1997 Chevrolet Venture Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture, 12% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 85,000 miles.
- 53electrical system complaints
- 85,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 30%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 6 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 53 complaints, 4 a fire.
Chevrolet Venture electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Venture | 5 | 12% | 35,000 |
| 2004 Venture | 37 | 30% | 80,000 |
| 2003 Venture | 17 | 9% | 70,300 |
| 2002 Venture | 20 | 9% | 36,000 |
| 2001 Venture | 20 | 9% | 33,000 |
| 2000 Venture | 44 | 13% | 63,507 |
| 1999 Venture | 21 | 6% | 48,167 |
| 1998 Venture | 31 | 8% | 85,714 |
| 1997 Venture | 53 | 12% | 85,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 1997 Chevrolet Venture. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Needs replaced frontend hubs ,tierod,pinion repairs/recall this van needs a new owner!!! Nothing but costly repairs chevy needs to recall all them ventures. *tr
Dt: the contact stated the vehicle was parked for approximately 30 minutes and busted into flames. The fire started in the driver's side door panel. The fire department was called to extinguish the vehicle. The fire inspector determined it was an electrical fire. The vehicle was still at her…
While the vehicle was parked consumer noticed that the srs light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. This caused the horn to become inoperative. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. *ak. Vehicle wa srecalled for steering rack and pinion replacement. After it was replaced the air…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1997 Chevrolet Ventures have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 53 owner complaints about electrical system for the 1997 Chevrolet Venture (12% of the 432 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Chevrolet Venture electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 85,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
Other 1997 Chevrolet Venture problems
See all 1997 Chevrolet Venture problems or electrical system problems across all Venture years.