Was on the interstate after driving approximately 1.5 hours when service engine soon light appeared. When I slowed down to in-town speeds the van drove very rough and would often stall when at a stop light. Took it to gm shop to find out that the rocker arm post had pulled out of the cylinder head #4. Gm wanted to charge me over $2000 to repair. Instead the offered to repair with a "heli-coil" and gm picked up all charges. 10 months later driving again on the interstate went to pass another vehicle and the service engine soon light appeared again. Was able to get to a gm service shop. They found another rocker arm post had pulled out of a cylinder head #6. They did a "heli-coil" replacement again which I paid for. Both shops have said this should never happen during the lifetime of a vehicle, yet it happened twice in mine. In a car less than 5 years old no less. Is there a manufacturing defect in these engines to cause such a significant failure?
2003 Chevrolet Venture: engine stalls while driving
5 of the 185 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Venture describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
2003 chevrolet venture has stalled without warning twice. This caused difficult steering and near collision. Will contact dealer for inspection / repair. Van has only 22k miles.
Intermittently while driving at low speeds and turning to the left vehicle stalled. Also, problem with both sliding doors opening and closing on their own. Dealership replaced the windshield.
While turning vehicle stalled. Vehicle was restarted with no problem. Took vehicle to the dealership, but problem recurred.
While driving at any speed and with no warning vehicle stalled, causing the consumer to pull off the road. Dealer notified.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves...
- This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake...
- This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil...
- This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
- This service bulletin provides graphics, information and guidelines for engine component wear to assist...
- This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in...
- This diagnostic tip bulletin provides additional information on how to diagnose a possible valve, lifter...
- This service bulletin provides service information on new torque specification and installation procedure...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Chevrolet Venture stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2003 Chevrolet Venture?
5 of 185 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Venture (3%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Chevrolet Venture?
There are 0 recalls and 64 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Chevrolet Venture
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