Chevrolet Venture Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
Owners have filed 165 complaints with NHTSA about service brakes, hydraulic problems on the Chevrolet Venture across 9 model years. The 1997 model year has the most (41). The words owners use most often: “sliding door” (5% of reports).
- 165service brakes, hydraulic complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 4mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 34%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sliding door: mentioned in 9 of 165 complaints (5%)
- Brake pads: mentioned in 9 of 165 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do service brakes, hydraulic problems happen?
Based on 61 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 165 complaints, 4 mention a crash, 4 an injury.
Chevrolet Venture service brakes, hydraulic complaints by model year
| Model year | Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Venture | 3 | 7% | 30,083 |
| 2004 Venture | 6 | 5% | 27,000 |
| 2003 Venture | 11 | 6% | 50,515 |
| 2002 Venture | 27 | 12% | 30,000 |
| 2001 Venture | 14 | 6% | 47,000 |
| 2000 Venture | 14 | 4% | 49,500 |
| 1999 Venture | 27 | 8% | 53,500 |
| 1998 Venture | 22 | 5% | 81,000 |
| 1997 Venture | 41 | 9% | 95,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists service brakes, hydraulic for the 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.
On the way to taking my son to work, i noticed a loud buzzing sound coming from the rear passenger side of my 2002 chevy venture van. Upon checking the dashboard for a warning signal, there weren't any warning light's displayed.i just recently had rear brake work done and i'm not sure if that is…
Driver was turning at traffic light at low speed, 200 ft from her home. When turn was complete, driver was unable to return steering wheel to forward position, nor was she able to stop the vehicle using brake pedal, until the vehicle crashed into another one parked along the street. Driver was…
Chevy venture 2002 w/83732 miles. To whom it may concern: anti-lock-abs light, intermittent abs indicator light. Started having issues with the anti-lock brakes system, when issue started the abs light indicator light would intermittently flash and the abs would by itself tried to engaged while car…
Suspension--both tie rods in the front of the vehicle have had to be replaced--mechanic said that both times it was near catastrophic failure. Other--air conditioner condenser cracked due to design failure. 2002 service bulletin told that gm was aware of the problem but kept quiet until the…
Sudden and complete brake failure. It was discovered that the rear brake lines had rusted to the point of failure. No warning...just complete failure. *tr

Frequently asked questions
Do all Chevrolet Ventures have service brakes, hydraulic problems?
No. NHTSA has 165 owner complaints about service brakes, hydraulic for the Chevrolet Venture. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Chevrolet Venture service brakes, hydraulic?
No recall currently lists service brakes, hydraulic for this vehicle.
What do owners say about service brakes, hydraulic problems on the Chevrolet Venture?
The most frequent phrase is “sliding door”, in 9 of 165 complaints, followed by “brake pads” (9).
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