181 of the
3,069 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Venture
are about the airbag system —
6% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1999.
Driving on a driveway (estimated speed 5-10 mph) when I noted that the driver side door didn't seem completely closed. I tugged on the door handle to shut it and instantaneously felt the driver-side side airbag deploy, scraping my left forearm, left ear, and rupturing the left eardrum. There had been no collision or accident involving the car or any other structure. The vehicle has not been in a prior accident, and has not had additional electric work performed to any of its systems since manufacturing. The vehicle is available for inspection, it has not been inspected yet by a manufacturer or dealer, and the airbag affected my safety by causing physical harm due to faulty deployment.
NHTSA complaint #11515814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, when a police officer ran the red traffic light and crashed into the driver's side door, and pushed the vehicle into a school bus. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated she has a broken right foot and did seek medical attention at the hospital and was waiting for a pending surgery. The police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to towing lot. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,072.
NHTSA complaint #11438037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WAS DRIVING FORWARD COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT .WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN IT STARTED SHAKING AND THE BRAKE CAME UP AND THEN WHEN PUSHED IT BACK DOWN IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT. THEM GOING OUT CAUSED US TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION CAUSING US TO GET HIT BY A VEHICLE COMING THROUGH THE LIGHT, SPINNING US AROUND AND GOT HIT MORE THAN ONCE. HIT US ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE AND WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED OUT BUT NOT ONE AIR BAG WENT OFF/DEPLOYED AT ALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.THERE WERE 3 BABIES IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #11310811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS PREGNANT AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INTOXICATED. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS WHO ALSO HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.
NHTSA complaint #11194526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLASH 7 TIMES THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,500.
NHTSA complaint #11010181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED TO THE LEFT AND THEN BACK TO ITS LANE. THE REAR TIRES ROLLED OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #10991158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10938325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND INTERNAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
NHTSA complaint #10853221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VAN WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 65 MPH..FORD QUAD CAB TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME..I LOCKED THE BRAKES, SOME SKID MARKS DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND COMPLETELY BROADSIDED THE TRUCK. DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR, AND FRONT CORNER PANEL. SEVERAL OF TRUCKS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IMPACT WAS AT A HIGH SPEED. INJURIES TO MYSELF AND PASSENGER, NECK, SHOULDER, KNEE, WRIST, ANKLE, NOT FATAL, THANK GOODNESS. PASSENGER OF TRUCK, INJURIES UNKNOWN. TRUCK WAS AT FAULT IN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10819198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10810976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER OF VEH. #1 2003 CHEV VENTURE LS WAS EAST BOUND THROUGH A CONTROLED INTERSECTION, WHEN VEH. 2 A 1997 JEEP WAS WEST BOUND IN INTO THE INTERSECTION AND MADE AN ABRUP LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF VEH. #1. BOTH VEHICLES STRUCK EACH OTHER IN THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF EACH VEHICLE. VEH. #1 WAS DECLARED TOTALLED BY TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO. THE LF PORTION OF THE VAN WAS SHOVED BACK IN TO THE MOTOR, RADIATOR, ALONG WITH THE LF WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE NEAR HEAD ON CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10746120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2005 CHEVROLET VENTURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HIS FATHER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES AND HIS STEP-MOTHER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FATHER HIT A DIRT BANK HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, HIS FATHER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS CHEST CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS LUNGS, SPLEEN, KIDNEYS AND RIBS. HIS STEP-MOTHER HIT THE DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE WITH HER HEAD, CUTTING HER ACROSS THE FOREHEAD.
NHTSA complaint #10651206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10617978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVER WAS SLOWING OR STOPPED WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY OR WHETHER IT DEPLOYED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED.
NHTSA complaint #10596950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,699.
NHTSA complaint #10587838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, KNEE, HIP, AND ARM INJURIES. 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: 02V222000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. DR
NHTSA complaint #10552680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
NHTSA complaint #10534893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND DRIVER. THIS CHEVY VENTURE WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE, HEAD-ON CRASH VS. A CHEVY SILVERADO. BOTH FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS IN THE VENTURE WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS IN THE VENTURE FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO CAUSE FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS IN THE SILVERADO DID DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10524144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.