2000 Chevrolet Venture: fire, smoke or burning smell

6 of the 350 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 48 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2005
1
2004
1
2003
2
2002
3
2001
4
2000
6
1999
3
1998
2
1997
7

What owners say

Filed Oct 7, 2022 · Engine · IL

In January 2022, I noticed white smoke coming from the engine and a mechanic said it was the water pump that needed to be replaced, so I have it replaced. Recently, I noticed the same white smoke coming from the engine and took it back to the same mechanic who installed the water pump. The mechanic said it was the intake manifold that caused the white smoke. I decided to take it to another mechanic to see if the first diagnosis was correct and that mechanic confirmed the first mechanic's diagnosis and my previous experience with another GM vehicle (1997 Vhevy Lumina) that had the exact same problem: water pump went out and intake manifold also started to fail until the Lumina's engine was fried.

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · IA · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 chevrolet venture. After being parked for two days, the vehicle suddenly caught fire. The contact mentioned that the fire originated in the engine compartment and caused a garage located next to the vehicle to catch fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2008 · Electrical · 67,000 miles · OH · fire

In december 2007 my son parked our 2000 chevy venture van and went inside. 10 minutes later someone told him the car was on fire. It was put out with a garden hose. Fire started in window control panel destroying the door and part of the dash, soot filled interior. Side window and windshield broken due to heat. Windows had not been used due to cold weather. Van was totaled by insurance company.

Filed Dec 1, 2004 · Electrical · 69,000 miles · CA · fire

While driving vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Consumer will contact the manufacturer.

Filed May 3, 2001 · Engine, Fuel system · KY · fire

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.

Filed Aug 14, 2000 · Electrical · IA · fire

Can send a more readable version on request. I'd like to point out a very real and dangerous issue with chevrolet ventures. We bought a 2000 model this spring. While traveling one day, my wife and I, in the front seats, thought we smelled smoke. We figured that a vehicle that passed us on the interstate was spewing fumes, so we didn't really think it was anything serious. A few seconds later, smoke starting pouring out of the front passenger seat! I yelled at my wife to pull over, and she and our three children immediately evacuated the vehicle. I stood by the passenger door, trying to find the source of this smoke, which was pouring out from the front and the back of the seat. I pulled out the storage drawer under the seat, expecting something there. It was at that point that I looked behind the seat, so see the entire bottom of the seat glowing bright orange from open flames. Instinct took over at that point, and I very quickly pulled out the contents under the seat - a child's book, a spiral-bound notebook, and a nylon seat-belt cover designed for children. I then began stamping out the items and the burning carpet with my shoes and bare hands. All of this took, at most, 15-20 seconds. My wife successfully pulled the children very far away from the vehicle, for fear of the fire spreading, and maybe even causing an explosion. Had I thought about my actions rather than reacting by instinct, I probably should have left the vehicle as well. The cause? There are several connectors under the front seats of the chevy venture. On our van, the sets of black connectors are not used. (I would guess they are for power seats, which we do not have). At any rate, these connectors are "hot" (meaning there is a voltage present on the pins of the connectors) and not covered in any way. When my daughter stopped drawing in her spiral-bound notebook, it fell off the seat, and landed under the front seat. The wire in the notebook created a short between the unpr.