2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

PASSENGER KNEELING ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FACING BACKWARDS, PASSENGER SLIPPED OFF THE SEAT AND HIT BY DEFECTIVE RAIL ON WHICH THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD. THE RAIL IS DANGEROUS THERE SHOULD BE A COVERING OVER THE CUT OFF METAL. YH

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S FACE AND ARMS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DUE TO A BAD FUEL PUMP VEHICLE WAS NOT RECEIVING THE PROPER FEED OF FUEL TO THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK STARTER FAILED. *YH

THE POWER OPERATED PASSENGER SIDE DOOR REVERSES WHEN STRIKING AN OBJECT DURING FORWARD TRAVEL, BUT CANNOT CHANGE DIRECTION WHILE REVERSING, THE GAP AT THE BASE OF THE DOOR IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR A CHILD TO SLIP INTO. NLM

THE CHEVROLET VENTURE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS A GAP AT THE BASE LARGE ENOUGH TO TRAP A CHILD. THE DOOR DOES NOT STOP WHILE REVERSING AND THE RESULT OF THIS CAN BE SEEN AT HTTP://WWW.THECARPLACE.COM/VENTURE.HTM PLEASE, PLEASE GO SEE THIS VIDEO -- THIRD ON THE PAGE. I TEST VEHICLES AND HAVE NO FURTHER INTEREST IN THIS ONE. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS SOME ACTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO TESTING OTHER POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MINIVANS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. NEXT DAY, VEHICLE WOULD STAY ON AS RUNNING. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL PUMP FAILED. THEN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SAND INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

DESIGN OF SEATBELT ATTACHED DOESN'T ALLOW PROPER ATTACHMENT OF CHILD CARSEAT -UNSAFE!*AK

THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN MY NEW 2000 CHEVY VENTURE DON'T ADEQUATELY PROTECT MY CHILDREN (AGES 22 MONTHS AND 40 MONTHS). THE KIDS ARE ABLE TO SLIDE DOWN THE CLASP THAT HOLDS THE CHEST STRAPS TOGETHER AND THEN SLIP THEIR ARMS OUT OF THEIR BELTS. THE YONGER CHILD THEN ATTEMPS TO REACH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL OF THIS MAKES FOR A STRESSFUL CAR TRIPS. THE BUCKLES ARE TOO EASY TO OPERATE AND THERE IS NO MECHANISM TO KEEP THECLASP AT CHEST LEVEL WHERE IT BELONGS. ONCE THE KIDS SLIDE THEM DOWN TO THE CROTCH BUCKLE IT IS VERY EASY FOR THEM TO WIGGLE THEIR ARMS OUT OF THE BELTS. I'M WORRIED I'M GOING TO CRASH WHILE TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM TO PUT THEIR ARMS BACK IN THE STRAPS AND REBUCKLE THE CLASPS. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I ASSUMED THE INTEGRATED SEATS WERE SAFE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER PUT THEM IN THE VEHICLE BUT AS IT TURNS OUT THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO GET INJURED WHILE SITTING IN A SEAT THAT WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THEM! *AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON. *AK *ML

ON THRREE OCCASIONS, THIS NEW VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY SURGED AND STALLED; TWICE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I FEEL A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE. LOCAL DEALER IS TOTALLY UANABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK