2005 Chevrolet Venture Problems

WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HAD SUDDENLY SLID OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BEFOREHAND THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 69250. BML

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

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while his father was driving at an undisclosed speed on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost automotive power. No warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that his father managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road, and upon further inspection, white/blue smoke was seen coming from under the vehicle, and the vehicle later caught on fire from the fuel pump/tank. The fire had leaked onto the floor; however, it had extinguished on its own. A police report was not filed; however, Law Enforcement arrived on scene to direct traffic. The local fire department did not arrive on scene. No injuries were sustained, nor medical attention was sought. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard, where it was deemed a total loss by the insurance provider. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES IN AND OUTSIDE OUR VAN. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY POTENT AND OTHER TIMES FAINT. WHEN WE WALK INTO OUR GARAGE, WE CAN SMELL IT ALSO. IT OCCURS OFTEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. WHEN WE INSPECT IT, WE CAN'T FIND ANY LEAK. WE SMELL THIS FROM A HALF TANK TO EMPTY. *TR

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED TO THE LEFT AND THEN BACK TO ITS LANE. THE REAR TIRES ROLLED OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2005 CHEVROLET VENTURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HIS FATHER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES AND HIS STEP-MOTHER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FATHER HIT A DIRT BANK HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, HIS FATHER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS CHEST CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS LUNGS, SPLEEN, KIDNEYS AND RIBS. HIS STEP-MOTHER HIT THE DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE WITH HER HEAD, CUTTING HER ACROSS THE FOREHEAD. *JB

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS WE WERE BRAKING. THE BRAKES THEN STARTED FEELING LIKE THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. WE WERE NOT EVEN GOING THAT FAST. WE OWNED A PREVIOUS 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE BEARING ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALSO BEGAN TO GRIND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was making a rattling sound coming from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who replaced the wheel bearing hub assembly, brakes, rotors, struts, and tires. The failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to another certified mechanic who performed a front-end alignment however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a third mechanic who identified that the noise seemed to be coming from the steering wheel; however, the mechanic could not verify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 236,000.

THE DRIVER WAS SLOWING OR STOPPED WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY OR WHETHER IT DEPLOYED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. *TR

TEMP GAUGE READING HOT, DECIDED 95 S IN NEW YORK CITY WASN'T AN IDEAL PLACE TO STOP AND TRAFFIC WAS VERY BAD HAD TO DRIVE IN BREAKDOWN LANE TO GET TO NEAREST EXIT (APPROX 1.5 MILES) PULLED OVER IN A WATER WORKS LOT WITH MY 4 YR OLDS AND WIFE AT 11:30 PM, ON WAY TO OHIO FROM RHODE ISLAND. CALLED AAA TOOK TO GARAGE, SEVERAL HOURS LATER, US TO A HOTEL THAT WASN'T BOOKED. NEXT GARAGE REPLACED THE TEMP SWITCH AND THERMOSTAT. SEEMED OK. CONTINUED TO OHIO. WHILE IN OHIO TEMP GAUGE WAS READING HOT AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE. CAME HOME , TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN READING FINE IF I TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TO "RESET" THE GAUGE BACK TO "ZERO" STILL NOT SURE THAT IT IS READING CORRECTLY AT THAT POINT. $500.00 TO HAVE REPLACED. MOST CAR FORUMS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE AND SOME OTHER COOLING ISSUES THAT VERY WELL MAY BE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HAVING A VAN THAT "OVERHEATS"IS A PROBLEM DUE THE FACT THAT IF WE IGNORE THE GAUGE IT VERY WELL MAY OVERHEAT AND MY FAMILY MAY BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT AAA WAS ABLE TO HELP US ALOT AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE THAT WASN'T THE BRONX (WHICH WAS THE NEXT EXIT) OR WORSE. THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING THE STAY WAS $1300.00 AND NOT TO MENTION BEING IN A STRANGE DARK PLACE FOR NEARLY 3 HRS. I STILL HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THE NEW CLUSTER IS WORKING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO. *TR

