2003 Chevrolet Venture

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A 25MPH ROAD. THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR EXTERIOR VEHICLE DAMAGE. THE AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT INJURED NOR WERE THERE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHO SERVICES THE VEHICLE, WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING, I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS AND MY INSURANCE CO. HE SAID THEY WOULD START A FILE ON THE INCIDENT AND HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL GENERAL MOTORS TOLD HIM WHAT HE COULD DO. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER WORK I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND SHOW THEM THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG. WE AGREED THAT I WOULD DROP OFF THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AFTER 2 DAYS I SPOKE WITH GENERAL MOTORS WHO SAID THEY WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND COULD NOT AUTHORIZE A RENTAL CAR FOR THE TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY THINKING IT WOULD BE INSPECTED ON MONDAY. AFTER 2 DAYS I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS WHO STILL HAD NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. LATER THAT DAY I SPOKE WITH A 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR WHOM GENERAL MOTORS HIRED. HE WOULD NOT BE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. 9 DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF TO THE DEALER 11 DAYS SINCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER GENERAL MOTORS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH A RENTAL CAR. THE 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR CALLED AFTER HE HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 7-8 DAYS BEFORE I WOULD HEAR ANYTHING FROM GENERAL MOTORS. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DAYS TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL WITHOUT ANY DETECTABLE REASON. I HAVE RESEARCHED MANY "FIXES" RANGING FROM REPLACING BLOWN CIRCUIT BOARDS, BENDING PRONGS FOR BETTER CONNECTION AND GREASING THE CONNECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID REPLACING THE BULBS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE, ONLY TO FAIL WITHIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE CLEANED THE COMPONENTS AND BENT THE PRONGS HOLDING THE BULBS IN PLACE TO GIVE A BETTER CONNECTION. THE CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. ALL OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE WORKED FOR 2 WEEKS AT THE LONGEST. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF MELTING COMPONENTS, MOISTURE OR RESIDUE WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARDS OR BRAKE BULB CONNECTIONS. I HAVE FOUND, IF I "BANG" ON EACH BRAKE LIGHT PRIOR TO DRIVING IT MIGHT REMAIN WORKING UNTIL I GET TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME ALMOST 99% OF THE TIME, I'M SCARED OF GETTING REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND ME DIDN'T KNOW I WAS STOPPING BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. I'M HOPING I'M ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERN TO YOUR AGENCY. *TR

2003 CHEVY VENTURE, CONSTANTLY HAVING NON WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS . REPLACING BULBS CONSTANTLY BECAUSE OF THE MELTING. REPLACED THEM AGAIN WITH A LUBRICATE, THAT I WAS TOLD WAS NEEDED FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. GETTING TIRED OF HAVING TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHTS EVERYTIME I NEED TO GO OUT.!!!!!!!!!!! TIRED OF BEING PULLED OVER BY THE COPS BECAUSE OF MY NON WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS............ *TR

ON 08/13/2010 OUR 2003 VENTURE MINIVAN SUDDENLY BEGAN SMELLING OF FUEL. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED FUEL STREAMING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK JOINS THE BODY OF THE TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE FILLER HOSE WAS LOOSE SO I TRIED TO TWIST IT TO CHECK THE TIGHTNESS, AT THIS POINT THE NECK SEPARATED FROM THE TANK ENTIRELY! ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE SPILLED AND FIRE RESCUE WERE DISPATCHED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TANK, I HAVE ONLY BEEN LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT ONE DAY AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL TANKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOME HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH AN EPOXY BUT I HAVE BEEN WARNED THIS IS A "TRADE IT QUICK" REMEDY. *TR

VEHICLE VIBRATION UPON THE ROAD, ALMOST UNDETECTABLE UNTIL HAVING VEHICLE INSPECTION. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL RISK AND OPERATION OF THIS MOVING PART, IT HAS BEEN A SPAN OF THREE YEARS BY WHICH THE WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACE ON (LEFT-FRONT) & (RIGHT-REAR) OF THE CHEVY VENTURE. PARTS WERE REPLACED UPON INSPECTION FOR TIRE AND TREAD WARRANTY INSPECTION. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. ONLY FOUND OUT WHEN WARNED BY POLICE THAT NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. SOCKETS WERE MELTED. REPLACED THE TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD. AFTER TWO MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, RESULTING IN NO BRAKE LIGHTS. REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF CIRCUIT BOARD, AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER FIVE MONTHS. NO BRAKE LIGHTS=SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE OF 2003 CHEVY VENTURE CONSTANTLY IS BURNING OUT. OCCURS WITHIN A WEEK AFTER REPAIR EACH TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT BOARD TWICE WITH NEW DORMAN UNITS. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE/COMPLAINT WITH THIS AND OTHER SIMILAR GM VANS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTIONS AND MAY RESULT IN A FINE IF I AM STOPPED. *TR