2003 Chevrolet Venture Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 9%of 185 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 102,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Chevrolet Venture, 9% of the 185 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 102,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The vehicle is a 2003 Chevrolet Venture. I was driving to work on a 25mph road. The passenger seat side airbag deployed. There was no accident or exterior vehicle damage. The airbag just deployed. I was not injured nor were there any passengers in the vehicle at the time. I immediately contacted the Chevrolet dealer who services the vehicle, who said they had never heard of such a thing, I spoke with the service manager who advised me to contact general motors and my insurance co. …”
NHTSA complaint #10395536, filed 2011-04, 85,500 miles“I bought my chevy Venture new with 10 miles on it in 2003 thought this van was safe had a head on collision with a tree 40-45 miles an hour the air bags did not deploy if not for wearing my seat belt don't know what would have happened ..”
NHTSA complaint #10265106, filed 2009-04, 103,000 miles“On 10/30/07, my 2003 chevy Venture airbag light came on. I brought the vehicle to the local dealer, and was told that the r/s safety deployment module was failing and needed to be replaced. The dealer told me this was not a huge problem and that the vehicle was safe to drive. He told me the repairs could wiat until I had the money in january. On 11/25/07, whicle driving the vehicle, the drivers side (side) airbag deployed and exploded immediately. I phoned the dealer and was told that the problem was unrelated and they were not responsilbe. I filed a product allegation complaint with GM. …”
NHTSA complaint #10213606, filed 2008-01, 49,157 miles“This complaint is being filed on behalf of the vehicle owner and driver. This chevy Venture was involved in a two vehicle, head-on crash vs. A chevy silverado. Both front seat occupants in the Venture were killed in the crash. Both front airbags in the Venture failed to deploy even though the impact was substantial enough to cause fatal injuries. The airbags in the silverado did deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10524144, filed 2013-07, 190,000 miles“Driver of veh. #1 2003 chev Venture ls was east bound through a controled intersection, when veh. 2 a 1997 jeep was west bound in into the intersection and made an abrup left turn in front of veh. #1. Both vehicles struck each other in the left front corner of each vehicle. Veh. #1 was declared totalled by travelers insurance co. The lf portion of the van was shoved back in to the motor, radiator, along with the lf wheel and assembly. The drivers airbag did not deploy from the near head on crash.”
NHTSA complaint #10746120, filed 2015-08, 130,132 milesRelated recalls
- 03V051000Feb 14, 2003On certain mini vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed. In addition…Covers: Chevrolet Venture 2003, Trailblazer 2003, GMC Envoy 2003 +5 more
- 02V222000Aug 9, 2002Certain passenger, mini vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment.Covers: Chevrolet Venture 2002–2003, Oldsmobile Bravada 2002–2003, GMC Envoy 2002–2003 +10 more
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Chevrolet Venture
30 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaintsEngine cooling
23 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsEngine
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Venture
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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