1997 Chevrolet Venture Seat belts Problems

THE SEAT BELT CLASP ON THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT HAS COME APART, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELT FROM SAFELY CONNECTING AND STAYING CONNECTED.

NHTSA ID

10128452

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK, THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WANTED CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT. CONSUMER FELT THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO, THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR ON 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIRS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT IT KEPT BREAKING.*AK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. WIPER MODULE SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER FOUND A BAD CONNECTION AT THE EBCM. ALSO FOUND BOTH TRACTION BULBS WERE MISSING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10124146

Incident

Apr 14, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE SEAT BELT WAS DAMAGED ON THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE. THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS CONTINUOUSLY FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THE TIRE ROD WAS BENT AND THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

10099099

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

CONSUMER'S SON GOT ENTANGLED IN THE SEAT BELT WHICH THEN TIGHTENED AROUND HIS WAIST/LOWER ABDOMEN. *PH ALTHOUGH THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN IT WAS CAUSING TO THE CHILD. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE SEAT BELT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10057178

Incident

Jan 4, 2004

THE PAINT HAS PEELED OFF AND YET GM CANADA CLAIMS NO PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO HEAR OUR COMPLAINT LET ALONE ACKNOWLEDGE IT YET WE CAN SEE FOR OURSELVES ON THIS SITE THE U.S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT! THE FLOORBOARD CRACKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IT'S BEEN A DAY AND WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM OUR LOCAL RETAILER!

NHTSA ID

10071276

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATE ON RENTAL VEHICLE THE SECOND ROW DID NOT LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

NHTSA ID

8014793

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW AND FILLED THE ENGINE WITH WATER, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.4 ENGINE THAT GM IS AWARE OF. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF THE VAN 4 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE HAD DEALER FIXED 3 TIMES THEN IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING WHEN THE VAN HAD 1000 MILES ON IT AND CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. GM SAYS THEY ARE DESIGNED LIKE THAT. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VAN COME UNLATCHED AT ANY TIME, THE BELTS IN THE REAR WILL CONTIUALLY TIGHTEN WHEN YOU HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD. GM TOLD US THAT WE WERE NOT USING THE SEATBELTS PROPERLY. THE RACK AND PINION STEERING STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE IMMIDIATLY FOLLOWING THE WARRENTY RUNNING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

763298

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AT NIGHT. WHEN LEANING FORWARD IN SEAT SEAT BELT COMES ON. SEAT BELT INDICATOR ALARM DOESN'T WORK. LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BODY CONTROL MODULE. CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

896441

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

THE INTERIOR OF LAP BUCKLE CAME OUT OF THE OUTER CASING, BUCKLE CAN STILL BE USED BUT IF A SLIT TOUCH BUCKLE RELEASES. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IS THE SEAT WERE MY DAUGHTER SAFETY SEAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, AND IF THE BUCKLE FAILED THAT EASILY WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP & CHEVROLET REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR TO THE LAP BELT.*AK

NHTSA ID

749296

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BEHIND DRIVER KEEPS POPPING OUT OF BUCKLE MECHANISM.*AK

NHTSA ID

888913

Incident

May 11, 2001

MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH AND LOCK INTO POSITION. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

884283

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SECOND AND LAST ROW WILL NOT PULL OUT TO ALLOW A PERSON TO BE BUCKLED IN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE REPAIRS. THE MOST RECENT SEATBELT TO FAIL IS A REPLACEMENT SEATBELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

735646

Incident

Nov 2, 2000

#1. IT IS VERY HEAVY TO PUSH UP THE TAILGATE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE HYDRAULICS. IT GOES UP EASILY ONLY PART OF THE WAY. #2. MY SEAT AND POCKET SHOULD NOT BE RIPPING AS EASILY AS THEY HAVE. I DO NOT HAVE LITTLE KIDS TUGGING AT THEM. #3. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK . IT HAS BEEN ALLEGEDLY FIXED SEVERAL TIMES. #4. THE INTERIOR SIDE DOOR PANELS ARE HARD PLASTIC AND THEY ARE ATTACHED BY VELCRO. THEY DON'T ALWAYS STICK TO THE VELCRO AND COME LOOSE. ONE HAS ALREADY BROKEN AND REPLACED. THEY ARE STILL LOOSE. #5. THE FRONT SEATBELTS DON'T RETRACT ALL THE WAY ON THEIR OWN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT TWISTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. #6. THE RANGE OF DISTANCE ON THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY IS BEING BASICALLY ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT . IT IS MY FIRST AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE AND PROBABLY MY LAST. I THINK I REALLY BOUGHT A LEMON. *AK

NHTSA ID

719579

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE BY THEMSELVES. WHEN PUSHING BUTTON TO CLOSE DOOR, IT WILL NOT CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING DOOR WOULD SLIDE OPEN ON ITS OWN. ALSO, CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCATED ON THAT SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

850242

Incident

Oct 7, 1999

CHILD IS ABLE TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE CHILD SEAT THAT IS BUILD INTO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE SEAT, THE SEAT WILL FOLD DOWN ONTO THE CHILD. *AK

NHTSA ID

846776

Incident

Aug 23, 1999

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK AROUND THE CHILD NECK AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO A STORE AND GET SOMETHING TO CUT THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. *AK

NHTSA ID

844079

Incident

Aug 2, 1999

SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

542663

MIDDLE ROW RIGHT SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.

NHTSA ID

541640

SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME UP OUT OF THE REAR SEAT TO BE USED. HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

827950

Incident

Nov 26, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTING DEVICE STRANGLED CHILD DUE TO DESIGN WHILE CHILD WAS PLAYING, RACHET MECHINISM KEPT WINDING UP THE SLACK IN THE BELT.

NHTSA ID

539109

Incident

Jul 4, 1998

VEHICLE HAS TWO BUILT-IN CAR SEATS THAT CONTAIN A SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP THAT COMES APART EASILY WHEN CONSUMER TOUCHES IT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

823481

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/COLLISION. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNFASTENED.

NHTSA ID

535021

Incident

Dec 8, 1997

SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS JAM.

NHTSA ID

532924

Incident

Jun 30, 1997

SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER'S/DRIVERS/SECOND ROW, AND THE LAST ROW GET STUCK, CANNOT BE PULL OUT FOR BUCKLING UP. SOMETIMES LEAVING THE PASSENGERS WITHOUT PROTECTION. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, HORN EXTREMELY HARD TO BEEP/ALARM SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, AND SECOND ROW- REAR SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. *AK

NHTSA ID

821706

Incident

Feb 23, 1998

DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

520490

Incident

Jun 28, 1997