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Sliding door hard to open on Venture? Why by gcourage
May 19, 2006 (10:46 am)
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I have a 2004 Venture and on ocassion the sliding door is very hard to open. It sticks and other days seems better. This has been to the dealership 3 times and they fix it but comes back again. Any suggestions..
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How to get doors to unlock with the engine on? 98 venture by laker_42
Dec 17, 2006 (6:16 pm)
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I recently purchased a 98 venture from my grandparents. The unlock button will not unlock the doors while the engine is running. We have to manually unlock each door or turn off the engine & then the locks will unlock automatically. Is there a way to program the van to allow the doors to be unlocked with the engine running?
 
Hopefully someone else has run into this.
 
Thanks!
John
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Power doors won't lock or unlock - Press them and they ding by junglejesse
Aug 01, 2007 (7:33 pm)
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One day out of the blue I could no longer lock my doors with the driver auto door lock control. When I would press the button the car chimes would ding. The first time you press it, it dings once, press it again, ding ding, press it again, ding ding ding, press it again, only one ding again. When I close the door it dings 3 times. When I try to lock it using the keyfob I can hear it dinging in the same order. The door locks work when the key is in the ignition and turned to the auxilary position. I'm at a total loss, someone please help!
 
PS I've also noticed that when I shut the car off the radio stays on and stays on regardless of whether the key is in the ignition, and seems to stay on for a long time if not indefinitely because I can go shopping for hours and come back to the radio still being on.
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1998 Venture Window problems both windows by melissa_lynn
Aug 31, 2007 (5:42 pm)
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Drivers side window if it goes all the way down it comes off the track. When rolling up the window you have to push it to go up straight.
Anyone know about this and how to fix it?
 
Passenger side window.
If the window goes down even a crack will not go back up!
anyone?
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Re: 1998 Venture Window problems both windows [melissa_lynn] by russ23
Sep 01, 2007 (6:45 pm)
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Replying to: melissa_lynn (Aug 31, 2007 5:42 pm)

I am a mechanic and I own a 98 Venture with the same problem.
 
GM blew it on the window regulator design. The regulator is cheap and designed so it bends very easy. Fix is to replace the regulator. Regulator is a metal sissor like contraption that links the window track to the motor. There are 4 ends on the regulator. One to the motor, two to the window track and one to a plastic frame that screws to the door frame. The problem is the end that goes to the frame is missing a wheel that would allow the regulator to move smoothly. Without the wheel the regulator just scrapes in the frame and allows the regulator to bend. GM just put in a cheap stud that scrapes its way along a plastic raceway in the regulator frame. Very crude and built to fail. Shame on GM. That is why Japanese are beating us to death.
 
   I changed mine myself and it bent again in a couple of weeks. Had to go to Chevrolet to get it fixed $200. Works okay now.
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Re: How to get doors to unlock with the engine on? 98 venture [laker_42] by vinray89
Oct 02, 2007 (9:50 am)
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Replying to: laker_42 (Dec 17, 2006 6:16 pm)

These GM vans are notorious for having a problem with water leaking into the cabin on the passenger side floorboard under the carpet, which is just where the wire harness is. This causes the wiring that controls the power door locks to corrode and short out. I haven't made this repair myself yet, but I have heard several people describe it as being an easy one to do. Just pull back the carpet on the passenger side front floor, inspect the wiring for damage and splice and repair it if needed. Then the locks should work properly. As for the leak, it is usually due to a leaky seam under the passenger side wheel well that will need to be caulked with waterproof sealant. Hope this helps us both!
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Re: 1998 Venture Window problems both windows [russ23] by writer
Oct 02, 2007 (12:48 pm)
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Replying to: russ23 (Sep 01, 2007 6:45 pm)

According to Edmunds' TSB finder there is a TSB "040864014" from July 2004 "REVISED WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENT. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10012095 )" which showed up in a search for my 2003 Montana. The title is ambiguous. It could mean that only the instructions in the manual were changed or it could mean that there are new parts. If there were new parts, then maybe they have fixed the problem?
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Re: How to get doors to unlock with the engine on? 98 venture [vinray89] by writer
Oct 02, 2007 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: vinray89 (Oct 02, 2007 9:50 am)

It does not sound like "laker_42's" problem is a short circuit. It sounds like it is operating the way it was intended to operate. This would be a safety feature to keep kids and pets safe. I have no opinion if it is a good idea or not. I have no kids or pets, and rarely have passengers.
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99 Venture windows by jim1700
Nov 07, 2007 (6:16 pm)
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My left window has powered down and now will not return? Is it the switch ? the right side works.
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Re: How to get doors to unlock with the engine on? 98 venture [vinray89] by efitzgerald
Nov 27, 2007 (7:39 am)
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Replying to: vinray89 (Oct 02, 2007 9:50 am)

Hi Vinray89, tell me did this problem cause doors to lock and unlock when driving? Is this wiring harness corroding causing these locks to short out? Please respond thanks,

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