Chevy Venture

The hood release latch came unhooked while I was driving on the freeway, causing the hood to fly back and bust out the windshield, covering the inside of my car and me with glass. It cost $256.00 to replace the windshield. The collision man told my dad that he has had 12 Chevy ventures in as many months come in with the very same problem. This, coupled with the windows not rolling up, (power) and the sliding side door not working half the time makes me wish I had never bought this van and make sure when I go to buy another, it will not be a Chevy/GM product.

Personally, my situation is too late because I have already paid someone to put a head gasket on my 2002 Chevy Venture van. But my daughters have not, because of the cost . I cannot help the way I did when I was working. I sold Chevy at Jefferson Chevrolet over thirty years.

My family has purchased at that time two Chrysler and two Fords that is because they worked for them. My brother, who works for Chrysler Corporation, has purchased a corvette and a CTS. That should be enough background. Now for the problem, which is, I have two daughters, one has a 2001 Pontiac and it has a blown head gasket and the other one has a 1998 Malibu, also has a head gasket.

The van that I used to own was sold to me by Jim Price Chevrolet in Charlottesville, VA. From the time I purchased the van, I had problems with it. The check engine light come on and would not go off. Every time I took it to the dealership, they'd use a diagnostic tool and reset the light. There was a recall on the intake gasket on this van. When it was replaced, the same gasket was used which caused leakage into the motor. My whole head gasket cracked. I had to pay for service. The motor was ruined. Since the individual that found that the same part was used to replace, the recalled part no longer worked at the dealership and the manager was out due to an illness, I had no proof.

I called Chevrolet and they did nothing to make things right. They put out a van with a defective part which cost me thousand of dollars. I had to rent cars, pay to borrow cars and pay on a loan/insurance for a van that did not run. Finally, I settled the account with UVA credit union for less than owed. It is marked on my credit. A class action lawsuit was online and one point and went nowhere. If you look up this problem, you will find that I am one of many with the same problem. 2000 Chevrolet Venture Warner Brothers Edition.