2005 Chevrolet Venture Complaints

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. HIS STEP-MOTHER HIT THE DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE WITH HER HEAD, CUTTING HER ACROSS THE FOREHEAD. *JB

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*LJ UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS

TL* 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.

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 TO GET FIXED. THIS IS A SPECIFIC FIRE HAZARD ACCORDING TO THEIR REPORTS. I HAVE HAD TO PARK MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I CAN NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO BE SUBJECTED TO THE FUEL FUMES OR THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE. I AM NOT IN A POSITION AT THIS TIME TO PAY FOR THE WORK OR TRADE DUE TO THE ECONOMY. IF GM KNOWS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEN WHY WOULD THEY LET A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO LOYAL CUSTOMERS CONTINUE. REGARDLESS OF THE VIN# IF THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT THEN GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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. *TR