Problems with 2002 Chevrolet Venture POWER TRAIN

Transmission failed in january of 2005 at 50,000 miles. had it rebuilt for $3,000.00. failed again at in august 2009 115,000 miles and at the same time the lower intake manifold gasket failed. had it replaced and the gasket replaced for another $3,000.00. still overheats in city traffic. left radiator fan never comes on i have to run the heater to get the temp under control and i live in yuma, az. this van is a lemon and has cost me about $8,000.00 more than it should to own. never again will i buy a gm product. they are criminals! *tr

We own a 2002 chevrolet venture with 80,000 miles and the wheel bearing hubs have been replaced three times. the last time was two months ago and the light is back on again. the last time the dealer changed the hub assembly, they said that they change them all the time. the air conditioning also leaking and does not work. the rear differential has internal broken disks and does not work. we will never buy another venture again. *jb

The transmission in my wife's 2002 chevrolet venture failed with 57,000 miles on it. the transmission was repaired, and we retained the failed parts and inspected them. the cogs in the gear appeared to have snapped off . in my experience it appeared to be a heat treatment problem causing the material to be out of the brinell/rockwell hardness range. there was no advance warning of the failure. my wife just placed the gear shift lever in drive and the vehicle would not move. *ak

Rear deferintial went out than front deferintial went out. i can not find a shop to fix front deferntial because they do not have the tools to take apart. a chevey dealership has made a suggestion that i replace the whole transmission. i have owned this van since feb. 2006 and i've had to replce the air condishtion motor (about $950.00) the rear deferintial (about $1400.00) and now about an other $2000.00 to put a used front deferintial. the air cond. motor was new, the rear deferintial was used i could not afford to buy a new one it would have been $3500.00. i beleive that i am paying for a lemon not a good working van. please help me find out what i can do to have a recall on this van or if gm should be paying for replaceing these parts.*ak

While driving at 50 mph, going on i287 north in nj about 4:00 pm about to exit 2a, the car's engine sounded like a strong revving, and lost all power, furthermore it lost all gear, while parked on the side of the road, tried to reverse and change gears d 3 2 1 and it will not move to either direction, the transmission was blown out. *jb

Abs brake failure with awd disable. abs light came on with awd disable message, both are connected. with abs failure, awd is disables. failure required replacement of part. no consequences because it was summer and no snow, winter would have been different story. only part that failed was replaced but there is a service bulletin and re-engineered part due to obvious problems. bulletin is #03-05-25-004a. concern is that abs and awd fail at same time, i feel this is a serious safety hazard in winter driving, the type you buy a awd for. i have contacted gm and the refuse to replace other part. *nm

The owner had the automatic sliding door repaired at the dealership on four occasions. the door opened unintentionally, however the dealership stated there was nothing wrong with the door. after the owner pulled out of the dealer, the problem occurred again. no one was willing to assist the consumer with the problem. also the all wheel drive system has gone bad and the sensors have gone out twice. also, the abs light stays on as well. provide further details. *jb

My van was driving in the cold snow on an early morning. after driving about 40 miles very slowly, my transmission ceased. when i pulled to the stop light and applied the brakes, the vehicle did not move after that. prior to this happening i had had the vehicle into the dealer with intermittent concerns with going into reverse. eventually the vehicle would go into reverse, but it would hop into gear. *cb

The windshield leaked water down through the overhead instrument cluster along to the top of the window. *tt the vehicle stalled, hesitated during acceleration and the passenger window had become inoperative. the service tech found corrosion in some wires. *scc *cb *jb

Put shift to park. exited vehicle. vehicle started moving in reverse. driver's door was open - ripped of by garage. finally jumped back into vehicle after it went down driveway, across street, & into neighbor's yard, stopped vehicle. looked at gear indicator - still read park.*ak