2002 Chevrolet Venture Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 5%of 220 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seat belts of the 2002 Chevrolet Venture, 5% of the 220 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My 2yr old daughter was strangled last night in our 2002 chevy Venture. The van has a built in toddler seat(may be called differ) well, she some how managed to have the adult seat belt wrap around her neck and then the seat belt tighten up. We could not get the belt off due to it being locked. We opened the door, of course this is after a quick panic across lanes in the highway to exit the major highway we were driving on. Well, I had my son run over to pep boys and tell them there is a 2yr old that is chocking from a seatbelt the will not let go and we need something to cut the belt with. …”
NHTSA complaint #10247180, filed 2008-10, 130,000 miles“Crancking extensvly, brakes front and rear, uneven wear and tear, hydroplaning noise, vibrations, steering and unalignments problems, emmision repaired and treated, as the created sulphur odors, and stalling. Uneven driving, ABS light coming on at speed exceeding 60 MPH.”
NHTSA complaint #10105875, filed 2005-01, 12,000 miles“Consumer complained about a problem with the retainer clip on the integrated child seat. A four year old child was able to open the clip at will. On four different occasions a child had been able to open the clip and release herself.”
NHTSA complaint #10064679, filed 2004-03, 40,000 miles“Dt: 2002 Chevrolet Venture. Consumer is handicapped and has to drive left footed. Within the first year of owning the Venture opened left sliding manual door and the door fell off the tracks and fell onto the consumer. This was in november of 2002. Consumer's brother put the door back on the tracks and sled it as far as it would go, but would not close. Drove the van to dealership, they said they fixed it. Continued to have door problems, and vehicle has been in and out of the dealership. August or september of 2004, the door fell off again. Stopped and had help putting it back on. …”
NHTSA complaint #10133375, filed 2005-08, 25,000 miles“Takata recall I was driving and ran off the edge of the road and over corrected myself an hit an embankment head on and my face went into the steering wheel and then was thrown for the van out the back passenger window and the van then landed on my foot before I hit the road due to air bag never deploying my nose was torn about off my face and brook 4 ribs fractured 5 and my foot and ankle and foot was badly damaged my seat belt was put on but for some reason didn't work.”
NHTSA complaint #10938325, filed 2016-12Related service bulletins
- 10113787Aug 3, 2015This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty…
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Venture
42 complaintsFuel system
38 complaintsBrakes
30 complaintsAir bags
20 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsExterior lighting
18 complaintsEquipment
12 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsSteering
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Venture
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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