Seven problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Venture based on all problems reported for the 2001 Venture.
2001 Chevrolet Venture. Consumer writes in regards to a fuel leak in vehicle. The consumer stated upon arriving home, after filling up the gas tank, there was a strong odor of gas. Upon further inspection, he found gas leaking from the bottom of the vehicle on the rear driver's side wheel, where the gas tank was located. After checking the fuel cap, it was determined the leak was actually coming from the gas tank. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, where the his findings were confirmed. While seeking a replacement gas tank online, the consumer discovered a recall was issued by gm, regarding the issue. However, gm informed the consumer due to the high mileage on the vehicle, the vehicle did not qualify for the recall.
2001 Chevrolet Venture van est. 185000 miles. Fuel tank leaks at inlet, if tank is more than 1/2 full. Some vehicles were recalled for repairs of this type? VIN# 1gndx03e01d135405.
2001 Chevrolet Venture, fuel tank leak @ the fuel tank filler tube attachment point. Has a small crack. Some but not all Ventures with this problem have been recalled. Defiantly a fire hazard.
I have a 2001 chevy Venture that had a recall on the fuel tank because it could leak fuel and a cause a fire. On April 19th my wife took the van in to chapman Chevrolet in tempe,az to get the tank replaced because it has been leaking fuel for some time now. We were never notified of this recall. We looked it up online. When she got there she was told that we were over the mileage for the free tank replacement and would have to pay a $1000 to have it replaced. That was of course out of the question and it is not our fault that they made a defective tank and is a fire hazard that they want people to drive around in unless they have a thousand dollars to spend on replacing it. Please help if you can. This can be a serious problem and gm needs to stand behind their products.
Fuel tank leak from "neck" or "stem. " dealer declared "unrepairable. " replaced tank at cost of$834 (after 10% discount granted because of low mileage on vehicle).
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Venture. When the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The dealer stated that the vehicle's mileage was too excessive to be included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage). In addition, there was a crack in the tank. The failure mileage was 148,000 and current mileage was 177,000.
While traveling on highway there is a noise coming from underneath the vehicle. When backing up there is a noise, and vehicle will jerk. Dealership is aware of problem. The dealership came to the conclusion that it is gas sloshing in the gas tank due to no baffles in the gas tank. They informed consumer that this is a design problem and there is nothing that can be done about it.