2000 Chevrolet Venture problems
NHTSA has received 464 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture, and 16% of them involve engine. After that come body & structure (12%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 464 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 49 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 220 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 54 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 42 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 41 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 220 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (44 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 49 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Venture with enough data (313 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
A ford ranger pulled out in front of us and we collided at approx. 45 to 50 miles per hour. Impact to our van was head on. Impact to the ranger was on its mid section passenger side. My wife 's seat was almost fully forward and she was wearing her seat belt but because the airbags did not deploy, she hit her head on the windsheild. Breaking the glass and giving her a concussion.
Was driving forward coming up to an intersection and approaching a red light when the brakes went out .when trying to stop and push the brake down it started shaking and the brake came up and then when pushed it back down it went to the floor and the brakes were completely out. Them going out caused us to roll through the intersection causing us to get hit by a vehicle coming through the light, spinning us around and got hit more than once.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. While driving 55 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure indicated that both air bags were deactivated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, but they could not inspect the vehicle because the air bag indicator was not illuminated at the time. The failure continued intermittently; however, the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic test.
My brake lights keep going out. It turns out that every light bulb I install melts down within 2 months. I am not the only one with this problem. I found this form on a thread about defective venture tail light assemblies!