1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

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

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

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

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.