2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

2004 VENTURE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT RETRACT INJURING CONSUMER. SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STOP WHEN CLOSING. *TS THE CONSUMER WRIST WAS INJURED WHEN THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE WHO INDICATED THAT HE DOOR WAS OPERATING WITHIN THEIR SPECS. *NM

2004 CHEVY VENTURE-THIS VEHICLE WAS OUR CHOICE DUE TO THE CONNIVANCE WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, NOW AGES 2 AND 3 YEARS OLD. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES IN WHICH MY ARM HAS BEEN BRUISED BY THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM. ONE OF SUCH INCIDENCES I HAD TAKEN BOTH CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND WAS REACHING BACK INSIDE THE REAR LEFT DOOR TO RETRIEVE THE DIAPER BAG. SOMEHOW THE DOOR MECHANISM WAS TRIGGERED TO CLOSE. I THOUGHT IF I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE DOOR IT WOULD REVERSE HOWEVER THIS MECHANISM IS SEVERELY DELAYED. THUS THE DOOR MECHANISM WAS NOT TRIGGERED TO REVERSE UNTIL MY ARM WAS COMPLETELY SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE DOOR & DOOR FRAME. BY THE TIME THE DOOR REVERSED MY ARM WAS SORE AND BRUISED. I HAVE OBVIOUSLY LEARNED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS WITH THIS DOOR NOT TO GET A BODY PART TRAPPED IN THIS DOOR SINCE THAT OCCASION. THIS CAUTIOUSNESS EXTENDS TO BEING OBSESSIVE ABOUT MY CHILDREN AND THEIR ABILITY TO REACH THE DOOR BUTTON & BEING ABLE TO HAVE A LIMB OBSTRUCTING THE DOOR. WE MAKE SURE THE CHILDREN ARE IMMEDIATELY BUCKLED INTO THEIR CAR SEATS TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN NOT OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. HOWEVER THE FACT THAT I AS A 23 YEAR OLD ADULT HAS TO APPLY CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE TO REVERSE THE DOOR WORRIES ME. ONE DAY I CHOSE TO TEST THE DOOR TO SEE HOW MUCH PRESSURE I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY TO REVERSE THE DOOR I FOUND THAT APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE WITH ONE HAND AS POSSIBLE I WAS STILL UNABLE TO REVERSE THE DOOR UNTIL THE DOOR IS WITH IN 4 INCHES OF THE DOOR FRAME REQUIRING AS MUCH PRESSURE AS I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY TO OPERATE A LAWN MOWER. MY CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF STRENGTH IN ANY LIMB OF THEIR BODIES. IF FOR SOME REASON THEY WOULD BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEIR LIMB WOULD BE OBSTRUCTING THIS DOOR THEY WOULD NO DOUBT SUFFER EXTREME INJURY. AS A MOTHER THEIR SAFETY REST ON ME AND I FEEL THAT I AM DOING ALL I CAN TO PREVENT AN INJURY WITH THIS SITUATION HOWEVER I TRULY WISH FOR THIS MOTORIZED MECHANISM TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. *NM

ON OR ABOUT JULY OF 2005 WE NOTICED OUR DRIVER BRAKE WAS PUTTING OFF THE REDISH DUST SIGNALING A NEED FOR NEW BRAKE PADS. WE BOUGHT NEW PADS AND MY HUSBAND WENT TO REPLACE THE PADS. THE PADS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WERE SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE BRAND NEW! THERE WASN'T ANY USE OFF THEM. WE PURCHASED THE VAN IN NOV OF 2004. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS HAD NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I HAD IT EXPLAINED TO ME, FROM A SERVICE TECH AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AS MY BRAKES ARE PRESSED BUT MY VAN STILL HAS THE MOTION BEHIND IT TO ALLOW THE ROTOR TO CONT. TURNING, TILL THE COMPLETE STOP. THIS NOISE IS REALLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS NEEDING TO STOP. THE VAN AT TIMES DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT WANTS TO STOP. I FEAR ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT AND THEY ALL SAY IT LOOKS OK, BUT DON'T LIKE THE SOUND IT MAKING. I MADE IT A POINT TO HAVE THE VAN IN THE CHEVY SHOP BEFORE MY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT THE ROTOR STILL TURNING SLOWLY TILL COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES SHOULD STOP YOUR CAR! MY OLD PARTS I'M NOT SURE IF MY HUSBAND SAVED THEM OR NOT. HE IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED IN IRAQ. I WILL CHECK WITH HIM. PLEASE CONSIDER CHECKING THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THE 2004 VENTURE VANS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL THREE SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT UNBUCKLE WHEN SLIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BELTS. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE APPARENT WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS INSTALLED. AS THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS INSTALLED THE CONTACT CHECKS THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTMENT BY PULLING ON THE SEAT BELT WHICH IMMEDIATELY UNBUCKLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND ONE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOW OCCURRED ON THE OTHER SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE SEAT AND RETURNED TO THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED. *AK

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REGARDING PRUTHVIKA PATEL VS. CHEVROLET & HERTZ.***TRANSFERRED TO TIS***.*MR *NM THE COMPLAINANT REPRESENTS A CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED RIGHT WRIST INJURY ON APRIL 2, 2005 WHILE SHE WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE INJURY WAS INCURRED WHILE SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE COMPLAINANT REQUEST A COPY OF ALL RECORDS FROM NTSB AND NHTSA WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL MOTORS RECALL OF OVER 700,000 MINIVANS. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 10-15-05 WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN , PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11-05-05 WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON 11-12-05 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE BRAKE LINES WERE HANGING AND THERE WAS NO CONDUIT ON THE BRAKE LINES .THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS .THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

DT:THE CONTACTS STATES THE GAS TANK SCRAPES THE GROUND WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE SIT IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE HEAT SHIELD THAT COVERS THE GAS TANK. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED THE REAR SPRINGS WERE CAUSING THE SCRAPPING. THIS WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

DT: 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI VAN. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 3, 2005 . UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE PULLING OUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED IN THE SIDE BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. HEARD A TIRE SQUEALING, AND HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. THE CONSUMER'S BACK AND NECK WERE SORE, BUT NO ONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR, THE VAN WAS TOTALED, AND HE SAID THAT SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AN AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THIS WAS THE CONSUMER'S FIRST ACCIDENT, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH ALL ORIGINAL PARTS. THE CONSUMER WORE SEAT BELTS. ALSO, THE ROAD WAS DRY. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TWO VEHICLES.*AK

THE VAN WOULD STALL OUT WHEN EVER IT WANTED TO. ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR A YEAR, AND HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE. THEY REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP. STILL STALLS. FELT UNSAFE, AND TOOK BACK TO DEALER, REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. LEMON. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. SHE SAID IT HAPPENED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALER INDICATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CALLER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME TO DEALER . MANUFACTURER SAID SHE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN WHEN IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE CALLER SAID SHE TRIES TO TAKE IT TO DEALER WHEN IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT DO IT WHEN SHE GOT THERE. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK