The engine in my 1999 chevy venture van just went out. The van has less than 90,000 miles on it. My parents 1999 venture did the same thing at approximately the same mileage 2 years ago. Is there a problem with the engines in the 1999 venture vans?
1999 Chevrolet Venture engine complaints
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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.
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.
I have had numerous problems with my 1999 chevrolet venture which my husband purchased new for me in december 1998. Last year I experienced problems with the engine light staying on, coolant level constantly dropping no matter how often we added dex cool, and then in the spring I had to have the intake manifold replaced due to engine oil in the coolant. He told me he has had several customers with chevy venture and olds silhouettes with the same problem. Just a couple of months after this repair which cost me over $1,000.00 my car suddenly stalled in heavy traffic on route 22 on my way to work. I managed to get it to the shoulder before it stopped rolling despite losing power and called my mechanic. He towed me to his shop and has informed me that my camshaft is broken and he has never heard of anything like it before! Well, after finding this site while researching what to do about this problem, I found this site and was shocked to see all the same complaints and since at least 2001 chevrolet has known about these problems and didn't care about their customers enough to warn them or offer to replace the source of the problem before we had major engine damage like mine. I am lucky I was not killed on the highway by a truck rear ending me or something! I am a single mom with 4 kids and I still owe my mechanic over $800.00 for my last repairs and now this! No way can I afford to replace the engine! Besides, another venture engine would just have more problems! And now I'm reading about other problems like air bags not working and windows exploding and transmission failures, tail lights and electrical problems! These cars are death traps! And most people who purchase mini vans have young children! Gm should be ashamed!
1999 chevrolet venture had the transmission repaired and the intake manifold replaced.***no answer required***. *mr the intake manifold was leaking. The consumer's mechanic explained that he believes the transmission failure was due to faulty valve body installation at the factory.
1999 chevrolet venture developed problems with the thermostat, and the intake manifolds.*mr the thermostat was replaced, however that did not resolve the problem. The mechanic informed the consumer the type of vehicle he had was none to problems with the intake manifold, which was replaced at a cost of 780.00 dollars.
My wife with my 4 small children were entering mo hwy 412 when the vehicle started stalling and quit. When the vehicle quit it was partially on the hwy and partially on the turn from where she was exiting. While she alone was trying to push the vehicle off the hwy a tractor truck and trailor almost run them over. Take in mind that when these vehicles die they have no brakes or power steering. When I had the vehicle checked out it seems that it had a intake valve gasket blown leaking dexcool into the oil and broke the camshaft. At this time I can't afford to have the vehicle fixed because from the research I've done it will cost $4,000 to $5000 to get the vehicle fixed.
The car has been running low on radiator fluid, but we could not find any visible leakages. We have been replinishing the fluid. We did not think anything major. On a friday, we started to hear a knock in the engine. We were told to have the oil changed/looked at. Afterwards, the noise continued even louder. We had the car immediately towed. The problem involved the lifters and the intake gasket. (both problems are related.) I researched and many others had the similar problems with the intake gasket. Repair for all will be $1,000.
Vehicle was losing coolant due to defective intake manifold, but there was no leak. *ak all of the repair shops and dealership claimed this intake problem was common with this engine. It took dealership two months to repair vehicle.
I've had a 1999 chevy venture since new. I've had to replace the intake manifold gasket, upper and lower radiator hoses at 69500 miles. Replaced the thermostat at 78400 miles. At 78500 miles I had to replace both head gaskets,intake gasket and plenum gasket, both valve cover gaskets and several collapsed lifters, and the cylinder heads needed to be reconditioned. These repairs cost me thousands of dollars. Something is surely not right with this engine.
We own a 1999 chevy venture. The intake manifold gasket has failed three times. The first time was 1-28-03 at 55385 miles. It was leaking fluid in the front. It was diagnosed as the intake manifold gasket and repaired. The second time was on 10-30-03 at 67823 miles. This time, the repair shop took responsibility for the charges as they felt the adhesive failed. The third failure just happened on 2-11-05 at 85500 miles.
I have my oil changed every 3,000 miles. The intake gasket started leaking and got in my oil and caused it to die on me. The dealer said it was the worst one that he had seen. I have to replace the motor, but what is to say that this one will not do the same thing?
Intake manifold gasket failed at 91,000 miles. This is the seond time this gasket has failed on this car. The first time (3 years ago, I think) was replaced by gm under warranty. This problem is endemic to this (3.4 v6 and the gm 3.1 v6) engine. Gm should recall and fix these for free.
Intake manifold leak.
We have a 1999 chevrolet venture that we purchased in dec. 2001. We did not purchase a warranty. A couple of weeks after the purchase the "check coolant" light came on and stayed on. We had to keep adding coolant. I do not work on cars and had a very sick wife, so the light was a minor stress at the time. I'd taken the car to get looked at and they said "the coolant is leaking into the engine, and the engine is going" well for a car with just over 23,825 miles on it, I was very steamed. It lasted till 47,359 miles and my wife was stranded on the road. The car was towed and sat at the chevy dealership from sept. 9th till dec. 12th 2002. While still paying $437.00 a month payment. We had a used engine put in it by the chevy dealership which had 20,000 less miles on it, and today has 74,000 miles on it.we paid $2,400 for this used engine. I just found out that the o2 sensor just went out on us. But if there is a defective engine or similar parts on it, is this going to happen again- just a matter of time?
