IllustrationFUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAS DEFECTIVE WELD THAT ALLOWED LARGE QUANITY OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO BOTH THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR OPERATED IN A ROUGH OR ABUSIVE MANNER. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE VERY GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION.
2002 Chevrolet Venture
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Venture do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 220.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
300–25K
3925–50K
2650–75K
1875–100K
19100–150K
8150K+
140 reports with mileage · 80 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 42 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports4 fire reports21 injury reports
What owners actually said
220 reportsOWNER OF A MODEL YEAR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED .*MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE D…
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OWNER OF A MODEL YEAR 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED .*MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HAS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. *NM
CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE DRIVES REAL BUMPY, VEHICLE WHISTLES ALOT BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT FROM. GOES OVER SMALL BUMPS AND IS REALLY BUMPY RIDE. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN PROPERLY AND WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS CLOSED, SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO PROP OPEN. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THIS COULD NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE PASSENGERS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH BRAKES FAILED. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BY PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. *NM *NM
THE LIGHT SAYING "CHECK ENGINE SOON" WENT ON. I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY SO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. PARTS MANAGER SAID IT NEEDS A NEW THERMOSTAT AND INTAKE GASKET. GASKET TAKES 6.6 HRS LABOR AND WILL THEREFORE COST OVER $500. THIS IS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN MODEL SV; 42000 MILES. THIS SEEMS AN UNUSUAL COSTLY…
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THE LIGHT SAYING "CHECK ENGINE SOON" WENT ON. I WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY SO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. PARTS MANAGER SAID IT NEEDS A NEW THERMOSTAT AND INTAKE GASKET. GASKET TAKES 6.6 HRS LABOR AND WILL THEREFORE COST OVER $500. THIS IS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN MODEL SV; 42000 MILES. THIS SEEMS AN UNUSUAL COSTLY REPAIR FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?*AK
68,000 MILES ON 2002 VENTURE AND LOSING COOLANT. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $650 TO REPLACE POORLY DESIGNED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT IS LEAKING! *NM
I BOUGHT MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE ON 1/22/05. I REALIZED ABOUT A WEEK LATER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT. WE CAN NOT OPERATE IT AT ALL. WE TRIED USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, BOTH OF THE INTERIOR BUTTONS AND PULLING THE HANDLE ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR...NONE …
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I BOUGHT MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE ON 1/22/05. I REALIZED ABOUT A WEEK LATER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT. WE CAN NOT OPERATE IT AT ALL. WE TRIED USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, BOTH OF THE INTERIOR BUTTONS AND PULLING THE HANDLE ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR...NONE OF THESE THINGS WORK. AS SOON AS THE RAIN HAS GONE AND THE VAN DRIES THE DOOR WORKS FINE. I HAVE A CALL IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ACTING LIKE I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION AND IS ALSO A SAFETY RISK FOR ANY OF MY PASSENGERS.
HEARD A RUMBLING/GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, MORE SPECIFICALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THIS NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL DRIVING MOTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT DOOR AND DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Official recalls
307V349000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage
Aug 8, 2007
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FRACTURE MAY ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL WILL BE MAILED IN TWO PHASES WITH THE FIRST PHASE BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 4, 2007. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE MAILED ON DECEMBER 13, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668. THE VEHICLE POPULATION INCLUDES BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND PONTIAC AZTEK VEHICLE BUILT IN MAY 2003; CHEVROLET VENTURE AND PONTIAC MONTANA VEHICLES BUILT FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2002; AND ALL VEHICLES REGISTERED IN NEVADA, ARIZONA, VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, AND HAWAII.
04V597000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Dec 22, 2004
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS AND A POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR COULD BE INJURED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A PASSENGER USES THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND HOLDS ONTO THE HANDLE WHILE IT IS BEING OPENED BY THE MOTOR, THE PASSENGER'S ARM MAY BE PUSHED INTO THE SEAT BACK OR ARMREST AND A WRIST OR LOWER ARM INJURY MAY RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER OR MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER-SIDE, THE INTERIOR HANDLE WILL ALSO BE REPLACED FOR APPEARANCE REASONS. NOTE: BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED, GM ADVISES OWNERS TO NOT USE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR FROM SWITCHES AT THE DRIVER'S POSITION OR BY USING THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE DRIVER SHOULD TELL PASSENGERS TO USE THE SWITCH LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT. THE DRIVER SHOULD USE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TO PREVENT OPERATION OF THE POWER DOOR BY CHILDREN OR BY OTHERS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS USE. THE OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER MAILING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES WITH THE FIRST PHASE BEGINNING ON MAY 31, 2005. THE SECOND PHASE MAILING BEGAN ON JULY 18, 2005. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2005. PHASE 2 BEGAN ON JULY 18, 2005. PHASE 3 (FINAL PHASE) BEGAN ON AUGUST 24, 2005, TO ALL REMAINING CUSTOMERS. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668; OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
02V222000 · Air Bags:frontal
Aug 9, 2002
CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIR BAG CUSHION WOULD NOT INFLATE FULLY, REDUCING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BAG TO PROTECT THE DRIVER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE04064 · POWER-SLIDING Door
Opened Sep 17, 2004 · Closed Dec 22, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure:body:door
SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE WITH AN OPTIONAL POWER SLIDING DOOR.THE INTERIOR HANDLE IS ORIENTED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION IN THE DOOR PANEL AND LINES UP AT THE ELBOW LEVEL WHEN THE OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE 2ND-ROW OUTBOARD POSITION.IF THE OCCUPANT HOLDS THE INTERIOR HANDLE IN THE THUMB UP POSITION DURING POWER-ASSISTED OPENING, THE ARM/WRIST CAN BE PUSH BACK WITH FORCE AGAINST THE 2ND-ROW BUCKET SEAT OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT BACK CREATING A RISK OF INJURY (OTHER SEATING CONFIGURATIONS HAVE AMPLE SEAT TO DOOR CLEARANCE TO AVOID ENTRAPMENT OF THE LOWER ARM).AMONG THE 103 TOTAL REPORTS, THERE WERE 102 ALLEGED INJURIES INCLUDING ARM/WRIST, THUMB AND SHOULDER INJURIES.A COUNT OF INJURIES REVEALS THAT 76 INJURIES WERE A FRACTURED OR A BROKEN ARM/WRIST REQUIRING AN IMMOBILIZING CAST FOR FOUR-TO-SIX WEEKS.ALL INJURIES INVOLVE THE RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR.THE LEFT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS ON FAR FEWER VEHICLES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT PRODUCES LESS FORCE.GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY BY LETTER DATED DECEMBER 21, 2004, THAT IT WILL RECALL MODEL YEAR 1997 THOUGH EARLY 2005 GM U-VAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND WITH 2ND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN CHAIRS (NHTSA RECALL #04V597).AS PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY, GM WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE WITH A FLUSH MOUNTED HANDLE THAT WILL PREVENT AN OCCUPANT FROM GRASPING THE HANDLE WITH THE PALM BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND DOOR PANEL (THUMB UP ORIENTATION) AND THUS ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ARM/WRIST ENTRAPMENT.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.