Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/15/2007 | 103000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. the contact stated that the front and back of the undercarriage were damaged and smashed in over the brake lines. in addition, the front passenger side axle makes strange crunching noises, the vehicle shimmies severely, and the cruise control fails to deactivate when it should. furthermore, the seat belts do not properly restrain the occupants and the headlights blink on and off while driving at night. the contact placed two new front tires on the vehicle, as well as a new set of brakes. the dealer stated that the vehicle was previously in a crash, in which the hood, fender, and undercarriage were damaged. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 103,000 and current mileage was 113,000. | |||
| 10/25/2004 | 1 | ||
| While pulling inside of the garage vehicle suddenly accelerated into a brick wall. consumer applied the brakes and vehicle stopped. both air bags did not deploy. no injuries were reported. dealer was unable to duplicate or correct the problem. *ak | |||
| 04/25/2002 | 31 | 06/30/2000 | |
| Vehicle idles very high and accelerates on its own. vehicle has been taken to dealer 3 times, no problem was found.*ak vehicle will accelerate up to 20 mph without ever touching the accelerator. *jg | |||
| 03/30/2000 | 20 | 03/01/2000 | |
| The van will suddenly roll backwards while in gear when stopped on an incline- even a slight incline. recently, this almost caused me to have an accident as my van almost rolled into the car behind me. this problem has occured many times, but it does not ocur every time i am stopped on a hill (incline). when it occurs, the van rolls back very fast, not gradually. i took it to the dealer today (11/2/00) and he said that this was normal. he aslo said that he has had several people come in and complain about the same problem. i believe it is a design defect. (no other car that i have owned with an automatic transmission has done this.) it is definitely a safety defect.*ak | |||
| 02/07/2000 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| On thrree occasions, this new vehicle has suddenly surged and stalled; twice during highway driving conditions. i feel a serious accident could have happened i was in the passing lane. local dealer is totally uanable to diagnose or repair the problem. *ak | |||
| When sitting at a stop and taking foot off the brake pedal, vehicle accelerated forward. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 87000 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. while pulling into a parking spot at 5 mph, the vehicle lunged forward when the accelerator pedal was slightly depressed. the vehicle drove over the sidewalk and struck the railing. the vehicle is currently at the chevrolet dealer and has not been repaired. there were no injuries. the vin was invalid. the current and failure mileages were 87,000. | |||
| 02/15/2002 | |||
| Seatbelts inside of vehicle were sliced and half inch apart. also, throttle will get stuck without prior warning. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||