2000 Chevrolet Venture body problems

50 complaints (14% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 65,000.

owner complaints: 50
of this car's complaints: 14%
typical mileage: 65,000
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Body: door
30
Body
7
Body: door: hinge and attachments
6
Frame and members
2
Body: hood
1
Body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

25k-50k

50k-75k

75k-100k

100k-125k

125k-150k

150k-175k

175k-200k

200k+

Chevrolet Venture body problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Power-sliding doorOpened September 17, 2004, closed December 22, 2004

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.

PE04064

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

There is no summary currently available

SQ00014

What 2000 Chevrolet Venture owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Sep 22, 2012 · Body · MN

Rusting out running board in front of rear wheels below rear sliding doors both sides of vehicle.

Filed Jan 18, 2010 · Body · IN

Noticed our 2000 vventure van is rusting around the back of the sliding door and back wheel well...other friends that same similar year and model have the same issue.

Filed Sep 28, 2009 · Body · PA

I have had numerous items that had to be repaired on my 2000 chevy venture ext base. All items were paid out of pocket, because I have never received recall notices. Yesterday, I opened passenger-side sliding door, and the door fell off! I could actually see the steel bracket where it is cracked.

Filed Jul 17, 2009 · Body · 76,000 miles · IL

Body rusting all along the lower body panels eating right through the metal.

Filed Jul 6, 2009 · Body · NY

Rust in my 2000 chevy venture is eating the main frame by the back wheels and the back doors (both sides).

Filed Apr 17, 2009 · Acceleration, Body · 103,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Oct 13, 2008 · Body, Lights · 13,000 miles · TN

The drivers side sliding door came off the hinge at the back. The door will not close properly now, and can not be used. The brake light burns out everytime it is replaced and looks like it melts the base of the bulb and the socket looks like it has been melted also. The middle section, drivers side seat belt will not release.

Filed Jun 19, 2008 · Body, Suspension · 63,800 miles · MD

On leaving the parking lot at southern maryland hospital, I heard a scraping noise coming from the bottom of the van. I quickly pulled over and looked under the van. The front frame had dropped to the road and I found that the steering wheel now turned 360 degrees. Fortunately, I had not entered a high speed road so I was able to pull over out of harms way before anything drastic happened. I had it towed to jack winegardner chevrolet. They looked it over and said the bolt holding up the frame had sheered off. They did not know why it happened. The van has never been in an accident; there was no rust (the van was well maintained). I asked that it be repaired and called the gm headquarters to ask for relief on the cost of the repairs since I felt it was probably a manufacturer's defect and definitely a safety issue. The district manager, terry lynn, called the next day and said they did not consider it a safety issue since the van was too old (8-1/2 years old) and had 75,000 miles on it. (the 75,000 was my estimate at the time. When I got the van back, the mileage was actually 63,700.) the chevrolet dealership has assured me that there would be o.k. To drive the van, that is considered safe. I have not heard of this happening before, but I believe an alert should be issued. (I drove my chevy cavalier for 17 years and over 400,000 miles before trading it in on the 2000 venture. And never once did the frame "fall to the ground".) I did not ask for the ruined parts to be returned. Sorry!

Filed Apr 20, 2008 · Body · 109,297 miles · OR

My 5-year-old daughter was opening the driver-side sliding door (not-automatic), when it slid out of the track (the one in the rear panel, not the bottom), sheared off the roller-bearing (?) part that is supposed to be in the track, and the rear part of the door dropped to the ground, nearly landing on her. This is a small (37lb) child - and it is unbelievable that she could have caused this occurrence. We haven't yet repaired the part, and the door doesn't close correctly at all. We are going to be doing the repair within the next week, but this seems like it should be a recall-worthy event.

Filed Oct 26, 2007 · Body · 102,500 miles · KY

This september I came home from my nieces wedding and went to open my passenger side door and it wouldn't budge.. I literally had to kick the door open. It has happened on numerous occasions now, I was told it is a problem in the wiring. The wiring under the floor mats aren't protected enough and become corroded because the floor boards gets wet.

Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture body

Does the 2000 Chevrolet Venture have body problems?

Owners have filed 50 complaints about the body of the 2000 Chevrolet Venture, 14% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2000 Chevrolet Venture body problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 65,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2000 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).