1997 Chevrolet Venture body problems

44 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 44
of this car's complaints: 10%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Body: door
40
Frame and members
1
Body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
1
Body: door: hinge and attachments
1
Body
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Chevrolet Venture body problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Unexpected opening of sliding doorOpened July 25, 2000, closed October 22, 2001

There is no summary currently available

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What 1997 Chevrolet Venture owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Mar 3, 2004 · Body, Electrical · 74,000 miles · CA

Consumer complained about a multitude of problems: 1. Headlights came on and off intermittently; 2. When hitting a bump in the road, headlights came on; 3. Engine overheated due to leaking radiator , and 4. Electrical problems, such as ignition and power door locks malfunctioned regularly. *ak the vehicle was hard to start. The door panels were loose. The windshield leaked. The anti theft alarm malfunctioned. Rear window washer malfunctioned.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Body, Seat belts · UN

The paint has peeled off and yet gm canada claims no problem and refuses to hear our complaint let alone acknowledge it yet we can see for ourselves on this site the u.s. Acknowledgement! The floorboard cracked under the driver's seat and it's been a day and we have yet to hear from our local retailer!

Filed Aug 22, 2003 · Body · RI

The consumer stated the manual sliding door did not shut properly. *ak *jb

Filed Aug 22, 2003 · Body, Engine · RI

The vehicle leaked coolant which caused the vehicle to overheat. *ak also the fuel injectors failed and the sliding door did not shut properly. *jb

Filed Jan 31, 2003 · Body · ME

Front drivers side window regulator. Window will not operate. Talked to a mechanic about it. He was completely amazed because he had seen about 5 venture vans in the last month with the problem. The part to fix is almost 500.00 and I have my name on lists country wide to purchase a used one, low in behold I can't find one that is operable.

Filed Oct 21, 2002 · Body · AZ

Door is extremely hard to open, dealer either wants $2000 to fix it and won't tell me how much to disconnect the whole thing so that it is easy to open.

Filed Sep 9, 2002 · Body · AZ

Sliding door computer module is bad. Sometimes door opens on its own, and sometimes automatic control for door doesn't work. Dealer has replaced 3 modules trying to correct this problem. Please provide any further information.

Filed Jun 20, 2002 · Body, Brakes · OH

The intake manifold gasket blew and filled the engine with water, this is a problem with the 3.4 engine that gm is aware of. The sliding door on the passenger side has fallen off the van 4 times since we have had dealer fixed 3 times then it was out of warrenty. The front and rear brakes started squealing when the van had 1000 miles on it and continue to this day. Gm says they are designed like that. The seat belts in the van come unlatched at any time, the belts in the rear will contiually tighten when you hit bumps in the road. Gm told us that we were not using the seatbelts properly. The rack and pinion steering started making a growling noise immidiatly following the warrenty running out.

Filed Jun 12, 2002 · Body · IL

Van was involved with recall 01v067 power sliding door. Door appears closed but will open while van is being driven. Owner took van back to dealership which then replaced electric contact points.

Filed Apr 9, 2002 · Body · IN

Power locks lock and unlock intermittently while driving, happens when vehicle is parked with engine off. *jg

Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Venture body

Does the 1997 Chevrolet Venture have body problems?

Owners have filed 44 complaints about the body of the 1997 Chevrolet Venture, 10% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1997 Chevrolet Venture body problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture body?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Chevrolet Venture have the most body problems?

The Chevrolet Venture model years with the most body complaints are 2000 (50 complaints), 1997 (44 complaints) and 1999 (36 complaints).