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Chevrolet Venture

Every Chevrolet Venture model year on file, 1988 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,336281 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111988 to 2005
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,884Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 432

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020040060019881996199743219981999200020012002200320042005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet Venture complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
533
Structure
262
Electrical system
248
Lighting
234
Fuel system
215
Brakes
183
Airbags
175
Powertrain
159
Visibility and wipers
150
Steering
146
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Venture model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Venture by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2005Minivan4228.64032516
2004Van12415.31,90851475
2003Van18520.01,68281469
2002Minivan22011.820761439
2001Minivan22215.3529121394
2000Minivan35013.140283312
1999Minivan34911.75177689
1998Minivan4099.32,15310790
1997Minivan4326.32,0579896
1996Not decoded20.0200004
1988Not decoded1100.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Venture

  • 09E-005 Feb 17, 2009
    Potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area
    Steering · 979 vehicles
  • 08E-050 Aug 11, 2008
    These headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard…
    Lighting · 1,921 vehicles
  • 07V-349 Aug 8, 2007
    On certain vehicles, variations in the manufacturing process or exposure to high ambient temperatures may lead to fracture of the fuel tank inlet…
    Fuel system · 21k vehicles
  • 07E-021 Mar 12, 2007
    Certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, p/nos. fp10020-11b1, fp10026-11b1, and fp10027-11b1, sold after january 9, 2007, as aftermarket equipment…
    Fuel system · 742 vehicles
  • 04V-597 Dec 22, 2004
    On certain minivans equipped with second-row bucket seats or captain's chairs and a power sliding door on the passenger side of the vehicle, a…
    Latches and locks · 717k vehicles
  • 04V-177 Apr 8, 2004
    Certain minivans fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." these vehicles…
    Equipment · 31k vehicles
  • 03V-250 Jul 15, 2003
    Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225,…
    Equipment · 1.71M vehicles
  • 03V-051 Feb 14, 2003
    On certain mini vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed
    Airbags · 130 vehicles
  • 02V-329 Dec 9, 2002
    On certain passenger, sport utility vehicles and mini vans, some of these vehicles have a passenger air bag that was manufactured without a check…
    Airbags · 272 vehicles
  • 02V-286 Nov 4, 2002
    Certain passenger vehicles and mini vans have lower pinion bearings in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not…
    Steering · 1.16M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.