The power sliding door wont open or close at times. Has had all of the recals done. Today the door closed on my sons leg and would not stop moving or reverse causing a large bruise to him.
1998 Chevrolet Venture body problems
30 complaints (7% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 30
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Body: door25
- Frame and members: underbody shields1
- Body: door: hinge and attachments1
- Body1
At what mileage
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Chevrolet Venture body problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Power-sliding door
Subject vehicles are available with an optional power sliding door.the interior handle is oriented in the vertical position in the door panel and lines up at the elbow level when the occupant is seated in the 2nd-row outboard position.if the occupant holds the interior handle in the thumb up position during power-assisted opening, the arm/wrist can be push back with force against the 2nd-row bucket seat or captain's chair seat back creating a risk of injury (other seating configurations have ample seat to door clearance to avoid entrapment of the lower arm).among the 103 total reports, there were 102 alleged injuries including arm/wrist, thumb and shoulder injuries.a count of injuries reveals that 76 injuries were a fractured or a broken arm/wrist requiring an immobilizing cast for four-to-six weeks.all injuries involve the right side power sliding door.the left side power sliding door is on far fewer vehicles, but more importantly, it produces less force.gm notified the agency by letter dated december 21, 2004, that it will recall model year 1997 though early 2005 gm u-van vehicles equipped with a right side power sliding door and with 2nd-row bucket seats or captain chairs (the federal safety agency recall #04v597).as part of the recall remedy, gm will replace the door handle with a flush mounted handle that will prevent an occupant from grasping the handle with the palm between the handle and door panel (thumb up orientation) and thus eliminate the potential for arm/wrist entrapment.this investigation is closed.
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Unexpected opening of sliding door
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What 1998 Chevrolet Venture owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While driving at high speeds antifreeze was mixed in with the oil. This caused the vehicle to vibrate. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak this caused the transmission to break. The sliding door on the driver's side rubber trim had fallen off, water would get into the trunk when it rained, and the rear windshield did not work properly.
I own a 1998 chevrolet venture ls van. The headlight assemblies' seals don't keep them from filling from water causing the lights (headlights and turn signals) to short out. Further, due to the knowingly defective assemblies, the headlight crystals pop off (due to the poor seal). This occurred to me while I was driving and I subsequently ran over the crystal spraying debris behind me. In contacting chevrolet customer service center's toll free number, they said that there is no recall for this defective safety equipment and they don't see a problem with these scenarios. In doing further research, I've discovered that these defective assemblies were very common, chevrolet has in fact issued a tsb highlighting this commonly known defect, and in talking with a chevrolet dealership service writer he related that he has seen far more of these problems than he would like to ever see. Does the ntsb consider fully functional headlights and turn signals to be necessary safety equipment? How about headlight crystals flying off vehicles while in operation?
This is a part that failed again after replacement by recall the federal safety agency # 01v067000 & 01v264000. Replaced part has failed causing door to not fully latch at times. Gm contacted by owner - gm employee - lemont barlow (866) 942-4368 has advised owner that since part wa s replaced under recall and one year has passed, gm no longer will provide any repairs. Dealer has diagnosed (in writing to owner) replaced actuator as being defective. Mr
The consumer had accident and was seriously injured as the result of the air bags failure to deploy. *yh doors do not open driver has to manually open the door.
Sliding door will not lock properly, on several occasion s found door open. Vehicle been to the dealer on several occasions, and the problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
Rear passenger's side sliding door came off track, causing child's hand to be crushed. Dealer has been contatced. Please provide further details.
The federal safety agency recall#01v067000/ manfacturer's recall 01013. Consumer took vehicle to get recall repairs done, and did not have problem until repairs were done. Took vehicle back to get rechecked twice after recall. Also, dealer did some adjusting.
No summary listed for this vehicle.
When it rains it goes into vehicle where dome light and electronic computer were mounted on the ceiling which may cause an electrical short. Also, on middle rear seat both seatbelts jammed and would not lock in place, which wont protect child in event of a crash. Dealer replaced passenger's side seatbelt, and fixed driver's rear seatbelt. Finally, rear middle window pin kept falling, which allowed the windows to stay open. Dealer fixed the problem 3 times, but on the fourth time, they replace the whole unit. Please provide further information.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture body
Does the 1998 Chevrolet Venture have body problems?
Owners have filed 30 complaints about the body of the 1998 Chevrolet Venture, 7% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Chevrolet Venture body problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 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).
Other 1998 Chevrolet Venture problems
Engine 111Lights 59Steering 36Electrical 31Fuel system 28Airbags 27Brakes 23Visibility 23Seat belts 21Transmission 17Locks 16Seats 12Acceleration 10Suspension 8Tires 8Wheels 2
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