Recall Register

2005 Chevrolet Venture: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2005 Chevrolet Venture. The campaign is 04V597000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Dec 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch. NHTSA has 26 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 04V597000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the power sliding door interior handle on the passenger-side. If the vehicle is equipped with a power or manual sliding door on the driver-side, the interior handle will also be replaced for appearance reasons. Note: before the vehicle is serviced, GM advises owners to not use the interior door handle to open the door. The driver can open and close the door from switches at the driver's position or by using the remote key fob. The driver should tell passengers to use the switch located in front of the door to open or close it. The driver should use the override switch to prevent operation of the power door by children or by others who are not familiar with its use. The owner notification letter mailing will be conducted in phases with the first phase beginning on may 31, 2005. The second phase mailing began on july 18, 2005. The recall began on may 31, 2005. Phase 2 began on july 18, 2005. Phase 3 (final phase) began on august 24, 2005, to all remaining customers. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; pontiac at 1-800-620-7668; or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 717,302 units in total.

  1. 04V597000Received . 717,302 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain minivans equipped with second-row bucket seats or captain's chairs and a power sliding door on the passenger side of the vehicle, a passenger using the interior handle to open the power sliding door could be injured.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a passenger uses the interior handle to open the power sliding door and holds onto the handle while it is being opened by the motor, the passenger's arm may be pushed into the seat back or armrest and a wrist or lower arm injury may result.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the power sliding door interior handle on the passenger-side. If the vehicle is equipped with a power or manual sliding door on the driver-side, the interior handle will also be replaced for appearance reasons. Note: before the vehicle is serviced, GM advises owners to not use the interior door handle to open the door. The driver can open and close the door from switches at the driver's position or by using the remote key fob. The driver should tell passengers to use the switch located in front of the door to open or close it. The driver should use the override switch to prevent operation of the power door by children or by others who are not familiar with its use. The owner notification letter mailing will be conducted in phases with the first phase beginning on may 31, 2005. The second phase mailing began on july 18, 2005. The recall began on may 31, 2005. Phase 2 began on july 18, 2005. Phase 3 (final phase) began on august 24, 2005, to all remaining customers. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; pontiac at 1-800-620-7668; or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 04110. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

26 complaints, 39 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2005 Chevrolet Venture: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Latches/Locks/Linkages8
Structure7
Electrical System5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Fuel System, Other2
Equipment2
Air Bags2
Seat Belts1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
6
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Feb 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Venture, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2005 Chevrolet Venture
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA07019Engineering analysisPOWER SLIDING DOORLatches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch11 Dec 200723 Feb 2009
PE07044Preliminary evaluationPOWER SLIDING DOOR OPENINGLatches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch16 Aug 200711 Dec 2007

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19880
  2. 19960
  3. 19976
  4. 19987
  5. 19994
  6. 20005
  7. 20019
  8. 20023
  9. 20035
  10. 20043
  11. 20051

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2005 Chevrolet Venture: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/venture/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Chevrolet Venture?
717,302 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Venture have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Venture, model years 1988 to 2005. 1 of them names the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Venture name most often?
Latches/Locks/Linkages: 8 of 39 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Chevrolet Venture open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.