2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND AT THE TIME WILL GO ALWAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,.PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRANSMISSION IS ON DRIVE AND GOING UP A HILL COULD TAKE OFF FOOT FROM BRAKES TO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARD. BUT THE SAME MOTION HAD HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL WILL ROLL FOWARD WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH BUCKLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS POSITIONED BETWEEN CHILD'S LEGS. THIS HAS CAUSED CHILD'S TESTICLES TO SWELL. *AK*JG

WHILE GOING DOWNHILL APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

IN A LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE CHEST CLIP ON THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME OPEN. MY SON HAD MARKS ON HIS SHOLDERS. HARMON CHEVROLET ORDERED A NEW SEAT, BUT THE NEW ONE PERFORMED THE SAME WAY. THE CHEST STRAP IS WEAK ENOUGH FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD TO PUSH HIS CHEST AGAINST IT WHEN STRAPPED IN AND POP IT OPEN. HARMON CONTACTED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO OPEN IN A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF A MINOR CRASH CAUSED MARKS THAT A HIGH IMPACT CRASH WOULD BREAK HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS IMPELLED FORWARD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CHILD CAR SEAT BEING DESIGNED TO COME OPEN AND AM QUITE CONVINCED THAT THE OPPOSITE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THE SEAT IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED IN THAT THERE IS A HARD BAR SITUATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE BUTTOCKS AND IS UNSAFE IN THAT IT WILL NOT PROTECT A CHILD IN A CRASH. I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO SEE THESE FLAWS FIXED PROMPTLY.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AFTER ENGINE RECEIVED 15000 MILE CHECK FROM DEALER. STAYED ON FOR A WEEK THEN OFF BY ITSELF.NOW BACK ON. WILL RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK.*AK

DOORS UNLOCK AND LOCK INVOLUNTARY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN VEHICLE DUE TO DOORS LOCKING AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, DRIVER REPORTEDLY PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, CHILD IN CHILD SEAT IN REAR SEAT, DRIVER CARRIED PACKAGE IN HOUSE, VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY FORWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY AND INTO DITCH. DRIVER FOUND VEHICLE RUNNING, SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR SHOWING DRIVE. SUBMITTED BY DAVID DAUBERT, P.E. *YD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE 2 INJURIES AND ONE FATALITY. *YH

1. THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR HAS NO SENSOR. IF YOU ARE STANDING IN ITS WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU BEFORE IT RETRACTS. IF MY CHILD WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, IT COULD DO SUBSTANTIAL HARM. 2. THERE ARE 2 BUCKET SEATS IN THE BACK OF THIS MINIVAN. THEY ARE SPACED 4.7 INCHES APART. MY SON WHO IS 2 YEARS OLD (35LBS AND 38") WAS INSIDE THE CAR AND REACHED BETWEEN THE SEATS TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK AREA. HE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE SEATS AND COULD NOT FREE HIMSELF. THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO LIFT HIM OUT BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER AND WE DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS IN THE CAR, HE COULD HAVE SUFFOCATED. 3. THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED WITH ALL BUCKET SEATS, IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH BOOSTER SEATS AND CAR SEATS PROPERLY. THE BUCKLES THAT CLASP THE SEATBELTS DO NOT STAND UP TO FACE UPWARDS, THEY FACE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THEREFORE, YOU CAN NOT GET A GOOD CONNECTION FOR THE SEATS TO FIT SECURELY. I WENT TO CAR SEAT CLINICS SPONSORED BY CHEVY AND THE "PROFESSIONALS" COULD NOT GET THE SEATS TO FIT PROPERLY AND WITHOUT MOVEMENT. FOR A CAR THAT WAS DESIGNED WITH CHILDREN IN MIND, THEY DID A SORRY JOB. I FEEL THIS CAR TO BE UNSAFE FOR ANY CHILD UNDER 40 POUNDS! PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THESE PROBLEMS LIGHTLY - MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE.*AK