Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Venture submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
1. NORMAL OPERATION 2. AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILURE. 3. HAD DYE, REFRIGERANT & SEAL CONDITIONER INSTALLED INITIALLY SYSTEM OK BUT, OVER NIGHT REFRIGERANT LEAKED DOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF DYE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT. *TR
BAD/LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET...... COOLANT LEAKS....CAUSING WATER PUMP TO BURN OUT...REPLACED TWICE ALREADY....AND COOLANT TO GET IN WITH OIL. *TR ESTIMATED REPAIR COST > $700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, CAUSING THE SIGNAL TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL. YET IT FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 85000. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATED TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE THERMOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. HE PICKED UP THE CAR AND IN 3 THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR BLEW UP. HE HAD IT TOWED A WEEK LATER THEY TOLD HIM A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS SINCE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED IT. ON THE 2ND DAY AFTER HE BOUGHT THE CAR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING.*AK *JB
DT: CONSUMER HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED AND FREON LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT BECAUSE HE TRANSPORTS HIS CHILDREN IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATED THIS HAPPENED IN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. *AK.*JB
DT: AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER LEAKED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WERE ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THESE CONDENSERS REPLACED IN THE LAST MONTHS. THE CONDENSER LEAKED FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE FROM A FAULTY WELD. *AK *NM
PURCHASED THIS MINI-VAN USED FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/2004. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN AUGUST 2004. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT WITH DEALERSHIP) SAID IT WAS THE CONDENSER. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE. ADVISED THAT REPAIR & REPLACEMENT WOUDL BE APPROXIMATELY $925. DEALER AGRED TO REPLACE IT WITH US PAYING $200 DEDUCTIBLE FOR LABOR. PARTS REPLACED (PER DEALERSHIP INVOICE) ARE THE CONDENSER, CLAMP, RETAINER, & SEAL. *AK
FOUND THAT THE CONDENSER WELD ON THE A/C UNIT IS FAULTY IN MY 2001 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I KNOW THE CONDENSERS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE FAILURE IS COMMON. WOULD THIS NOT BE A PROBLEM IF I WERE WORKING UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE WELD FAILED RESULTING IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF OXYGEN IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD SUGGEST A RECALL TO FIX THE SUSPECT WELDS.*AK
2001 CHEVY VENTURE 12 MONTHS OLD APPROX 14,000 MILES, RADIATOR SEAM SPLIT RIGHT LOWER CORNER LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. AC ALSO STOPPED WORKING, CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT, RIGHT LOWER CORNER. REPLACED BY DEALER. VEHICLE NOW 18 MONTHS OLD APPROX 21,000 MILES, AC STOPPED WORKING. CONDENSER SEAM SPLIT LOWER RIGHT FRONT CORNER. DEALER REPLACED. APPEARS TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN DESIGN STRESSING THE RADIATOR AND CONDENSER VIA THE MOUNTING SCHEME. VEHICLE IS A LEMON. FIRST TIME REPAIRED DEALER HAD TO ORDER CONDENSER. THIS TIME REPAIRED HE HAD 3 IN STOCK! *JB
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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