2002 Chevrolet Venture Seat belts Problems

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AND RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND OVER CORRECTED MYSELF AN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND MY FACE WENT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WAS THROWN FOR THE VAN OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE VAN THEN LANDED ON MY FOOT BEFORE I HIT THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYING MY NOSE WAS TORN ABOUT OFF MY FACE AND BROOK 4 RIBS FRACTURED 5 AND MY FOOT AND ANKLE AND FOOT WAS BADLY DAMAGED MY SEAT BELT WAS PUT ON BUT FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10938325

Incident

Sep 9, 2016

MY 2YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRANGLED LAST NIGHT IN OUR 2002 CHEVY VENTURE. THE VAN HAS A BUILT IN TODDLER SEAT(MAY BE CALLED DIFFER) WELL, SHE SOME HOW MANAGED TO HAVE THE "ADULT" SEAT BELT WRAP AROUND HER NECK AND THEN THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN UP. WE COULD NOT GET THE BELT OFF DUE TO IT BEING "LOCKED." WE OPENED THE DOOR, OF COURSE THIS IS AFTER A QUICK PANIC ACROSS LANES IN THE HIGHWAY TO EXIT THE MAJOR HIGHWAY WE WERE DRIVING ON. WELL, I HAD MY SON RUN OVER TO "PEP BOYS" AND TELL THEM THERE IS A 2YR OLD THAT IS CHOCKING FROM A SEATBELT THE WILL NOT "LET GO" AND WE NEED SOMETHING TO CUT THE BELT WITH. THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL THERE AT PEP BOYS. MY SON MANAGED TO RUN BACK TO US AND HAND ME THE EMERGENCY DEVICE TO CUT THE BELT AND RELEASE OUR DAUGHTER. THE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. WE OPENED THE DOOR AND HAD THE VAN IN PARK. I THINK IF I AND MY SON WERE NOT THERE, WE MAY HAVE ONE LESS MEMBER IN OUR FAMILY TODAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10247180

Incident

Oct 28, 2008

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED. MY WIFE HAD PROPERLY SECURED ELLIE IN HER SEAT BELT BUT SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE AUTO AND DIED INSTANTLY IN A LOW SPEED CRASH. SHE MAY HAVE UNBUCKLED OR HERSELF BUT OUR MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR HAD PREVIOUS SEAT BELT FAILURE AND WE HAVE THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO SUPPORT THIS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170061

Incident

Sep 7, 2006

SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT CLIP TIGHTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10148882

Incident

Dec 15, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONSUMER IS HANDICAPPED AND HAS TO DRIVE LEFT FOOTED. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VENTURE OPENED LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACKS AND FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. CONSUMER'S BROTHER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE TRACKS AND SLED IT AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO, BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. DROVE THE VAN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. CONTINUED TO HAVE DOOR PROBLEMS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF 2004, THE DOOR FELL OFF AGAIN. STOPPED AND HAD HELP PUTTING IT BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THEN, THE SLIDING DOOR OVERLAPPED THE DRIVERS DOOR, PINING THE CONSUMER IN VEHICLE. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. CURRENTLY, THE WINDOW WAS MOVING FROM THE WIND THAT WAS COMING AROUND THE DOOR. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND I TOLD THEM THAT DOOR NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAI. CURRENTLY, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY AWAITING REPAIRS. THE RIGHT DOOR WAS NOW SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE RIGHT DOOR MODULE DUE TO A RECALL. THIS FIXED THE RIGHT DOOR. THE DOOR HAS NO HANDLES TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE DOOR ,AND CONSUMER MUST SLIDE THE DOOR USING THE WINDOW, AND THIS WAS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP PUT NEW SEAT BELTS IN BECAUSE THEY SAID THE SEAT BELTS WERE CAUSING THE DOOR PROBLEM . THE NEW SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. THE SEAT LATCH BY THE RIGHT REAR DOOR BROKE, COULD NOT MOVE THE SEAT IN ANY WAY. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND SMELLED GAS. THE O RING HAD A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133375

Incident

Jun 17, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

CRANCKING EXTENSVLY, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR, HYDROPLANING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, STEERING AND UNALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS, EMMISION REPAIRED AND TREATED, AS THE CREATED SULPHUR ODORS, AND STALLING. UNEVEN DRIVING, ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SPEED EXCEEDING 60 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105875

Incident

Aug 16, 2002

Mileage

12,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE RETAINER CLIP ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE CLIP AT WILL. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A CHILD HAD BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE CLIP AND RELEASE HERSELF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10064679

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING/PARKING MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10064616

Incident

Mar 18, 2004

Mileage

41,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. CHILD IN THE THIRD ROW, CENTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056142

Incident

Jan 29, 2004

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT CLIP INTO LOCKING MECHANISM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025947

Incident

Jul 10, 2003

Mileage

27,000 mi