2005 Chevrolet Venture problems
NHTSA has received 59 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Venture, and 20% of them involve fuel system. After that come body & structure (15%) and latches & locks (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 40 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 50,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 14 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Venture with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
2005 chevrolet ventura. Consumer writes in regards to non-deployment of air bags. *smd the consumer stated his father and step-mother were involved in an accident. His father died from his injuries and his step-mother was injured. The consumer stated his father hit a dirt bank head-on and the air bags failed to deploy. As a result, his father hit the steering wheel with his chest causing damage to his lungs, spleen, kidneys and ribs.
The driver was slowing or stopped when she was rear ended. The front driver seat airbag deployed. It is unclear whether the airbag deployed prematurely or whether it deployed after the vehicle was rear ended.
My wife hit a old style van that had stopped for a dog crossing a the road. The whole front end had to be replaced. Hood, grill, lights, both fender had to be repaired, also the steal tube under the radiator frame had to be cut out and replaced. On 11/5/2010 I hit a deer going 30 MPH, again front end damage. Both times the air bags didn't deploy, and on star didn't respond. I asked two different chevrolet dealers if the air bag sensor could be tested, answer was no.
Tl * the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet venture. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt buckle release mechanism fractured. The dealer ordered a seat belt mounting kit to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 10/24/2014 updated 7/14/2015