2001 Chevrolet Venture

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING. HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

OTHER PART AFFECTED IS THE JACK THIS STYLE VAN RUSTS THRU IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL WHERE THE JACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY STRUCTURAL SUPPORT RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHERE THE VAN CAN FALL OFF THE JACK IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. AS A MATTER OF FACT MY CHEVROLET DEALER, AT ABOUT 170,000 MILES, CRUSHED THE WHOLE AREA OF MY CAR WHILE THEY PUT IT ON A LIFT TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION LINES. I CAN NEVER SAFELY PUT THE JACK AT THAT LOCATION. THAT IS WHAT ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM WHEREAS THE RUST WAS THERE VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VAN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN UPDATED 05/12/2015 *JS

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED THE HEAT GAUGE STARTING TO RISE VERY QUICKLY TO THE RED ZONE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND ONCE THE TEMP CAME DOWN WE PROCEEDED TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE. THERE WE PURCHASED A THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR CAP, AND 2 GALLONS OF PREMIX DEX-COOL. WE INSTALLED THE NEW CAP AND FILLED SYSTEM WITH THE DEX-COOL. WE DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES TO A LAKE FOR A DAY OF FISHING. THE INACCESSIBILITY OF THE THERMOSTAT, I COULD NOT CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT THAT DAY. AFTER SITTING (NOT RUNNING) WE STARTED FOR HOME (60 MILES). WE HAD ONLY GONE ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN IT OVERHEATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE WE'D HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE VAN COOL DOWN AND ADD MORE COOLANT AND WATER. IT TOOK 6 HOURS TO GET HOME. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM CONTINUED. ON 28APR2014 WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A LOCAL (REPUTABLE) AUTO SHOP. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY COULD PRESSURE TEST THE SYSTEM TO CHECK THE OTHER COMPONENTS (RADIATOR, RADIATOR CAP, ETC.) THE COST OF JUST THE INTAKE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1500-$2500. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VANS BECAUSE OF THE DEX-COOL BEING A PLASTICIZER AND AN ALUMINUM CORROSIVE. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE CHOSE NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES (FOR A LESS PROBLEM) BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS SAID OK WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO TO KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS WE'LL FIX IT, BUT NOT GM. IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD IF GM EVEN TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WE ARE MIDDLE-CLASS AND HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING ENDS MEET AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS KIND OF EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR AS HE NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FUEL LEAK IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ARRIVING HOME, AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS LOCATED. AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL CAP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE HIS FINDINGS WERE CONFIRMED. WHILE SEEKING A REPLACEMENT GAS TANK ONLINE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY GM, REGARDING THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL.

CAR WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATE. THE VENTURE WILL ALSO OVER HEAT AFTER RUNNING FOR 10 MIN. OR SO. THIS VAN LIKES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR GAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. ONLY OWNED IT LESS THAN A YEAR, NOW IT MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE LAST NIGHT AND NOW IT WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE ONLY IN REVERSE. YOU HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS ON THE STEERING COLUMN ONLY AND EVEN THEN IT'S DEBATABLE IF IT WILL RUN. *TR

MY MOTHER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2001, IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE SHE BROUGHT IT HOME. TURN SIGNALS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER CAUSING THEM TO BURN OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. I ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER HER PASSING IN 2012 . THE VAN ONLY HAS 66000 MILES ON IT AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS 6 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD IT. WHEN SHE HAD IT SHE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPEN AGAIN. I RECENTLY RAN INTO SOMEONE THAT WAS IN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YR VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION, HE ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND OF COURSE I SAID YES..THIS VAN IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS LEMON? *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND GOING ABOUT 60 MPH ON HWY 99 JUST NORTH OF SACRAMENTO. AN AMBULANCE CUT IN FRONT OF US AND SLOWED DOWN. THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 2001 CHEVY VENTURE STRUCK THE LEFT REAR END OF THE AMBULANCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY MY DAUGHTER INJURED HER HAND AND LEGS. I INJURED MY STERNUM, BRUISED MY STOMACH, AND INJURED MY RIGHT LEG. WE DO HAVE PICTURES SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

HEATER SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON VERY COLD DAY WAS INITIAL INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND MANY REPAIRS LATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE STILL GOES INTO RED AND NO HEAT COMING INTO CABIN WHEN HEATER TURNS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH, AND PEOPLE SEEM TO BE STUCK WITH HIGH REPAIR BILLS JUST LIKE ME BECAUSE THEY MADE THE UNFORTUNATE DECISION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLE WITH A FLAWED DESIGN IN THE COOLING SYSTEM/ HEAD GASKETS. *TR