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Chevrolet Venture Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 18 safety recalls and 2,336 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Chevrolet Venture (1988–2005). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

18
safety recalls, all years
2,336
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet Venture model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Chevrolet Venture142
2004 Chevrolet Venture3124
2003 Chevrolet Venture5185
2002 Chevrolet Venture3220
2001 Chevrolet Venture9222
2000 Chevrolet Venture5350
1999 Chevrolet Venture4349
1998 Chevrolet Venture7409
1997 Chevrolet Venture6432
1996 Chevrolet Venture02
1988 Chevrolet Venture01

What Chevrolet Venture owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2,336 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 432.

All Chevrolet Venture recalls (18)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Venture, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 07V349000 Reported 20,594 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain vehicles, variations in the manufacturing process or exposure to high ambient temperatures may lead to fracture of the fuel tank inlet check valve (icv).

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tank. The recall will be mailed in two phases with the first phase beginning on december 4, 2007. The second phase will be mailed on december 13, 2007. Owners may contact buick at…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  2. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 04V597000 Reported 717,302 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain minivans equipped with second-row bucket seats or captain's chairs and a power sliding door on the passenger side of the vehicle, a passenger using the interior handle to open the power sliding door could be injured.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the power sliding door interior handle on the passenger-side. If the vehicle is equipped with a power or manual sliding door on the driver-side, the interior handle will also be replaced for…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V177000 Reported 31,301 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain minivans fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." these vehicles do not have text and formatting on the warning label attached to the available second-row integral child restraint as specified by amendments to the standard.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with replacement labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began on july 23, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

    Model years: 2004

  4. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V250000 Reported 1,707,825 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage system." the owner's manual does not explain the meaning of the location symbols for the child restraint lower universal anchorage system.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a supplement for their owner's manual. This supplement describes and shows the location symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or…

    Model years: 2001, 2003

  5. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 03V051000 Reported 130 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain MINI vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed. In addition, the air bag inflator could rupture.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, install a new driver's air bag. Owner notification began on march 11, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 2003

  6. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 02V329000 Reported 272 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain passenger, sport utility vehicles and MINI vans, some of these vehicles have a passenger air bag that was manufactured without a check valve pin. An air bag without the check valve pin could produce increased pressure at the onset of the air bag deployment and reduced pressure afterward.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag. Owner notification began december 16, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 2001

  7. Rack and pinion (steering)

    NHTSA 02V286000 Reported 1,159,156 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger vehicles and MINI vans have lower pinion bearings in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. These and some other retainers used in vehicles assembled between january 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997, could fail and permit the ball bearings to escape.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new lower pinion bearing unless inspect of the existing bearing indicates that replacement of the gear assembly is necessary. Owner notification began january 24, 2003. Owners who take their…

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  8. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 02V222000 Reported 133,221 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger, MINI vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. Owner notification began august 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

  9. Recliner (seats)

    NHTSA 01V383000 Reported 75,816 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: certain MINI vans built with second row 50/50 split bench seats or captain's chairs, fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the seat latch anchor wire diameter is greater than 6.1 mm.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the latch anchor wires and repair those with an improper diameter. Owner notification began april 10, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and…

    Model years: 2001

  10. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 01V264000 Reported 248,737 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: 1997-2001 chevrolet venture, pontiac montana/transport, and oldsmobile silhouette MINI vans equipped with passenger side power sliding doors that were serviced in campaign 01013 (01v-067) from april to august 2001. Also 2001 chevrolet venture, pontiac montana, and oldsmobile silhouette MINI vans equipped with…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if required, install a new power sliding door unlatch actuator assembly. Owner notification began on october 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  11. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 01V067000 Reported 477,011 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: minivans equipped with passenger side power sliding doors. The door closes but may not be latched. If this happens, the power sliding door can open while the vehicle is in motion, particularly when the vehicle ascends a hill, makes a turn, or travels over a rough road surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new un-latch actuator assembly to the power sliding door. This recall has been continued under safety recall 01v-264. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  12. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 01V026000 Reported 38 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger, sport utility vehicles and minivans. The passenger air bag inflator modules were built without the correct amount of generant, which produces the gas that fills the air bag. Some were built with a double load of generant and some were built without generant.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module. Telephone calls were made to owners on january 29, 2001. Follow up owner mailing began on april 17, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an…

    Model years: 2001

  13. Seat belts

    NHTSA 00V228003 Reported 156,305 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  14. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 99V268000 Reported 235 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: MINI vans with extended wheelbase. Some of these vehicles have inoperative fuel tank rollover valves and fuel leakage would exceed the permissible amount in a rollover test. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles to locate and replace those fuel tanks that could have inoperative rollover valves.

    Model years: 2000

  15. Shaft sector (steering)

    NHTSA 99V071000 Reported 59 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger MINI vans. The left and/or right front lower insulator to cradle center metal sleeve is collapsed, which can result in loss of clamp load in the joint. If the clamp load is reduced or lost, the bolt can be lost or broken and the joint can separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the left and right front lower cradle-to-suspension insulators and the attaching bolts.

    Model years: 1999

  16. Recliner (seats)

    NHTSA 98V145000 Reported 125,990 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger MINI vans equipped with bucket seats or a split bench seat in the second (middle) or third (back) row. The seat latch mechanisms on bucket seats and on the 40% portion of the split bench seat in the second and third rows do not have protective covers.

    Remedy: Dealers will install protective covers on the outboard latch mechanisms on all left and right hand rear bucket seats in the second and third row, and to both inboard and outboard latch mechanisms on the center rear…

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  17. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 98V131000 Reported 38,540 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: MINI vans. These vehicles may have (1) a broken shift cable fitting or (2) loose shift linkage. Consequently, moving the shift lever to a 'park' position may not shift the transmission to 'park'.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and replace if necessary, the automatic transaxle range selector cable.

    Model years: 1998

  18. Linkages (visibility)

    NHTSA 98V072000 Reported 55,154 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger MINI vans equipped with traction control systems. The windshield wiper linkage arm can contact a brake line which is connected to the traction control system modulator valve. This contact can chafe the brake line resulting in a brake fluid leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a brake line clip to ensure proper clearance. Also the brake lines will be inspected to any damage caused by this condition and will replace any damaged lines.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

Other Chevrolet models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.