2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

MATERIAL USED FOR HEAD GASKET AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET WERE MADE FROM MATERIAL WHICH DETERIORATED WHEN EXPOSED TO COOLANT. MANUFACTURER DEVELOPED NEW GASKET FROM ALUMINUM TO REPLACE, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2500 IN REPAIRS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER SEEMED TO BE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS THEY ACTED LIKE THIS WASN'T THE FIRST ONE THEY HAD SEEN. THE FIRST REPAIR I HAD WAS FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET, AND IT CAME TO $1300. LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AND 5000 MILES LATER, IT WAS BACK IN THE GARAGE WITH A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DISCOUNT THE REPAIR, BUT STILL CAME TO ANOTHER $1300. THIS WAS ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED ON MY CHEVY VENTURE VAN (2000) THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME...THE INTAKE GASKET KEEPS BLOWING OUT...I WOULD HOPE IF ANY OTHER GM VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WOULD COME FORWARD SO THERE CAN BE A RECALL ON THIS, SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED...TRUST ME IT IS NOT A "CHEAP" FIX AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS...3 TIMES...THE CAR STARTS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, AND OVER HEATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATE 05/13/08 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS. UPDATED

VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CHANGE FUEL FILTER. DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW MY DEX-COOL IS LEAKING, SHORTED OUT CAM POSITION SENSOR. HAS HAD LOW COOLANT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE CAN USE SO MUCH COOLANT. VEHICLE IS STILL PARKED, NOT RUNNING, HAD MECHANIC CHECK VEHICLE WITH A SCAN TOOL, SAYS THE CAM SENSOR IS BAD. *NM

WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE WB EDITION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT APPEARS TO BE LEAKING AND WE ARE IN FEAR THAT IT WILL DO HARM TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT GM HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. WHAY IS THAT? IF THIS IS SO COMMON WHY NOT FIX IT!*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STARTING EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ON MAR 18TH, 2005. THE CONSUMER FELT A SKIP OR SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP SIGN. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO PUT DRY GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I HAVE A CHEVY VENTURE 2000. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD OIL SPOTS ON THE GROUND IN THE GARAGE, AND HAVE HAD TO KEEP FILLING UP THE COOLANT RESEVOIR TANK FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT THE DEALER FOR THE OIL SPOTS AFTER HAVING THEM DO AN OIL CHANGE MONTHS AGO. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED WHY I WAS HAVING TO ADD COOLANT THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. IT COST ME $600.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY VAN HAS 86K MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD THE GASKET REPLACED TWICE NOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED INFO FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE 3.1L AND 3.4L MOTORS IN GM'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY DOES THIS CONTINUE TO...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS INSTALLED WITH AN ACTIVATION CABLE UNDER THE SEAT TRACK. OVER TIME, THE WIRING IN THE CABLE SHORTED INTERNALLY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *SC *JB

HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE COOLENT SYSTEM

THE COOLANT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WE HAVE ADDED COOLANT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER AND THEN AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO (JUNE 2004). WE BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT OR A LEAK. *JB

WE PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. IT HAD JUST 40,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE AND IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WE HAVE HAD TO ADD OVER 6 QUARTS OF OIL. AT 600 MILES WE HAD PUT IN 2 QUARTS OF OIL. THERE IS NO SIGN OF LEAKING AND NO SIGN OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, HOPEFULLY, NEXT WEEK.

FRONT EVAPORATOR CORE FAILURE. DEALER STATED TO ME THAT HE HAD HAD SEVERAL SIMILIAR REPAIRS ON CHEV. VENTURES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MANUFACTURER WOULD CONSIDER SHARING THE COST OF THE REPAIRS.

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS $625. MANAGEMENT AT OUR DEALERSHIP ADMITS OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS A NEW GASKET DESIGN, IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE THEN IT SHOULD BE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE TO REPLACE.

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING SOUNDED, SO I SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. TOWED VEHICLE TO MECHANIC.. MECHANIC SAID COOLANT WAS IN THE OIL PAN AND PARTS HAVE FAILED (BEARINGS, ETC..)ANDI WAS IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE, I HAVE NO ESTIMATES AS OF YET, NOR HAVE I CALLED GM OR THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE VAN FROM, I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE ON THE INTERNET FIRST AND HAVE FOUND A PETITION TO SIGN AT (YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK HERE)HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML AND THIS SITE

ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK'S COOLANT MY 2000 VENTURE LOST COOLANT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND BEGAN TO RUN HOT. AT THE TIME IT HAD BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, AND HE REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF ABOUT 600.00. I HAVE THE RECEIPT IF YOU NEED A COPY. HE REPLACED BOTH MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE THERMOSTAT. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CAN GET GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFAULT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY COMMON IN THESE ENGINES.

LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE 3.4L ENGINE. LOOSE COOLANT.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM - REQUIRED SESOR/HUB ASSEMBLY FP-NUMBER 12429204 HUB KIT 06070 $471.00CDN + LABOR REPLACE HEAD GASKET - FP-NUMBER 24507250, 89017279,10154775, 24506939, AND SEALS = $253.96CND + LABOR NO HELP FROM GM

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L ENGINE. FAULTY SEAL. COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL.

COOLANT LIGHT ON NO HEAT. TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK FROM 20 KLMS TOO 60 KLMS

VENTURE 3.4L W/49.9K - COOLANT OVERFLOW WAS EMPTY AND HAS BEEN LOW SEVERAL TIMES.AFTER WEB RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY OWNER (3.4L ENGINE OF ANY MODEL CAR/VAN) COMPLAINTS AND AN INTAKE-MANIFOLD-LEAK WEBSITE AND ON YOUR NHTSA WEBSITE WITH COMPLAINTS OF GASKET PROBLEM AND A POSSILBE RELATIONSHIP TO TEXECO DEXCOOL COOLANT. AT THIS TIME, GM HAS A BETTER INTAKE GASKET DESIGN AND SWITCHED TO PRESTONE COOLANT SINCE LAST YEAR. THEY SEEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE DISCRETELY. I ALSO LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT MY ENGINE AND NOW SEE (INTAKE) LEAKS/WETNESS BUT SMALL. MARCH 22, 2004, I HAVE CONTACTED GM ASSISTANCE - 800.462.8782 (LINDA COOPER - SERVICE REQUEST #1-200466551) AND DISCUSSED MY SURMISE OF THE COOLANT LOSS AND A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WHICH MORE COMPLAINTS SHOULD OCCUR AS MORE VEHICHLES MILES GO BEYOND 40K. SINCE MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBES IN DETAIL AND PUT UP PICTURES OF THE LEAKS, THE GASKETS DEFECTS AND RELATED PROBLEMS IF NOT...

I BOUGHT THE CAR OCTOBER 3 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT 2 TO 3 WEEKS LATER FIRST THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT DEPARTMENT IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX AND DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB, THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEY FIXED THAT THEN I HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL WAS RUBBING TOGETHER THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELTS THEY TIGHTENED THEM OK THE SOUND WENT AWAY A WEEK IN A HALF LATER I HARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND IT WAS EVEN LOUDER.... I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM.... IT TOOK OVER A WEEK BEFORE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR... OK 2 WEEKS LATER I HEAR THE SAME NOISE AGAIN, NOW REMIND YOU THIS IS THE SAME NOISE FOR THE THIRD TIME... NOW HEY ARE TELLING...

CHEVY GARAGE DISCOVERED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK DURING ROUTINE MAINTANANCE WORK ON MY 2000 VENTURE AT 50,000 MILES. IT WOULD COST $900-PLUS TO FIX. THREE SEPARATE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND THAT I COULD EXPECT TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. IT SEEMED COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COMPONENT WAS DUE TO FAIL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, CHEVY GARAGE TOLD ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT OFFERING ANY RECALLS OR DISCOUNTS ON THE SERVICE.

LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VAN HAS ONLY 42000 MILES. IT IS A 2000 CHEVY VENTURE. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISNT COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET. VENTURE VAN AT 45300 MILES THE INTAKE AND THE HEAD GASKET WENT. I HAD MY VAN SERVICE AT DENNY HACKEN POLAR CHEVROLET. IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN AND THE TOTAL COST WAS 1550.00. *NLM

VAN WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE WITH A "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT AND A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VAN IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 48K MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. THIS CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A CAM BEARING FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER (SCOTT CHEVROLET IN EMMAUS, PA) FOR 17 DAYS GETTING REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE $20 GASKET! THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS GASKET FAILURE OCCURS OFTEN AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY NORMALLY INSPECT IN VANS WITH THIS STYLE ENGINE AT 40K MILES. *NLM

LEAKING LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AT 42,727 MILES. APPARENTLY VERY LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE- OVER $800.00 REPAIR! GM WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE PROBLEM.

ON 2-18-03 MY 2000 VENTURE WAS SERVICED FOR A TOW PACKAGE. THE INVOICE IS CTCS280208. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I NOTICED ON THE JOB SHEET "NOTE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT APPROXIMATE COST 450.00" I MET WITH SERVICE MANAGER ROY STONER TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES WHICH I AM HAPPY TO REPORT WERE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED. I AM METICULOUS ABOUT WATCHING FOR LEAKING FLUID IN MY VEHICLES AND HAVING HAD NONE ON THE VENTURE I ASKED HIM TO SHOW IT TO ME. WHEN WE LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTED THAT MY COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. WITH THE USE OF A FLEXIBLE LIGHT HE SHOWED ME THE PUDDLE ANTIFREEZE ON THE REAR OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I ASKED HIM HOW THIS WAS DETECTED SINCE NONE OF THE WORK INVOLVED THIS PART OF THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO DRIP INDICATION. ROY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ROUTINELY CHECK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON...

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