Eight problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1997 Chevrolet Venture, caught fire and became fully engulfed causing total damage. According to the police report, the vehicle had engine trouble. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0318-89) updated 09/13/bf.
I have owned 3 chevy Venture minivans over the past 10 years. All of them had the same problems, the signal and head lights go out, the window switch goes out and finally the head gasket goes. They run great until the day it starts overheating, then your out a vehicle. Everyone I know who has a Venture has had at least one of these problems with their vehicle.
This is a follow up of acomplaint filed on 3/10/1997. After several conversations with chevy corp. They have advised me that they will offer no assistance in repairing my Venture. The dealership has advised me that repairs will cost a minimum of $2000. Add this to the $7500 that I still owe and I will owe $9500 on this van. I am amazed by the denial of chevy corp. With all of the complaints by consumers who have blown head gaskets from dex coolant. I am asking that someone please investigate this matter!! this should not have happened with only 75,000 miles on this van. That's an average of 12,000 miles per year, and I have doccumented proof of regular maintenance. I have also had problems with the brakes, sliding door, seat latches, and electrical problems with power windows. I will never by another gm product again!!.
I own a repair shop, my wifes van just started to over heat. Opon me testing the engine I could not find the problem- because of years of working on engines I decided to change the head gaskets only to find cracks in both heads from the plug hole to the valve -this is definitly a design flaw head do not just crack nor do they do it in the same place, I beleive alot of coolant problems with these engine 3. 4 v6 will be traced to the heads ,I could not find the problem by doing a presure test but once the heads were out there it was. . 1997 chevy Venture.
Our van suddenly overheated coming home from work a couple weeks ago and totally shut down. Our dealership says that we need new gaskets and the heads are worped due to the engine getting so hot. There if oil in the coolant and boiled the coolant and overheated the engine!! we have only had our van for 11 months with no extended warranty and we know of a lot of other people having the same problem. Gm has not so far done anything to help!!! our dealership has been very nice, but they say there is no recall at this time for this problem!!! sincerely. Mike and tracey porter.
Two months ago I took my Chevrolet Venture(with 53,000 miles)to a certified Chevrolet repair shop complaing that the low coolant light was on, and that my van was experiencing a loss of power. After having my car in the shop for 8 days I was told that they couldn't find any problems. I was charged 153. 00 for the diagnostic test and an oil change. A week ago my car started to overheat. I again took the van to the shop. I was told that I need a brand new engine at a cost of $5,000. I just finished paying off this $27,000 van. Now it is worthless. I don,t understand. To add insult to injury I can not role up my window on the drivers side, as the power switch has failed.
Coolant temp. Gauge will go up and fan will not come on unless I turn heater knob to defrost. Changed thermostate and had flush and fill, no change. When gauge is all the way on hot , temperature of motor is normal, by way of computer check by lisenced mech.
While driving the consumer notice that the low coolant indicator light and the check oil light started flashing. The consumer checked the oil and noticed water in the oil system. The vehicle was serviced and the technician indicated that the vehicle needed and intake gasket.