Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
11010201/11/2002629683Some vehicles have encountered the situation where the plungers on the power sliding door are grounding out on the door skin. *tt04/04/2002
00086400706/01/2000614385Some customers may comment that the front door glass is slow or noisy when moving up or down or the window is inoperative. *tt10/13/2000
9904808/01/1999607603Concerns with a software error in the power sliding door control module. *tt09/30/1999
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR
14110111/14/2001628126Information on wind noise from outside rearview mirrors. *tt03/05/2002
00085100109/01/20006092333Some customers may comment that the black plastic housing around the outside rear view mirror turns chalky or is dull in color. *tt12/05/2000
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD
02085800506/01/2002634674Concerns with wind noise at the base of the windshield. *tt10/04/2002
05090109/05/2001626038Some vehicles may experience a windshield itch type noise. *slc12/12/2001

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE
08/08/200775000108/02/2006
 The heater core burst at highway speeds with high pressure which could have scalded my son sitting on the passenger seat. at this time there were no parts at the dealership so they bypassed the heater core so the van could be driven. i have heard from the dealership and other 2000 chevy venture owners that this happens on all of these vehicles. *jb
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
08/27/200496000102/15/2000
 Passenger side front window fails to lower. *nm
01/29/2005803002
 Vehicle experienced problems with the locks, and the power windows. owner contacted the manufacturer, who indicated that there was no recall for this problem. *ak
03/15/200354000
 Leaking intake manifold gasket. estimated repair costs $625. management at our dealership admits others having same problem and that gm has a new gasket design, if they are aware of this failure then it should be offered at no charge to replace.
04/10/200380000112/30/1999
 Automatic transmission won't go into 2nd or 3rd gears. windshield wipers won't go back into park. gas tank stop registering and cross bars on window motor were broken. *tt
02/01/2001
 Both rear side doors would leak when raining. dealer notified . feel free to provide any further information.*ak
09/30/2000304/01/2000
 She was not seriousley hurt , but the door will open close open close ......never does it when i take it to the dealer of course power windows are terrible we are vrey disapointed with our van! *ak
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD
04/10/200380000112/30/1999
 Automatic transmission won't go into 2nd or 3rd gears. windshield wipers won't go back into park. gas tank stop registering and cross bars on window motor were broken. *tt
06/24/2002
 Window on sliding door on driver's side had shattered for no known reason. vehicle was parked, and both front side window were cracked open. dealer and manufacturer were notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak
12/13/2000905/26/2000
 While filling vehicle with gas noticed gas smell inside vehicle. also, found a gas puddle under vehicle. dealer has been contacted.*ak consumer states vehicle has always been hard to start, also while drving the right rear tire caught fire, and the gas guage was not working properly, front windshield was cracking, also the check engine light was coming on, as well as the engine oil light,and a cracked gas tank.*jb
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
02/01/200690000207/01/2000
 Dt*: the contact stated the windshield wipers were stuck while in the upwards position. the windshield wiper motor was changed but it did not fix the issue. the vehicle had not been to a service dealer. the contact expressed this was an electrical issue.
08/13/20041
 Intermittently windshield wipers become inoperable, obstructing the driver's view. independent shop replaced the module at consumer's expense of $280.00. the dealership was notified. *ak
06/21/20031001/06/2003
 Windshield wipers. 2000 chevrolet venture van. the windshield wipers get caught together and break. this van uses the criss cross pattern and the drivers side wiper slips out of time and causes a collision between the wiper blades and causes the passenger side wiper to bend or break when the two wiper blades meet. removing the passenger side blade causes the drivers side blade to operate in a changing pattern, moving from as little as 5 to moving beyond the drivers side windshield edge where is gets bound up on the door. we have had the van for about six months and have changed the wiper blades about 6 or 8 times. finally just discovered that the problem is in the workings of the wiper motor arms that are not designed well and very cheap quality connections. they become loose and allow the blades to slip from the proper path and collide with each other. very difficult to drive when you get caught in a rain storm at night with no wipers to speak off when you are in the middle of nowhere and have to be some where. *nlm
05/23/2002104/01/2000
 As you can see the van has minimal mileage with multiple repairs. reported directly via e-mail to chevrolet. also received a file number and sent copies of repairs directly to chevrolet. the last e-mail was sent 5/23 because my van had a puddle of gasoline 2 ft wide and 1 1/2 ft long underneath it. could have taken out children, home and van itself. dealer claims it is a faulty gas tank. will be replacing with new. vehicle lives at dealer. not enough space to tell the legend of the lemon*ak
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 The windshield wipers recede down in an area under the hood, this design causes a problem when it snows because the area that the wipers go down in fills with snow and ice and causes the wipers not to be able to go down all the way, one of the vans wiper motors burned out. nlm
111/20/1999
 Windshield wipers when on high creats a violent shaking of the vehicle in an unsafe manner. yh
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR
01/01/200311/21/1999
 2000 chevrolet venture minivan, front wiper motor does not return wipers to normal parked position, they remain vertical on windshield when shut off. obstructs and distracts view, more prone to freeze up during winter months. have seen numerous ventures on the road with identical condition.
02/06/20041
 While driving in inclement weather windshield wipers came on and went off intermittently. windshield wiper blades were stuck on top of the windshield when turning off. dealer was notified of the problem. *ak
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING
03/13/200614000020012/03/2004
 Windshield wipers fail to lay down when turned off. seems to be quite common according to various google searches as well as mechanics. i have not yet fixed as i feel this is a chevy problem. cost is 180.00 estimate for a new actuator switch. *nm