1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHT COVER WAS MISSING AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I STARTED LOOKING AT THE OTHER HEADLIGHT COVER AND IT FELL OFF IN MY HAND. I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD BEEN GLUED ON AND THE GLUE HAD DRIED UP AND WAS CRACKED NO LONGER HOLDING ON THE COVER. I CAME IN AND CALLED CHEVROLET BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (JUST BARELY). THEY DON'T MAKE JUST THE COVER - YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (RIPOFF -$90). I WENT ONLINE TO A VENTURE OWNERS MESSAGE BOARD. I FOUND MESSAGE AFTER MESSAGE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 98 VENTURES. OBVIOUSLY CHEVROLET/GM IS IGNORING IT. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE IF THE COVER IS GONE AND MOISTURE GETS TO THE HALOGEN LIGHT IT COULD EXPLODE INJURING ANYONE CLOSE. NOT ONLY THAT BUT SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED IF THE HEADLIGHT COVER FLIES OFF WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. CHEVROLET IS BEING NEGLIGENT. AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HURT.*AK

MAINTENANCE UNCOVERED THAT FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. DEALER INFORMED US THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WIND BLEW VAN INTO A DITCH AND IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

COOLANT WAS "SLUDGY" AND DEALER ATTRIBUTED THIS SLUDGE TO THIRD PARTY OIL SHOPS USING WRONG RADIATOR FLUID. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WRONG RADIATOR FLUID SLUDGED UP AND ATE THROUGH INTAKE GASKET. $647.19 TO REPAIR GASKET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SWAY AND THE LEFT SIDE VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED SHOCK STRUTS. NLM

WHILE COASTING ALONG, DRIVER DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *JB

THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS THAT ARE TO BE PERMANENT FALL OF EXPOSING HALOGEN BULBS TO MOISTURE, AND INSECTS CAUSES THEM TO BLOW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND REPEATEDLY CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *YD

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE WHEEL STUDS CAME OFF WHICH DISENGAGED WHEEL FROM VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE 6 WHEELS STUDS SHEARED OFF FROM WHEEL.*TT

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEEL STUDS CAME OFF WHICH LED TO DISENGAGEMENT OF WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER PAST 6 MONTHS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY USING COOLANT, BUT NOT LEAKING TO GROUND. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, MAKES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK