2002 Chevrolet Venture problems
NHTSA has received 284 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Venture, and 14% of them involve fuel system. After that come engine (13%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 284 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 29 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 186 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 | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 42 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 38 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 186 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 88,000 miles (29 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 29 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Venture with enough data (199 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
My wife was in an auto accident in which my five year old daughter was killed. My wife had properly secured ellie in her seat belt but she was ejected from the auto and died instantly in a low speed crash. She may have unbuckled or herself but our major concern is that the car had previous seat belt failure and we have the maintenance records to support this.
While driving at 30 MPH, vehicle was in a frontal collision and none of the air bags deployed upon impact. This resulted in injuries to passenger and driver.
2002 chevy venture van with two front, and two side air impact bags. Drivers side of van was t-boned accross the entire side of the van and the side impact bag did not go off. The van was hit by a huge brigadier dump truck leaving from a stop sign. The van was totaled. Why didn't the air bag go off? Accident was on 11/20/02.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled intermittently. This happened at various speeds and under normal driving conditions. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership for inspection numerous times. However, the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The dealer replaced the intake manifold and anti-freeze in an attempt to remedy the problem, but it still exists.
The driver's side brake light on my 2002 chevy venture is always out. The bulb has been replaced numerous times, to no avail. Technicians at oil change businesses have told me that this is common problem with chevy ventures. I have seen other chevy ventures on the road with the same light out. I had my venture at the car dealer for a recall service on the door handles and asked them to also fix the brake light problem.