2002 Chevrolet Venture

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY VENTURE AND HAD THE PROBLEM OF ABS DIS-ENGAGING AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION (MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS) AND THEN PERMANENTLY. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND TIRES. I GOT THEM REPLACED AND EVEN THEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FINALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND IT WAS DONE AT NO COST TO ME (THE CAR IS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY). DURING THE TIME THE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED, I GOT AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING THAT I WAS NOT BEING GIVEN THE REASON FOR THE ABS PROBLEM IN A STRAIGHT FORWARD WAY. I NOW SEE THAT CERTAIN CHEVROLET VEHICLES (VENTURE IS NOT ONE OF THEM) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A FRONT END HUB ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOM FOR THE RECALL SEEMS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE THAT CHEVY VENTURE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME HUB ASSEMBLY CORROSION PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT DATE I MENTION BELOW IS THE LATEST INCIDENT DATE, BUT I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AT LEAST FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, LOCK ON BACK HATCH, THE POWER SLIDER, AND THE FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE A HARD TIME ROLLING UP OR DOWN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE ALL NIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER WE GOT IT. THE LOCK ON THE BACK END WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITIONED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALL MESSED UP IN THE BACK END. TAILLIGHTS WANT TO WORK WHEN THERE NOT SUPPOSED TO AND THE SAME WITH THE REVERSE LIGHTS. LIGHTS BRIGHTER THEN OTHERS ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WILL BE THE OTHER WHY AROUND. ALOT HAS TO DO WITH WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IF THE TURN SIGNALS ARE GOING TO WORK OR NOT. AND THE POWER SLIDER WAS ALREADY RECALLED ON THE VAN. THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VAN ARE STICKING. EXAMPLE: WHEN YOU STOP FOR A SECOND AND THEN RELEASE THE BRAKES IT WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE LIKE IT WAS STUCK AND THEN HAD TO FORCE ITSELF TO RELEASE. NOT SURE WHERE TO START ON THIS PROCESS TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED. *JB

THE DESIGN OF THE ABS ON THE 2002 CHEVY VENTURE (AWD) IS THAT THE ABS IS TIED TO THE AWD FOR TRACTION CONTROL. THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT ABS SENSORS HAVE CRACKED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS ON OUR VEHICLE, WITH THE 5TH TIME OCCURRING THIS MONTH. WHEN THE ABS SENSORS (HUB ASSEMBLY) MALFUNCTIONS, IT DISENGAGES THE AWD. WHILE THE ABS AND AWD SHOULD BE TIED TOGETHER FOR TRACTION CONTROL, THEY SHOULD NOT DISENGAGE EACH OTHER. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE ABS MALFUNCTIONS, AND ONCE IT MALFUNCTIONS, IT DOES NOT STAY MALFUNTIONED. THIS MEANS THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU START THE VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS NO LONGER ON. IF YOU ARE BRAKING AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE BOUGHT THE VENTURE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AWD FEATURE, AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT DUE TO POOR DESIGN OR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL ON THE PART, WE DO NOT HAVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE AWD, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENT(S) THAT COULD OCCUR.*AK

THE OWNER HAD THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE DOOR OPENED UNINTENTIONALLY, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DOOR. AFTER THE OWNER PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NO ONE WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM HAS GONE BAD AND THE SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB