2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE WB EDITION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT APPEARS TO BE LEAKING AND WE ARE IN FEAR THAT IT WILL DO HARM TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT GM HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. WHAY IS THAT? IF THIS IS SO COMMON WHY NOT FIX IT!*JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR CLOSE IF THERE IS SOMETHING BLOCKING THE DOOR FROM SHUTTING. THE DESIGN IS SUPPOSE TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO RETRACT IF THERE IS SOMETHING BLOCKING THE DOOR FROM SHUTTING. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAND WAS CLOSED IN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR COMPLETELY SHUT. THE CONSUMER HIT THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, AND IT DID OPEN THIS WAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLE OF THIS PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER OR CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER. *AK *JB

2000 CHEVY VENTURE WB EDITION - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN (LIKE ON LABOR DAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO SECURE MY CAR!). THE PASSENGER SIDE SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 5/9/05 AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (LANNA CHEVROLET IN WOBURN, MA) AGAIN IN 6/05, 7/05 AND 9/05 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OCCURRED (5/05) THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FAILED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO USE THE PASSENGER SIDE SWITCH TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. ON 9/05/05, BOTH SWITCHED FAILED TO OPERATE THE WINDOW TO CLOSE IT. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL IN GETTING PROBLEM FIXED - WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (60,000 MILES). I AM, HOWEVER, NOW AT 58,800 AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO - BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ACTUALLY CHECK THE WIRING VISUALLY AS IT IS 'TOO MUCH WORK' AND 'WHO IS GOING TO PAY THEM'. *NM

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS STICK. THE GLASS DOES NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO EITHER STICK IN THE DOWN POSITION OR THE UP POSITION. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IVE BEEN TOLD THE DOOR SHAPE CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED AFTER RECALL 04V597000 REPAIRS ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR WERE DONE THE LOCK ON THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE INSIDE WAS ROUGHED UP FROM THE REPAIR WORK. THE REPAIR WORK ON THE RECALL WAS DONE ON THE 7-18-05. DEALER SAID THAT THE LOCK ON THE DOOR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. *AK

1) SCREECHING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHICH GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. 2) VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO FAILURE. 3) PROBLEM CAUSED BY LEAKING BREAK FLUID DAMAGING DRUMS AND PADS. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS (AT LEAST 5,000 TO 10,000 BETWEEN OCCURRENCES).*JB

2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE CONSUMER, HIS NIECE AND SISTER WERE INJURED. *JB

DT: BOTH SLIDING BACK DOORS MOLDING T LOOSENED AND IS HUNG DOWN. DEALER APPLIED GLUE, AND IT DID NOT HOLD. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE MOLDING REPLACED. DEALER DID NOT GOT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN YET. DEALER ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST HAPPENED TODAY. MANUFACTURER SAID TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON VANDYKE (JUST NORTH OF 16 MILE ROAD) WHEN I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (DRIVER'S DOOR AND REAR SLIDING DOOR) BY A DRIVER WHO FAILED TO YIELD (HE WAS ISSUED A TICKET). HE WAS DRIVING AN OLDER FULL-SIZE VAN. THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NOTE: I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE THAT SAME EVENING FROM THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND OTHER COMPONENTS...[ MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED]. *NM

MY 2000 VENTURE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE NOSE DOWN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. AFTER ABOUT ONE HOUR SOMEONE SMELLED GAS. WE FOUND GAS STREAMING OUT FROM UNDER THE VAN. THERE WAS NO GAS IN MY GARAGE AND I DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE WAY. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE DEALER. MUST REPLACE ENTIRE GAS TANK BECAUSE 'CHECK VALVE INSIDE TANK WENT BAD'. COST $1100. THIS POOR DESIGN MAKES US HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK FOR ONE VALVE. NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM WON'T HELP PAY FOR REPAIR.