NHTSA Complaint #759872 — 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	759872
Vehicle	1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 26, 2002
Date Filed	March 28, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

JANUARY 2002 LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT IF NO LEAKS VISIBLE TO ADD SPECIFIC COOLANT IF NEEDED AND RECONTACT IF FURTHER ILLUMINATION OF LIGHT OCCURS. SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT( TYPE SPECIFIC AS PER OWNERS MANUAL) WAS ADDED. APPROX. ONE WEEK AGO LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT ADDED. ON 3/26/2002 COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURIZED AND FOUND TO HAVE LEAK FROM ENGINES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS SOURCES THAT THE GM 3.4L ENGINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. NLM

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