1999 Chevrolet Venture

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT.ALSO THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FRONTAL FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEATER CORE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE-INSPECTED IN WHICH THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Incident May 1, 2007

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE UPWARD POSITION. *TR

Incident Sep 1, 2007

I HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE AND HEAD GASKETS AT 105,000 MILES ON MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. THEY ARE LEAKING AT 180,000 MILES. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. *TR

Incident Mar 13, 2005

I OWN A 99 CHEVY VENTURE THE PROBLEM IS THE TEMP GAUGE GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM HOT TO COLD I WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH A MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES WHY ISN'T GM DOING A RECALL. *TR

Incident Oct 10, 2008

BALL BEARING ON VEHICLE REPLACED 2007, NOW 2008 WON'T PASS INSPECTION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN, PLUS THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. *TR

Incident Jul 16, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT LOST HER KEY TO THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO USE THE PASS KEY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF. SHE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT FOUND THE ORIGINAL KEY AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE INSERTED THE KEY AND HEARD A BEEPING SOUND, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FUNCTIONING. SHE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS AND MECHANICS, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,585.

Incident Mar 30, 2008

WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AFTER LEAVING A STOP SIGN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE VAN BEGAN JERKING AND LURCHING IN INTERSECTION UNABLE TO MOVE THROUGH INTERSECTION FOR ATLEAST 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE LURCHING STOPPED. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN COMING FROM A STOP SUCH AS A RED LIGHT, WHEN ENTERING STREET FROM SIDE ROAD. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, MORE OFTEN WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING HIT MANY TIMES, OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD TO SLAM THEIR BRAKES TO STOP FROM HITTING ME BECAUSE IT CAN LURCH AND JERK NOT GOING ANYWHERE FOR UP TO 30 SECONDS AT TIMES WHILE VAN IS IN INTERSECTION OR ENTERING A ROAD. ABS MOTOR WAS FOUND TO BE WEAK, BUT MECHANIC CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT. *TR

Incident May 20, 2006

DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED MY INTAKE GASKETS OF MY 99 CHEVY VENTURE, SLUDGED UP MY ENGINE AND CAUSED MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND LEAK DEXCOOL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER JUST TOLD ME SORRY BUT IT WILL BE ABOUT 1500 TO 2000 TO REPAIR. THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NEVER CHANGED AND WORK UNTIL 150K MILES. MY VAN IS A LEAKING RELIABILITY PROBLEM THAT COULD STRAND US ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE DEX COOL THEY PUT IN THE FACTORY. THERE WILL BE A RECALL IF YOU INVESTIGATE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE WEB AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ABOUT IT IN CALIFORNIA. IT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. *TR

Incident Mar 6, 2008

1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE HEADLAMPS HAVE A ROUGH FEELING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIGHTING HAS BEEN REDUCED BY THE DIFFUSION. *KB

Incident Jan 1, 1901

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER HAS ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT LENS, WHICH SOMETIMES CAUSES THE BULBS TO BURN OUT. ALSO, THE LENS HAVE BECOME FOGGY AND BLURRY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Incident Aug 5, 2006

DAUGHTER ENTERED PASSENGER SIDE OF VAN THROUGH LARGE SLIDING DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FULLY FORWARD. FELL ON EXPOSED SEAT ADJUSTMENT RAILS. REQUIRED 13 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND JUST BELOW KNEE. RAILS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH SHARP 90 DEG CORNERS AND NO PROTECTION. RAILS ARE EXPOSED BY APPROX 4 INCHES WHEN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS FULLY FORWARD. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

Incident May 30, 2007

THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE STOPPED WORKING IN THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE HORN QUIT, AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT BLINKS ON FREQUENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS A BULATIN OUT TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT IT WAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR. I AM DISABLED AND I DEPEND ON THIS DOOR FOR MY WHEELCHAIR RAMP, ETC. *TR

Incident May 28, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT THE DRIVEWAY, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON HER 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACK. TWO OF THE DOOR HINGES HAD FALLEN OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 MILES.

Incident Apr 17, 2007

INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING, UPPER AND LOWER. CAUSED OIL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH ANTI FREEZE AND ANTI FFREEZE TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. GM HAS SINCE CHANGED THE GASKETS TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MATERIAL. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

Incident Mar 19, 2007

THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP HOUSING. THIS MOISTURE CAUSES THE INSIDE TO FOG OVER REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. THE LACK OF LIGHT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE OBJECTS AT NIGHT. *JB

Incident Jan 25, 2007

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE ABS, TCS, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND RESET IT. MY ELECTRIC PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN FOR NO REASON WHEN I'M TRYING TO SHUT IT. NOW, MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, SO I REPLACED THE BULB. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND THEN LOOKED AT IT AND DETERMINED THAT THE WIRE PINS/PLUGS ARE BURNT AND EXPOSED ON BOTH SIDES. NOW I HAVE NO BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS, NO BLINKERS, NO REVERSE LIGHTS, AND AT NIGHT THE TOP BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY LIGHT AND IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES ON THE DASH LIGHTS DIM AND THE RADIO LIGHTS TURN OFF, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE BLINKER GOES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL GM. WHEN I CALLED GM I EXPLAINED EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I FEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE, SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID I NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS, AND THEY MAY REIMBURSE ME, IF THEY FEEL IT'S A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THEN CALL THEM BACK AND THEY'LL DETERMINE IF THEY WILL COVER ANY REPAIRS. IN THE MEAN TIME, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE IF THE WIRE PLUGS/PINS ARE BURNT AND EXPOSED. *JB

Incident Oct 15, 2006

THE STABILIZER BAR ON BOTH SIDES (FRONT)WAS FOUND TO BE BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH. SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY VENTURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS JUST IDENTIFIED TODAY, SO I HAVE NOT YET ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN REPAIRS. *NM

Incident Nov 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED WITH 3 OTHER VEHICLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHOLE FRONT END AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, SHOULDER, AND CHEST. THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM

Incident Oct 17, 2006

THE PINCH WELDS BEHIND THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS (LEFT AND RIGHT) ARE BADLY CORRODED COMPROMISING THE OVERALL STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS UNIBODY VEHICLE. WHENEVER A PASSENGER WEIGHING OVER 150 LBS. SITS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ALARM SOUNDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR SOMETIMES NOT CLOSE OR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE COMPROMISED, IT HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FATALITY. THE DEFECT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GM DEALERSHIPS OF WHICH NONE WERE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

Incident Oct 31, 2005

THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HERE IS MY LIST (I HAVE DEALER INVOICES FOR EVERYTHING FIXED THE FIRST TIME AND RECEIPTS FOR PARTS AND LABOR THE SECOND TIME, OR MY HUSBAND GOT SICK OF PAYING FOR THE SAME CRAP SO HE WOULD FIX THINGS) (HE IS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE TESTING AND DESIGN FIELD) *JB

Incident Apr 28, 1999

THE ENGINE IN MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE VAN JUST WENT OUT. THE VAN HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON IT. MY PARENTS 1999 VENTURE DID THE SAME THING AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE 2 YEARS AGO. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES IN THE 1999 VENTURE VANS? *JB

Incident May 30, 2006

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK, AND CARPET IS WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS I FEEL IT IS COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. 8,000 STILL DOES IT AT 50,256. 6. LIGHTER KEEP SHORTING OUT AND AC KEEP MESS UP UNDER THE WARRANTY 7. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LINE CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD UNDER WARRANTY 38,000 MILES. 8. INTAKE MANIFOLD FIX CAME HOME MY LIGHTS WAS MESS UP WHEN PUT ON MY BRAKES THE FOUR WAY FLASHER CAME ON WHEN I PUT MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS THE RIGHT ONE WOULD CAME ON PUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNALS THE LEFT ONE WOULD COME ON TOOK IT BACK THEY HAD TO REPAIRED ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM BECAUSE OF OVER HEARTED BURN IT UP UNDER WARRANT 9. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING THE BATTERY PAN AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTED TO BATTERY HAS FALLEN OFF,38,500 NOT COVER 6 YEAR WAS UP. 10. POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND SERPENTINE BELT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT CAP BACK ON POWER STEERING. 11. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM DOOR SWITCHES ONLY FROM THE REMOTE POWER WINDOW. BACK AC DOES NOT WORK. 12. CONNECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT MELT TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 42,000. 13. THERE IS A THUMP NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF. 14. STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN PARKED. 15. CLOUDING OF LENS 16. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACE AT 50,256 17. LEAKING FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT 50,000. *NM

