2000 Chevrolet Venture Exterior lighting Problems

I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A DEAD STOP,THEN WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS SOON AS I DID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK,WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO MY GAS GAUGE DIDN'T WORK AND WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH,EVEN IF I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. THEN,THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OUT DUE TO THE MELTING OF THE PART OF THE BULB,NOT THE BULB ITSELF. MY ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF THE TRACK DUE TO THE CORD AND PULLEY/MOTOR IN THE DOOR. I COULD NEVER GET THE DOOR TO WORK OTHER THAN BY MANUALLY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER THAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10598676

Incident

May 7, 2014

Mileage

130,287 mi

FOR 6-7 YEARS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS LIGHTING PROBLEMS WITH OUR CHEVY VENTURE (2000). THE LEFT REAR CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BURNED OUT TWICE. I RECENTLY PUT A NEW ONE ON AND NOW JUST ABOUT 12 WEEKS LATER, I AM HAVING BREAK AND BLINKER ISSUES AGAIN. ACTUALLY, THE BLINKER STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITHIN DAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10498155

Incident

Jan 25, 2006

BRAKES LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT MELTING PLASTIC. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWED THIS HAPPENS ALOT AND THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465050

Incident

Jul 10, 2012

Mileage

142,000 mi

WE OWN A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE THAT WE BOUGHT USED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, THE BUTTON FOR THE DOORS TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY DIDN'T WORK AS WELL AS THE GAS GAUGE. SINCE, WE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADS, THE WATER PUMP, RACK AND PINION, WHEEL HUB, TIE ROD END, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE HEAD LIGHTS EVERY COUPLE MONTHS AND NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS.WHEN WE HAD THE HEADS REPLACED, THEY FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AND WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON AND THE FLUID LOOKING CLOUDY. THEY TOLD US THAT THE CLOUDINESS SOMETIMES HAPPENS, BUT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE LIGHT COMING ON SAYING ITS LOW!!! WE WERE ALSO NOTIFIED THAT THE ABS BOX IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED...ALSO, SOMETIMES THERE IS WATER THAT LEAKS FROM THE WEATHER GAUGE OR THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND ACTUALLY SHUTS THE SYSTEM OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE VAN ON, THIS MAYBE DUE TO THE BAD ABS BOX BUT HAS BEEN DOING THIS LONGER THEN THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. THERE IS ALSO RUST ALONG THE VAN BELOW THE SLIDING DOORS. THE LOCKS ALSO SOMETIMES STICK WHEN USING THE KEYPAD OR THE ELECTRICAL LOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VAN. WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS VAN! JUST HOPE WE HAVE BETTER LUCK WITH OUR NEXT VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10365536

Incident

Feb 16, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT EVERY LIGHT BULB I INSTALL MELTS DOWN WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND THIS FORM ON A THREAD ABOUT DEFECTIVE VENTURE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10351212

Incident

Aug 17, 2010

Mileage

74,000 mi

REAR DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS. THE RIGHT HAS BEEN MORE INTERMITTENT THAN THE LEFT. OFTEN THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD BLINK VERY RAPIDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, NEITHER THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOR THE DIRECTIONAL WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT STILL WORKS AND THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ON THE DASH BOTH COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE GM MINIVANS FOR YEARS AND IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291596

Incident

Nov 9, 2005

Mileage

45,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN 1YEAR AGO. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BULB AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS MELTED AT THE CONNECTION SITE. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! I WAS STOPPED BY A LADY THE OTHER DAY WHO TOLD ME THAT NOW APPARENTLY MY TURN SIGNALS ON THE BACK OF THE VAN ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VAN 1YEAR AGO AND IT HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I SEE ON THIS REPORT ALL THE TIME! CHEVY NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT KEEP OCCURRING TO THESE MINI VANS! I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT GM, BUT I BOUGHT PONTIAC MINIVANS. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE AS SOON AS I CAN SELL THIS ONE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10281363

Incident

May 12, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED AND SMASHED IN OVER THE BRAKE LINES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE MAKES STRANGE CRUNCHING NOISES, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES SEVERELY, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DEACTIVATE WHEN IT SHOULD. FURTHERMORE, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT PLACED TWO NEW FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS A NEW SET OF BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY IN A CRASH, IN WHICH THE HOOD, FENDER, AND UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10265878

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE INDICATED THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FOGGED UP AS WELL. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10259634

Incident

Aug 15, 2007

Mileage

95,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GO OUT.. BUT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT AND WE CHANGED THE BULB, THAT IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DO NOT WORK AND THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. THE BACK UP LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON THAT SAME SIDE.. I TOOK THE ASSEMBLY APART AND NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT GOES INTO THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS BURNED BADLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, MY WIFE DRIVES OUR CHILDREN AROUND TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER EVENTS EVERY DAY. THIS YEAR OF VAN SHOULD TOO BE RECALLED OR THE PARTS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER DUE TO IT BEING A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VAN. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT IS BECOMING RIDICULOUS.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249885

Incident

Nov 9, 2008

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGE AT THE BACK. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY NOW, AND CAN NOT BE USED. THE BRAKE LIGHT BURNS OUT EVERYTIME IT IS REPLACED AND LOOKS LIKE IT MELTS THE BASE OF THE BULB AND THE SOCKET LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN MELTED ALSO. THE MIDDLE SECTION, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245299

Incident

Jun 11, 2008

Mileage

13,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT.. WE HAVE REPLACED IT NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT IT STILL BLOWS. THE BASE OF THE BULBS LOOK MELTED ON EVERY ONE WE HAVE REPLACED. NOW THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES CRAZY AND BLINKS VERY FAST AT RANDOM. IT CAN WORK RIGHT FOR 20 TIMES AND THEN GO CRAZY THE NEXT TIME IT IS USED.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10206970

Incident

Oct 25, 2007

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE CAR WOULD NOT ALWAYS START, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ONE OF THE CABLES THAT ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY HAD MELTED (OF COURSE THE BATTERY WAS ALSO DRAINED). ALSO, MY TURN SIGNALS BLINKED QUICKLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ON. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK IF THE HEADLIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS WERE USED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PANELS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE CASING OF THE BREAK LIGHTS AND THE WATER CAUSED THE CONNECTORS TO ALSO MELT. NOW, AFTER OVER $500 IN REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100151

Incident

Nov 3, 2004

BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE A HEAVY CONDENSATION, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE NIGHT AND OBSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONDENSATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT PUDDLED WHEN THE GLASS WAS TAPPED WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO BLOW OUT DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND CAUSE A PROBLEM ON THE BACK UNLIT ROADS. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10046673

Incident

Nov 10, 2003

Mileage

49,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS RIGHT&LEFT. CONDENSATION IS VERY HIGH AND WATER ACCUMULATES WHICH CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE THE FILIMENT TO BLOW OUT IT WATER BOUNCES UP INTO IT.THIS CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING ,ESPICIALLY ON DARK ROADS SUCH AS WE HAVE IN MIDDLEBURG.*AK THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NATURAL ETC, BUT THE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION WHERE THE WATER ACCUMULATES AND STAYS IN A PUDDLE IS NOT NATURAL, DEALER SAID THE HEAT FROM FILIMENT WILL DRY IT UP BUT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN,IF YOU TAP THE GLASS THE WATER RUNS DOWN TO FORM A PUDDLE....I DID REPORT THIS TO THEM BEFORE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A TRIP AND KIND OF HOPED THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT DRYING UP BUT THIS IS NOT SO, AT FIRST THEY SAID I HAD A CRACKED LENS BUT BOTH SIDES? I WISH I HAD OF GOT A WRITTEN REPORT OF THIS VISIT AT THAT TIME. I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME I WAS CONCERNED IF THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO IT TO AVOID ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. WE OWNED A 1997 VAN PRIOR TO THIS AND THEY REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM,( THIS IS RECORDED) FILE #1-159770583 IS THE # I WAS TOLD TO USE FOR COMMUNICATING THIS PROBLEM . I T TALKED TO YOUR AGENCY VERBALLY (NHTA) THANK YOU HENRY BEAUDOIN

NHTSA ID

10045888

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, LIGHTS GO DIM. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED THAT MOTOR IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD TURNS ON, CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO DIM.*AK DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, REGULATOR GROUND SCREW, AND ALTERNATOR, BUT CONDITION STILL EXIST. *TT

NHTSA ID

8003294

Incident

Sep 22, 2001

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT WITNESSED THIS ERRATIC OPERATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

886425

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. ALSO, NO DIFFERENT BETWEEN HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

877587