2004 Chevrolet Venture

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WHEN IT DID START THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND FUEL FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PRESSURE REGULATOR IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER TO REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,888. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. UPDATED 11/02/11

2004 VENTURE BEGAN OVERHEATING A MONTH AGO. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE RADIATOR. HAD THAT CHANGED OUT. STILL OVERHEATED, NEXT THE TEMP GAUGE, THEN THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP. STILL OVERHEATING. IT HAS NOW SPENT 2 DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY HAVE TRIED OTHER OPTIONS. WHEN THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE THIS AFTERNOON IT OVERHEATED AND THEY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND I AM FINDING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE FOR THE CHEVY VENTURE. SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE ALREADY PULLED OUT $1,300 ON THIS PROBLEM! THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY VENTURE ON OCTOBER 24,2004. IT HAD LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON IT. ON SEPTEMBER 27,2006, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE,THE VAN BEGAN TO SERGE/ STALL. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND GOT OUT OF THE VAN. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND FIGURED THAT IT MAY HAVE JUST OVERHEATED( NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ). HE PULLED UP ON THE HOOD AND FLAMES SHOT OUT AT HIM. HE DROPPED THE HOOD DOWN AND WITHIN MINUTES THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY INFLAMED. 911 WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SINGED HAIR AND MINOR FACIAL BURNS MY HUSBAND IS OK. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THE FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. MOST OF THE TIME MY 3 CHILDREN TRAVELED IN THIS VAN. THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ESCAPE THIS FIRE. THE VAN ONLY HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES ON IT . I AM WRITING THIS WITH THE HOPE THAT PEOPLE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SURGING OR STALLING VENTURES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED MY VAN TO CATCH ON FIRE. HOPEFULLY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL SOON KNOW, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE GM AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *JB