2002 Chevrolet Venture

2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO BERM AND THE VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, A FUSE HAD BEEN CHANGED IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS THE AREA SHE FIRST SAW THE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0607-90)*JB UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM STORAGE TANK, TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS COMING FROM AROUND THE INLET, AND THAT THERE IS A RELATED SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON MY VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V349000). THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLES IS NOT ONE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN (2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE [XXX]). IT WOULD SEEM THAT GM MISREPORT THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE BULBS CONTINUALLY BLOW, AND OVER HEAT IN MY CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT MY NEIGHBORS MONTANA (SAME PARTS & MANUFACTURER) IS DOING THE SAME. ALSO HAVE NOTICED OTHERS ON THE ROAD NOW THAT HAVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHT BAR WAS BURNED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHEN WE REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME, AND HAD SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE WHEN WE REPLACED YET ANOTHER BULB. UPDATED 08/24/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CHEVROLET VENTURE OWNERS. UPDATED IVOQ 08/25/10 *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2005 AT 50,000 MILES. HAD IT REBUILT FOR $3,000.00. FAILED AGAIN AT IN AUGUST 2009 115,000 MILES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. HAD IT REPLACED AND THE GASKET REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $3,000.00. STILL OVERHEATS IN CITY TRAFFIC. LEFT RADIATOR FAN NEVER COMES ON I HAVE TO RUN THE HEATER TO GET THE TEMP UNDER CONTROL AND I LIVE IN YUMA, AZ. THIS VAN IS A LEMON AND HAS COST ME ABOUT $8,000.00 MORE THAN IT SHOULD TO OWN. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM PRODUCT. THEY ARE CRIMINALS! *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET I WAS TOLD VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE I HAVE ALREADY PUT ALOT OF MONEY IN VAN. THE VAN OVERHEATS SO OFTEN I CAN HARDLY EVEN USE IT. I AM FINANCIALLY IN A POSITION WERE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO WHEN I HAVE TAKEN SUCH GREAT CARE OF THIS VAN. FURTHER MORE AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT CONSUMERS HAVE HAD WITH 2002 CHEVY VENTURES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I NEVER KNOW HOW HOT CAN THE VAN GET BEFORE ITS A DANGER TO ME, MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR RECALL. *TR

I AM STILL PAYING FOR A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THAT I BOUGHT 2 1/2 YRS AGO. IT HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING MAJOR COOLING ISSUES ANYWHERE FROM OVER HEATING TO SMELLING THE ANTI FREEZE, IF IT IDLES FOR 10MIN IT WILL GET UP TO ABOUT 220 DEG AND THE FANS WONT KICK ON TILL 285 DEG. WE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW FOR REPAIRS. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, THIS TIME THEY JUST REPLACED MY RADIATOR CAP AND FLUSHED MY SYSTEM. 4 DAYS LATER ITS DOING IT AGAIN OVERHEATING TO 3/4 MARK, SMELLING VERY DISTINCTLY LIKE ANTI- FREEZE YET THERE ARE NO LEAKS. ? THEY ARE NOW LOOKING INTO AN ENGINE SENSOR AND SAID IT NORMALLY RUNS 184 DEG AND SHOULD BE AT LEAST 195 DEG SO IT RUNS LOW ON A NORMAL BASIS. ( NORMAL TO ME SINCE I BOUGHT IT) I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH GM AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.? HOW MANY DEDUCTIBLES DO I HAVE TO PAY BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY FIND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM I TOLD THEM ABOUT FROM THE BEGINNING? I HAVE THREE CHILDREN I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS VAN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT OVERHEATING SOMEWHERE. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EVER HE ADDED FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, HE SMELLED FUEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DOESN'T SMELL FUEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHICH ALSO REVEALED A CRACK ON THE INLET VALVE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V349000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.