SEATS
DRIVER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF AND SEAT IS NO LONGER RESTRAINED.
NHTSA complaint #10327297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chevrolet Venture seat problems
47 of the 3,069 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Venture are about the seats — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1997.
47
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
7
Crashes
0
Fires
Seats complaints by model year
What owners said
SEATS
THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN. THE FIRST IS THE PLUG AT THE BASE OF THE CAPTAINS CHAIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE. SINCE IT IS PLASTIC-I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS ITEM. THE VAN HAS AN INTAKE LEAK WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX, THIS WAS DISCOVERED AT 64,000 MILES. WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER $500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, IT IS STILL AN ISSUE. AT THE 60667 MILES IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE WITH THE HEFTY PRICE TAG OF $1,279.00 WHICH ALSO INCLUDED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WHICH HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AGAIN AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PATTERN.
NHTSA complaint #10231548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DAUGHTER ENTERED PASSENGER SIDE OF VAN THROUGH LARGE SLIDING DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS FULLY FORWARD. FELL ON EXPOSED SEAT ADJUSTMENT RAILS. REQUIRED 13 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND JUST BELOW KNEE. RAILS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH SHARP 90 DEG CORNERS AND NO PROTECTION. RAILS ARE EXPOSED BY APPROX 4 INCHES WHEN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS FULLY FORWARD. SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10192318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CONTROL PANEL OF OUR 2000 CHEVY VENTURE CONTINUES TO BREAK. WE HAVE REPLACED AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT FOUR TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THE PANEL IS MOUNTED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT CUSHION AND WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT IT PRESSES DOWN ON THE PANEL AND BREAKS THE SCREW TABS. THE PANEL NEEDS TO BE MOUNTED LOWER OR HAVE SOME SORT OF SPACER TO LOWER THE PANEL TO KEEP THE SEAT CUSHION FROM PUSHING AGAINST IT.
NHTSA complaint #10166661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT BROKE ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE BACK SUPPORT.
NHTSA complaint #10139320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
DT: MIDDLE SEAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH BENDING BACKWARDS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES ,AND CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF PLACE. DEALERSHIP BENDS SEAT INTO PLACE, BUT TIME IN BETWEEN THE FIX AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING SHORTER AND SHORTER. DEALER REPORTS THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10121929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, A HOLE APPEARED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY YEAR OLD CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INSTALLED IN THE SEAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL SEATS IN OTHER VENTURE'S, BOTH FOR THE HOLE AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG. NOW, THE SAME TYPE OF HOLE HAS APPEARED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VAN IS NOW 18 MONTHS OLD AND HAS OVER 36,000 MILES, SO THE DEALER REFUSED TO BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY HOLE CAUSED BY WEAR. IT WAS CAUSED BY A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT WHICH COULD AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF OUR SIDE AIRBAG, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS OWN REMARKS TO US. SHOULD NOT A SAFETY DEFECT CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT?
NHTSA complaint #10064372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORAGE CAME UNATTACHED.
NHTSA complaint #10057196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT REINFORCEMENT PLATE SPOT WELDS HAVE COME LOOSE AND METAL FLOORBOARD UNDER SEAT IS CRACKED. SEAT IS LOOSE ON FLOOR. CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10043015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
VEHICLE SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY SHUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN CONTACTED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OKAY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY PERFORMED RECALL#01V26400. THE A/C HAD AN ODOR AT TIMES, THE DEALER CLEANED DEBRIS FROM THE A/C DRAIN. THE CUSHION WAS COMING APART. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10034326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
METAL SEAT SUPPORT WEAR THROUGH AND CONTACTS DRIVERS LOWER BACK BONE AND HIP. MFG. SAYS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND WILL NOT REPAIR SEAT CUSHION TO PREVENT HARM. DT
NHTSA complaint #768712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, UPON IMPACT THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8014726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
CONSUMERS MIDDLE TIP FINGER FROM HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT OFF BY REMOVING MIDDLE BENCH SEAT FROM VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8012633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Chevrolet Venture
Bloomfield, CT
SEATS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SEATS DISLODGE, THEY DO NOT HOLD IN PLACE. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD. *AK DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
NHTSA complaint #8009610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER SLIDING DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON A CHILD'S HAND, CHILD SUFFERED BRUISES. WHILE CONSUMER WAS GETTING IN VEHICLE POWER DOOR CLOSED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUSH DOOR OPEN AND HAD TO STEP BACK AND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT.
