1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Issues in the 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE

8 engine and engine coolingenginegasoline complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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#10185904 | March 22, 2007

INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING, UPPER AND LOWER. CAUSED OIL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH ANTI FREEZE AND ANTI FFREEZE TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. GM HAS SINCE CHANGED THE GASKETS TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MATERIAL. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

#10064099 | March 29, 2004

I BOUGHT A USED 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 54,500 MILES ON IT. 7 MONTHS AND 32,000 MILES LATER, THE VAN IS AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WITH $1,650 $2,200 OF ENGINE DAMAGE, DUE TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE.*AK THE VANS 3.4L ENGINE WAS WELL-MAINTAINED, WITH FREQUENT OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS. THE ONLY WARNING SIGN THAT I GOT WAS THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL HAD TO BE TOPPED OFF ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. A MECHANIC SAID THAT THE COOLANT LOSS WAS DUE TO EVAPORATION. MY MECHANIC OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE FOR $2,200. HE WOULD PUT A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE, SO I WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I LEARNED OF GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-01-010, WITH SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS APPENDED A AND B, WHICH DESCRIBES A REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR COOLANT LEAKS ON 3.1L AND 3.4L ENGINES. THE...

#10005696 | February 11, 2003

1999 CHEVY VENTURE 47,827 MILES HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. SO FAR WE ARE OUT $1027.54

#10003077 | January 21, 2003

THE ENGINE BLEW WITH NO INDICATION OF MAJOR TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 AT AROUND 6PM. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH NO POWER TO THE ACCESSORIES, HAVING TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT AND HAVING TO PUSH THE VAN TO SAFETY. DEALER SAYS THAT IT MAY BE THE CAM SHAFT. I HAVE READ MANY CASES OF THE CAM SHAFT BREAKING OR CRACKING IN THESE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ( WHICH I HAVE AT 45000 MILES).

#770701 | December 11, 2002

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

#897043 | September 28, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#871434 | September 25, 2000

TEMPERATURE GUAGE FAILED TO SHOW CORRECT TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT WITHOUT DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE & VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT.*AK

#716724 | January 1, 2000

VEHICLE HAS QUIT ON HIGHWAY WHILE IN PASSING LANE AND HEAVY TRAFFIC ALMOST, CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS. *AK

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