Incident May 12, 2006

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME BEING THE ORIGINAL THAT LASTED SIX YEARS. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IT FOGS THE WINDOW UP SO BAD THAT DRIVING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. CHEVY HAS SENT OUT SERVICE BULLETINS THAT NOTE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTROLYSIS THAT RAPIDLY DETERIORATES THE HEATER CORE. THE HEATER CORES ARE CHEVY PARTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PERMANENT FIX AVAILABLE. THE LAST REPAIR MADE TODAY INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF A GROUNDING CABLE. *NM

Incident Apr 25, 2006

I HAVE HAD 3 MAIN PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION, HEADLIGHT MOISTURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION MY 99 VENTURE HAS 79K MILES ON IT AND THAT TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD (DEALER SUGGEST A DRAIN AND FLUSH) AT 60K I HAD A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 800 DOLLARS. I AM AFRAID WE WILL BE REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AT 85000 MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 7-9 TIMES FIXES RANGED FROM CLEARING THE CODE TO TIGHTENING UP A PLUG. THE HEAD LIGHT UNITS HAVE BEEN TAKING ON WATER AND BURNING OUT LIGHTS FOR THE LAST 20K MILES. SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WOULD PRODUCE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS AND NOT STAND BUY THERE PRODUCT. *JB

Incident Feb 28, 2006

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH IT. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC, WE FINALLY FOUND THE MAIN ISSUE CAUSING THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL. THE GM PART IS PLASTIC. IT IS A SMALL PART, BUT TAKES 7.5 HOURS TO FIX, SO THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX IT IS $800!!. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART USED BY GM. THERE IS A PETITION WITH OVER 9,000 SIGNATURES!! ITS TIME FOR GM TO RECALL THE PART AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS USUALLY FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THESE GM MINIVANS. *NM

Incident Jan 6, 2006

MY 1999 CHEV VENTURE HAD THE BOTTOM SUSPENSION FRAME MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL AND STEERING ASSEMBLIES,ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAIL WHILE DIRIVING. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. SOME ONE COULD BE KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO FRAME SHOULD EVER BRAKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT HAS NEVER HAD MORE THAN 6 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHILCE. THEIR HAD TO BE A FLAW IN THE PART WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED OR IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. *NM

Incident Dec 9, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. NO CODES WERE FOUND BY THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, CONDENSED WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD LEAKED AROUND THE WIRING AND UNDER THE CARPET ON THE FRONT FLOOR. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WATER HAD SHORTED OUT THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND AFFECTED THE AIRBAG WIRING AS WELL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRE FOR THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRBAG WIRING AT THAT TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

Incident Oct 5, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED BUT NOT AS BRIGHTLY AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE DRIP SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 12/20/05. *JB

Incident Nov 1, 2005

BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

Incident Oct 15, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE GETTING WATER IN HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED THE BULB TWICE. DEALER OFFERED NO HELP AT THEIR EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

Incident Jun 12, 2005

AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER 1999 CHEVY VENTURE BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED MY OTHER ONE, BUT IT HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS. MY OLD ONE WAS A LS AND THIS ONE IS A LT. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH THIS ONE TOO! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IS SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

Incident Aug 25, 2005

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I HAD CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE CENTER ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE. I NOW READ ABOUT A RECALL THAT EXPLAINS THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE SO I CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE LINE AGAIN AND GAVE THEM THE FILE NUMBER THAT THEY GAVE ME WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY DO NOT HAVE RECORD OF MY CALL OR FILE NUMBER ANY MORE. CHEVY TOLD ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE STATES THAT THE RECALL IS FOR, THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD CALLED YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND DESCRIBED TO THEM WHAT THEY ARE NOW RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR, ONLY IN DIFFERENT STATES. *JB

