2003 Chevrolet Venture

THE METAL UNDERSIDE SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS UP BOTH THE ENGINE COOLANT RADIATOR AND A/C RADIATOR HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE OF THE BRACKET COMPLETELY FAILED AND ALLOWED THE RADIATORS TO TILT DOWN AND DROP APPROX. 4" ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PRIMARY SUPPORT IS NOW ONLY THE COOLANT HOSES. HAD I NOT NOTICED, WHILE VIEWING THE CAR FROM THE FRONT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM; BOTH THE RADIATORS COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING, THEY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE WEDGED TO IMPEDE THE STEERING CONTROL AND /OR RUN OVER BY THE TIRES TO MOST CERTAINLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO US OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. MY CALL TO A DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR RUST ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL BY GM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPAIR A CORROSION ISSUE OF THIS SUPPORT COMPONENT THAT IS A SAFETY INTEGRITY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS STRUCK FROM THE BACK, WHILE TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP SIGN IN SHOPPING MALL. DUE TO DELAY, FROM A BAD TRANSMISSION FROM DAY 1 WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM FELIX CHEVROLET, LA CA IT HOLDS UP TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF BRAKE AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN AND IT APPEARED TO DRIVER THAT I WAS MOVING FORWARD. YET, THE DELAY CAUSES DANGER FROM BEHIND AND I'M STILL ENCOUNTERING DELAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, 2006 UP UNTIL NOW. FELIX DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH AFTER I COMPLAINED AND HAD THEM TEST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. I'VE BEEN VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE SEVERELY JERKS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 60,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED. *TR

MOVED CAR SEATS TODAY BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GET VAN READY TO TAKE ON THANKSGIVING TRIP. I STRAPPED MY DAUGHTER INTO THE SMART SEAT WHILE I WAS MOVING EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IN THE VAN. AFTER I GOT DONE I WENT TO GET HER OUT OF THE SEAT AND COULDN'T GET THE CROTCH BUCKLE TO UNDO. I TRIED PUSHING EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME AND TRIED TO GET HER OUT. WE LOOSENED THE STRAPS AND COULDN'T GET HER OUT (DUE TO HER DISABILITY SHE HAS EXTREMELY TIGHT MUSCLES AND WE COULDN'T GET HER MANEUVERED AROUND ENOUGH TO PULL HER OUT. (KEEP IN MIND SHE IS AT THE HIGHEST HARNESS HEIGHT AND THE HARNESS ALREADY IS ALMOST ALL THE WAY LOOSENED WHEN SHE IS IN THE SEAT CORRECTLY). I COULDN'T GET THE SEAT UNINSTALLED BECAUSE IT IS LATCHED TO A BASE, THAT IS INSTALLED WITH A SEAT BELT, THAT HAS AN SNAP DOWN BELT GUIDE INSIDE IT. I TRIED TO UNINSTALL THE SEAT, TO GET TO THE "YOLK" THAT HOLDS THE HARNESS STRAPS- BUT COULDN'T GET TO IT. I CALLED GRACO BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THEY TOLD ME TO CUT THE STRAPS ON THE SEAT, AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS LEAVES US WITHOUT A SEAT, SO I OPTED TO GO PURCHASE A NEW ONE AND THEY JUST REFUND ME FOR THE OLD ONE. LUCKILY I HAVE AN EXTRA SEAT THAT MY DAUGHTER CAN USE UNTIL I PURCHASE THE NEW SEAT. I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF THE BASE FOR THE SMART SEAT, BECAUSE THEN WE DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF SEATS INSTALLED IN THE TRUCKS, ONLY THE BASE. BUT I AM NOT SURE I WANT TO BUY ANOTHER SMART SEAT. IT MEANS I HAVE A BUNCH OF BASES THAT WILL NOT BE USED, BUT THAT LACK OF ABILITY TO GET TO THE YOLK HAS ME CONCERNED. BUCKLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH, BUT WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO GET IT UNBUCKLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THROUGH THE REFLECTION OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN DRIVING EXTREMELY CLOSE, THAT BOTH OF HIS REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TAIL LIGHT BULB CONTINUOUSLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DUE TO RUSTED REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE, VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WITHOUT WARNING AND PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM STOPPING IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE LACK OF BRAKE CONTROL CAUSED RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE VAN'S BODY (JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL) TO HIT THE PROTECTIVE BARRIER AT THE GAS STATION. UPON INSPECTION RUST IS NOW OBSERVED AT SEVERAL PLACES ON THE BRAKE LINES AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NO LONGER BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,600.

I PURCHASED THE 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN NEW AND HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT. SPOKE WITH GM AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THEY BULBS WERE REPLACED WAS IN JUNE 2004. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 2-4 TIMES PER YEAR TRYING DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS AND TYPES. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR SOLUTIONS ON THE INTERNET AND TRIED REPLACING THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AND THIS STILL DOES NOT MITIGATE THE ISSUE. THE GREATEST EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-VENTURE/TSSEMRSDQ22R1F463 WITH DATES BEGINNING 8/2006 RUNNING UNTIL 4/2012. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR SEVERAL REASONS. 1) THE BULBS CAN WORK INTERMITTENTLY GIVING A FALSE SENSE OF REPAIR; 2) THE BULBS CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING; 3) THE TAIL LIGHTS CANNOT BE SEEN WHEN DRIVING IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS; 4) THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT THE BULBS HAVE FAILED; AND 5) REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF BULBS AND/OR CIRCUIT BOARDS ARE COSTLY AND CANNOT BE EASILY ACCOMPLISHED BY THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED DUE TO THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH NECESSARY TO DISASSEMBLE THE TAIL LIGHTS. AN ELDERLY PERSON OR ANY INDIVIDUAL MAY MAKE THE CHOICE TO FOREGO REPAIR DUE TO COST AND ENDANGER THEMSELVES IN THE MEANTIME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND SEE IF YOU AGREE THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER THAT COVERS ALL 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE VANS (NO MILEAGE LIMITS) SO I MAY NO LONGER WORRY ABOUT MY WIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHILE COMMUTING AND TRANSPORTING OUR SON AND HIS FRIENDS TO SCHOOL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND CRASHED HEAD FIRST INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.