1999 Chevrolet Venture complaints

BLOWN HEAD GASKET.........

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT JUST POPPED LOUDLY AND SHATTERED.

FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING @ 80K. WE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 18K AND A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR @ 21K. WE WERE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM OF $700.00 TO $800.00 DOLLARS.

SEEMS EVERYONE WITH THE VENTURE NEEDS TO HAVE THERE INTAKE MANIFLOD GASKET REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY.. WHAT REAL GETS ME MAD IS THE DEALER TOLD ME HE KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THE GASKET....

LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN START TO UP SHIFT HARD, INTAKE GASKET. 3.4L V6

WATER PUMP FAILED -- FOG FILLED CAR WHEN PUMP FAILED. I WAS COMPLETELY FOGGED IN AND COULD NOT SEE. I HAD TO USE MY DAUGHTER'S SWEATSHIRT TO WIPE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED POWER WINDOW DRIVERS SIDE FAILED 2X SHATTERED WHEN IT FELL FROM TRACK THE SECOND TIME

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE 8/6/03 FOR REPAIR ON ENGINE, DUE TO CONTINUES LOST OF OIL THAT CANNOT BE FOUND. ENGINE NEED TO BE CLEAN,GASKETS WAS TO BE REPLACE ON TWO SEPARATED TIMES AND WAS NOT. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT VAN IS LOSING OIL DUE TO BLOCK ENGINE. WIRES WERE PULLED AND NOT REPLACE BACK IN CORRECT ORDER.

REPLACED HEAD GASKETS

TRANSMISSION LOST ALL PRESSURE RESULTING IN GEARS NOT SHIFTING. VIOLENT GEAR SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT ON A 2 YEAR VEHICAL. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH OEM TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALERSHIP. 3YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY.

MAIN PROBLEM: JAN 03 CAM SHAFT BROKE, ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. MAR 02 : INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. OCT 02 BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING.

HAS 3.4 L ENGINE WITH LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEAKS. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN NEW AND IT COVERED THE $700+ REPAIR COST. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 48K WHEN OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY?

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AT CHEVROLET DEALER INDICATES INTERNAL FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $3000. THE VAN SHAKED MODERATELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TURNED ON. WHEN THE MINIVAN WAS RESTARTED (ABOUT 8 HOURS) THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS OFF AND THE MINIVAN WAS BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE SHAKING SYMPTOM WOULD REAPPEAR A WEEK OR TWO LATER. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OCCASIONAL HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DURING NORMAL DRIVING.

ELECTRICAL TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CONNECTOR, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ARE MELTING (GROUND LEAD ONLY). ALL TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. ARE OUT. LOOKS LIKE CONNECTOR WAS UNDERSIZED TO HANDLE REQUIRED CURRENT FOR ALL LIGHTS.

THE PROBLEM WITH MY VENTURE TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKING WATER PUMP BASED ON THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS. SO FAR, SO GOOD. ALTHOUGH, REPLACING A $300.00 WATER PUMP AT 82,000 IS SOMEWHAT RIDICULOUS! THE MECHANIC SAYS IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXTENDED LIFE COOLANT (DEX-COOL) DOESN'T PERFORM LIKE CHEVROLET SAYS IT SHOULD, AND IT IS THE CAUSE OF MANY WATER COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. HE RECOMMENDS CHANGING THE EXT. LIFE COOLANT EVERY OTHER YEAR JUST LIKE REGULAR COOLANT, AND JUDGING FROM THE LOOK OF THE OLD COOLANT, I BELIEVE HIM! AUGUST UPDATE: I AM NOW FACING A TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAN SAYS IS "TYPICAL" OF THESE VENTURES DUE TO A MFG. DEFECT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE TO DROP AND KICK THE OIL PUMP INTO HIGH PRESSURE MODE FORCING FLUID THROUGH THE SYSTEM AT SUCH HIGH PRESSURE THAT EVERY TIME IT SHIFTS, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK ITSELF LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE.

I NOTICED A SMELL OF HOT ANTIFREEZE. ALSO IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN STARTING UP. THE THERMOSTAT NEVER SHOWED ANYTHING OVERHEATING. OIL DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON THE DIPSTICK. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT TORE INTO IT HAD SAID WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL EVER BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERNALS. WE BOUGHT THIS USED 1999 CHEVY VENTURE LT , AUGUST 2000 HAVING 34,000 MILES ON IT ALREADY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THIS VAN IN OCTOBER 1998 BRAND NEW. HOW COULD A VEHICLE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTOR DROPPED IN WITH ONLY 57,000 ON IT AND HAVE HAD DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST CHEVY, OUR WHOLE FAMILY BUYS CHEVYS. JUST TO BRAG WE HAVE 13, AND ALL OF THEM MAINTAINED WELL. ONE EVEN HAVING OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT,1995 CHEVY ASTRO. ANYWAY, I WATCH THE GAUGES VERY CLOSELY AND NEVER DID I SEE ANYTHING WRONG.

I HAVE DISCOVERED COOLANT IN THE ENGINE OIL. MY COOLANT IS DISAPPEARING, AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TOP IT OFF. THE ENGINE IS MAKING TICKING NOISES, AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. I HAVE DONE A QUICK CHECK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE HEAD GASKET TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. CHEVY DENIED THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND REFUSED TO HELP COVER THE NECESSARY REPAIR (THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD AROUND 70,000 MILES IT WAS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTEE). IT COST IN THE RANGE OF $815 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK, AND NOW IS ON STEADY. I TOLD MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ABOUT IT, AND IT TURNED OUT THEY ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD AN EVEN LARGER BILL ( I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH), AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM...

FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTED IN COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE CAUSING \\GUMMING\\. THIS CAUSED CAM SHAFT/ENGINE TO SEIZE. SUBSEQUENT \\KNOCKING SOUND\\ AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SEIZING ENGINE SIMULATED A REAR-END COLLISION AS DESCRIBED BY MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. SHE WAS PICKING UP OUR KIDS FROM SCHOOL AT THE TIME. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND 4 WEEKS ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EVERY 3,000 MILES. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VAN STALLED AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THERE WERE MAJOR INTERNAL PROBLEMS. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO OUR DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. OUR MECHANIC SAID SINCE WE FAITHFULLY GOT THE OIL CHANGED THERE IS NO REASON WE SHOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE DEALER GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $5,300 FOR THE NEW ENGINE. WE CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP PAY SOME OF THE COST. WE JUST MAILED THEM A COPY OF ALL OUR MAINTANENCE AND ARE WAITING FOR A REPLY

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS ALLOWING DEX COOL COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE AND MIX WITH THE OIL. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WILL NOT HELP. THEY SAY "THERE IS NO PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW OF". $1000.00 REPAIR BILL FOR A $20.00 PART. PLEASE SEE:WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM/ THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

6/99:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 2/00:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 5/01:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 9/01:REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS POWER WINDOW SWITCH. 12/01:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 6/02:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 10/02:REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS POWER WINDOW SWITCH. AFTER REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER LOCK SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. 3/03:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 5/03:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED.

WATER ACCUMULATES IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR MAT, THEN SATURATES THE ADDED FLOOR MAT (BY OSMOSSIS ???). FITSR OCCURRED AUGUST 1998, THEN AGAIN SEVERAL YEARS LATER, AND HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY (FOUR TIMES) IN 2003 DURING A TRIP OF ABOUT 1800 MILES (ROUND TRIP). THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED THAT THE A/C DRAIN LINE WAS STOPPED UP (AND WAS REOPENED BY THE MECHANIC), BUT THE DRAINAGE FROM THE UNIT DRAIN LINE CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING TO THE GROUND FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. (IT APPEARS TO BE DRAINING ONTO THE FRAME AND DRIPPING IN TWO SEPARATE PUDDLES FROM EACH SIDE OF THE RIGHT FRAME, JUST IN FRONT OF THE FIRE WALL. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 1997, THE FIRST SIGN OF A WET FLOOR MAT OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 1998. IT OCCURRED AGAIN IN JULY 2002, THEN IN JUNE 2003 (WHEN THE DRAIN LINE WAS AGAIN REOPENED), THEN DURING THE 11 DAY TRIP (FROM JUNE 30TH THROUGH JULY 10TH THE WET FLOOR MAT SITUATION RETURNED. FROM 15JUL03 THROUGH 25JUL03 THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE WATER LEAK, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO LEAK !!! ANY IDEAS ?????

INTAKE GASKET LEAKS

HEATER FAN DOES NOT OPERATE ON THE TWO LOWER SPEEDS. BOTTOM INSIDE OF TAILGATE IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM DOOR SWITCHES, ONLY FROM THE REMOTE OR WHEN ACTIVATED BY PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR.

CONDENSATION IS IN MY HEAD LIGHTS AND SIDE LIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SEALS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS WILL COST ABOUT $360 TO REPAIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD ON THE LEFT ROTOR FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THE LEFT ROTOR AND INSIDE PAD WERE RUSTED. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED ANEW LEFT ROTORS AND PADS. *AK RIGHT PAD AND ROTOR WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THE RUST ON THE LEFT PAD AND ROTOR WAS NORMAL, CONSUMER DISAGREED. *PH

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

1999 CHEVY VENTURE PASSENGER VAN WITH LESS THAN 58,000 MILES EXPERIENCED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED AN "ADVISORY" HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 3.8 LITRE V6 ENGINE BUT THAT SHE HAS ALSO RECEIVED "SEVERAL" CALLS ON THE 3.4 LITRE V6 ENGINE. GIVEN VEHICLE AGE, NUMBER OF MILES, AND DRIVING PATTERNS, A FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND COST SHOULD NOT OCCUR. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STUTTERS AT LESS THAN 65,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE VALVE, SOLENOID, FILTER AND FLUID AT A COST OF $971.93 FROM GM DEALER. *LA

REAR PASSENGER'S WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. FORTUNATELY SEAT WAS EMPTY AND NOBODY WAS HURT.*AK

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WE BOUGHT IT AUGUST OF 2002. WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALER AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT TENSION REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAMETHING HAPPENS AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR ANTIFREEZE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF. WE NOTICE NO LEAKING ON THE GROUND HOWEVER THE ANTIFREEZE IS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING. WELL THIS WEEKEND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VAN ON A TRIP AND COMES BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO THE OIL CAUSING THE GASKET TO BE REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD OF RESULTED IN THE ENGINE FREEZING UP. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY ANYTHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS NOT INJURED DOES NOT ALLOW THE COMPANY TO OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THIS YEAR OF VENTURES. *JB

I CONTACTED CHEVEROLET FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING MY 1999 VENTURE VAN. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING CAUSING OVER HEATING. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT A COST OF $706. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT CHEVEROLET (1-800-222-1020) SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE HOW CAN THE RECALL NOT COVER MY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT DOES NOT MAKE COMMON SENSE. THE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT ANSWER THE REASON WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.

STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TO THE EXTENT OF BEING DANGEROUS IN WET ,ICY,OR SNOW WEATHER CONDITIONS.ON DRY ROADS IS STILL MANAGABLE BUT IS NOT SAFE.STEERING RAK-N-PINION IS DEFECTIVE SIMILAR TO DEFECTS ON EARLY 1980'S G.M. VEHICLES THAT DEALERS WERE CALLING MORNING SICKNESS.THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MORE WHEN HOT THAN COLD AND THERE IS CLUNKING SOUND ALSO.

AS THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COOLER I TRIED TO USE MY HEATING SYSTEM AND JUST GOT COLD AIR. THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE WAS GOING UP BUT I ONLY GOT COLD. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TEMP GAUGE KEPT CLIMBING AND I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO 'REDLINE' AND IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO NORMAL AND I STARTED TO GET HEAT IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM THEN KEPT COMING AND GOING AS I DROVE. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WILL COST ME $650 TO FIX. I ONLY HAVE 59K MILES ON MY CAR. THE SHOP OWNER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAS SEEN 'A LOT' OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHEVY VENTURES (AND OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE) AND THAT HE HAD ANOTHER ONE IN HIS GARAGE AS WE SPOKE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESING FAULT THAT GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF A RECALL SO I'M FACED WITH PAYING SO I CAN HAVE A FUNCTIONAL CAR.

VEHICLE SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY SHUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN CONTACTED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OKAY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY PERFORMED RECALL#01V26400. THE A/C HAD AN ODOR AT TIMES, THE DEALER CLEANED DEBRIS FROM THE A/C DRAIN. THE CUSHION WAS COMING APART. *SCC *JB

FIRESTONE 2157015 AFINITY LH30 VW 97H SEPARATING ON THE INSIDE WITH 21591 MILES ON IT. DEALER TELLS ME THE SEPARATION WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. I THINK IT WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURING FLAW.*AK

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SIX TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND MADE NO RECORD OF CHECKING THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK *NLM

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT WILL NOT LATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. DEALER INSTALLED A SLIDING DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR. *AK

VENTURE MINIVAN SHAKED MODERATELY BECAUSE OF INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN WITH ONLY 73000 MILES CAUSING $1500 WORTH OF REPAIRS.*AK

SEAT BELT FRONT LEFT/RIGHT TENSIONER SHORTED. WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE FRONT AIRBAGS IN AN ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO CHRISTENSON CHEVROLET IN HIGHLAND, INDIANA ALSO, ABS BRAKE SWITCH AND TRACTION CONTROL(TCS) SWITCH WERE ALSO SHORTED.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 3.4 LITRE V6 ENGINE. NOTICED SOME COOLANT LOSS IN RESEVOIR. FEW DAYS LATER LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE FROM ENGINE. BROUGHT TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE MIXING WITH OIL (FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET) CAUSING TOP END ENGINE DAMAGE (HYDRALIC VALVE LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET) . MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON MY VAN SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON PROBLEM THE 3.4L V6. HAD VEHICLE FOR LITTLE OVER 3 1/2 YEARS WITH 36227 MILES (COST $862) WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WATER PUMP CAUSING LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NO SIGN OF LEAK OTHER THAN LOW COOLANT LIGHT FROM VEHICLE.*AK