Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet venture. The vehicle was parked and shut off for a long period of time when it ignited into flames. The contact stated that the fire began where the fuel filler neck was located. A police report was filed and the fire department appeared to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed but was not investigated for the failure. The failure and current mileage was 160,000. Updated 5/2/11 *cn updated 05/11/11
2001 Chevrolet Venture fuel system complaints
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2001 chevrolet venture, fuel tank leak @ the fuel tank filler tube attachment point. Has a small crack. Some but not all ventures with this problem have been recalled. Defiantly a fire hazard.
I have a 2001 chevy venture that had a recall on the fuel tank because it could leak fuel and a cause a fire. On april 19th my wife took the van in to chapman chevrolet in tempe,az to get the tank replaced because it has been leaking fuel for some time now. We were never notified of this recall. We looked it up online. When she got there she was told that we were over the mileage for the free tank replacement and would have to pay a $1000 to have it replaced. That was of course out of the question and it is not our fault that they made a defective tank and is a fire hazard that they want people to drive around in unless they have a thousand dollars to spend on replacing it. Please help if you can. This can be a serious problem and gm needs to stand behind their products.
Fuel tank leak from "neck" or "stem." dealer declared "unrepairable." replaced tank at cost of$834 (after 10% discount granted because of low mileage on vehicle).
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet venture. The contact smelled gasoline and noticed fluid on the ground. He then observed a crack in the fuel inlet check valve. The dealer stated that the VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage), although the failures were identical. The contact must pay $135 just to have the vehicle inspected. He feels that since this is a defect, he should not have to pay. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet venture. When the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The dealer stated that the vehicle's mileage was too excessive to be included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage). In addition, there was a crack in the tank. The failure mileage was 148,000 and current mileage was 177,000.
The chevy venture fails to maintain fuel levels at appropriate intervals. This constitutes frequent stops and panicking over when and where to get the next tank of gas, resulting in loss of income and causing wide spread hunger.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet venture. The air conditioning system failed while in use. The dealer stated that the air compressor was replaced. However, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the gasket seals needed to be replaced. The fuel gauge no longer indicated how much fuel was in the vehicle. The dealer stated that the sensor in the fuel tank had to be replaced. Also, there was a shortage in the driver's side turn signal, causing the signal to fail. The dealer repaired the signal. Yet it failed repeatedly. The current and failure mileage were 85000.
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2001 chevrolet venture. The seam came loose in the fuel system, which caused a slow fuel leak. The leak occurred when the tank was full. Also, the contact smelled gas fumes. The failure mileage was 46,000. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new fuel system. The dealer refused to replace the fuel system for free. *ak the consumer stated the leak was where the fill neck attached to the fuel tank. Update 03/20/07.
Fuel gauge reading is erratic. Sometimes correct, most of the time it's incorrect.
The fuel gauge is erratic. It does not reflect the actual fuel level in the tank.
As the vehicle idled in traffic, the temperature gauge crept into the hot zone, then slowly went back to normal when 50 MPH or more was achieved. *nm the fuel gauge began to fluctuate from e to f. The consumer ran out of gas not knowing how much gasoline was in the vehicle. The consumer is outraged by the problems she faced with her new car and the service she received.
While driving the vehicle at any speed driver smelled gas coming through the vents. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for inspection, and mechanic determined that gas line failed.
While traveling on highway there is a noise coming from underneath the vehicle. When backing up there is a noise, and vehicle will jerk. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the dealership came to the conclusion that it is gas sloshing in the gas tank due to no baffles in the gas tank. They informed consumer that this is a design problem and there is nothing that can be done about it.
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