2002 Chevrolet Venture

IN JULY 06' I BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A WIX BRAND #33183, PLASTIC BODY, GASOLINE LINE FILTER ON MY 02' CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE SPRING OF 08' I FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. I BELIEVE A LEAK HAD DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC BODY. I CONTACTED WIX IN APRIL 08' AND TURNED OVER THE FILTER FOR EVALUATION. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A REPORT BACK AFTER NUMEROUS INQUIRIES. *TR

FRONT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY--ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AT 34,000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED, GM KNEW OF PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2002 BUT KEPT QUIET UNTIL WARRANTY RAN OUT. NEEDED TO REPLACE CONDENSER AND DRYER WITH NEW PARTS, GM WOULD NOT HELP. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, HAVE TO KEEP PAPER ECORD OF FUEL CONSUMPTION. REAR WINDOW WASHER HAS FAILED, DOES NOT SPRAY. *TR

I FILLED UP THE VAN, 1.5 HRS LATER WE STOPPED TO USE A REST AREA AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT IT JUST WON'T FIRE. WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED, (WE WERE 400 MILES FROM HOME). IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. WE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC AT A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID 100% IT NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. THEY WANTED $800. I FOUND ONE FOR $300. BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE STILL STUMPED. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO HELP ME AGAIN UNLESS I GET IT FIXED THERE. I CAN'T AFFORD THEIR PRICES. *TR

LEAK IN GAS TANK WHERE FILLER NECK GOES INTO TANK. REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL # 07V349000. GM AND LOCAL DEALER HAS TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL BECAUSE MY VAN IS LONG WHEELBASE AND RECALL IS FOR SHORT WHEELBASE. THE FRACTURE IN THE TANK IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS FROM THE RECALL FOR SHORT WHEELBASE CHEVROLET VENTURES. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAD A FRACTURED FUEL INLET THAT I HAD REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE RECALL (NO. 06230 I BELIEVE). I HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGES TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER IS DENYING THAT THIS IS A RECALL SOLELY BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. MY VEHICLE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE VIN# FOR A RECALLED VEHICLE BUT SINCE THEY DID NOT SEND ME A NOTICE THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR CORRECTING ON MY OWN AND PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE/PARTS. *TR

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS TO DRIVE LEFT FOOTED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VENTURE OPENED LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. CONSUMER'S BROTHER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE TRACKS AND SLED IT AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO, BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. DROVE THE VAN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE DOOR PROBLEMS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF 2004, THE DOOR FELL OFF AGAIN. STOPPED AND HAD HELP PUTTING IT BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THEN, THE SLIDING DOOR OVERLAPPED THE DRIVERS DOOR, PINING THE CONSUMER IN VEHICLE. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. CURRENTLY, THE WINDOW WAS MOVING FROM THE WIND THAT WAS COMING AROUND THE DOOR. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND I TOLD THEM THAT DOOR NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAI. CURRENTLY, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY AWAITING REPAIRS. THE RIGHT DOOR WAS NOW SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE RIGHT DOOR MODULE DUE TO A RECALL. THIS FIXED THE RIGHT DOOR. THE DOOR HAS NO HANDLES TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE DOOR ,AND CONSUMER MUST SLIDE THE DOOR USING THE WINDOW, AND THIS WAS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP PUT NEW SEAT BELTS IN BECAUSE THEY SAID THE SEAT BELTS WERE CAUSING THE DOOR PROBLEM . THE NEW SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. THE SEAT LATCH BY THE RIGHT REAR DOOR BROKE, COULD NOT MOVE THE SEAT IN ANY WAY. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND SMELLED GAS. THE O RING HAD A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK