Headlights Problems of Chevrolet Venture - part 1

Headlights are dangerously dim at night. New bulbs, new headlight lenses, no solution. Same problem with my 1999 chevy Venture.

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Water enters the headlights. Condensation covers the inside of the headlight lenses and reduces light output.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the headlight covers were foggy and impaired her vision while driving at night. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact replaced the covers. The failure mileage was approximately 183,000. Updated 4/11/2011.

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During annual vehicle safety inspection mechanic determined that headlights where not bright enough for inspection rules. Headlights filling with moisture behind clear plastic lenses of both headlights. Chrome reflective material on reflector oxidizing in back of headlight. Two headlights had to be replaced for vehicle to pass safety inspection.

Just bought 2005 Chevrolet Venture Mini van from dealer we have very dim head lights, dangerous at night to drive!, notice defective exterior lighting: headlights defect description: eagle eyes is recalling headlamp assemblies : federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108,lamps reflective devices. Theses head lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. I contacted them on 1-26-09 left message, have not received reply. Also contacted delphi about the fuel pressure regulator that were produced with out an o' ring and retainer for this same year chevy Venture. Haven't received any reply .

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Headlight assemblies on my 2004 chevy Venture van filled with water reducing the light coming from the assemblies at night.

The headlight & turn signal assemblies on the van continued to accumulate condensation in them. This has been going on for about 2 years now. The dealer will not fix it, stating it was cosmetic, and did not interfere with safe operation of the vehicle. We took it Friday to get it inspected and it failed inspection. The cause of failure was contaminated light assemblies. We contacted the dealership from whom we bought the van, and was informed they would not do anything about it. The did admitted that they had several others with the same problem. They suggested we contact you. I removed the water from the headlight assemblies and got the van inspected again today. It did pass, but I felt certain condensation will be back again soon. I realized this may not appear to be a substantial problem, but it did interfere with the night vision capabilities. As I said earlier, this was not the first time I have removed water from the headlight assemblies on this van.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the front and back of the undercarriage were damaged and smashed in over the brake lines. In addition, the front passenger side axle makes strange crunching noises, the vehicle shimmies severely, and the cruise control fails to deactivate when it should. Furthermore, the seat belts do not properly restrain the occupants and the headlights blink on and off while driving at night. The contact placed two new front tires on the vehicle, as well as a new set of brakes. The dealer stated that the vehicle was previously in a crash, in which the hood, fender, and undercarriage were damaged. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 103,000 and current mileage was 113,000.

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I filed a complaint already on a similar problem, odi number 10177955 on 1/5/2007 in which I had problems with condensation on the inside of my headlamps, making it difficult to see at night. The condensation now led to the driver's side halogen bulb exploding inside the headlight housing due to water accumulating inside the assembly splashing onto the bulb. There is no way to remove the glass from the exploded bulb from the inside of the headlight housing and there is no way to stop the condensation. I had to pay $180 for a new driver's side headlight housing. The passenger side headlamp has condensation forming inside. I am certain that I will have to replace the housing on the passenger side as well.

Both headlights have condensation forming on the inside. This will cause the headlights to be less effective.

: the contact stated condensation built up inside the headlights causing the bulb to blow. The contact has replaced the bulbs three times.

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that water has entered the headlight lens, which sometimes causes the bulbs to burn out. Also, the lens have become foggy and blurry. The dealer inspected the vehicle and advised the contact to replace the component. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 134,000 and failure mileage was 125,000.

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The contact stated the plastic covers on the headlights were glued and not bolted onto the vehicle. When the glue wore out water got inside the headlights, and the plastic popped off, causing the halogen light bulb to burn out. The dealer and manufacturer offered no free remedy. The vehicle has not been repaired.

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Contact states vehicle getting water in headlights. Replaced the bulb twice. Dealer offered no help at their expense. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.

The contact stated that the right front headlight lens came off three times and the left once. They replaced the entire head lamp twice on the right side. The problem occurred again.

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The plastic covers of the headlights on the 1997 chevy Venture are glued on. Water gets inside the unit and the plastic pops off, then the lights burn out. This is the 5th time I have replaced them at the cost of $185. 00 per light.

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Venture. The headlight covers came off of the vehicle. It costs $178. 00 plus tax for each of the headlight covers to be repaired. About six month ago one of the headlight covers came off, and a couple of days ago, the other headlight cover came off. The entire headlight assembly has to be replaced to correct the problem. The gm manufacturer told her that this was the first time that he heard of this problem. Also, the contact had automatic transmission problems. The transmission slipped. The first time it got stuck in second gear. The transmission was replaced twice. The first time at only 26,000 miles, and the second time at 26,100 miles. Both times was replaced under warranty. After the second transmission was replaced it had only 78,000 miles on it. While on vacation and driving on the interstate the transmission quit. Had to coast off to the side of the road. That transmission was replaced with a modified transmission, and as of right now, the problem did not recur. All the dealerships that the contact checked to get a new transmission said that there where no transmissions around because they were redesigning all of the transmissions. The vehicle was towed home. She contacted gm manufacturer, and they would not do anything about it because the vehicle had over 100,000 miles.

My chevy 2002 Venture has been blowing headlights for the last few years seems they leak water but now they have turn yellow now the beam is very low where at night I can hardly tell if there on.

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The contact states when applying the brakes both headlights separated from the vehicle. He replaced the headlights in the vehicle. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine why this happened. He has not contacted the manufacturer. Updated 11/30/05.

