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Chevrolet VentureYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 2,333 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Chevrolet Venture year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The Venture has 18 safety recalls on record.

Chevrolet Venture
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Best years'02 '03 '04 '05Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2,333Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls181997–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Venture years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Venture median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Best81/10042 complaints · 1 recall2004Solid64/100124 complaints · 3 recalls2003Solid53/100185 complaints · 5 recalls2002Solid51/100220 complaints · 3 recalls2001Solid50/100222 complaints · 9 recalls2000Caution40/100350 complaints · 5 recalls1999Caution40/100349 complaints · 4 recalls1998Caution37/100409 complaints · 7 recalls1997Caution39/100432 complaints · 6 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Venture problems

All model years combined: 2,333 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling51513
Structure26155
Electrical system24821
Exterior lighting2279
Air bags17592
Service brakes, hydraulic1657
Power train15916
Visibility1478
Steering14610
23 other systems81998
18 recalls

Chevrolet Venture recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, gasoline: storage07V-349 · 2001–2004 · Aug 8, 2007 · 20,594 vehicles–Doors: latch04V-597 · 1997–2005 · Dec 22, 2004 · 717,302 vehicles–Other: labels04V-177 · 2004 · Apr 8, 2004 · 31,301 vehicles–Other: owners/service/other manual03V-250 · 2001–2003 · Jul 15, 2003 · 1,707,825 vehicles–Driver side: inflator module03V-051 · 2003 · Feb 14, 2003 · 130 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-329 · 2001 · Dec 9, 2002 · 272 vehicles–Steering: rack and pinion02V-286 · 1997–1998 · Nov 4, 2002 · 1,159,156 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-222 · 2002–2003 · Aug 9, 2002 · 133,221 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner01V-383 · 2001 · Dec 13, 2001 · 75,816 vehicles–Doors: latch01V-264 · 1997–2001 · Aug 21, 2001 · 248,737 vehicles–Doors: latch01V-067 · 1997–2001 · Mar 8, 2001 · 477,011 vehicles–Air bags: frontal01V-026 · 2001 · Feb 1, 2001 · 38 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 18 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

13 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Venture

  1. POWER SLIDING DOOREA07019 · 2005 · closed Feb 23, 2009
    No recall
  2. POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENINGPE07044 · 2005 · closed Dec 11, 2007
    No recall
  3. POWER-SLIDING DOORPE04064 · 1998–2004 · closed Dec 22, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-597
  4. RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT FAILUREDP04002 · 1997 · closed Mar 17, 2004
    No recall
  5. REAR AXLE TRAILING ARM FAILUREEA03005 · 1997–1999 · closed Jan 12, 2004
    No recall
  6. SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILUREEA02032 · 1997–1998 · closed Nov 21, 2003
    No recall
  7. REAR AXLE TRAILING ARM FAILUREPE02086 · 1998–1999 · closed Apr 9, 2003
    No recall
  8. POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILUREEA02003 · 1997 · closed Dec 10, 2002
    Led to recall 02V-286
  9. SHOULDER HARNESS CLIPPE02017 · 1997–2000 · closed Aug 2, 2002
    No recall
  10. STEERING RACK AND PINIONPE01038 · 1997 · closed Apr 4, 2002
    No recall