2002 Chevrolet Venture

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AND RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND OVER CORRECTED MYSELF AN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND MY FACE WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WAS THROWN FOR THE VAN OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE VAN THEN LANDED ON MY FOOT BEFORE I HIT THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYING MY NOSE WAS TORN ABOUT OFF MY FACE AND BROOK 4 RIBS FRACTURED 5 AND MY FOOT AND ANKLE AND FOOT WAS BADLY DAMAGED MY SEAT BELT WAS PUT ON BUT FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/19/2016.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 02/22/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK AND DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 10/27/09. *LJ THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION ON THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR MAT. UPDATED 10/29/09. *JB

2002 CHEVY VENTURA STARTED RUNNING INTO ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE DASH AUG OF 08. IN LATE SEPTEMBER OF 08 THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INDICATOR LIGHT LUMINATED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON A DRY DAY. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE I WAS ASKED A FEW TIMES BY GM ABOUT THE CONDITIONS) TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED GM WHO SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT TO REVIEW THE CODES AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE. MY REQUEST WAS TO HAVE GM CORRECT THE DEFECT BECAUSE NO IMPACT OCCURRED THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE CASE # 10531887 IN GM'S RECORDS WHICH SHOULD STATE THAT THE CASE WAS FROM WATER LEAKING INTO THE FLOOR BOARD THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, THEY DENIED THE CLAIM. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DAYS LATER WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND THEY AGAIN DENIED ASSISTANCE. MONTHS AFTER THIS EPISODE THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED REPLACED FROM ROCK CHIP. FOUND THAT THE LUGGAGE RACK WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK DOWN THOUGH THE INTERPILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HAS CORRODED THE PILLAR FRAME THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THE GLASS. SO DID GM KNOW ABOUT THE LEAK THAT THE LUGGAGE RACK WAS CREATING OVER THE YEARS CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON THIS MODEL??? THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE INSPECTOR KNEW WHAT TO LOOK FOR BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARDS OF CARPETS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER IN 2006 WHO GARAGED IT MOST OF THE TIME. I DO NOT. I DO WANT TO SAY ON A POSITIVE NOTE THAT THE VAN DESIGN AND THE ROOM THAT THE FAMILY ENJOYS IN IT ON LONG TRIPS HAS BEEN GREAT. DISAPPOINTED WITH THE FINDINGS BECAUSE THE VANS VALUE IS NOT WORTH ANYTHING WITH THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO PAY A MINIMUM OF $70.00 FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS (GM), AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM ON 01/02/06. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THEY REFUSEDT O CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 7-16, IT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DIDN'T NEED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FILE# WAS 71-464-478231. *AK UPDATED 1/31/2007 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR OR SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, LETTING THE CONTACT KNOW THE AIR BAG SWITCH OR SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS A SENSOR OR A SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER NEVER INDICATED THE REASON FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SWITCH OR SENSOR. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE LAST REPLACEMENT FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO INFORM THEM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK