Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / VENTURE / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001201228 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2001
Consumer's City: RAVENNA Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: VENTURE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:rear window wiper/washer:motor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDX06E1VD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Rear windshield wiper motor failure. gears were made of plastic components. gears when replaced were found to be broken and caused need for replacement. when replacement was done again the gears broke causing additional required replacement. due to the design of the vehicle, rain dust and debris accumulate on the rear window causing the need for rear window wiper to function properly to allow clear viewing by the driver of the vehicle. third replacement piece has continued to function at this time. at time of replacement, we were informed by two separate dealers that this was a common problem of this particular vehicle, but no recalls had been made to their knowledge, and no recalls were available for this particular product. i did contact the chevrolet site to ask about this particular problem without any response from the company regarding this concern. *jb *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*769761