While driving at night, the headlight lens fell from the vehicle. This forced the driver to pull off of the road. The consumer contacted the dealer.

Condensation is in my head lights and side lights. I have been told that the seals are defective. This will cost about $360 to repair.

Headlights right&left. Condensation is very high and water accumulates which can possibly cause the filiment to blow out it water bounces up into it. This can cause a problem while night driving ,espicially on dark roads such as we have in middleburg. The dealer states this is natural etc, but the amount of condensation where the water accumulates and stays in a puddle is not natural, dealer said the heat from filiment will dry it up but this does not happen,if you tap the glass the water runs down to form a puddle. . . . I did report this to them before on the way back from a trip and kind of hoped they were right about drying up but this is not so, at first they said I had a cracked lens but both sides? I wish I had of got a written report of this visit at that time. I told them at the time I was concerned if this was an ongoing problem they should look into it to avoid any future problems. We owned a 1997 van prior to this and they replaced headlights at least 4 times for the same problem,( this is recorded) file #1-159770583 is the # I was told to use for communicating this problem . I t talked to your agency verbally (nhta) thank you henry beaudoin.

Our 2002 chevy Venture van headlights kept going out at night while we were driving down the road. I took it to the garage where I bought it and they said that they have never heard of this happening before, the schematics don't show how to fix it. They even said they called gm engineers and that they said they didn't know how to fix it. So for the next year the garage kept putting in different pieces and sending the van home with us to drive. Mind you this is not something like the fan motor going off it's the dam headlights going off while at night and going down the road . The same thing happened time and time again headlights go out while you are driving down the road. After a year of this, we took it to the van to the garage and they kept it for 6 weeks. We kept getting different excuses of why it wasn't finished yet, so after the 6 weeks, they still didn't call, I was fed up enough I went and got the van. The serviceman stated gm started a forum web page to were if you have a problem with a vehicle, you can log on there and try to find an answer. That's how they found the next part they changed. Since we have gotten the van back on October 18th the headlights have stayed on. Then we think it took 13 months for this problem to occur the 1st time. What happens if it happens again and it causes an accident or death ??? I think we should be compensated for being the guinea pigs, in this research project. The chevy service rep stated all he could do is maybe get us 1 free year of service, I don't think this is no where near what is owed for putting our lives in danger. Please help.

Left front headlight fills with water and fogs up the lens cover thus hindering the beam of the headlight. Water literally stands in the light so much that when you bring the vehicle to a stop with the lights on, the beam is like an ocean wave. I have returned it to the dealership but they say they all do that and there is no remedy. We have been told to drill a hole in the casing to drain the water. My vehicle was bought new in June 2003. This has been a problem from the beginning. It is getting progressively worse. Water is now standing inside the lens. What happens when the freezing temperatures come? will my light freeze and burst? 2 of my family members also own Ventures and this seems to be a problem for them also. I have noticed other Ventures parked in parking lots and some of them also have a fogged up left headlight lens. I truly feel that gm should fix this problem. It has been this was since I drove it off the lot brand new. Surely a company with as much technology as gm has they could come up with a remedy for this "leaking light". It really hinders your vision using the headlights. Its like having a headlight out. Standing water is also hard on the headlight bulbs. Will this eventually cause an electrical short or possibly a fire at some point?.

1998 Chevrolet Venture-both headlight covers fell off over a one month period. Cost was $180. 00 for replacement components.

1997 Chevrolet Venture. Headlight lens cover. Last summer I noticed the drivers side lens was loose so I glued it back on with epoxy. (cost $3. 00) recently I found out that the passenger side lens had fallen out sometime while driving. (both fell out within 6 months of each other) I went to wash the van and the halogen bulb exploded and flamed when it got wet. Had I been closer to the vehicle I could have been struck by flying glass. If this would have happened during a rain storm I would have been driving without headlights. (the dealership charged me $165 to replace one assembly). The sealant was faulty on the last assembly, I don't feel comfortable with the new one.

While driving the passenger side headlight lens fell off. The parts were not available as this is a common problem.

Headlights fog causing a distraction. Dealer has been notified. Ph.

While driving the vehicle at night time and heavy snowing the left head light blew out, due to the head plastic light cover not well designed for this kind of weather. Dealer wont sell just the head light (sell all unit $161. 00) please provide further information. Ts.

1997 Chevrolet Venture - repeated problems with headlights leaking water in, collecting moisture, lenses falling off, almost caused a head on collsion because headlight blew when lense cover fell off again during recent rain storm. This is third time this vehicle has had a lense and headlight problem. In checking "mycarstats. Com" this is a very common problem. I'm surprised a recall has not been issued for this defect. Dealer and Chevrolet refuse to admit any responsibility for their defective headlight lenses.

While driving vehicle headlights shorted out. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Mr.

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the front driver side headlight bulb continuously failed. The dealer repaired the bulb, however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the constant failure was due to moisture entering the fixture, which blew out the bulb and discolored the lens. No repairs were made. The current mileage was 98,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.

The clear part that holds the bulb inside of the headlight fixtures flew off while traveling on highway without prior warning. Dealership is aware of problem.

Driver's side headlight fell out. Consumer checked passenger's side headlight and noticed it was loose.

Front headlamp assembly lenses for both front l/r fell off vehicle, attempted to have dealer repair. This is a defect, lens should not fall off at 52,000 miles, and to repair have to find lens, unavailable, dealer does not have individual lens, need to replace whole assembly on problem side.