2001 Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. Edition from North America - Comments

Car smells, engine knock was cured by dealer putting in some engine additives and telling me to use Premium gas in a car that needs regular gas. Dealer neglected to take plastic off seats. Had faulty headlamp replaced. Needed to call GM to aquire an English manual, car came with a French! manual. Quality control seems to be a minor problem. Neighbors Venture just got totalled, checked out the Internet and found out the Venture has the worst crash test of any mini van just above my former Astro. Interior room is good, but the rear seats aren't as comfortable as they look.

I was told this car was new. But my friend pointed out it must have been a test drive unit because it had so many miles when it was bought. In retrospect I bought it simply because I always bought Chevrolet, now I wish I bought a Grand Caravan, I test drove other vans after buying another Chevrolet at the request of my wife. A big mistake.

I don't understand what the problem is. The only mechanical problems you have had is an engine knock, and a faulty headlight. Check out the Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyagers reliability problems on this web page.

I also have a 97 Venture!

One week after it was 4 years old the A/C went.

The seats in back are low and uncomfortable for the kids now that they are bigger.

All the plastic things inside are breaking (like door hinges on cubbies, guards around the bottom of seat, cup holder between the seats, etc.).

Also we paid to have the better suspension put in so that when you put heavy things in the back it would automatically adjust back where it should be, and only recently we got to test that and it don't work. The power source in the rear and the air pump in rear we never used until after the warrenty was over and guess what, it don't work. I don't think it was hooked up, seeing that both didn't work.

We special ordered the van. We kept calling when the van was supposed to come in and they kept telling us it was shipped, it was lost in shipping, and when it finally got in, the paint job was all messed up on one side, so they were going to repaint the one side.

When it didn't get done by the time they said, I called and they said they found more spots and that they had to take all trim off and all the windows out and paint the whole vehicle. I feel they should have told us in the beginning that we had the option to refuse the vehicle. It was our first new vehicle purchase and we didn't know you could refuse them.

We also feel that while it was "lost in shipping" that there may have been body damage from the shipping and that they were repairing it at another location while they were telling us it was lost, because even after it came in it was at another location about a half hour away.

We bought a used 98 venture that had a Lemon title for a windshield leak they claimed. However, on the 30 minute freeway ride home the coolant light came on. I filled it and it kept leaking out. After two trips to the dealer to insist it had a leak and circling it on the oil pan, they replace the head gaskets. Rear brakes grind even though pads look fine. Last month the power lock locking button will only unlock, and only lock when it goes in drive. Yes the plastic parts are loose or falling apart.

Sorry to hear that you all are having these problems. To make a very long story short, we have been having transmission problems since 17070 miles and after 8 trips to different dealerships for repair we still have not gotten our transmission fixed although we had an overhaul at 33k, the problem still exists. GM refuses to service their factory warranty for our van. We bought it new. I will NEVER buy a GM product again.

I purchased my Warner Bros Venture in 2001. My wife has put 55,000 miles on this vehicle without any mechanical problems. However, I am having a problem with the LCD screen at the moment. My sister just purchased a Grand Caravan Aniv. Edition, and yes it is does have a few more options, but it cost just under 40K. I would take the Venture over the Caravan just because of the price. I think all cars are are hit or miss regardless of make or model. I had a 97 Pont. Trans Port that was nothing, but Junk. The only complaint I have with the Venture is the General XP 2000 tires. They are the worst tire on the market, But for all the toys on the Warner Bros at the time I bought it and at the price I paid, There isn't anything out there than can compete.