TEMP GAUGE READING HOT, DECIDED 95 S IN NEW YORK CITY WASN'T AN IDEAL PLACE TO STOP AND TRAFFIC WAS VERY BAD HAD TO DRIVE IN BREAKDOWN LANE TO GET TO NEAREST EXIT (APPROX 1.5 MILES) PULLED OVER IN A WATER WORKS LOT WITH MY 4 YR OLDS AND WIFE AT 11:30 PM, ON WAY TO OHIO FROM RHODE ISLAND. CALLED AAA TOOK TO GARAGE, SEVERAL HOURS LATER, US TO A HOTEL THAT WASN'T BOOKED. NEXT GARAGE REPLACED THE TEMP SWITCH AND THERMOSTAT. SEEMED OK. CONTINUED TO OHIO. WHILE IN OHIO TEMP GAUGE WAS READING HOT AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE. CAME HOME , TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN READING FINE IF I TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TO "RESET" THE GAUGE BACK TO "ZERO" STILL NOT SURE THAT IT IS READING CORRECTLY AT THAT POINT. $500.00 TO HAVE REPLACED. MOST CAR FORUMS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE AND SOME OTHER COOLING ISSUES THAT VERY WELL MAY BE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HAVING A VAN THAT "OVERHEATS"IS A PROBLEM DUE THE FACT THAT IF WE IGNORE THE GAUGE IT VERY WELL MAY OVERHEAT AND MY FAMILY MAY BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT AAA WAS ABLE TO HELP US ALOT AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE THAT WASN'T THE BRONX (WHICH WAS THE NEXT EXIT) OR WORSE. THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING THE STAY WAS $1300.00 AND NOT TO MENTION BEING IN A STRANGE DARK PLACE FOR NEARLY 3 HRS. I STILL HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THE NEW CLUSTER IS WORKING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEVER DROPS BELOW 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL AND HAS INCREASED TO 95 MPH AT TIMES. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN STOPPED WORKING THREE MONTHS AGO WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. NOW IT IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. *AK

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM FRACTURED. THE DEALER ORDERED A SEAT BELT MOUNTING KIT TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS

DT: GM HAS A REAR BENCH STYLE SEAT AND IT HAS A CENTER SEAT. THE CENTER SEAT HAS NO SHOULDER STRAP. THEY SELL THE VAN AS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND THEY REMOVE THE CENTER SEATS, BUT THE PERSON IN THE CENTER IS FACING THE BACK OF THE WHEEL CHAIR. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ANYTONE TO PUT A SHOULDER STRAP IN BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT SAFETY TESTED.*AK

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.

JUST BOUGHT 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI VAN FROM DEALER WE HAVE VERY DIM HEAD LIGHTS, DANGEROUS AT NIGHT TO DRIVE!, NOTICE DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS DEFECT DESCRIPTION: EAGLE EYES IS RECALLING HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES : FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108,LAMPS REFLECTIVE DEVICES. THESES HEAD LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS. I CONTACTED THEM ON 1-26-09 LEFT MESSAGE, HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLY. ALSO CONTACTED DELPHI ABOUT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THAT WERE PRODUCED WITH OUT AN O' RING AND RETAINER FOR THIS SAME YEAR CHEVY VENTURE. HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REPLY . *TR

ROUGH SHIFTING FROM BEGINNING NOW 2ND GEAR OUT AFTER LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON BY ACCIDENT AND DRAINED BATTERY. *TR

I WAS TURNING THROUGH A LEFT BEND ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. POSTED SPEED 40 MPH, WHEN THE REAR AXLE SPLIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE HUB. THIS CAUSED ME TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH BETWEEN A POWER POLE AND A TREE. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN WITH FRONTAL IMPACT AND BOTH SIDE DOOR IMPACTED. WE WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR WHIPLASH AND A FEW BUMPS HERE AND THERE, BUT THE VAN WAS TOTALED WITH LESS THAN 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED. *JB

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was making a rattling sound coming from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who replaced the wheel bearing hub assembly, brakes, rotors, struts, and tires. The failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to another certified mechanic who performed a front-end alignment however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a third mechanic who identified that the noise seemed to be coming from the steering wheel; however, the mechanic could not verify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 236,000.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY VENTURE WITH 7 PASSENGER SEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING . THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED ERRATICALLY. . ONE MINUTE IT WILL SHOW FULL AND THE NEXT EMPTY. ALSO HAVEDPROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, THEY CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM. THE DASH CLUSTER, A/C PUMPS, AND THE A/C VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE A/C WILL BE COOLING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL BLOW OUT HOT AIR. BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. THE VAN ONLY HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN DOING EVERYTHING THAT THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IWAS TELLING HIM TO DO. THE SERVICE MANAGERFROM GM TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY TO FIX THE A/C AND THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. ALSO, THERE WAS ANOTHER VAN WITH MORE MILES THAN HIS THAT HAD SAME PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS VAN EVERY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE WHICH WAS APRIL 29, 2005.*AK

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