2001 Chevrolet Venture: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 284 complaints
284
Total Complaints
55,400mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
17
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

35,000 25th Percentile
55,400 Median Mileage
85,350 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
13
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
9
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7

Severity Assessment

17
Crashes
3
Fires
40
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EGR VALVE FAILURE. *AK"
"FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS BLURRY, AND NO OBJECT COULD BE SEEN CLEARLY. DEALER HAD REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER WINDSHIELD GLASS, AND SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH REPLACED ONE. *AK"
"CHEVOLET VENTURE 2001 WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE FOR A TRIP FROM CT. TO PA. THE BACK TRUNK OF THE VAN WAS CLOSED IN A NORMAL WAY, AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28