2002 Chevrolet Venture

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2006. I HAVE ALREADY HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, RADIATOR PROBLEMS, AND NOW ENGINE AND OIL PUMP PROBLEMS. I STILL HAVE APPROX. $7,500.00 IN PAYMENTS TO A FINANCIAL COMPANY. I DID HAVE AN AS IS PURCHASE BUT IS THERE ANY KICK BACK FOR MIEN SOME WAY. THIS ISN'T FAIR. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO TO HAVE THE DEALER AT LEAST HELP WITH THE PURCHASE AND REPAIR FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR THIS CAR. IT ALSO HAVE 10 POTENTIAL LISTINGS UNDER AUTOCHECK.COM. I HAVEN'T OBTAINED THOSE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PURCHASE THESE REPORTS. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE IS ALWAYS OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. TECHNICIANS AT OIL CHANGE BUSINESSES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY VENTURES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER CHEVY VENTURES ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME LIGHT OUT. I HAD MY VENTURE AT THE CAR DEALER FOR A RECALL SERVICE ON THE DOOR HANDLES AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THEY FINISHED MY SENTENCE FOR ME WHEN I WAS DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM--THEY ALREADY KNEW THAT VENTURES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT FIX IT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE VENTURE SHOULD BE RECALLED TOO. *JB

MY WIFE WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED. MY WIFE HAD PROPERLY SECURED ELLIE IN HER SEAT BELT BUT SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE AUTO AND DIED INSTANTLY IN A LOW SPEED CRASH. SHE MAY HAVE UNBUCKLED OR HERSELF BUT OUR MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR HAD PREVIOUS SEAT BELT FAILURE AND WE HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO SUPPORT THIS. *NM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BURNS OUT CONSTANTLY ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. IT SEEMS THE HOUSING GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS THE BULB AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE BULB AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT NUMEROUS TIMES AS HAVE I. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THIS MODEL VAN AND IT'S ALWAYS THE DRIVER SIDE. I'M AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED WITH THIS LIGHT BEING OUT MOST OF THE TIME. CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE.*JB

TOOK THE VENTURE MINIVAN IN FOR BRAKES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT LOSING ANY RADIATOR FLUID BUT HOW DO YOU ARGUE WITH A DEALERSHIP THAT WANTS TO MAKE MONEY. FROM THE WEB AND THIS SITE, GM HAS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FREE TO CHARGE. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS EVEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SHAME ON GM. *NM

2002 CHEVY VENTURE BRAKE LIGHTS. MOSTLY, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT FUNCTION EITHER. SOMETIMES, BOTH WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DOES NOT WORK OR "BLOWS" PREMATURELY. HAVE REPLACED FOUR BULBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONE, OF WHICH TWO DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE BLOWN. HAVE SEEN AND TALKED TO OTHER VENTURE OWNERS WHO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A ROAD HAZARD AS YOU NEVER KNOW IF AND HOW MANY OF YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. *NM

WE BOUGHT A CHEVY VENTURE IN OCTOBER, 2004. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A "GM CERTIFIED" VEHICLE, SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER AND IN THE MIDWEST WE DID NOT NEED TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. THAT IS WHEN WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HAD A LEAK, BY THEN THE 3000 MILES WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WE GOT STUCK WITH THE $900 DOLLARS BILL. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH 2006, WHILE AT THE SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND STATE MANDATED SAFETY INSPECTION THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM MANIFOLD HAD A LEAK. I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON BUT IT IS TO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $900 DOLLARS. WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG WITH THIS VAN COSTS $900 DOLLARS? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.