2000 Chevrolet Venture

TL*- THE CONTACT HAD A NUMBER OF STALLING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN STALLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MINIVAN STALLED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ON ONE OCCASION THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED EVERYTHING HAD LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TUNED UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR ONE WEEK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC SHOP FOR THE TUNE UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE STALLING PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL RELAY AND THE HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NO LONGER HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. HE STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT A MECHANIC SHOP WAS ABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT.*AK

IN OUR 2000 CHEVY VENTURE THE FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO RANDOMLY CHOOSE THE FUEL LEVEL IT WILL INDICATE. IT RARELY SEEMS TO SHOW WHAT I WOULD GUESS TO BE THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. I EVEN SAW THE GAUGE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT ONCE RESULTED IN MY WIFE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE EN ROUTE TO PICKING UP OUR CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL (WHILE THE GAUGE SAID THERE WAS MORE THAN HALF A TANK). *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

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS INSTALLED WITH AN ACTIVATION CABLE UNDER THE SEAT TRACK. OVER TIME, THE WIRING IN THE CABLE SHORTED INTERNALLY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *SC *JB

THE CAR WOULD NOT ALWAYS START, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ONE OF THE CABLES THAT ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY HAD MELTED (OF COURSE THE BATTERY WAS ALSO DRAINED). ALSO, MY TURN SIGNALS BLINKED QUICKLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ON. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK IF THE HEADLIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS WERE USED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PANELS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE CASING OF THE BREAK LIGHTS AND THE WATER CAUSED THE CONNECTORS TO ALSO MELT. NOW, AFTER OVER $500 IN REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK