ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEFT TURN SIGNAL WIRING SHORTED OUT & AS RESULT ALL LIGHTS ON LEFT FRONT DO NOT WORK NOW. PIGTAILS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS APPLICATION!!!
NHTSA complaint #11405712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chevrolet Venture electrical problems
262 of the 3,069 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Venture are about the electrical system — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1997.
262
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
4
Crashes
17
Fires
Electrical System complaints by model year
What owners said
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BUTTONS FOR MY CONTROL DASH WHERE RADIO AND HEAT ADJUSTMENT ARE, THE PANEL,. GETS BLAZING HOT TO THE TOUCH. EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT. IT'S OVERHEATING SO MUCH I AM CONCERNED IT WASN'T FIXED BY A RECALL PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED. THE BUTTONS DECALS HAVE MELTED OFF ON SOME BUTTONS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS ON. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VAN PRIVATELY IN ILLINOIS.
NHTSA complaint #11395074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WENT OUT AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND I'M IN MOTION
NHTSA complaint #11318346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAMARA INFLATES INCLUDES MY BRAKES AS I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN WOULD STILL NOT STOP. ALSO MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11145121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TOLD IT HAD INTERMITTENT REAR LIGHTING PROBLEM (DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS WOULD GO IN AND OUT) WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE USED IN 2012 WITH160,000 MILES, 90% HIGHWAY. HAD REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY, LEGAL AND STATE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS (OR SO I THOUGHT). WITHIN 3 MONTHS/75 MILES LATER, IT STARTED AGAIN. ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT IN AGAIN, BOTH REAR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. IT WASN'T FIXED.AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK IN THE SHOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS STARTED THE SAME THING. NEW MECHANIC ASSURES ME, " DON'T WORRY, THERE ARE MANY THINGS I CAN TRY!" LITTLE CONSOLATION FOR THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME OR FOR ME FROM BEING PULLED OVER BY & TICKETED OR WHEN I NEED THE VA STATE MANDATORY "ANNUAL INSPECTION" STICKER. THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THEM TO WORK LONG ENOUGH BUT AGAIN, AT WHAT COST? MEANWHILE, THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM MOVED TO THE PASSENGER FRONT LIGHTS, WHEN HITTING BRAKES I SEE THAT FLASHERS START TO WORK. ALL OF THE MECHANICS ARE "PUTTING A BAND-AID ON A BROKEN ARM". & II'M PAYING DEARLY EACH AND EVERY TIME. THEY NOW WANT TO REPLACE THINGS IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I WANT CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME OR TELL THE MECHANICS WHAT TO DO. THIS IS A MINI-VAN THAT I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO THE GROCERY AND SCHOOL, .5 MILES - 5 MILES A WAY 3-4 TIMES A WEEK.
NHTSA complaint #10934328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH DISPLAYS INACCURATE OR NOT WORKING GAUGES. TEMPERATURE AND SPEEDOMETER OFTEN DOESN'T WORK AT ALL OR SHOWS 120MPH WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH! TEMP WILL OFTEN SHOW HOT WHEN CAR IS AT NORMAL TEMP.
NHTSA complaint #10824303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TEMP GAUGE TRYS GO HOT HAD CHECK NOTHING ENGENE MISFIRE HAD CHECK 7 TIMES NOW. REPLACE MASS AIR TEMP SENSORE TWICE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. PLUGS AND WIRES TWICE IN ONE MONTH HAS WIRE SHORTAGE FOR AC AND WE HAVE PAID OUT ALOT OF MONEY FROM DAY 2 OF OWNING THIS WAS GOING SELL BUT I WOULD SELL THIS CRAP TO NO ONE.. NOW SAYS O2 SENSORE LEFT WHEEL SENSOR AND MUCH MORE CODES JUNK LIKE THIS DONT NEED TO BE SOLD..
NHTSA complaint #10745619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHORTED WITH THE PHONE CHARGER PLUGGED IN. THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW, WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHICH TOTALED THE VAN.
NHTSA complaint #10711932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TWO DAYS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAUSED A GARAGE LOCATED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
NHTSA complaint #10705572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PULLED OVER DO TO NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL ON LEFT SIDE. GOT A TICKET. WENT TO JUNK YARD BOUGHT REPLACEMENT ONLY TO DISCOVER IT WAS ALSO BURNED OUT AND USELESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEEN THROUGH AT LEAST 50 BULBS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. I AM SECOND OWNER. ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE AS IN THE SWITCH ABOVE IN BETWEEN FRONT SEATS THAT CONTROL INSIDE LIGHTING. IT MUST STAY IN THE OFF POSITION OR IT RUNS THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DOWN. ALSO THE SIDE DOOR GETS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO CLOSE IT.
NHTSA complaint #10678948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
NHTSA complaint #10659368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE TOOK HER CHEVROLET VAN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE INTERIOR LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING IT WAS TAKEN TO MAHONEY CHEVROLET AND BLOSSOM CHEVROLET. THEY TOLD HER IT WAS CORROSION CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I BEING A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MODULE ALSO CAUSED THE POWER WINDOWS,DOOR LOCKS,REMOTES AND ALL OTHER INTERIOR THINGS TO FAIL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE VANS ON THE ROAD AND THESE MODULES FAIL ON THIS AND ALL OTHER MODELS OF THIS VAN SUCH AS THE PONTIAC ETC... IN A PANIC SITUATION SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPERATE THE LOCKS OR SMASH OUT A WINDOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SO IF THERE WERE A FIRE AND IT WAS URGENT TO GET OUT OF THE VAN MANY MAY PANIC AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I CONTACTED GM OVER THIS ISSUE AND THEY APPEARED TO AGREE WITH ME AND GAVE ME A SERVICE # OF 71-1331263820. I HAVE SENT THEM NUMEROUS E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. I FEEL THIS IS THE SAME OLD GM AND THEY WONT REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT UNLESS ORDERED TO OR IF THERE ARE DEATHS FROM THE PROBLEM. I AM HOPING CONTACTING YOU WILL FORCE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE BECAUSE THEY CANT GET OUT OF THEIR VAN OR THE MODULE CATCHES FIRE FROM AN OVERHEATED CHIP THAT CONTROLS THIS MODULE. THANK YOU AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
NHTSA complaint #10640641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GOT MY MINI VAN THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED STAYING ON IN THE START POSITION, AND I'VE GOT A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE THAT NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIND. ALL OF MY FRIEND'S HAVE HEARD THIS SOUND IN THE ENGINE, BUT THE TECHS KEEP TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #10639215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PLEASE INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS OF FAILURE OF THE GM PASSKEY/PASSLOCK/VATS SECURITY SYSTEM. SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED, BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. PROBLEM OCCURRED VERY FREQUENTLY IN THE PAST WEEK, AND NOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO SECURITY FEATURE. I AM USING FACTORY ORIGINAL KEYS, NOT REPLACEMENTS. PROBLEM AFFECTS THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL, BUT IT IS SO SYSTEMIC TO GM, AN ENTIRE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY HAS ARISEN TO BYPASS THIS SECURITY "FEATURE."
NHTSA complaint #10637152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A DEAD STOP,THEN WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS SOON AS I DID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK,WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO MY GAS GAUGE DIDN'T WORK AND WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH,EVEN IF I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. THEN,THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OUT DUE TO THE MELTING OF THE PART OF THE BULB,NOT THE BULB ITSELF. MY ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF THE TRACK DUE TO THE CORD AND PULLEY/MOTOR IN THE DOOR. I COULD NEVER GET THE DOOR TO WORK OTHER THAN BY MANUALLY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER THAT.
NHTSA complaint #10598676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING - ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GO OFF. AFTERWARD, IT CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START, AFTER IT'S TOWED, IT EVENTUALLY STARTS. NO ERROR CODES SHOW IN DIAGNOSTICS.
NHTSA complaint #10598312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY VENTURE AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD START BLINKING REAL FAST ON THE DASH. WHEN I WOULD LOOK AT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE THEY WERE BLINKING FINE, AS WAS THE DASH LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, SO I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST THE BULBS THEMSELVES. THEN ON MARCH 29, 2014, I NOTICED A LITTLE PUFF OF SMOKE COME FROM THE HEADLIGHT AREA WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN/PARKING LIGHT WAS OUT. I LUCKILY HAD A BULB FROM ANOTHER CAR TO REPLACE IT, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE ASSEMBLY OUT AND WENT TO TURN THE CONNECTOR TO REPLACE THE BULB, AND NOTICED IT WAS HOT. THINKING THAT SOMETHING DID NOT SEEM RIGHT, I LET IT COOL DOWN AND THEN REMOVED IT. WHAT I SAW WAS THE CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE BULB WAS BLACK AND MELTED. IT ACTUALLY MELTED TO THE BULB ITSELF. I LOOKED AT THE BULB AND IT WAS STILL GOOD, OTHER THAN THE BOTTOM PLASTIC PART. THE WHITE SMOKE I HAD SEEN WAS EITHER THE CONNECTOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND MELTING OR THE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC ITSELF. I NEVER SAW ANY FLAMES. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR, NOR WOULD I RISK MY FAMILY'S LIFE, SO I HAVE NO TURN SIGNAL. THEN WORSE PART IS THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE PASSENGER, BUT IT HAS SINCE STOPPED AND IS WORKING PROPERLY NOW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB HAS BEEN REMOVED.
NHTSA complaint #10587966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN STARING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD DURING THE IGNITION MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA
NHTSA complaint #10577849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VAN WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I WOULD HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER NEVER FOUND PROBLEM. THEY BLAMED IT ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. DEALER WOULD HAVE RECORDS. I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. BREAKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
NHTSA complaint #10568901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RECENT GM RECALL OF 2004 - 2007 COBALT AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS NOW MAKES MY ISSUES IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN POTENTIALLY MAKE SOME SENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS BUT IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE RECALL. SOME OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (70 MPH), SOME HAPPENED ON THE DIRT ROADS WE LIVE ON (25 - 35 MPH). THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED - NO POWER OF ANY KIND. THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY. IT DID NOT REQUIRE A COMPLETE VEHICLE STOPPAGE (ALTHOUGH IT DID OCCASIONALLY CAUSE A NASTY SQUEAL FROM WHAT I ASSUMED WAS THE STARTER MOTOR). THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF SO OF THE VEHICLES USE. I THINK THE GM INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO OTHER MODELS. VIN CAN BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #10566482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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