1997 Chevrolet Venture Air bags Problems

“My 1997 Chevrolet Venture was in the driveway no one in it and not running when the passenger air bag suddenly deployed. I was told it was a wiring defect and would cost more than the car was worth to fix it!! Apparently water got into the wire harness. How is this my fault? Thank god my kids were not in the car!!!”

“My 19 yr old son lost ablity to steer the van after leaving the parking lot, after a soccer game. The car would not steer left and was hard to maintain driving straight with any type of control. The van was taken to the dealers the next day. The dealer test drove the van and confimn the lost of steering. I am under the impression from the dealer that all the steering unit need to be replaced . Also the dealer reported that the driver side air bag coil broke when the steering went out and could have caused unexpected deployment of the driver side air bag. …”

“While the vehicle was parked consumer noticed that the srs light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. This caused the horn to become inoperative. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. . Vehicle wa srecalled for steering rack and pinion replacement. After it was replaced the air bag light came on and couldn't be reset, the sensor unit shorted out and burne dall tail lights. Consumer talked to several people who had the same problem. …”

“Front collision at 45-50 MPH, passenger's airbag did not deploy; however, driver's airbag deployed and immediatly exploded. Neck/jaw/back injuries to passenger. Driver sustained injuries to chest and neck areas. Vehicle was totalled.”

“Both frontal air bags needed to be replaced. Repairs made at consumer's cost. Consumer stated air bag light illuminated while driving, dealer stated both air bag modules needed to be replaced, dealer only gave consumer a 10 percent discount.”