Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-08 | 01V067000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 477,011 | — | Details |
| 1998-06-26 | 98V145000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 125,990 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKED UP ON '97 VENTURE VAN WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 70 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, R… |
| 2016-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WITHIN LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT… |
| 2012-04-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LAMPS KEEP FAILING, LIGHT BAR ON TOP WORKS FINE BUT BOTH SIDE REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAIL CONTINUOUSLY. UPON DISAS… |
| 2011-09-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4 PEP BOYS DEFINITY TIRES W ROAD HASARD TOTAL WAS 424.58 ON 9/10/201. MILEAGE WAS152156..YESTERDAY 9/1/2011 IH… |
| 2011-02-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. THE HOOD APPARENTLY WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY, FLE… |
| 2010-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE, CAUGHT FIRE AND BECAME FULLY ENGULFED CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPOR… |
| 2009-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED 3 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVANS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE SIGNAL AND HEAD LI… |
| 2009-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | GENERAL MOTORS DEX-COOL RUINED OUR COOLING SYSTEM IN OUR 97 CHEVY VENTURE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM AN… |
| 2009-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | NEEDS REPLACED FRONTEND HUBS ,TIEROD,PINION REPAIRS/RECALL THIS VAN NEEDS A NEW OWNER!!! NOTHING BUT COSTLY REPAIRS CH… |
| 2008-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IN HER VEHICLE HAS CORRODED THE R… |
| 2007-12-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO HONOR THE RECA… |
| 2006-11-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 97 VENTURE A YEAR AGO, ENDED UP GETTING A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER FOR THE REAR DOOR HANDLES. BRO… |
| 2006-08-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVY VENTURE ,POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR THE DOOR POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING.THE DEALER STATES DOOR HAD BEEN REPA… |
| 2006-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 SEPAR… |
| 2006-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON 28 JULY 2003, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN MY 97 CHEVY VENTURE UNDER A RECALL SCHEME. … |
| 2006-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED LAST YEAR. RECENTLY THE VAN STALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT ANTI-FREEZE HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CY… |
| 2005-12-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC COVERS ON THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GLUED AND NOT BOLTED ONTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE GLUE W… |
| 2005-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND BUSTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED I… |
| 2005-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE INTERIOR HANDLE THAT OPENS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAUSING OC… |
| 2005-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. CAR WAS AT FULL THROTTLE AND CONTINUING TO … |
| 2005-05-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE FRONT HEADLAMPS ON THE 1997-2004 CHEVROLET, PONTIAC, & OLDSMOBILE VANS DO NOT RELEASE MOISTURE FROM THE CAPSULE CAU… |
| 2005-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE GASKET LEAKING COOLANT IN MY VAN NOT TO MENTION THE MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE LIGHTS ON THIS VAN, SO NOW… |
| 2005-03-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR AIR RIDE PUMP CONTINUES TO INFLATE REAR SHOCKS MORE OFTEN AND ALSO RUNS WHEN THE VAN IS OFF THE KILLS THE BATT… |
| 2005-02-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE VIN [XXX], WIPERS WOULD NOT PARK IN CORRECT POSITION. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME … |
| 2005-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC COVERS OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 1997 CHEVY VENTURE ARE GLUED ON. WATER GETS INSIDE THE UNIT AND THE PLASTIC… |
| 2005-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. IT COSTS $178.00 PLUS TA… |
| 2005-01-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING RACK BROKE. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL CAN ASSUME POSITIONS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 2 O'CLOCK WHILE ST… |
| 2005-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE A 1997 CHEVY VENTURE, SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED… |
| 2005-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT CLASP ON THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT HAS COME APART, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELT FROM SAFELY CONNECTING AND STAYIN… |
| 2004-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAU… |
| 2004-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARED IN THE TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, VERY NEAR THE GAS TANK. INSPECTOR STATE… |
| 2004-10-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME FROM THE CAR WASH, BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH HEADLIGHT L… |
| 2004-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE SEAT BELT WAS DAMAGED ON THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER S… |
| 2004-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY A BURNT ODOR WAS SMELLED FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHI… |
| 2004-09-08 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02049 FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING RACK AND PINION FAILURE. , P… |
| 2004-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL … |
| 2004-08-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHE… |
| 2004-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERIN… |
| 2004-07-25 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER STA… |
| 2004-07-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE CAMPAIGN 02049 WAS COMPLETED ON 30 APRIL 2003 THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BEARING. THE VEHICLE STEERING … |
| 2004-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE … |
| 2004-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | (1) CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. (2) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED CA… |
| 2004-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO W… |
| 2004-04-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK, THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WANTED CONSUMER T… |
| 2004-04-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING/PARING BOTH FRONTAL PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM … |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE IN 8/2000. THE VAN HAD 19,000 MILES AND I PAID 17,900. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, AND … |
| 2004-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP OF ACOMPLAINT FILED ON 3/10/1997. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CHEVY CORP. THEY HAVE ADVISED M… |
| 2004-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED ON VAN. VEHICLE BECAME HOT QUICKLY AND STOPPED RUNNING. HAD CHEVY DEALER REPLACE INTAKE. VEHI… |
| 2004-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | FROM ABOUT 40000 MILESPROBLEMS WITH THE TEMP GAUGE INDICATING ENGINE RUNNING HOT WHEN IN FACT IT NEVER WAS AND COOLANT … |
| 2004-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VAN TAKEN FOR SERVICE FOR COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE OVERHEATING AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING UP AND CAUSING TEMPERATURE (HOT)… |