1999 Chevrolet Venture

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LEAKING HEAD GASKET ON MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE WITH LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON FREQUENTLY THE VAN HAS ABOUT 70000. TS

• 12/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN JANUARY OF 2002, THE HEAT IN OUR 1999 CHEVY VENTURE STOPPED WORKING. THE VAN HAD AROUND 50 OR SO THOUSAND MILES AT THE TIME. THE DEALER IN BATON ROUGE ALL-STAR CHEVROLET COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED A COOLING-SYSTEM FLUSH AS THE COOLANT LEVEL LOOKED LOW IN THE RESERVOIR. THIS FLUSH WAS DONE AT ANOTHER SHOP IN TOWN. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THIS SHOP RECOMMENDED I GO BACK TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS ALSO RUNNING HOT, SO TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THIS DEALER DID AROUND $1,000 IN REPAIRS INCLUDING A WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AS I DROVE THE VAN HOME. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG AND WOULD NOT DO ANY MORE WORK. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER (BRIAN HARRIS CHEVROLET) IN BATON ROUGE WITH MY PROBLEM. ULTIMATELY THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CLOGGED HEATER CORE DUE TO SLUDGED ANTIFREEZE, AND ALSO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD. THEY COMPLETELY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM OF THE SLUDGE AND THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT NOT WORKING AND THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE RUNNING HOT. I HAD TO PAY OVER $500 DURING THE TIME OF TAKING IT BACK AND FORTH TO SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSIS, DEDUCTIBLES AND PARTS AND LABOR NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS DUE TO THIS ANTIFREEZE AND SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE NEED FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50K MILES.

• 12/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  3 FAILED ENGINE MANIFOLD & HEAD GASKETS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS IN 2 YEARS.

• 12/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 CHEVY VENTURE AT 40,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM YET ALL I SEE ON THE INTERNET IS EVERYONE NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES (JUST OVER WARRANTY).

• 12/24/2002· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN AIR BAG IS NOT DEPLOYED. ONCE THE LIGHT IS LIGHT, IT REMAINS LIGHT UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLES SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE INTERMITTANT RELIABILITY PROBLEMS.

• 12/20/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS PLACED IN LOCKED POSITION THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/16/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REMAINS AJAR EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATES THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE VAN WAS CHECKED 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT ALL THE VAN ARE THAT WAY. *AK

• 12/15/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CPSC: I1480097A. 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *LN

• 12/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE THAT WE PURCHASED IN DEC. 2001. WE DID NOT PURCHASE A WARRANTY. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE "CHECK COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD TO KEEP ADDING COOLANT. I DO NOT WORK ON CARS AND HAD A VERY SICK WIFE, SO THE LIGHT WAS A MINOR STRESS AT THE TIME. I'D TAKEN THE CAR TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID "THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE IS GOING" WELL FOR A CAR WITH JUST OVER 23,825 MILES ON IT, I WAS VERY STEAMED. IT LASTED TILL 47,359 MILES AND MY WIFE WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND SAT AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FROM SEPT. 9TH TILL DEC. 12TH 2002. WHILE STILL PAYING $437.00 A MONTH PAYMENT. WE HAD A USED ENGINE PUT IN IT BY THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD 20,000 LESS MILES ON IT, AND TODAY HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT.WE PAID $2,400 FOR THIS USED ENGINE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE O2 SENSOR JUST WENT OUT ON US. BUT IF THERE IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR SIMILAR PARTS ON IT, IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN- JUST A MATTER OF TIME?

• 12/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE AT 60,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. REPAR COST WAS $874.66. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VENTURE OWNERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AND EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING THE BATTERY PAN AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, ALSO POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTED TO BATTERY HAS FALLEN OFF, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY BY DELCO, ALSO HEADLIGHTS ARE DEVELOPING SPIDERWEBBING AND CLOUDING OF LENS, AND REAR HATCH PINCHES PALM OF HANDS OR FINGERS, THE REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF.*SLC

• 12/13/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT 71000 MILES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. IF NOT REPAIRED THIS WILL LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. AT MY OWN EXPENSE I HAD IT REPAIRED USING THE PROPER "RE-ENGINEERED" GASKET. EXPENSE WAS $550. *AK

• 12/12/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PARTS FOR RECALL 01V26400 AND 01V06700 REPAIRS ONCERNING ACTUATOR FOR POWER SLIDING DOORS WAS NOT AVAILABLE.*AK *SLC

• 12/12/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELLING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS FRONT IMPACT AND SIDE IMPACT EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT IN THE ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES. *SLC

• 12/11/2005· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  MY 1999 CHEV VENTURE HAD THE BOTTOM SUSPENSION FRAME MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL AND STEERING ASSEMBLIES,ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAIL WHILE DIRIVING. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. SOME ONE COULD BE KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO FRAME SHOULD EVER BRAKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT HAS NEVER HAD MORE THAN 6 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHILCE. THEIR HAD TO BE A FLAW IN THE PART WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED OR IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. *NM

