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2005 Chevrolet Venture Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Venture, most often about the fuel system (24% of complaints, typically around 85,000 miles). It is 6th of 6 Venture model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2005 Chevrolet Venture problems
Fuel system
10 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 85,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery.
The van fills with fuel fumes. The fumes can be smelled inside and outside the vehicle. Gm has recalled chevy Venture 2001-2004 for specific VIN#'s but no 2005's and my specific VIN# is not included. I have talked with gm but their response is just your VIN# is not included. You can go to the dealership and pay for it…
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact smelled fuel within the cabin of the vehicle. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the fuel odor. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Body and structure
9 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 44,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
Rear passenger automatic side door does not close, pops open when its suppose to latch shut. A child safety seat is beside the automatic door. Door opened while my 9 year old son was sitting beside door and the vehicle was in motion. Luckily I was only going about 15 miles and hour in a residential zone. Door was…
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…
Doors and locks
8 complaints · 19%Parts named most often: doors, hood.
Rented a Chevrolet Venture van from avis in flagstaff, az on 10/30/04. The following evening (after dark) as my wife was attempting to exit the vehicle through the power sliding door her hand became caught behind the handle. Her elbow was pinned against the seat back and her wrist and thumb were broken. Her middle…
The sliding doors want open and when it does, it is hard to close. The locks get stuck often on both doors; the automatic door & window control does not work. The over all quality is poor. Have air pockets and the driver seat is broken.
Brakes
5 complaints · 12%Parts named most often: foundation components.
We bought a Chevrolet Venture new on dec 26,2003. With the last tire rotation I was advised the front brake pads are wearing unevenly and need replacing. I return the vecheal to the dealer to have this problem addressed. I was told that it is normal for the brake pads to wear out that fast. I am concren about the…
Tl contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The vehicle does not steer properly and the brakes fail in cold weather. The failures caused the contact to crash into an electrical post. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer have not yet been notified. The…
Electrical
5 complaints · 12%Parts named most often: wiring, ignition, horn, instrument cluster/panel.
: the contact stated the horn stopped working three months ago without warning. It was replaced by a local service dealer. Now it is not working again.
Water in headlights. Taken back to dealership once already. Water accumulated again. Tail lights were stuck. Only one turn signal would blink, which would cause everything on the dashboard to blink and the radio reading to blink. - diagnosis was the hazard light switch on top of the steering column. Replaced. Upon…
Air bags
5 complaints · 12%Parts named most often: frontal.
Dt: the contact stated he left the road vehicle struck a tree and went into an embankment. Striking the tree kept the vehicle from going over the embankment. The accident occurred while swerving to avoid hitting a dog. The road conditions were dry at the time of the accident. Upon impact, front air bags did not…
I was turning through a left bend on a residential road at approximately 45 MPH. Posted speed 40 MPH, when the rear axle split at the drivers side hub. This caused me to spin around and crash between a power pole and a tree. My air bags never deployed even with frontal impact and both side door impacted. We walked…
Engine
3 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: cooling system.
Temp gauge reading hot, decided 95 s in new york city wasn't an ideal place to stop and traffic was very bad had to drive in breakdown lane to get to nearest exit (approx 1.5 miles) pulled over in a water works lot with my 4 yr olds and wife at 11:30 pm, on way to ohio from rhode island. Called aaa took to garage…
Temp gauge reading hot, decided 95 s in new york city wasn't an ideal place to stop and traffic was very bad had to drive in breakdown lane to get to nearest exit (approx 1.5 miles) pulled over in a water works lot with my 4 yr olds and wife at 11:30 pm, on way to ohio from rhode island. Called aaa took to garage…
Steering
3 complaints · 7%Tl contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The vehicle does not steer properly and the brakes fail in cold weather. The failures caused the contact to crash into an electrical post. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer have not yet been notified. The…
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was making a rattling sound coming from the front passengerâs side of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who replaced the wheel…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2005 Chevrolet Venture recalls
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: If a passenger uses the interior handle to open the power sliding door and holds onto the handle while it is being opened by the motor, the passenger's arm may be pushed into the seat back or armrest and a wrist or lower arm injury may result.
Fix: 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 appearance reasons. Note: before the vehicle is serviced, gm advises owners to not use the interior door handle to open the door. The driver can open and close the door from switches at the driver's position or by using the remote key fob. The driver should tell passengers to use the switch located in front of the door to open or close it. The driver should use the override switch to p
Full defect summary
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.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Power sliding door
Summary
Odi evaluated general motors' (gm) data, conducted consumer interviews, inspected and tested my 2005-2007 gm minivans with regard to the alleged defect of a power sliding door (psd) opening while the vehicle is out of park.odi identified a high warranty claim rate.however, these claims are related to various problems associated with doors not properly opening or closing and not specifically to doors opening while driving.the condition of the psd reversing direction during the closing sequence is consistent with an obstruction of the door, or with improper alignment of the door, and this is addressed in gm technical service bulletin # 07-08-64-007 and bulletins # 07-08-64-007a through d.odi's
Power sliding door opening
Summary
Odi has received reports that the power sliding doors opened without command while the vehicle was in motion on model year 2005 and 2006 general motors minivans (chevrolet uplander/venture, pontiac montana sv6/montana, buick terraza, and saturn relay).some reports indicate that the door may not have been closed and latched before driving away causing the door to reverse (open) at low vehicle speeds.however, other reports indicate that the door was initially shut then opened after driving for several minutes and/or miles at vehicle speeds between 20 and 70 MPH.odi has upgraded this preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis (ea07-019) to further assess this issue.
Questions about the 2005 Chevrolet Venture
- What are the most common problems with the 2005 Chevrolet Venture?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (10 complaints, typically around 85,000 miles); body and structure (9 complaints, typically around 44,000 miles); doors and locks (8 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2005 Chevrolet Venture have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from December 22, 2004 (doors and locks). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2005 a bad year for the Chevrolet Venture?
- It is 6th of 6 Venture model years by number of complaints, with 42 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.