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1997 Chevrolet Venture visibility & wipers problems

The 1997 Chevrolet Venture has 34 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

34

Visibility & Wipers complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Venture visibility & wipers complaints by model year35 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 34 complaints1998: 25 complaints1999: 35 complaints2000: 19 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 10 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 7 complaints
Venture visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

98V072000Visibility & WipersApril 7, 1998 · 55,154 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM CAN CONTACT A BRAKE LINE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MODULATOR VALVE. THIS CONTACT CAN CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.

Consequence

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE LINE CLIP TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION AND WILL REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1997 Chevrolet Venture have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Venture visibility & wipers — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1997 Chevrolet Venture visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 98V072000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.