• 12/11/2004· STRUCTURE

  THE RIGHT REAR TRAILING ARM ON MY WIFE'S 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. A SEARCH OF YOUR WEBSITE REVEALED THIS TO BE A COMMON SAFETY DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL??? ALSO, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF IN THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY DEFECT??? *JB

• 12/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT ABOUT 64, 000 MILES. COOLANT WAS FOUND LEAKING OUT IN THE REAR CORNER OF THE INTAKE. ALSO THERE WERE SIGNS OF COOLANT FOUND IN THE MOTOR OIL AFTER REMOVING THE VALVE COVERS. THIS REPAIR HAS COST ME ALMOST $600.00 ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT DID MY REPAIR SAID THEY ARE CHANGING 1 TO 2 INTAKE GASKETS A WEEK ON THESE 3.4L V6 ENGINES. DT

• 12/09/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT MY 60000 MILES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND OIL AND COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE OF OUR 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE WHICH HAS THE 185 HP V-6 ENGINE. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE LEAKS WAS $695.39. ACCORDING TO THE SERVCE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE CHEVORLET DEALERSHIP, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE.*AK

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/06/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  A MAJOR GASOLINE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LINE ALONG THE UNDERBODY OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINI-VAN (MILEAGE 80K). I LOST ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS IN GOING ABOUT 30 MILES, AND MAYBE WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE SUFFERED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THE CHEVY DEALER, IN GRASS LAKE MICHIGAN, REPLACED THE FUEL LINE FOR $602. INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE SAVED ALL OF THE OLD PARTS.*AK

• 12/04/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  MY 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE MINIVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE ONE I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES THE CAR JERK WHEN I EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WHINES. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I FIGURE IS ELECTRICAL. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

• 12/03/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR "LEMON" AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET ON OUR CONCERNS.*AK

• 11/29/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. NO CODES WERE FOUND BY THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, CONDENSED WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD LEAKED AROUND THE WIRING AND UNDER THE CARPET ON THE FRONT FLOOR. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WATER HAD SHORTED OUT THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND AFFECTED THE AIRBAG WIRING AS WELL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRE FOR THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRBAG WIRING AT THAT TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

• 11/28/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED BUT NOT AS BRIGHTLY AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE DRIP SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 12/20/05. *JB

• 11/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DURING NORMAL BREAKING, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD IF STEADY PRESSURE OF THE PEDAL IS REQUIRED. ALSO THE PEDAL IS SPONGY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/21/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE AND HEAD GASKETS AT 105,000 MILES ON MY 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. THEY ARE LEAKING AT 180,000 MILES. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. *TR

• 11/21/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHTS FAILURE. FIRST, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER INSPECTED, FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. FUSES GOOD. BULB GOOD. DID NOT KNOW BOTH SIDES FAILED UNTIL PULLED OVER BY POLICE. *AK

• 11/21/2004· SUSPENSION

  PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 99,000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 115,000. FOUND THE "SWAY BAR" CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE LOWER SWING ARM. THE CRACK IS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE WHERE THE TUBE IS PRESSED TOGETHER. THE CRACK GOES AROUND THE END WHERE IT IS PRESSED, DOWN THE SIDES ABOUT 1.5" AND THENAROUND THE BOTTOM. I FOUND THE PROBLEM DURING A OIL CHANGE AS I WAS INSPECTING THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.*AK

• 11/20/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTORS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE ON THE SAME VEHICLE. IT IS THE 3.4 ENGINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS. AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE IS SHOULD BE RIGHT OR AT LEAST FIXED ON GOOD FAITH. *LA

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 11/18/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE THAT HAS EXPERIENED 6 CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. IT CLOGGES SO OFTEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.*AK

• 11/17/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL PAVEMENT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY PULSATE AND LOCKUP. THIS HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO ALMOST BE TOSSED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IF NOT FOR THE SEAT BELTS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED ROTORS, ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

• 11/16/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE HEADLAMPS HAVE A ROUGH FEELING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIGHTING HAS BEEN REDUCED BY THE DIFFUSION. *KB

• 11/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

• 11/14/2001· TIRES

  FRONT TIRE PEALED AND BLEW OUT DAMAGING FENDER. NO CRASH. BACK TIRE IS CLOSE TO DOING THE SAME THING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

• 11/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 11/13/2002· SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BACK MIDDLE SEAT BELT. SHE STATES THAT THE PAST SATURDAY NOV.09.2002 SHE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED ON A FRONT COLLISION AND HER CHILD WAS SEATING ON THE BACK MIDDLE SEAT ON A CAR SEAT AND WHEN SHE STEP INTO THE BRAKES THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLE AND THE CHILD WAS THROWN INTO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED SINCE THERE WAS NOBODY INJURED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. MR

