2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

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 CONCERN FOR ME. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INCIDENT(S), CRASH(ES), OR INJURY(IES) BEFORE I FOUND THIS PROBLEM, I HOPE THAT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WILL PUT AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS PART SO THAT NO ONE HAS A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THESE WHEEL CYLINDERS. *JB

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THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL GASKET HAD A DEFECT AND IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE NEWLY DESIGNED GASKET.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

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