR FINDERS CAUGHT IN THERE. *AK

DT: WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VAN ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD GOT HER LEG CAUGHT IN THE V-BAR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STOP OPENING, THE DOOR DRAGGED HER WHILE IT WAS OPENING. CALLER WAS TRYING TO BRACE THE DOOR SO IT WOULD NOT OPEN ANY FURTHER, AND SOMEONE ELSE WAS TRYING TO GET THE CHILD OUT. THE VAN HAD NO SHUT OFF READILY ACCESSIBLE TO STOP THE DOOR WHILE IT WAS OPENING OR CLOSING. GIRL GOT CUT ON HEAD AND BRUISED ANKLE AND THIGH. HAD 5 STITCHES. *AK

DT: MIDDLE SEAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH BENDING BACKWARDS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES ,AND CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF PLACE. DEALERSHIP BENDS SEAT INTO PLACE, BUT TIME IN BETWEEN THE FIX AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING SHORTER AND SHORTER. DEALER REPORTS THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK

(1) PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO OPEN REAR SLIDING DOOR BY HANDLE (2) PASSENGER RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND BACK OF THE SEAT. PASSENGER IS CURRENTLY IN THERAPHY FOR THE INJURY. (3) N/A

THE GEAR IS SUPPOSE TO LOCK FOR SAFETY, AND ONLY BE APPLIED WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AS CHILD SAFETY PROTECTION. CONSUMER'S CHILD GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, PLACED IT INTO GEAR, AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE, NEARLY INJURING SEVERAL CHILDREN ON A PLAYGROUND. NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A SWING SET. *AK

THE POWER SLIDINIG DOOR ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE IS STAYING SHUT AND IS COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT!*AK

RE DEFECTIVE 2003 CHEVY VENTURE HORN, REQUESTING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE SERVICE BULLETIN FM NHTSA. *BF THE HORN DID NOT PRODUCE A SOUND SUFFICIENTLY LOUD ENOUGH TO SERVE AS A WARNING TO PEDESTRIANS OR DRIVERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE HORN BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE HORN WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *NM *JB

2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE INADEQUATE HORN. ****NO ANSWER REQUIRED****. *MR THE HORN DID NOT PRODUCE A SOUND SUFFICIENTLY LOUD ENOUGH TO SERVE AS A WARNING TO PEDESTRIANS OR DRIVERS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT EH HORN BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE HORN WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *NM

THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN MANUALLY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

FLASHING OF LIGHTS AND FUEL GAUGE FLOATS DRASTICALLY CONSTANTLY. *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH LOW BRAKE FLUID, THE DOOR AJAR, THE REAR HATCH AJAR, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *SC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND WENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS . CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO IGNORE THIS. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE POWER DOOR THE PASSENGERS WRIST BECAME CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE. AS A RESULT HER RIGHT WRIST WAS BROKEN. *JB *SC

FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAD 6 ADULTS IN OUR CHEVRXOLET MINI-VAN. WE WERE TRAVING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN WE HIT SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VAN MADE A LOUD NOISE NOT JUST ONCE BUT EVER TIME WE HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. I'M ALMOST SURE THE VAN BOTTOMED OUT. I WENT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE SEE'S A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN 4 ADULTS IN THE VAN. I KNOW THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE HAD A INSIDE SIDEWALL BOWOUT. MODEL NUMBER FR680 SIZE P215/70R15. *AK

I HAVE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED BY A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP THAT OUR 2003 CHEVY VENTURE, WITH 40000 MILES ON A 3.4L V6 ENGINE, NEEDS THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, IN FACT GM ISSUED A RECALL IN CANADA TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED FOR NO CHARGE TO THEIR LOYAL OWNERS. HOWEVER, HERE IN THE US WE ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY $1100 OR MORE BECAUSE OF AN INTIAL DESIGN FLAW. NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF TROUBLE WITH MY RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE (WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT), THE QUOTE OF $1100 FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THIS GASKET IS, I THINK, RIDICULOUS. GM HAS ADMITTED THEIR PART IN THE PROBLEM BY ISSUING THE RECALL IN CANADA, AND I FEEL THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME HERE IN THE STATES. *AK

DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON THE 2003 VENTURE. THE THIRD TIME WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR NOT STOPPING WHEN IT HIT THE CONSUMER. *BF NO ANSWER REQUIRED - NO CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED. *MJJ *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE ROLLED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG, AND THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *TC

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN AN OBJECT WAS IN THE WAY OF THE SLIDING DOOR IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE INSTEAD OF DISENGAGING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THERE IS NO CYLINDER LOCK AND KEY. *TC

WE HAVE FOUND THAT DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE SEAT BELT RECEIVER, A CHILD SAFETY SEAT CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY IMMOBILIZED IN EITHER OUTBOARD SECOND ROW POSITION. I AM AN EX-NHTSA CAR SAFETY SEAT TECHNICIAN, AND KNOW HOW TO INSTALL VERY WELL. SHORT OF USING A LATCH KIT (WHICH WE ARE NOW USING), THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PREVENT SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT.*AK

2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING AND NEAR COLLISION. WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR INSPECTION / REPAIR. VAN HAS ONLY 22K MILES. *NM

REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS WORE OUT. UNDE RNORMAL DRIVING IT FELT LIKE THE BOTTOM WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COOPERATE, THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR SHOCKS TO WEAR. DEALER HEARD THE SAME NOISE UPON DRIVING.*AK

(1) ON 9/7/04 I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. IT IS A WB EDITION WITH TWO SLIDING SIDE DOORS. ON 9/19/04 THREE OF MY FOUR CHILDREN AND MYSELF WERE PICKING MY FINACE' UP FROM WORK ON OLD RT. 66 IN OATMAN AZ. I CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE, FIRST ROW OF BACK SEATS, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND BUCKLED HER SEAT-BELT. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BEGAN GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FIRST ROW OF SEATS, AND MY FIANCE INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD HER RIGHT HAND RRESTING ON THE DOOR HANDLE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. (2)MY SON, OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR, ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR RESPONSE, AND BEFORE MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ([XXX]) COULD REMOVER HER HAND FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, HER ELBOW WAS PINNED TO THE BACK OF HER SEAT, AND THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN. THERE WAS A "POP" AND HER ARM WAS BROKEN. BOTH BONES IN HER RIGHT FORE-ARM WERE LEFT WITH GREEN STICK FRACTURES. (3) I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND REQUESTED A RETURN OF MY VEHICLE AS I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN IT. THEY DENIED MY REQUEST, AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE 30 DAY RETURN LAW, THE SALES MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH LAW. I PHONED GM THEN, AND FILED A COMPAINT. I WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER OF [XXX], AND TOLD THAT LEGAL *MAY* CONTACT ME IN 48-72 HOURS IF THEY DIDN'T DENY MY CLAIM. LEGAL CALLED THE NEXT MORNING. I SPOKE WITH [XXX], AND SHE TOLD ME THAT CLAIMS WOULD CALL IN 7-10 DAYS. CLAIMS CALLED THE NEXT

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING TO THE LEFT VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING ON THEIR OWN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK AS THE PERSON OPENED THE DOOR, THEIR WRIST HUNG ON THE INSIDE HANDLE AND CONSEQUENTLY HE/SHE WRIST WAS BROKEN. *SC *JB PE04064.PCO

PROBLEMS WITH DRIVE TRAIN AND/OR TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING ON 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *MR ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE VEHICLE IS ON DRIVE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. REPAIRS WHERE ALSO MADE ON BRAKES, AND SLIDING DOOR. *LA