• 11/13/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING, THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT, CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *JB

• 11/12/2003· POWER TRAIN

  PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND FLUSHED WHEN IT SHIFTED PERFECTLY AT THAT POINT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMMON. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED BULLETIN# 00 07 30 0028/REPLACE THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED POOR SHIFTING. *SCC *JB

• 11/12/2003· STEERING

  THERE'S A CLICKING NOISE IN THE VANS' PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT STATED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V071000 FOR THE STEERING. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURE CAN'T IDENTIFY IF THE VANS' VIN NUMBER IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY, PER CONSUMER. *PH

• 11/12/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE USING THE HEADLIGHT THEY GIVE POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTRHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 11/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RECENTLY HAD LOWER ENGINE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASGIT REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAK RESULTING FROM USE OF DEX-COOL COLLANT CORRODING THE PLASTIC GASGIT. ALSO ASSOCIATED WAS THERMOSTAT FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FIRE BEFORE THERE WAS ANY MEANS OF KNOWING THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.*AK

• 11/09/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RECALL 01V067000 CONCERNING POWER SLIDING DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. SINCE THEN THE SLIDING DOORS DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $440.00 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. CONSUMER THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 133, 000 MILES, AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WEAR AND TEAR. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET AND FELT THAT IF THE WORK WAS DONE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK

• 11/09/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  JUST PULLED AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE LIGHT & "T" BONED THE VENTURE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE'S BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED & REPAIRED. *AK

• 11/08/1999· STRUCTURE

  WATER ENTERS VEHICLE WHEN RAINING AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - CARPET GETS SOAKED!

• 11/07/2001· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING, AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK REPLACED PART UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, AIR BAG MAY NOT ENGAGE. *TT

• 11/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  BEGAN NOTICING HARSH SHIFTS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN IN SUMMER OF 2003 WHEN VAN HAD APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES. IN FALL OF 2003, HARSHNESS OF SHIFTING BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND VAN WAS INSPECTED BY A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACIILTY. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FLUID PRESSURE, AND IF LEFT UNADDRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOON FAIL, LEAVING ME STRANDED AT THE LOCATION OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT SUCH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE INDICATIVE OF CHEVROLET VENTURE VANS AND THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR AS MANY MILES AS I DID BEFORE NOTICING A PROBLEM. WHILE MY VAN DID HAVE OVER 92,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I NEVERTHELESS FEEL THAT IF SUCH TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE INDICATIVE OF CHEVY TRANSMISSIONS FOR MY MODEL YEAR, THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR THE SAME. I PAID ALMOST $3,000.00 TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND NOW MAY HAVE SOME ASSURANCE OF MECHANICAL FUNCTUNALITY. I WILL DRIVE THIS VAN FOR AS LONG AS I AM ABLE, BUT HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN GM PRODUCTS AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT UNLESS ADEQUATE ASSURANCES ARE PROVIDED AGAINST SUCH MECHANICAL FAILURES IN THE FUTURE.*AK

• 11/03/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE ABS, TCS, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND RESET IT. MY ELECTRIC PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN FOR NO REASON WHEN I'M TRYING TO SHUT IT. NOW, MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, SO I REPLACED THE BULB. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND THEN LOOKED AT IT AND DETERMINED THAT THE WIRE PINS/PLUGS ARE BURNT AND EXPOSED ON BOTH SIDES. NOW I HAVE NO BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS, NO BLINKERS, NO REVERSE LIGHTS, AND AT NIGHT THE TOP BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY LIGHT AND IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES ON THE DASH LIGHTS DIM AND THE RADIO LIGHTS TURN OFF, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE BLINKER GOES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL GM. WHEN I CALLED GM I EXPLAINED EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I FEEL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE, SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID I NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS, AND THEY MAY REIMBURSE ME, IF THEY FEEL IT'S A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THEN CALL THEM BACK AND THEY'LL DETERMINE IF THEY WILL COVER ANY REPAIRS. IN THE MEAN TIME, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE IF THE WIRE PLUGS/PINS ARE BURNT AND EXPOSED. *JB

• 11/02/1999· STRUCTURE

  POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD SLIDE OPEN AND SHUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. WHILE REACHING INTO THE VEHICLE THE DOOR AUTOMATICLY BEGAN TO CLOSE. THIS VEHICLE WAS RENTED BY CONSUMER FROM AVIS RENTAL COMPANY. AVIS WAS CONTACTED. *YC

• 11/01/2006· SUSPENSION

  THE STABILIZER BAR ON BOTH SIDES (FRONT)WAS FOUND TO BE BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH. SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY VENTURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS JUST IDENTIFIED TODAY, SO I HAVE NOT YET ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN REPAIRS. *NM