NHTSA complaint #8008876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 Chevrolet Venture
Tinton Falls, NJ
SEATS
1. THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR HAS NO SENSOR. IF YOU ARE STANDING IN ITS WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT WILL CLOSE ON YOU BEFORE IT RETRACTS. IF MY CHILD WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, IT COULD DO SUBSTANTIAL HARM. 2. THERE ARE 2 BUCKET SEATS IN THE BACK OF THIS MINIVAN. THEY ARE SPACED 4.7 INCHES APART. MY SON WHO IS 2 YEARS OLD (35LBS AND 38") WAS INSIDE THE CAR AND REACHED BETWEEN THE SEATS TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK AREA. HE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE SEATS AND COULD NOT FREE HIMSELF. THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO LIFT HIM OUT BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER AND WE DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS IN THE CAR, HE COULD HAVE SUFFOCATED. 3. THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED WITH ALL BUCKET SEATS, IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH BOOSTER SEATS AND CAR SEATS PROPERLY. THE BUCKLES THAT CLASP THE SEATBELTS DO NOT STAND UP TO FACE UPWARDS, THEY FACE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THEREFORE, YOU CAN NOT GET A GOOD CONNECTION FOR THE SEATS TO FIT SECURELY. I WENT TO CAR SEAT CLINICS SPONSORED BY CHEVY AND THE "PROFESSIONALS" COULD NOT GET THE SEATS TO FIT PROPERLY AND WITHOUT MOVEMENT. FOR A CAR THAT WAS DESIGNED WITH CHILDREN IN MIND, THEY DID A SORRY JOB. I FEEL THIS CAR TO BE UNSAFE FOR ANY CHILD UNDER 40 POUNDS! PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THESE PROBLEMS LIGHTLY - MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
NHTSA complaint #756409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
SON WAS PUTTING CD PLAYER UNDER THE REAR BENCH SEAT AND WAS BADLY CUT BY A DEFECTIVE PART UNDER THE SEAT. HE RECEIVED 5 STAPLES ON HIS RIGHT THUMB. PART WAS INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP.THEY REFERRED TO IT AS A PAN THAT IS STAMPED FROM A PRESS.
NHTSA complaint #9003562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
MY 13 YEAR OLD SON REACHED UNDER THE REAR BENCH SEAT TO HIDE HIS CD PLAYER IN A PARKING LOT OF A MALL AND WAS SEVERLY CUT BY A SHARP PLATE THAT IS PART OF THE SEAT. WE HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STAPLES IN HIS THUMB. GM IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT REACH UNDER ANY SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE PART AND SAID IT IS FAULTY. IT WAS LEFT EXTREMELY SHARP AND HAD METAL SPURS STICKING OUT. THEY BELIEVE IT TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY GLUED DOOR TRIM TO IT FOR SAFETY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PART. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #749092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WAS REAR-ENDED. I WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME, WAS HIT AT APPROX 35-40MPH. MY(DRIVER) SEAT FLEW BACK AND COLLAPSED, TWISTED. I WAS INJURED, RESULTING IN POSSIBLY PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE. NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURY. TV NEWS PROGRAM INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH GM SEATS AND JUST THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. I THOUGHT I SHOULD SPEAK UP! MY VAN WAS TOTALED, AS WAS THE VEHICLE OF THE PERSON WHO HIT ME. VERY LUCKY THAT MY PREGNANT PASSENGER'S SEAT DID NOT SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS MINE, OR HER BEAUTIFUL SON MIGHT NOT BE HERE.
NHTSA complaint #747700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 Chevrolet Venture
Saint Clair Shore, MI
SEATS
CONSUMER HAD NOTICED WHEN COVERS ON SEATS GET HOT THEY WILL OPEN, SIDE AIR BAGS AND WIRES COULD BE SEEN. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK RIGHT THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BENT, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #891548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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260
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206
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181
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