Incident Mar 24, 2001

HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHT SOCKET MODULES. THE WEATHER PROOF SEAL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS THE START OF THE PROBLEM. WATER LEAKED INSIDE CAUSING THE SOCKET TO SHORT. IT MELTED ON OF THE PINS IN THE PLUG THAT ATTACHED TO THE MODULE. THIS SHORT HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES NOW AND HAS STARTED TO AFFECT OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THE INTERNAL DASH LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE ON. I AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REPAIR THEM. *JB

Incident Sep 9, 2005

I PURCHASED A 1999 TAHOE USED IN 2001 FORM AN INDIVIDUAL. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CAN NOT TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TRY TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE NOT, AS OF YET, BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH, I HAVE HAD MANY VERY CLOSE CALLS. I RECENTLY HEARD OF THE RECALL IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES AND WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD MY TAHOE IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. I ALSO OWN A 2005 GMC PICKUP WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH IT. *NM

Incident Sep 15, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR FOR THE 3RD TIME,THE DOOR SLIDE OPEN, AND CHILD FELL OUT OFF VEHICLE.DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED.THEY ARE NOT HELPFUL, DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. MR ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, ABS BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE FIRESTONE TIRES BLEW OUT. *TT

Incident Jul 22, 2002

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE WHICH MY HUSBAND PURCHASED NEW FOR ME IN DECEMBER 1998. LAST YEAR I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON, COOLANT LEVEL CONSTANTLY DROPPING NO MATTER HOW OFTEN WE ADDED DEX COOL, AND THEN IN THE SPRING I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE OIL IN THE COOLANT. HE TOLD ME HE HAS HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH CHEVY VENTURE AND OLDS SILHOUETTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THIS REPAIR WHICH COST ME OVER $1,000.00 MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 22 ON MY WAY TO WORK. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT STOPPED ROLLING DESPITE LOSING POWER AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE TOWED ME TO HIS SHOP AND HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY CAMSHAFT IS BROKEN AND HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! WELL, AFTER FINDING THIS SITE WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THIS SITE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND SINCE AT LEAST 2001 CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS ENOUGH TO WARN THEM OR OFFER TO REPLACE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE HAD MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE LIKE MINE. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BY A TRUCK REAR ENDING ME OR SOMETHING! I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 4 KIDS AND I STILL OWE MY MECHANIC OVER $800.00 FOR MY LAST REPAIRS AND NOW THIS! NO WAY CAN I AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE! BESIDES, ANOTHER VENTURE ENGINE WOULD JUST HAVE MORE PROBLEMS! AND NOW I'M READING ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING AND WINDOWS EXPLODING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TAIL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS! THESE CARS ARE DEATH TRAPS! AND MOST PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE MINI VANS HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN! GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED! *NM

Incident Jun 1, 2005

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF ITS HOLDER ON THE BOTTOM OF MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE ROTTED AWAY. I HAD SOMEONE TELL ME THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A SPARE TIRE FROM A VENTURE COMING AT THEM ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY BARLEY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THANK GOD MINE DIDN'T FALL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY!! I SPOKE TO GM (CUSTOMER CARE LINE) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE AGE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT? *NM

Incident May 19, 2005

1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER'S MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT HE BELIEVES THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO FAULTY VALVE BODY INSTALLATION AT THE FACTORY. *NM

Incident Feb 16, 2005

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WITH OUR DAUGHTER AND HER PARENTS AND AS SHE WAS COMING OUT OF TOWN STARTED TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET UP TO SPEED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE THROTTLE WAS WIDE OPEN AND THE PEDAL WAS HANGING THERE AND WAS INOPERABLE. FORTUNATELY SHE WASN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND USE THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THEN HER FATHER WAS ABLE TO GET UNDER THE HOOD AND GET THE ENGINE TO STOP REVVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD BROKEN. THE OLD PART MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

Incident Jul 20, 2005

1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE THERMOSTAT, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS.*MR THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TYPE OF VEHICLE HE HAD WAS NONE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 780.00 DOLLARS. *JB

Incident Jul 1, 2005