Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Venture. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I noticed a smell of hot antifreeze. Also it would make a lot of noise when starting up. The thermostat never showed anything overheating. Oil didn't show anything on the dipstick. We change the oil every 3000 miles. The dealership that tore into it had said we did not change the oil ever by the looks of the internals. We bought this used 1999 chevy Venture lt , August 2000 having 34,000 miles on it already. The previous owner bought this van in October 1998 brand new. How could a vehicle have to have a motor dropped in with only 57,000 on it and have had done everything possible to keep everything in working order. This is not our first chevy, our whole family buys chevys. Just to brag we have 13, and all of them maintained well. One even having over 200,000 miles on it,1995 chevy astro. Anyway, I watch the gauges very closely and never did I see anything wrong.
Passenger sliding door window shattered while driving for no reason at all. Nothing hit the window and it just popped loudly and shattered.
Consumer was hit by a vehicle that was travelling 65 mph, the vehicle was totalled, however the air bags front impact and side impact experienced no deployment in the accident, causing the consumer to sustain serious injuries.
While the vehicle starts the air bag readiness light would not turn off. Sometimes it stays on and sometimes it goes off. Consumer stated that this situation indicating a problem.