2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

THE SAFETY HARNESSES ON SOME SEATS RATCHET UP, LOCK, AND CHOKE THE PERSON USING THEM. THE FIRST ONE TO DO THAT WAS IN THE FAR BACK AND HAD BEEN USED ONLY A FEW TIMES WHEN IT FAILED AND WE REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE 12-MONTH WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND SAFETY BELTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW, THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SHOULDER HARNESS TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE VEHICLE, THE BOLTS PULLED COMPLETELY OUT AND THE SHOULDER STRAP IS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. ALL BUT THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS ALSO RATCHETS UP AND LOCKS, NEARLY STRANGLING THE PERSON USING IT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THESE SEAT BELTS. WE ARE A FAMILY OF 3 AND THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEATS ARE SELDOM USED, THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FAIRLY NEW, AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHERE THE BOLTS FELL OUT. FORTUNATELY THAT HAPPENED WHEN OUR 13-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON WAS LATCHING IT, NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE SAFETY BELTS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE SEAM CAME LOOSE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED A SLOW FUEL LEAK. THE LEAK OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR FREE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEAK WAS WHERE THE FILL NECK ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK. UPDATE 03/20/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. THE DEFROST DOES NOT DEFROST THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOWS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLEAN THE WINDOWS TO ENSURE VISIBILITY. PER THE MECHANIC THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO A WEAK COMPRESSOR. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR PER THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT FEELS THE INCIDENT IS A SAFETY RISK DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99600. *NM

I HAVE A CHEVY VENTURE 2001 AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN JULY 2005 AND I AM NOT SURE IF ANY OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND I ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR THERE IS NO SENSOR ON IT AND SOMEONE COULD BE CLOSED IN IT I HAVE TRIED TO PUSH IT OPEN WHEN IT CLOSES AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO CLOSE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT CLOSING ON THEM. HOW CAN I GET IT FIXED AND WILL IT BE AT MY COST. *NM

FUEL GAUGE READING IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES CORRECT, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S INCORRECT. *JB

TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS OVERHEAT AND MELT CAUSING FAILURE. LEFT ONE HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AND MOST RECENTLY RIGHT ONE MELTED AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE. *NM

THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. *JB

AT 35,000 MILES, INTAKE GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT LEAKED INTO INTAKE, REPAIR COVERED BY WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT LEAKED INTO CRANKCASE CONTAMINATING OIL. WAS RECOMMENDED BY MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE ENGINE AND DID. THE NEW USED ENGINE HAD A INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ALONG WITH A HEAD GASKET FAILURE 36,000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A NEW GASKET KIT CAME OUT FOR THIS ENGINE TO FIX THE GASKET FAILURES WITH THE 3.4 LITER. BOTH ENGINES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS IS A ENGINEERING FLAW BY GM. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS GASKET FAILURE. *NM

I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET GM TO HONOR MY WARRANTY FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT IS BAD. I MADE THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR A PART TO BE ORDERED ON MARCH 15, 2006. ON JUNE 29, 2006, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY GEICO BECAUSE I HAD A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME BECAUSE GM WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOW 5 1/2 MONTHS LATER AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I COULD NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WOULD FAIL THE EMISSIONS TEST REQUIRED BY EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA. MY STICKER IS NOW EXPIRED AND HAS BEEN SINCE JUNE 30, 2006. I HAVE CONTACTED MR. TED TRIMBLE, EPA EMISSIONS AND WARRANTY DEPT, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT I CAN NOT GET A RETURN PHONE CALL CONCERNING MY PROBLEM. WHO DO I SPEAK TO NOW! MY VAN IS EMITTING TRASH INTO THE AIR. DOES ANYBODY THERE CARE? GM IS TELLING ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART IS ASKING TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THE PART AND GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY IT. THAT IS FLAT OUT NOT HONORING A WARRANTY. *JB

THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. CAUSING THE CAR TO STILL MOVE WHEN YOU PRESS AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND KILL SOMEONE. I SAW ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT BETWEEN ALL THEM AND THE ONES STILL COMING IN, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *NM