2005 Chevrolet Venture Body & structure Problems

MY WIFE HIT A OLD STYLE VAN THAT HAD STOPPED FOR A DOG CROSSING A THE ROAD. THE WHOLE FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOOD, GRILL, LIGHTS, BOTH FENDER HAD TO BE REPAIRED, ALSO THE STEAL TUBE UNDER THE RADIATOR FRAME HAD TO BE CUT OUT AND REPLACED. ON 11/5/2010 I HIT A DEER GOING 30 MPH, AGAIN FRONT END DAMAGE. BOTH TIMES THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND ON STAR DIDN'T RESPOND. I ASKED TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS IF THE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD BE TESTED, ANSWER WAS NO.

NHTSA ID

10747955

Incident

Jan 25, 2010

Mileage

49,357 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

10504451

Incident

Feb 25, 2013

Mileage

145,000 mi

THE SLIDING DOORS WANT OPEN AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS HARD TO CLOSE. THE LOCKS GET STUCK OFTEN ON BOTH DOORS; THE AUTOMATIC DOOR & WINDOW CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE OVER ALL QUALITY IS POOR. HAVE AIR POCKETS AND THE DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10263646

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

CHEVY VENTURE: POWER SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH CORRECTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205721

Incident

Oct 5, 2007

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AT RANDOM WHILE STOPPED AND IN MOTION EXPOSING PASSENGERS TO A SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202111

Incident

Aug 24, 2006

Mileage

16,793 mi

POWER SLIDING DOORS DON'T HAVE SAFETY SENSORS ON THEM, THEY WILL SHUT ON WHATEVER IS IN THE WAY, THEY HAVE LEFT A BRUISE ON ME WHEN I WAS STANDING IN THE WAY OF THE DOOR. YOUNGER CHILDREN OR EVEN ADULTS COULD BE HURT OR POSSIBLY KILLED IN THEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170552

Incident

Jul 6, 2005

REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, POPS OPEN WHEN ITS SUPPOSE TO LATCH SHUT. A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS BESIDE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR. DOOR OPENED WHILE MY 9 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING BESIDE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MILES AND HOUR IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. DOOR WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NO STEP WERE TAKEN TO REPAIR DOOR DUE TO FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155335

Incident

Apr 13, 2006

Mileage

38,998 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY VENTURE. THERE'S A BAR THAT ATTACHES MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO THE VAN AND MAKES THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, IT CAUSES A TRIANGULAR GAP BETWEEN THE DOOR, VAN AND BAR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS A SENSOR THAT IF SOMEONE IS IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VAN, IT WILL STOP AND OPEN THE DOOR UP. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE CARPET STOPS AND BEFORE THE METAL SIDE OF THE VAN BEGINS. MY COUSIN'S DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. I BUCKLED IN MY KIDS & WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING VAN DOOR TALKING TO MY COUSIN. HER DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE BUTTON THAT CLOSES THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS BUMPED. THE DOOR STARTED CLOSING, HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THAT PLASTIC PIECE ON THE FLOOR AND INTO THE TRIANGULAR GAP. THE SENSORS NEVER PICKED UP THAT SOMETHING WAS IN THE DOOR SINCE IT WAS NOT ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND NEVER STOPPED CLOSING. THANKFULLY I WAS STANDING CLOSE ENOUGH THAT WHEN SHE SCREAMED, I REACHED IN AND GRABBED HER FOOT. SHE HAD ON BOOTS & JEANS AND STILL HAD A MARK AND BRUISE ON HER SHIN. WE STUCK A SHOE INTO THIS GAP AND CLOSED THE DOOR ON IT TO SEE IF THE SENSOR WOULD SEE IT. IT TORE THE SHOE AND NEVER STOPPED CLOSING. I TOLD CHEVY ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WANTED MY VAN FIXED SO NO ONE ELSE GETS INJURED.THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX & TO SHUT OFF THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE TO AVOID THIS. ONE PROBLEM-WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THIS FEATURE, YOU HAVE TO TUG HARDER TO SHUT THE DOOR. IF A KID'S FOOT GOES INTO THE GAP WHILE I'M SHUTTING THE DOOR MANUALLY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP THE FORWARD MOTION IN TIME TO NOT CAUSE INJURY. CHEVY SAID THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN & THEN THEY WILL LOOK INTO A FIX. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS WITH MY CHILDREN. I WANT MY VAN FIXED OR A VAN COMPARABLE ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FEEL THAT MY COUSIN SHOULD ALSO BE COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10146523

Incident

Dec 7, 2005

Mileage

33,000 mi

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 2004, I ENTERED THE MIDDLE ROW OF MY SON-IN-LAW?S NEW 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING REAR SIDE DOOR. AFTER I SAT DOWN AND CLOSED THE DOOR, IT SEEMED TO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR AGAIN. AS THE DOOR STARTED TO OPEN, I TRIED CLOSING IT WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO OPEN FULLY. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, DESPITE MY CLOSING PRESSURE ON THE DOOR HANDLE, MY ARM HAD MOVED BACKWARDS AND BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE BACK OF MY SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE MY HAND FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, AND AS THE DOOR OPENED FURTHER, IT FRACTURED BOTH BONES IN MY ARM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10104697

Incident

Nov 12, 2004