39 problems related to headlights have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Head lamp lense fell off, exposing wires and bulbs. Parts are backordered.
A seal on the headlights broke, causing water to enter into the headlights, and resulting in poor visibility.
The headlight lens has moisture inside it. I feel this effects the lighting at night as it certainly must obstrict the light beam. The headlights on this vehicle are the worst I've ever had on a vehicle even without this defect. The car was purchased from wheels inc. Leasing. I simply went to seif chev. To initiate the complaint and see if there was a fix. They referred me to a Chevrolet cust. Complaint nbr. 800 222-1020. Icalled this number and talked to a customer rep who took my complaint to investigate. He gave me a file nbr. 990559403. This call was made on 10/29/99. I did not hear anything further and on 11/18/99 I again called chev. Cust. Svc. And referred to the file number. The person put me on hold and called seif chev. He then came back to me and said there was nothing that could be done. It was a common occurrance to have moisture inside these headlight lens and it was felt by chev. That this was not a problem. I, as previously stated do feel it is a problem and it is caused either by bad design or poor manufacture. I think it should be looked into . Not only the chev Venture but also the olds silouette and pontiac Mini vans.
Night driving is dangerous due to the poor quality of the headlights. They lack the intensity needed to adequately light the road ahead for speeds in excess of 35 mph.