At my 60000 miles the service department found oil and coolant leaking from the engine of our 1999 chevrolet venture which has the 185 hp v-6 engine. Total cost to repair the leaks was $695.39. According to the servce representative at the chevorlet dealership, this problem is common with this engine.
Recently had lower engine manifold intake gasgit replaced due to coolant leak resulting from use of dex-cool collant corroding the plastic gasgit. Also associated was thermostat failure which could have caused engine overheating and fire before there was any means of knowing the engine was overheating.
Day of purchase, major engine failures replacement of nearly everything then some. Continues to arc electrical sparks under the hood. Electrical shorting of all components within the van internal engine issues not correctable just bandaiding fuel issues with oil coolant and arcing constitutes a fire and possibly death. I have all serviced repair documents if one should need to view them.
The low coolant light came on in my 1999 chevrolet venture ls (that I purchased in january of 2004), the engine started making a horrible knocking noise, and then froze up while driving down the highway. After having to have it towed and looked at by 2 mechanics, the diagnosis was that the intake manifold gasket was defective and allowed coolant to leak into the engine, causing the rocker arms to quit working, the valves to bend and the cam shaft to break in half. The cost of a rebuilt motor and labor to install it adds up to $4,300. Gm doesn't know if they can help or not.
1999 venture with 3.4 l engine and 42,000 miles has leaking intake manifold gasket. Gm should recall minivans and reinburse owners for repair cost. Dealer cost estimate for repairs was $800.00.
I own a 1999 chevy venture which has been driven 26,000 miles. I took my vehicle in foran oil change and on inspection the dealer found coolant leaking from all four corners of the lower intake manifold gasket. They replaced the lower intake manifold gaket and related gaskets at a cost to me of $753.88. The service supervisor informed me that there was a defect in the gaskets and that they have been seeing and fixing this problem on vehicles with this particular motor. He informed us that if we did not get our vechicle repaired that the engine might seize up. I called the corporate office for chevrolet and they stated that there was no recall on the faulty gaskets at this time. Iak
I own a 1999 chev venture van with 65,000 miles. In march 2004, I had to have the intake gaskets replace because it was leaking antifreeze, this had gotten in the cam shaft and caused the cam shaft to break.
Intake manifold gasket of engine failed leading to dex-cool radiator fluid leakage on ground and into engine oil. Repair of intake manifold gasket, water-pump, special sealant for bolts cost consumer $807.00. The leakage of toxic fluid into environment has no estimated cost, but represents hazard to animals and environment. Chevrolet has received a high number of complaints about this problem and issued a technical service bulletin related to revised gasket, sealants, torque specifications and order of tightening bolts, but did not issue a recall. Internal damage to engines is often not determined until complete engine failure despite repair of manifold gasket. Dex-cool fluid cited in chevrolet literature as having 100,000 mile lifespan, but fluid appears to have destructive potential to engine beginning at anywhere from 40 to 60% of this estimated lifespan.
Coolant leak from intake manifold gasket after 36,000 miles.
Experienced coolant leak into engine. Personal mechanic found that dex-cool had caused excessive corrosion to intake manifold and that gasket had to be replaced. Spent in excess of $500 to repair this. Other people I know say that if the corrosion was bad enough that the cam shaft might break. I am not willing to put my family's lives in jeopardy with an issue that gm is aware of. The fact thta nobody has died from this is no excuse not to recall the gm 3.4l engine vehicles to repair this problem at no cost to the consumer. Also, the effectiveness of dex-cool needs to be re-evaluated with regards to performance and the affect on engine parts long-term.
My 1999 chevrolet venture has 59,800 miles. While driving on the highway I noticed the "coolant level low" warning light on; the coolant reservoir was nearly empty but there were no visible leaks. The mechanic told me that the intake manifold was leaking. The service shop replaced worn gaskets. This is an expensive repair which should not be necessary at 60,000 miles. I have a friend who owns a 1999 venture which has had the same problem, and he told me of two others in his circle of friends.
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 repair procedure is install a new design intake manifold gasket. The material used in the gasket has been changed in order to improve the sealing qualities of the gasket. When replacing the gasket, the intake manifold bolts must also be replaced and torqued to a revised specification. The new bolts will come with a pre-applied threadlocker on them. my son called chevrolet customer assistance and spoke with john brooks, who told him that I would have to have my van evaluated by the service department of a chevrolet dealer before he could offer any assistance. He gave me the following service number with which I could reference the call: 1-201938-040. The intake manifold leak was confirmed at the local chevrolet dealer. The service manager estimated that the engine could be repaired for about $1,650, including parts and labor, but that he couldnt confirm the extent of the damage without getting into the engine. getting into the engine would cost $500, after which there would be no going back. he said there would be no assistance from chevrolet, as I hadn't bought or had my vehicle serviced there.
Leak in the intake manifold gaskit , which has been diretly related to engine failure,which I now have with my 1999 chevy venture
Coolant leak on 1999 chevrolet venture 3.4l v6 intake manifold. So many complaints on the web for the same "expensive" problem! Gm needs to take responsibility.
The consumer stated that she took her vehicle to the dealer, to have it checked out after having to stop and refill the vehicle with coolant. She was told by the mechanic that the vehicle had a manifold intake valve crack which caused the coolant to leak. *jb
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