1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE Complaints

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS 1. THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS ABOUT 3,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE BRAKE PADS. 2. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING ABOUT 4,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP PAY ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3. BATTERY AGAIN BUT IT TURN OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR ABOUT 6,500 THE DEALERSHIP PAY UNDER WARRANTY. 4. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. P215/70R15, FIRE STONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER TIRE HAVE NO WARRANTY ON NEW VEHICLE 7,000 MILES 5. WATER LEAK, AND CARPET IS WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS I FEEL IT IS COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. 8,000 STILL DOES IT AT 50,256. 6. LIGHTER KEEP SHORTING OUT AND AC KEEP MESS UP UNDER THE WARRANTY 7. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LINE CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD UNDER WARRANTY 38,000 MILES. 8. INTAKE MANIFOLD FIX CAME HOME MY LIGHTS WAS MESS UP WHEN PUT ON MY BRAKES THE FOUR WAY FLASHER CAME ON WHEN I PUT MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS THE RIGHT ONE WOULD CAME ON PUT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNALS THE LEFT ONE WOULD COME ON TOOK IT BACK THEY HAD TO REPAIRED ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM BECAUSE OF OVER HEARTED BURN IT UP UNDER WARRANT 9. BATTERY ACID IS CORRODING THE BATTERY PAN AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTED TO BATTERY HAS FALLEN OFF,38,500 NOT COVER 6 YEAR WAS UP. 10. POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAYING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND SERPENTINE BELT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT CAP BACK ON POWER STEERING. 11. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM DOOR SWITCHES ONLY FROM THE REMOTE POWER WINDOW. BACK AC DOES NOT WORK. 12. CONNECTOR LEFT AND RIGHT MELT TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 42,000. 13. THERE IS A THUMP NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF. 14. STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN PARKED. 15. CLOUDING OF LENS 16. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACE AT 50,256 17. LEAKING FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT 50,000. *NM

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME BEING THE ORIGINAL THAT LASTED SIX YEARS. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IT FOGS THE WINDOW UP SO BAD THAT DRIVING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. CHEVY HAS SENT OUT SERVICE BULLETINS THAT NOTE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTROLYSIS THAT RAPIDLY DETERIORATES THE HEATER CORE. THE HEATER CORES ARE CHEVY PARTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PERMANENT FIX AVAILABLE. THE LAST REPAIR MADE TODAY INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF A GROUNDING CABLE. *NM

I HAVE HAD 3 MAIN PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION, HEADLIGHT MOISTURE AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION MY 99 VENTURE HAS 79K MILES ON IT AND THAT TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD (DEALER SUGGEST A DRAIN AND FLUSH) AT 60K I HAD A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 800 DOLLARS. I AM AFRAID WE WILL BE REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AT 85000 MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 7-9 TIMES FIXES RANGED FROM CLEARING THE CODE TO TIGHTENING UP A PLUG. THE HEAD LIGHT UNITS HAVE BEEN TAKING ON WATER AND BURNING OUT LIGHTS FOR THE LAST 20K MILES. SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WOULD PRODUCE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS AND NOT STAND BUY THERE PRODUCT. *JB

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH IT. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC, WE FINALLY FOUND THE MAIN ISSUE CAUSING THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL. THE GM PART IS PLASTIC. IT IS A SMALL PART, BUT TAKES 7.5 HOURS TO FIX, SO THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX IT IS $800!!. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART USED BY GM. THERE IS A PETITION WITH OVER 9,000 SIGNATURES!! ITS TIME FOR GM TO RECALL THE PART AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS USUALLY FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THESE GM MINIVANS. *NM

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

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

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

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE GETTING WATER IN HEADLIGHTS. REPLACED THE BULB TWICE. DEALER OFFERED NO HELP AT THEIR EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER 1999 CHEVY VENTURE BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED MY OTHER ONE, BUT IT HAD TOO MANY PROBLEMS. MY OLD ONE WAS A LS AND THIS ONE IS A LT. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH THIS ONE TOO! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IS SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHT SOCKET MODULES. THE WEATHER PROOF SEAL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS THE START OF THE PROBLEM. WATER LEAKED INSIDE CAUSING THE SOCKET TO SHORT. IT MELTED ON OF THE PINS IN THE PLUG THAT ATTACHED TO THE MODULE. THIS SHORT HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES NOW AND HAS STARTED TO AFFECT OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THE INTERNAL DASH LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE ON. I AM PRESENTLY SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REPAIR THEM. *JB