2001 Chevrolet Venture: windshield wiper failure

Filed Sep 9, 2016 · Visibility · 15,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet venture. While driving approximately 50 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers failed to operate properly. After activating the wipers, they became jammed together. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the wiper transmission was faulty. The transmission was replaced, but the contact continued to experience the failures. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 15,000.

Filed Jun 3, 2011 · Visibility · 150,000 miles · CO

Our 2001 chevy venture minivan's windshield wipers failed to go back down; remaining up, on the sides of the windshield at about 150,000 miles. I am filing this complaint because I see many other complaints with the same or similar issue. We have not replaced the motor as yet.

Filed Apr 14, 2007 · Visibility · OH

The front windshield wipers are not in sync. They are in the up position when turned off. I have replaced the module once and that corrected the problem. However, it did it again. Now I'm told it is a component that will cost $368 to fix. I see many ventures with the same problem.

Filed Dec 8, 2005 · Visibility · 59,850 miles · CO

Vehicle windshield wipers operate out of "sync" and jam in the middle of the windshield. This has happened 3 times. The windshield wiper motor module has been replaced once. I have scheduled repairs for 12/8/2005, at the chevrolet dealer where I purchased the vehicle.

Filed Jun 5, 2005 · 26,640 miles · OH

In sept. '03 the rear cylinder brakes were leaking and needed replaced; in march '04 the front suspension went and had upper struts, mounts and bearings all replaced; in june '04 I first took the vehicle in for engine acceleration. The engine lunges and revs high but they could not reproduce the problem. I have had it in several more times since then; also in june '04 the lower intake of the engine cooling was found leaking. In oct. '04 the ABS brakes went and it was verified the left rear wheel hub failed and replaced the left rear wheel hub bearing. Also in oct. '04, the transmission went. It was not engaging when the engine was cold and would not shift into gear. The dealership verified sun shell failed and replaced new srta transmission. Also at this same service visit, the dealership found the cam sensor leaking. They replaced lower intake and all related gaskets. In nov. '04, I took the car in again for the acceleration problem, which they again could not determine. In april '05, I discovered my air conditioning did not work. They told me it was completely empty and that I probably had a leak and it would need to be replaced even though my van is still less than 4 yrs. Old and has only seen 3 summers and the air conditioning is barely used. In may '05, during a rainstorm my windshield wipers would not come on. Then all of a sudden they jolted on and nearly flipped off the sides of the windshield. I had to pull off the side of the road and wait for the rain to stop until I could drive again, all while my 4 children were in the van. I drove straight to the dealership and showed them the wipers. They looked under the hood and told me that the wipers came away from the support brace. They ended up replacing the wiper transmission, motor and crank. Chevrolet said they are not willing to help with any of the repair costs and told me that these things happen and I should have bought the extended warranty.this vehicle is less than 4 yrs. Old.

Filed Mar 3, 2005 · Visibility · 49,880 miles · LA

It was raining in louisiana and I was driving to pick up my husband from work. Upon leaving his work. We were traveling east on highway 10 to church on a wendesday evening. The windshield wipers hit each other and the passenger side was laying limp on the side. The drivers side was still attempting to work. We had to turn them off and drive the rest of the way to church with no wipers. The passenger side had been bent and we removed the arm so that we could drive the van with just the driver side wiper. It was still under warranty at the time (11000 miles). We brought it to the local dealership in baker, louisiana. They did not have the parts to fix it so they ordered the parts. We waited three weeks for parts. When we finally called back to see if the parts had come in, they told us that they had and they just forgot to call us. We brought the van in and they replaced the wiper arm and they could not get the timing right on the wipers. They found out that they had to replace the transmission for the wipers and set the timing. They have been running fine until about three weeks ago. The just stopped working all together this time. You can hear the motor trying to turn to move the wipers but they are not moving. This repair is at 51000 miles. First time ever that I have had the windshield wipers on any vehicle I have owned go out, much less go out twice. The dealership wants to charge 240 dollars plus tax for repairs. This is ridiculous.

Filed Dec 29, 2004 · Visibility · 65,000 miles · IN

The windshield wipers are hitting against each other while operating. This repair was done by the dealer on several occasions and the problem keeps recurring.

Filed Apr 19, 2004 · Visibility · OH

2001 chevrolet venture. Purchased sept 2001. The winshield wipers stop in the up position. I checked with the dealer and that is the problem that is recalled but not for my vehicle. The pulse board is defective and unless recalled, they will not fix it.

Filed Mar 4, 2004 · Brakes, Visibility · 40,000 miles · UT

Rear window wiper motor fails creating a driving safety hazard due to obstructed rear view.

Filed May 27, 2003 · Visibility · 48,000 miles · FL

On april 30 2003, about 6:30 pm I was driving my 2001 chevrolet venture minivan through a rainstorm near dalton, ga on I-75 heading north. Suddenly, without warning, the windshield wipers collided. The collision bent the wipers and jammed the driver's side wiper off the windshield to the left. I had no vision to the front and the area was dark due to the storm. Luckily I was able to pull off the road to the left. I was unable to repair the driver's side wiper as it spun freely. I was able to rebend the passenger side wiper blade and that one worked sufficiently to make it back on the road when the storm lessened. This vehicle is less than 2 years old. It is out of warranty because we have over 48,000 miles on it. Still, something as important as windshield wipers should not fail as soon as our venture's did, and fail in such a way as to be acutely dangerous. We narrowly missed adding four deaths to the national highway totals. This part should have been designed and built in a more robust fashion. From now on I will be apprehensive whenever my wife or I drive this car in rain. After repairs at a local dealer, the wiper arm still sweep the driver's side blade past the outer (left) side of the windshield, causing the blade to hesitate before the return stroke. This was the cause of the original damage when the wiper arm became unsyncronized with the passenger side arm. These are very long arms and, unfortunately, this design creates considerable pressure on the point where the blade arm is attached to the driving shaft. The dealership stated that they are unable to adjust the windshield wipers to avoid the overlap without causing damage on the other end of the sweep. Obviously, this is a design fault. When windshield wipers fail by collision there is a probability of that failure to cause an accident, which is likely to be fatal. Chevrolet's dealer service departments are unable to cope with this problem.

Filed Oct 22, 2002 · Body, Visibility · MD

The passenger side power sliding door kept getting stuck. It would not lock or stay closed, not even manually. The door also opened on its own. The wiper motor crank arm failed. The drivers side mirror had a residue on it. The weather stripping on the sliding door was loose and warped. The rear speakers were noisy. *scc