2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

DT: WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION HE SAW THAT THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED AND WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIRS. BASICALLY, THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED SOMEONE HAD DONE THIS TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. THE CONSUMER KEPT VEHICLE GARAGED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. GM OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERAGE. *AK *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED AND FREON LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT BECAUSE HE TRANSPORTS HIS CHILDREN IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATED THIS HAPPENED IN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. *AK.*JB

2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SMASHING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE HOOD RELEASE MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED INADVERTENTLY. *JB

FRONT LEFT AXLE OF 01 CHEVY VENTURE IS MAKING A BAD GRINDING TYPE NOISE WHICH GETS LOUDER THE FASTER YOU DRIVE. AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE VEHICLE.

JULY 16, 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE ALONG MY LOCAL STREET SMITHTOWN NY WHEN I HEARD A EXTREMELY LOUD BANG. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I PULLED MY CAR OVER AND CONTACTED MY HUSBAND. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A LICENSED GM MECHANIC I LEARNED THAT THE CV KNUCKLE AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM SNAPPED WHEN THE ENGINE FELL. UPON CONTACTING GM/CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY OFFERED TO PAY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS, I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY SHOULD PAY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF MY REPAIR COSTS. THIS VEHICLE IS ACCIDENT FREE. AN ENGINE SHOULD NOT FALL OUT OF A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO SHUT IT DOOR DID NOT SHUT. IT REOPENED. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. CALLER HAS NOT TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE BUTTON FOR THE POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. .SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A 1999 MODEL REGARDING THE SLIDING DOORS. THERE WAS NO RECALL NUMBER AVAILABLE. SHE NO LONGER HAS THE 1999 VEHICLE. WAS CALLING TO COMPLAIN THAT SHE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2001 MODEL AND SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. *AK *TT

DT: THE HORN BLEW ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WITHOUT WARNING FOR ONLY A SECONDS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON ITS OWN. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CONTACTED MANUAFACTURER. NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

DT: AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER LEAKED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WERE ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED IN THE LAST MONTHS. THE CONDENSER LEAKED FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE FROM A FAULTY WELD. *AK *NM

MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING INTO OUR VAN AND WALKING TOWARD THE REAR ROW OF SEATS WHEN HE RAN INTO THE SEATBELT THAT CROSSES OVER FROM THE REAR SIDE WINDOW AND WAS ENTANGLED. THE SEATBELT WAS SO TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIM THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION SO THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT WAS BY CUTTING THE SEATBELT. WE HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCINDENTS WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF OUR VAN AND GOING TO THE REAR ROW OF SEATS.

HAD INTERMITANT AIRBAG LIGHT, REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER FIXED DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THEN HAD 40 MPH FRONT END CRASH, FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SDM HAS HISTORY OF FAILURE ON THIS VAN. CONTACTED GM, THEY STATED 'NO ISSUE - CASE CLOSED'. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, ALL CONDITIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MET IN THIS CRASH FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.