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Thanks in advance!
Also I posted this question in the Aftermarket area, but I'll ask here as well. Are there any accessories which lock into the chair holes? I though there were, but I can't seem to find the evidence again. I'm looking for something like a removable storage chest with a tabletop that can replace the center seat in the 2nd row.
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Maybe if the dearlerships actually knew about the cars they were selling, they could sell more of them, not that I mind getting bargain prices because they don't.
Has anyone had similar experiences and being able to identify and cure the problems.
No problems with the headlights or trim. 97 Venture with 43000 miles.
Good luck.
The next morning, it wouldn't start, so the dealer had it towed in and kept it for two days while they replace the fuel pump (and took care of the door recall). It seemed to run fine until Memorial Day. My husband was in the drive-through at McD's and it stalled again (had to push it up to the window to pick up food and then into a parking space). It eventually started and ran fine. The next evening, as we were leaving a parking lot, it simply refused to start. After waiting an hour for the tow truck, the dealer again kept it for two days, this time replacing the ignition switch -- why, you might ask? Have no clue -- their diagnostics came up with nothing wrong, so hey, let's replace something while it's there! Oh, and of course it started just fine for them.
So, yesterday (not a week later, mind you!), it leaves me and three kids sitting at a local garden shop. To make a long story short, it's again on it's way to the dealer, only this time the service manager agreed to give me a rental under the warranty agreement.
Ack!!! Has anyone dealt with similar problems and had them resolved??? I'm terribly worried about reliability at this point. I love my Venture, and would buy one again, but I'm thinking I got a lemon this time! Do I have any rights if they can't figure out what's wrong? I can't afford a brand new Venture, but I'm now afraid to take a chance on another used one. We found this one for about $20,500 -- a heck of deal with the low mileage, considering the 2001 LT we looked at was nearly $10,000 more.
Any thoughts???
-Dan
Surprisingly he fixed the problem. It was a poorly manufactured catalytic converter that was clogging the exhaust. The van has run without this problem for 15,000 miles. It was very dangerous to operate prior to the fix. I hope this helps.
-Dan
According to the owner's manual, light pinging is normal and nothing to worry about. I run my Montana on regular, and have only heard an occassional ping under light acceleration.
Constant, heavy pinging is the sign of a problem that needs repaired, however.
Hope that helps.....
I'm not sure if the GM 3.4 liter engine uses knock sensors, but if so, they (it) could be defective, thereby failing to correct the timing in response to the pinging.
If it were me, I'd take it to the dealer for evaluation and troubleshooting, particularly if it is still under warranty.
Good luck!!!
If you had done 75-80K miles could understand, him asking but at 28,000 would be a waste of money. You would have no idea that he actually did the job...!
I've seen a two posts about problems something like this. Any suggestions???
GM has told dealers that this is due to people having items in their pockets, according to our dealer. It would be out of the warranty period if this were the case. The dealer, to their credit, said that was dumb and they are fixing the seat. After they get a new seat they are sending it out to have additional padding installed in the area impacted.
If GM is reading these posts, you need to do better. You should cover your defects without question. I am aware that a consumer could rip these seats, but it is obvious that you have a defect, repair it.
Under warranty he took the seat apart and put more foam as the wire frame support inside the seat and made a small hole in the side support bolster fabric.
Truth of the matter is that GM scrimped on the seats, so full pockets or not is the weakest of excuses.
You may want to check your Chevy dealership's parts department for a hood deflector as they probably have one as an OEM accessory.
Hope this helps!
Drew
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Go to www.alldata.com and start with TSB click on 99, then Chevy Truck to Venture and you will see it listed. Get the dealer to review and hopefully cure.
Sounds more like the temp sender from the engine is faulty and needs replacing by the dealer
Alternitively, you could use Lysol hoping that will kill any bacteria build up.