2003 Chevrolet Venture

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY VENTURE AND I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIGNAL BULB THREE (3) TIMES AND THE REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS FOUR (4) TIMES ALREADY. I JUST CHANGED BOTH BRAKELIGHT BULBS 03/19/12 AND YESTERDAY ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED AROUND ME TO INFORM ME THAT MY BRAKELIGHTS ARE OUT. ONCE AGAIN I OPENED THE BRAKELIGHT HOUSING AND NOTICED THE BULB HOUSING IS MELTING. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND MY 3-YEAR OLD SON WAS STANDING STILL IN THE THIRD ROW, WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN COMPLETELY. (I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AS IT OPENED.) MY SON'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG FELL OUT OF THE VAN, AND BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS OPENING IT PINNED HIS LEG BETWEEN THE BOTTOM BAR SUPPORTING THE DOOR, AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. MY SON WAS INJURED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STOP OPENING DESPITE USING MANUAL FORCE TO STOP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THUS PROVIDING RELEASE OF MY SON'S LEG, HOWEVER IN ORDER TO PULL HIM OUT THE DOOR CLOSED ON US AND WE HAD TO AGAIN PUSH THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO SENSOR FOR THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS OPENING. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BAR ON THE DOOR AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES ONCE THE DOOR IS FULLY OPENED. THERE IS ADEQUATE SPACE FOR A SMALL CHILD TO COMPLETELY FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY BE CRUSHED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY VENTURE WITH BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES. THE BULBS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT AND WHEN I REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BULB IT WILL ONLY LAST A DAY TO A FEW WEEKS BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. WHEN I TAKE THE BAD BULB OUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PLASTIC IS MELTED ON THE BULB. THIS IS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE SEEING THAT THEY GO OUT SO OFTEN YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAN BE AVOIDED IF CHEVY WOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I KNOW A LOT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD HOPING THAT WOULD FIX IT BUT IT ONLY LASTED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, WHO SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL SIX SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN A PERSON DURING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING, UPON REMOVING THE BULB THE SOCKET AND PLASTIC ON THE BULB IS MELTED. AFTER CLEANING UP THE BULB AND REPLACING IT, IT WILL WORK FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 DAY TO A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN OEM PART AND HAS THE SAME RESULTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN MANY STOPS BY POLICE AS YOU CAN NEVER TELL JUST WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SIMILAR GM MODELS. IT IS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS NO ONE BEHIND YOU CAN SEE YOU BRAKING IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED IN '07. *TR

2003 CHEVY VENTURE 3.4L. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AROUND 100,000 MILES. NOW AT 132,000 THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING TORN DOWN TO FIND WHAT IS A SUSPECTED CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD OR CRACKED BLOCK. AT WHAT POINT WITH GM DECIDE THAT THEY MANUFACTURED A WORTHLESS ENGINE THAT IS COSTING ITS CUSTOMERS THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. HELP!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION IN POSITION C WHEN A PASSENGER STRUCK THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT DISPATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.