18 of the
518 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture are about the
transmission — 3% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
130,000 miles.
D
18
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
950.0%
Power Train
316.7%
Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
15.6%
Torque Converter
15.6%
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
15.6%
Axle Assembly
15.6%
Axle Shaft
15.6%
Driveline
15.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Chevrolet Venture year
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V131000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,817. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CABLE END THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 7/1/2015
NHTSA complaint #10701077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesChicago, ILFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE SHE WAS ASSISTING A CHILD WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RAN TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND HAD A LOT OF "PLAY" OR WIGGLE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED IN FEBRUARY OF 2007. AT THAT TIME, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED NEW CIRCUIT BOARDS. WITHIN A YEAR, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLUG FOR THE BOARDS WAS BURNED OUT AS WELL, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE FAILURES TO CONTINUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
NHTSA complaint #10262259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesBattleboro, NC
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V131000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10164168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 83,350 milesFrederick, MD
POWER TRAIN
CURRENT PROBLEM IS LEAKING COOLANT WITH TICKING SOUND IN ENGINE AT STARTUP UNTIL ENGINE IS WARM. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BLOWN HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS. ESTIMATED COST IS $1300 FOR GASKET REPLACEMENT AND ANOTHER $660 IF HEAD IS CRACKED. MILEAGE IS 83350. MANY OTHER REPORTS EXIST OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET VENTURES WITH SOME LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. 3.4L V6.
NHTSA complaint #10069544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 145,000 milesHighland, MI
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK. THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUBBER TRIM HAD FALLEN OFF, WATER WOULD GET INTO THE TRUNK WHEN IT RAINED, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10055639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huber Heights, OHCrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL FOR A DEFECT ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000). THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BECAUSE THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT "THE BEARING IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT" AND THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. I CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THEIR POLICY NOT TO DO RECALLS ON VEHICLES WITH A SALVAGED TITLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDLESS OF THE SALVAGED TITLE AND I THINK GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V131000) THAT IS A PROBLEM ON MY PARTICULAR VAN. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A 5 YEAR OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WAS PLAYING IN THE VAN (WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE). HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER ENOUGH TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION LOCK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN PARK, AND THE VAN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL IN OUR BACK YARD. IT WAS STOPPED BY A SMALL TREE. NOBODY WAS HURT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE TWO OTHER CHILDREN IN THE BACK YARD PLAYING AND THE VAN SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS THIS WAS BECAUSE THE VAN HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DIDN'T PURSUE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. THEN I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON IT AND NOW I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM TO FIX MY VAN?.
NHTSA complaint #10010917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Volo, ILCrash
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE CAUSING INJURIES AND DAMAGES. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. ONCE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT NOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8019665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Crown Point, IN
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHILE TURNING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL ENDED UP UNDER REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND CHEVROLET BOTH HAVE STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF REPAIR ASSISTANCE.
NHTSA complaint #759325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VAN WAS IN THE SHOP AT LANDMARK WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT FOR ITS BRAKES, LIGHTS AND BATTERY, IT ALSO WAS AT LAND MARK WHEN THE BATTERY WENT OUT AND WAS NOT TOLD THAN THAT THE SENSOR DID NOT GET TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD TILL AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHT FOR SERVICE CAME ON AND IT WAS TAKEN TO TUNEUP MASTER FOR A TUNE UP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHT FOR THE SENSOR HAD BEEN RESET FOR THE SENSOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED GM HAS A RECALL ON THIS MAKE OF VAN BUT BECAUSE MY VA DOES NOT FALL INTO THE TIME THEY WHERE MADE THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE TRANS. REPAIR, NOR WILL THEY HELP WITH THE BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #735996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rogers, MN
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED WHILE ALREADY AT SPEED. MY WIFE ALSO SAID THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION - IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE THAT HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTAINANCE CAN HAVE A TRANSMISSION GO BAD AT ONLY 50K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #727983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mission VI, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #609088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clear Lake, CACrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK GEAR, RUNNING UNSUPERVISED, T VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BACK INTO AN TREE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #854005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, CT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMITION. ON HIGHWAY INCLINES AT 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3RD GEAR THERE IS A CONSTANT BUCKING OF THE VAN. THIS WAS REPORTED TO, AND NOTED BY THE DEALER BUT HE WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THIS VAN AFTER LEASE RAN OUT 11/99. I WOULD STILL LIKE THIS DEFECT FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #714893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, CT
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMITION. ON HIGHWAY INCLINES AT 40 TO 60 MPH IN 3RD GEAR THERE IS A CONSTANT BUCKING OF THE VAN. THIS WAS REPORTED TO, AND NOTED BY THE DEALER BUT HE WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THIS VAN AFTER LEASE RAN OUT 11/99. I WOULD STILL LIKE THIS DEFECT FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #714893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Grafton, NY
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEEL BEARING RATTLES, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. BRAKE PADS HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #849329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flint, MI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CABLE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BARKWARD WHILE IN PARK.
NHTSA complaint #544278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Panama CIT, FL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX RECALL ITEMS, SPLIT BENCH SEAT AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER "PARK" POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #539434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Valley Stream, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL # 98V131, TRANSMISSION. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NEEDED. OWNER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS JUMPED OUT OF GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND FELT THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #825314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.