Ten problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have had 3 main problems transmission, headlight moisture and airbag light illumination my 99 Venture has 79k miles on it and that transmission is shifting hard (dealer suggest a drain and flush) at 60k I had a valve in the transmission replaced for 800 dollars. I am afraid we will be replacing a transmission at 85000 miles. I can not believe it. The air bag light has been coming on since we bought the vehicle. We have had it in 7-9 times fixes ranged from clearing the code to tightening up a plug. The head light units have been taking on water and burning out lights for the last 20k miles. Sounds like a manufacturer defect. From what I have read on the internet a lot of people are having the same exact problems and I cannot believe gm would produce a vehicle like this and not stand buy there product.
Air bag light will flash or not go off on a daily basis. Has been a problem for 3 years. In the past, I had been told it was just dirty contacts. The dealer's service dept. Just had my van for almost a week did not even mention the light as a concern. While looking up other info. I have discovered this could be a major problem, especially since this van has a "poor" frontal crash rating even with air bags!.
My 1999 Chevrolet Venture minivan has had numerous problems. The one I am most concerned with is the automatic transmission. The transmission makes the car jerk when I either slow down or stop in heavy traffic. This happens when I press on the accelerator to gain speed again. It doesn't happen every time but more often than not. There are also times when driving down the road it whines. Also have a problem with what I figure is electrical. Sometimes the abs light stays on and then eventually goes off. Also, the air bag light comes on intermittently.
My husband and I own a 1999 Chevrolet Venture. We bought it August of 2002. With in the first month my airbag light came on. Called the dealer and we had to have the seat belt tension replaced on the drivers side. About a year later the samething happens again this time on the passengers side. About a month ago our antifreeze light keeps coming on and shutting off. We notice no leaking on the ground however the antifreeze is slowly disappearing. Well this weekend my husband took the van on a trip and comes back the next day and the engine is making a ticking noise. We found out that the antifreeze is leaking into the oil causing the gasket to be replaced and the hydraulic lifts to be replaced. This could of resulted in the engine freezing up. This has obviously been an issue with this vehicle and I want to know why anything has not been done about this. Just because someone was not injured does not allow the company to overlook the fact that they have a defect with this year of Ventures.
Intermittently, the air bag light illuminated on the dash board. A recall was issued for the problem, however the recall failed.
While driving at any speed and with no warning, the air bag light stays on. Dealer notified.
Airbag light is always on,vehicle was under warranty at time. Took in for repair and was told it was the driver side seat belt actuater. This part was not covered by the warranty!and in the event of a accident my seat belt would not lock.
The air bag failure indicator light comes on. This is the second time this has happened. Dealer representative states that it is "ok to drive, you just won't have an air bag in case of a crash. Just be sure to drive carefully. ".
Numerous intermittent electrical problems. February 2000, the air-bag light indicator on the instrument panel would stay on after starting, but only intermittently. Took it in for service on 2/22/00 and they cleaned connections to driver side impact air-bag. Problem went away until July 2001. Again instrument panel air-bag light would intermittently stay on. May 2000 - doors would lock and unlock continually and locks would not work with remote or key while this is happening. Interior lights would flash on and off. I took the vehicle to a chevy service center on 5/11/00 & 5/16/00 and both times they could not reproduce error / failure and nothing was done. After a few weeks the door and interior lights problem stopped. January 2002 instrument panel abs & tcs (traction control system) lights will come on and stay on after vehicle has been driven for 5 minutes or so, but not on every trip only intermittently. Also when applying the brakes the emergency flasher / turn signal lights will come on. Vehicle has 43k miles and is no longer under warranty, but problems started 1 year (13,000 miles) after purchase.
While driving, air bag indicator light would stay illuminated. Dealer has been contacted. Replaced part under drivers seat, air bag may not engage.