2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

THE CHEVY VENTURE FAILS TO MAINTAIN FUEL LEVELS AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. THIS CONSTITUTES FREQUENT STOPS AND PANICKING OVER WHEN AND WHERE TO GET THE NEXT TANK OF GAS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF INCOME AND CAUSING WIDE SPREAD HUNGER. *TR

VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. MY RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE PROVES THIS POINT AND CHEVY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! AT APPROX 120K, THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN LIKE THAT. MECHANICAL REPLACED INTAKE GASKET FOR $1100 AND RECOMENDED CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1000 BUT COULD NOT AFFORD THAT. 1 YEAR LATER, SAME PROBLEM, OVERHEATING AND CANNOT DRIVE WITH THAT, MECHANIC TESTS AND FINDS FAULTY HEAD GASKET, $2000+ ESTIMATE, WILL NOT PAY THAT FOR A FAULTY COOLING SYSTEM. LEGAL RESOLVE TO BE SOUGHT, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU CAN TO ASSIST OR JOIN A POTENTIAL CLASS-ACTION SUIT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BRAKE SHOP (ALL TUNE AND LUBE) AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CYLINDER, AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD MOVE TO HOT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO SLIPPING GEARS. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK. GM ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,978. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

TAIL LAMP FAILURE DUE TO WATER EGRESS. ITEM IS A 2001 CHEVY VENTURE TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET. NATURE OF DESIGN IS A 4 BULB IN-LINE CIRCUIT BOARD SOCKET HOLDER, ITS MOUNTED WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TOP, THUS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SOCKET HOLDER VIA WIRES AND CONNECTOR. WATER FLOODS TAIL LAMP AND SHORTS OUT THE TAIL LAMP. OVER TIME THE STEEL CIRCUIT PLATE WIRES BECOME CORRODED AND CAN NO LONGER MAKE A COMPLETE CIRCUIT, THUS VERY DIM OR NO TAIL LAMP LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PUT BRAKE FLUID INSIDE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER; THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RUSTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY, DESPITE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. AS OF JULY 30, 2007, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,913.

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS, CAUSES ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHICH RESULTED HEADS WERE WARPING. MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-10 COMING HOME FROM OUR FAMILY VACATION FROM DISNEYLAND AND HEADING BACK TO PHOENIX AZ WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN. WE WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DESERT FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL TO ADD WATER INTO THE RADIATOR. 45 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE COOLED ENOUGH TO ADD THE WATER AND FOR SOME REASON IT WOULD NOT DRAW THE WATER OUT OF THE RESERVOIR. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WE CALLED THE STATE POLICE AND A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN CAME OUT AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. HE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WE WERE CHARGED $250.00 TO BE TOWED 25 MILES FROM WHERE WE WERE TO THE TRUCK STOP AT TONAPAH. HE WANTED $700.00 TO TOW US HOME TO CHANDLER, AZ. HOWEVER, A FRIEND CAME TO OUR RESCUE BY TOWING US HOME WITH A STRAP FROM HIS TRUCK. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE 101 FREEWAY IN THE EAST VALLEY THE BATTERY DIED, ADDING TO THE DRAMA AND STRESS OF THE EVENING. WE FINALLY GOT HOME AFTER 1 AM , WE WERE EXPECTED AT 5 PM. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THE HEADS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN ENGINES OVER 75,000 MILES , WE HAVE 77000 MILES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND DAMAGING IT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, CAUSING THE SIGNAL TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL. YET IT FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 85000. *AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT IN SYNC. THEY ARE IN THE UP POSITION WHEN TURNED OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE ONCE AND THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT DID IT AGAIN. NOW I'M TOLD IT IS A COMPONENT THAT WILL COST $368 TO FIX. I SEE MANY VENTURES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK