2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

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

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

CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 40,000 MILES DEVELOPS COOLANT LEAK- DEALER SAYS IT IS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT WOULD COST $900 + TO REPAIR. AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING TO GM, THEY AGREED TO "EXTEND" THE WARRANTY AND REPAIR THE CAR FOR A $100 COPAY. HOWEVER, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHOLE WEBSITES ARE DEDICATED TO COMPLAINING ABOUT CHEVY INTAKE GASKETS. THE CAR COULD HAVE A CATSTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, OVER HEAT AND HAVE A FIRE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND GM PLANS TO CONTINUE TO IGNORE IT. I GOT LUCKY, BUT MANY PEOPLE PAY FOR REPAIR WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON AN ENGINE WITH 40,000 MILES. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED.*AK

2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE: I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW JAN 01, ON AROUND 4 JUNE 2003 I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CHECKED THE BATTERY CABLES, AND WHEN I GRABBED THE POSITIVE CABLE, IT BROKE OFF FROM THE BATTERY TERMINAL. ACID HAD APPARENTLY BEEN LEAKING FROM THE TERMINAL AND EVENTUALLY CORRODED THE BATTERY POST/TERMINAL. THIS CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE AND I HAD TO GO BUY A REPLACEMENT BATTERY. I DID NOT REPORT IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER BECAUSE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY CO-WORKER HAS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE AND HE JUST INFORMED ME THAT HIS AC/DELCO BATTERY HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND HE JUST REPLACED HIS ON 31 AUG 2003.*AK

DEX-COOL IN MY 2000 VENTURE FAILED. TURNED TO A SOLID AND RESULTED IN INTAKE REPALACEMENT.*AK