1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SEATS DISLODGE, THEY DO NOT HOLD IN PLACE. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD. *AK DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT

FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY LENSES FOR BOTH FRONT L/R FELL OFF VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR. THIS IS A DEFECT, LENS SHOULD NOT FALL OFF AT 52,000 MILES, AND TO REPAIR HAVE TO FIND LENS, UNAVAILABLE, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE INDIVIDUAL LENS, NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ON PROBLEM SIDE.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. WHEN LIGHT COMES ON, AIR BAG SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN SO IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. VAN IS GOING IN FOR THE 6TH TIME TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. GMC WILL NOT BUY BACK VAN AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS VAN IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE WITH FEAR OF THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. LOOKING INTO FILING LEMON LAW AS SAFETY IS #1 PRIORITY, GMC DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761634

LENSES SEPARATED FROM HEADLIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH PAYING OUT OF POCKET WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.*JG

SIDE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS WERE REPORTED TO US BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP TO BE DEFECTIVE, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON NEARLY CONTINUOUSLY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3-4 MONTHS SINCE WE TOOK OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ONCE TO THE DEALER (5/14/1999) AND WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT CODES WERE CHECKED AND THAT CUSTOMER CONCERN NOT DUPLICATED. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE WE COULD RECEIVE MORE SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK

JANUARY 2002 LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT IF NO LEAKS VISIBLE TO ADD SPECIFIC COOLANT IF NEEDED AND RECONTACT IF FURTHER ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT OCCURS. SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT( TYPE SPECIFIC AS PER OWNERS MANUAL) WAS ADDED. APPROX. ONE WEEK AGO LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT ADDED. ON 3/26/2002 COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURIZED AND FOUND TO HAVE LEAK FROM ENGINES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS SOURCES THAT THE GM 3.4L ENGINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. NLM

I WAS MAKING A TURN AND WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 10MPH, WHEN I HEARD A NOISE. I STOPPED WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND REALIZED THAT BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT COVERS HAD FALLEN OFF THE VAN! I WENT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT HAPPENED AND RETRIEVED THE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE GLUE HAD SEPARATED THE 2 PARTS. MANUFACTURER. SAID IT IS NOT A 2 PC/ PART, BUT NOW MINE IS. I HAVE HEARD FROM A REPAIR SHOP THAT MINE IS THE 19TH IN MY AREA ALONE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLE, B/C IF THE BULB WERE TO GET WET, WOULDN'T IT SHORT OUT? THUS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS?? I FEEL THAT THE MFR. SHOULD ISSUE A VOULENTARY RECALL OF THE MINI VANS AND FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. CONSUMER TRIED TO REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE. WIRE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE IN PLACE SEEMED CORRODED. *AK

CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHILE TURNING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL ENDED UP UNDER REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND CHEVROLET BOTH HAVE STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF REPAIR ASSISTANCE.*AK

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASION S FOUND DOOR OPEN. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK