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Phil
Ontario, Canada
I have given up trying to have 3-abreast in my Venture because of all the trouble.
In regard to those with the second row split bench, do you have floor fittings all the way across? If not appears nothing can be done, even if you could get the seats.
warranty. Because of this, I will be trading in the van previous to
hitting 36K miles(It has 33k). From past experence I don't want to own a vehicle that needed this type of service with such low milage. Thanks again for you help.
Rick L>
How can your van contain irreplacable parts like that? What if your seats were really stolen?
I'll bet your insurance company wouldn't swallow the cost to 'total' your 1 year old vehicle because $1500 worth of seats were stolen from it.
Town Hall/News & Views/Vehicle Safety/Is it all in the crash test ratings?
I learned once again from people smarter than me that I shouldn't transport my family in a Venture!
Thanks for your concern, but I'll take real-world statistics over test lab theories any day.
Steve
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I can't link directly there, but if you go to NHTSA and drill down to '01 Chevy Truck Venture All Components, you'll find it:-)
Steve
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We had our van in for a wheel balance and rotation and the dealer informed us of the recall and did the work that day.
Whilst it may fit OK, you do not know how the pressure is set up inside the engine and that with the PF 52 may cause lubrication problems, resulting in damage. This could void the warranty eventhough it was a GM filter.
Personally, wouldn't touch it and stick with the PF47 and change the oil on 3000 mile schedule.
The filters are in the glove compartment behind a trap door with a 3M sticker on it. Pop the open and you will see then first filter (they are side by side). Slide out the one immediately in front of you, but note the way the foam strip is set. From memory it is higher on the left side than the right. The new ones have to go back the same way
Reach in and pull out the second filter to the left.Replacement is the exact reverse.
I replaced mine after a year at the was quite a collection of stuff caught in the filter material. I certainly felt the air was "fresher" after the change.
Thank you
Leon
This subject has come up before. When you last changed the oil, did this problem occur from the getgo or is it only in the last few weeks?
As the hand book tells you it is not set off due to mileage but temperature.
I had a similar problem after I changed the oil, and considered that the gas pedal was not going down far enough to reset. I took at the floor mats out to see if it would allow any further depression. I had put in thick rubber grooved ones
If that does not work, then Plan B is to lift the hood and you will see where the gas pedal cable comes through to a half circle metal device and when you press on the gas pedal, this rotates to the right.
Turn the ignition to run and then manually move this metal piece to the right as far as it will go to the right for the three times.May need another person to assist with only 5 sec allowed!
Then turn ignition key to "off" and then restart engine.
Rgds
David
(I did scroll through all the earlier posts and see that this problem was discussed earlier)
In regard to brakes, have not had that noise or seen any other similar posts. Assume they are the original pad, which to my mind are soft and need more pressure to really feel some braking going on.
Maybe the rotors need re surfacing, but would have it properly checked out under warranty.
Would like to know outcome.
(I like this van, but these nagging problems, including a failed power window switch, are beginning to aggravate me. Only bought a year ago!)
I have similarly noticed that if the tank is really filled up, the needle takes some time to shift off the full mark and would think that it may require more than 150 miles to move off, especially on a long run. From then it can move a little quicker. What does the overhead readout say in terms of mpg and gas used? (I find it is over optimistic - less gas than actual hence better mpg.)
Assume it goes down to empty when ignition is turned off.
As an aside the oil change light came on, having changed the oil/filter over weekend. Tried the four times, but in the end lifted the hood and reset by moving the fulcrum with the throttle cable right round to the stop. It has not come back. What I fail to get is that if the oil monitoring system is based temp/revolutions, why does it come on in the case of new oil.
Robin
Usually with GM discounts you are getting the car for less than invoice before the rebates are even factored in. Therefore, there is no haggling usually on that price. If there is a dealer incentive you may be able to haggle with that to get even more off of the vehicle but it's probably not likely they will part with it unless they have a vehicle that has been sitting around for a while and want to get rid of.
Right now you can't order a 2001. They stopped production. So that means that you either wait till the fall or have them locate one (use gmbuypower.com and you can find one on your own). If you do a locate, the 13% may drop a bit. GM doesn't give as much of a discount when locating which may mean you pay up to $500 more for the vehicle vs. ordering but probably more like $300 more.
Prices on the LT edition (not including customer rebates) ranged from 27835 to 26290. The price you get may depend on whether or not the vehicle qualifies for the dealer incentives. The GMbuypower web site is very useful if you want to check out what is available at dealers in your area, but it can be time-consuming to search for a particular car with the specific options you want.
...yesterday, I got a call from GMAC, plus a mail shot, which says I can terminate lease on my current vehicle early (Pontiac GP - not due to run out until Feb 2002). Not surprisingly, the condition on early termination is that I must get another GM vehicle.
I already like the Venture as it is one of the only mini vans with 3 second row bucket seats. I have 3 children so this is perfect for me. I've also driven one as a rental once and it seemed fairly easy and car-like to drive.
To cut a short story even shorter, I went to local dealer and got the WB at dealer invoice. I also got an extra $500 off as part of this lease termination deal and I as didn't want another lease I was able to get 0.9% finance over 5 years with zero deposit.
It may be possible to get a better deal than this as I believe there is a current surplus of all Venture models and I didn't have to try very hard to get this deal. Either way I'm fairly satisfied with the deal I got.
I should be able to pick the van up in a weeks time - will post any good/bad I vibes get as the experience unfolds.
We're looking at the Warner Bros. Venture, Montanta w/ Montanavision, and the Silhouette Premier.
I know the Olds/Ponti have steering wheel audio controls and tach, the ponti has lower boddy cladding and 'sport suspension', and the olds has auto temp. control.
Does the venture have less sound deadening material (sounds louder)? I know it doesn't have steering wheel controls or a tachometer.
Anyone have an idea of the differences between them?
Thanks in advance,
-Dan
I would feel that you are down to personal visual preferences on the three vans. We have the 8 seat LT Venture in Dark Blue, which maybe the vanilla of the three, but as far as we are concerned it gets the job done, rides great and good mpg, especially on long hauls. For us the three second row flip and fold modular seats were a better option than the two captains chairs.(We had them in the old APV, so it was a definite.)
We never looked at the other two as essentially more expensive, and in any event did not like the outside cladding/orange lighting on the dash for the Pontiac Montana.
Someone has just posted that you are now down to what is on the dealer's lot as production for 2001 has ceased. This may create a better price opportunity for you.
Good luck...decisions, decisions