2003 Chevrolet Venture Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY VENTURE AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD START BLINKING REAL FAST ON THE DASH. WHEN I WOULD LOOK AT THEM ON THE OUTSIDE THEY WERE BLINKING FINE, AS WAS THE DASH LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, SO I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST THE BULBS THEMSELVES. THEN ON MARCH 29, 2014, I NOTICED A LITTLE PUFF OF SMOKE COME FROM THE HEADLIGHT AREA WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN/PARKING LIGHT WAS OUT. I LUCKILY HAD A BULB FROM ANOTHER CAR TO REPLACE IT, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE ASSEMBLY OUT AND WENT TO TURN THE CONNECTOR TO REPLACE THE BULB, AND NOTICED IT WAS HOT. THINKING THAT SOMETHING DID NOT SEEM RIGHT, I LET IT COOL DOWN AND THEN REMOVED IT. WHAT I SAW WAS THE CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE BULB WAS BLACK AND MELTED. IT ACTUALLY MELTED TO THE BULB ITSELF. I LOOKED AT THE BULB AND IT WAS STILL GOOD, OTHER THAN THE BOTTOM PLASTIC PART. THE WHITE SMOKE I HAD SEEN WAS EITHER THE CONNECTOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND...

DRIVER WAS TURNING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AT LOW SPEED, 200 FT FROM HER HOME. WHEN TURN WAS COMPLETE, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RETURN STEERING WHEEL TO FORWARD POSITION, NOR WAS SHE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING BRAKE PEDAL, UNTIL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER ONE PARKED ALONG THE STREET. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW IT COULD HAPPEN, AND THE ACCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED HER FAULT. HOWEVER, THE LATEST GM RECALL REGARDING WEAKNESS OF IGNITION KEY MECHANISM PROVIDES LOGICAL EXPLANATION OF THIS ACCIDENT. IF THE IGNITION KEY FLIPPED TO "OFF" POSITION DURING THE TURN, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING WOULD BE GONE, AND WHAT DRIVER DESCRIBED WOULD MAKE TOTAL SENSE. ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT AT THAT TIME THE DRIVER HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL KEYS ON THE KEYCHAIN. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE IGNITION MECHANISM MAY SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AS ONES RECALLED BY GM? *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT TANGLED UP IN EACH OTHER. ICE GETS ON THEM AND THEY BREAK INSTANTLY. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN BUT DIDN'T CARE. MY VAN IS A LEMON AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT IT'S BEEN A MONEY PIT. IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STINKS. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I'VE ALSO HAD TO GET A HEAD GASKET AT THE TENDER MILES OF 38,000. IT'S JUST A LEMON. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN, OR SNOW IF YOU CAN'T GET YOUR WIPERS TO WORK. WISH THEY'D DESIGN THE WIPERS THEY ARE SHAPED FUNNY, AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT MAKES THEM NOT WORK WELL. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, KNEE, HIP, AND ARM INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V222000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISABLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.