Chevrolet VENTURE engine problems
70 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
2,056 owner complaints analyzed
18 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1988 to 2005 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,054 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
70 of 2,056 complaints match this topic (3.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10037299 · 2003-09-05 (September 5, 2003)
TRAVELLING ~40 MPH, APPLIED BRAKE, ENGINE STALLED. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. PROCEEDED ONE QUARTER MILE, APPLIED BRAKE TO TURN RIGHT, ENGINE STALLED, RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; COULD REPRODUCE PROBLEM BUT NOT LOCATE SOURCE. TOOK TO DEALER: UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10037299 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10041981 · 2003-09-30 (September 30, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. ALSO, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
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Owner report 10044385 · 2003-10-21 (October 21, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10044385 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10051708 · 2003-12-08 (December 8, 2003)
LOSS OF POWER STEERING LED TO THE DEATH OF DRIVER'S INFANT DAUGHTER AS STATED BY THE CONSUMER'S LAWYER. *LA WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE. IN JANUARY 2003 THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION. *NM
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Owner report 10058226 · 2004-02-16 (February 16, 2004)
FROM ABOUT 40000 MILESPROBLEMS WITH THE TEMP GAUGE INDICATING ENGINE RUNNING HOT WHEN IN FACT IT NEVER WAS AND COOLANT WAS ADEQUATE MECHANIC NEVER ABLE TO FIGURE OUT 60000 INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED 90000 MILES ENGINE LOSING POWER AND STALLING ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED POSSIBLE AND HEAD GASKET. BRAKES NOISY WITH A GRINDING FEEL IN THE PEDAL LIGHTS ON DASH ON & OFF ABS AND COOLANT LOW WHEN NO PROBLEM EXISTS! CAR PULLS TO LEFT AND HARD TO STEER IN A PUDDLE HORN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE. DIRECTIONAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FLASH WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058226 at NHTSA ↗