2004 Chevrolet Venture

2004 CHEVY VENTURE - GAS GAUGE JUMPS WILDLY , GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. DOESN'T SEEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICALLY SHORTING, AS WHEN IT PARK IT WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND IT JUST SEEMS AS SOME SORT OF CURRENT PROBLEM.. STARTED 1 YEAR AGO. TO KNOW THE FUEL LEVEL, WE TRACK THE MILEAGE MANUALLY. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE LS. RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP, NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED, OR WILL STAY STUCK AT A PREVIOUS SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE PURCHASED A LEADING REPAIR MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WHICH LEAD ME TO REPLACE THE VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR). THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON DEFECT IN THE ACTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER. ALSO, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF VENTURE OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RUNS THROUGH THE SPEEDOMETER, A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE RE-PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET VENTURE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE GAUGES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF MONITORING THEIR SPEED IN NORMAL OR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO, BASED ON MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS THE BEGINNING OF MORE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE OTHER GAUGES SUCH AS THE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED ALSO BECAUSE IT USES INFORMATION FROM THE VSS AND THE SPEEDOMETER READING. AN IMPROPER READING ON THE SPEEDOMETER COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I USE THIS VEHICLE DAILY TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER FAMILY ACTIVITIES SO SAFETY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. CERTAINLY I AM RELYING ON THE ADVISE AND EXPERTISE OF ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND OTHER DISAPPOINTED CHEVY OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET AND GM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, AND IF NECESSARY, CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME AND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

CHEVROLET VENTURES SEEM TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTING THE RIGHT SIDE (FROM THE DRIVER'S PERSPECTIVE). I'VE NOTICED A LOT WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS OUT ON THAT SIDE, AFTER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OWN. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS IN THE BACK MULTIPLE TIMES. WITHIN A MONTH OR SO, THE BULBS ARE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKERS DON'T WORK IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK AFTER A MONTH OR SO AFTER THEY'RE REPLACED. RECENTLY, I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD THIS VAN FOR 4 YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE HAS REPEATEDLY CLOSED WITH VARIOUS CHILDREN'S BODY PARTS IN ITS PATH. THIS CLOSING HAS OCCURRED WHEN ONE CHILD IS GETTING INTO OR OUT OF THE VAN AND THAT CHILD OR ANOTHER CHILD HAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR, OR WHEN I HAVE REMOTELY PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND ONE OF THE CHILDREN HAS REACHED BACK IN FOR SOMETHING. THE DOOR DOES NOT STOP, AND CRUSHES WHATEVER IS IN IT'S PATH. FORTUNATELY I HAVE BEEN QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID ANY SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PRETTY BRUISED UP AND MY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS CUT BY THE DOOR. *TR

DURING ANNUAL VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEADLIGHTS WHERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR INSPECTION RULES. HEADLIGHTS FILLING WITH MOISTURE BEHIND CLEAR PLASTIC LENSES OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. CHROME REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON REFLECTOR OXIDIZING IN BACK OF HEADLIGHT. TWO HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS RANDOMLY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED AND THE DIAL BECOMES STUCK AT EXTREMELY LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK TEMPORARILY IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO WORKS AT RANDOM AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE VENTURE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.