2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE Electrical System Problems

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES WENT OUT AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND I'M IN MOTION

DASH DISPLAYS INACCURATE OR NOT WORKING GAUGES. TEMPERATURE AND SPEEDOMETER OFTEN DOESN'T WORK AT ALL OR SHOWS 120MPH WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH! TEMP WILL OFTEN SHOW HOT WHEN CAR IS AT NORMAL TEMP.

CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHORTED WITH THE PHONE CHARGER PLUGGED IN. THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW, WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHICH TOTALED THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

MY WIFE TOOK HER CHEVROLET VAN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE INTERIOR LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING IT WAS TAKEN TO MAHONEY CHEVROLET AND BLOSSOM CHEVROLET. THEY TOLD HER IT WAS CORROSION CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I BEING A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MODULE ALSO CAUSED THE POWER WINDOWS,DOOR LOCKS,REMOTES AND ALL OTHER INTERIOR THINGS TO FAIL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE VANS ON THE ROAD AND THESE MODULES FAIL ON THIS AND ALL OTHER MODELS OF THIS VAN SUCH AS THE PONTIAC ETC... IN A PANIC SITUATION SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY OPERATE THE LOCKS OR SMASH OUT A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN STARING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD DURING THE IGNITION MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA

THE RECENT GM RECALL OF 2004 - 2007 COBALT AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS NOW MAKES MY ISSUES IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN POTENTIALLY MAKE SOME SENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS BUT IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE RECALL. SOME OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (70 MPH), SOME HAPPENED ON THE DIRT ROADS WE LIVE ON (25 - 35 MPH). THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED - NO POWER OF ANY KIND. THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY. IT DID NOT REQUIRE A COMPLETE VEHICLE STOPPAGE (ALTHOUGH IT DID OCCASIONALLY CAUSE A NASTY SQUEAL FROM WHAT I ASSUMED WAS THE STARTER MOTOR). THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF SO OF THE VEHICLES USE. I THINK THE GM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000.

WE BOUGHT THE VAN USED FROM A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE VAN WAS FINE AT FIRST BUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VAN THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS AT HALF, IT WENT TO EMPTY THEN FULL AND BACK TO HALF, ALL IN ONE MOTION. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD BUT NEVER HAD A FUEL GAUGE DO THAT TO ME BEFORE. AFTER THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE PERIODICALLY BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO BACK TO WERE IT WAS BEFORE IT FLUCTUATED. WE FIGURED AS LONG AS IT WENT BACK TO WERE IT WAS BEFORE IT FLUCTUATED THEN WE WOULD JUST DEAL WITH IT. BOY, WERE WE STUPID FOR THINKING THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO GET WORSE. IT EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE AND NOW IT READS FULL(BUT ITS NOT) AND JUST OUT OF NOWHERE GOES TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. JUST LAST...

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING SPORADIC NOT REGISTERING SPEED ACCURATELY THEN STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER ALSO THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN .THE LOW FUEL LIGHT DOES OPERATE AS OF RIGHT NOW.I HAVE READ THAT ALOT OF VENTURE OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM IT IS AVERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR 500 JUST FOR THE PARTS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 VENTURE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED BEING ERRATIC FOR A TIME, FOLLOWED BY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND THE GAS GAUGE. NOW NONE OF THEM WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 45 MPH, THE GAS IS OVER FULL (STRAIGHT DOWN) BUT SOMETIMES MOVES AROUND AT THE BOTTOM, BUT IT GENERALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE PUT GAS INTO THE VAN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE POINTS DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. NONE OF THE CLUSTER HAS WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE HEARD HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

FEBRUARY 2009 - BEGINNING OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE - GAS GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING. HAVE DOCUMENTATION AT MILEAGE 72,512. CONSEQUENCE - FORCED TO FILL UP AT EVERY GAS PURCHASE AND TRACK MILEAGE UNTIL TIME FOR NEXT FILL UP FOR OVER TWO YEARS. NEVER KNEW FOR CERTAIN HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK - VERY STRESSFUL. NOVEMBER 2010 - CONTINUING CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE - SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL COMPLETELY OUT BY JANUARY 2011. CONSEQUENCE - UNABLE TO TELL SPEED - UNWILLING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LONG DISTANCES AND FULL CONCENTRATION REQUIRED TO JUDGE SPEEDS BY OTHER TRAFFIC. TAKEN IN MARCH 2011 TO LOCAL DEALER, [XXX], FOR REPLACEMENT OF CLUSTER PANEL AT MY EXPENSE OF OVER $550.00 - BEFORE I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WOULD FLAG THE OLD PANEL FOR DIAGNOSIS INTO THE REASON GAUGES FAILED AS THEY WOULD BE SENDING IT TO GM TO...

2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SUDDENLY READS HOT. THE GAUGE WILL NOT RESET. THE ENGINE IS NOT HOT OR RUNNING HOT. NO HISTORY OF FRONT DAMAGE. VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER. PROBLEM JUST STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO DURING A 5 HOUR TRIP. 96,479 MILES. WILL ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT WATER IN THE HEAD LIGHTS. STARTED AROUND 45K. HAVE BURNT OUT SEVERAL BULBS. POOR DESIGN, BUT WILL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR GM. *LN

GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE DO NOT REGISTER AT ALL ON MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE. HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED AS I THOUGHT THAT WAS INITIAL PROBLEM, BUT THEN I WAS TOLD I HAD AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. *TR

THE TEMP GAUGE IN MY 2004 CHEVY VENTURE SHOWS TO BE HOT ALL THE TIME, ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOT OVERHEATING. NOW THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID LIGHT IS ON AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID ARE FINE. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO A POSSIBLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFECY. *TR

THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING I GOT IN MY VAN AND DROVE TO PEORIA WHICH IS ABOUT 20 FROM THE CITY I LIVE IN. I WENT SHOPPING FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT I TURNED MY VAN ON AND IT WOULD NOT HEAT UP. I NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS PAST HALFWAY HEADING TOWARDS HOT. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH EVERYTHING TURNED OFF. I TURNED THE VAN ON AGAIN AND IT SEEMS THAT THE TEMPERATURE UNIT WAS STUCK AND HAD COME UNSTUCK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALMOST TO HOT. I PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT GET IT TO GO DOWN. IN THE END I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WORKED ON. I HAD THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR CHANGED, THE WATER FILTER AND THE THERMOMETER. I GOT...

ALL 3 OF MY GAUGES ARE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING, STARTING WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND PROGRESSING TO THE FUEL GAUGE AND FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER. THEY GIVE ERRONEOUS READINGS AND OFTEN DON'T RESET TO ZERO WHEN TURNING OFF THE KEY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY VENTURE VAN AND MY TEMP GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAVE AND DON'T KNOW IF MY VAN IS OVER HEATING, THE GAUGE IS POINTING DOWN AND WON'T RESET TO COLD POSITION. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE VAN WITH SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTER PANEL,I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY CASE, AND IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

LAST SUMMER I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS GOING OVER TO THE HOT MARK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONG. I PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO MY GAUGES AT ALL TIMES,I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS WITH ME AT ALL TIMES. I PULLED OVER AT A REST AREA AND LET IT SIT A WHILE. 45 MINUTES LATER IT WAS STILL ON THE HOT AS SOON AS I TURNED THE KEY. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE AIR CONDITIONING COIL MAY BE CLOGGED AND HE REPAIRED IT. WAS OK FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WAS RIGHT BACK TO HOT. I HAD THE TEMP. GAUGE SENSOR REPLACED IN DEC.09 AND THAT HASN'T HELPED.MY ENGINE IS NOT HOT BUT MY FEAR IS,WITH MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR AND NOT KNOWING IF OR WHEN IT REALLY IS GETTING HOT. IT STAYS ON HOT EVEN IF THEREIS NO AIR OR HEAT ON...

2004 CHEVY VENTURE - GAS GAUGE JUMPS WILDLY , GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. DOESN'T SEEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICALLY SHORTING, AS WHEN IT PARK IT WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND IT JUST SEEMS AS SOME SORT OF CURRENT PROBLEM.. STARTED 1 YEAR AGO. TO KNOW THE FUEL LEVEL, WE TRACK THE MILEAGE MANUALLY. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE LS. RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP, NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED, OR WILL STAY STUCK AT A PREVIOUS SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE PURCHASED A LEADING REPAIR MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WHICH LEAD ME TO REPLACE THE VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR). THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON DEFECT IN THE ACTUAL GAUGE CLUSTER. ALSO, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF VENTURE OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RUNS THROUGH THE SPEEDOMETER, A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE RE-PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A...

CHEVROLET VENTURES SEEM TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTING THE RIGHT SIDE (FROM THE DRIVER'S PERSPECTIVE). I'VE NOTICED A LOT WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS OUT ON THAT SIDE, AFTER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OWN. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS IN THE BACK MULTIPLE TIMES. WITHIN A MONTH OR SO, THE BULBS ARE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKERS DON'T WORK IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK AFTER A MONTH OR SO AFTER THEY'RE REPLACED. RECENTLY, I TURNED ON THE BRIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD THIS VAN FOR 4 YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS RANDOMLY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED AND THE DIAL BECOMES STUCK AT EXTREMELY LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK TEMPORARILY IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO WORKS AT RANDOM AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE VENTURE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SLID OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED NEXT TO THE DOOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AN HOUR LATER, THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 10-15-05 WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN , PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 11-05-05 WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON 11-12-05 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE BRAKE LINES WERE HANGING AND THERE WAS NO CONDUIT ON THE BRAKE LINES .THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS .THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER FEELS THAT PROBLEMS DEVELOPED WITH THE 2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON ABOUT JULY 1, 2005. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE CENTER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, NO FLASHING LIGHT AND INOPERATIVE HORN WERE THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF. UNSURE WHICH OF THESE COMPONENTS WAS RECALLED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK