Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHILE TURNING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL ENDED UP UNDER REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND CHEVROLET BOTH HAVE STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF REPAIR ASSISTANCE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SWAY AND THE LEFT SIDE VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED NEEDED SHOCK STRUTS. NLM
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH RIGHT REAR BRACKET BROKE WICH AFFECTED DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
VAN SHIMMIES/VIBRATATES AT 30+ MPH SINCE 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING. HAVE PUT ON NEW TIRES, DEALERS SAY NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS NORMAL FOR VANS/TRUCKS (NOT A PLEASANT RIDE). DEFROSTERS WILL NOT DEFROST SIDE WINDOWS, DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. WHILE BACKING DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY WITH 3 PEOPLE IN VAN, VAN IS HITTING BOTTOM. DEALER INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS/SPRINGS, BUT STILL HITS BOTTOM.*AK
I WAS DRIVING MY VAN WITH MY PREGNANT COUSIN ON BOARD WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE STEERING NO LONGER CONTROLLED THE REAR END OF THE CAR, AND THE REAR BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR AND GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABOUT TO GO UP AWINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE, THE TRAILING ARM COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN HALF. *AK
REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
WHEN VAN HAS 7 PASENGERS THE REAR WHEELS RUB ON THE WHEEL WELLS EVERY TIME A BUMP OR VALLEY IS ENCOUNTERED.THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO CARRY 7 ADULTS.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE REARWHEEL WELLS. WHEN DRIVING SEVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A VALLEY OR GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRES ARE RUBBING. *AK *ML
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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