Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Venture

Material used for head gasket and exhaust manifold gasket were made from material which deteriorated when exposed to coolant. Manufacturer developed new gasket from aluminum to replace, but no recall was ever issued to acknowledge the problem. This has cost me approximately $2500 in repairs, and could have resulted in major engine damage. The dealer service center seemed to be well aware of the issue, as they acted like this wasn't the first one they had seen. The first repair I had was for the exhaust manifold gasket, and it came to $1300. Less than 4 months and 5000 miles later, it was back in the garage with a defective head gasket. Dealer was kind enough to discount the repair, but still came to another $1300. This was on a vehicle that only has 63000 miles on it.

- the contact called to file a complaint about the service bulletin she found on our website, #030601010 dated 03/01/03. The contact states that her 2000 Chevrolet Venture has had the same repair that the service bulletin refers to. The repair was done on 12/21/06 for the lower intake manifold, and the repair cost the contact $696. 07. The contact does have her repair order.

We have a 2000 chevy Venture wb edition and have had problems with the intake manifold. It appears to be leaking and we are in fear that it will do harm to the engine. I have talked with the mechanic and he says that this is a common problem with this vehicle but gm has never issued a recall. Whay is that? if this is so common why not fix it!.

I have a chevy Venture 2000. For the last 6 months I have had oil spots on the ground in the garage, and have had to keep filling up the coolant resevoir tank for a few weeks now. I had the car checked at the dealer for the oil spots after having them do an oil change months ago. They told me not to worry about that small amount of oil. However when I took it in to get checked why I was having to add coolant they found that the intake manifold gasket was leaking. It cost me $600. 00 to have this repaired. My van has 86k miles on it. It has had the gasket replaced twice now. I have researched info for this problem and have found many other vehicle owners of the 3. 1l and 3. 4l motors in gm's having the same problem. Why does this continue to be a problem? this has to be damaging the engine having coolant being able to leak into it. The service station I went to does several of these a month on 1998 to 2001 models with these engines. They told me that there is a flaw with either the gasket or the dex cool that corrodes the gasket.

Losing oil on 2000 Chevrolet Venture minivan and went for service. They found that the intake manifold gaskets leaking coolant and oil. They explained this would have caused critical engine issue if left. Have read many other complaints with this exact problem and also service notes from gm on this topic. The van has only 49000 miles. I paid over $950 to fix a gm defect.

Labor day 2004 traveling through rocky mountain national park, engine coolant overheated. Had replaced coolant 2 months previous. Temperature gauge now always shows cool. Today had routine oil change and shop advised intake manifold gasket leaking and needing replaced. Upon researching the problem, discovered it is extremely common on Chevrolet 3. 4l engine and often leads to cam shaft and even total engine failure and replacement. Gm currently ignoring condition.

At approximately 47,000 miles there was determined to be a consumption of coolant, with no leaks outside of the engine. There was then a leak that started outside of the engine a few hundred miles later. Vehicle was taken to dealer for repair ($800) of the intake manifold gasket. Upon research on the internet it was determined that this failure is very common to the gm v6 engines (which the service manager confirmed). This needs to be a recall!! gm is aware of this with technical service bulletin 03-06-01-010.

I'm writing you this letter since gm has refused to acknowledge they have a factory defect in the intake manifold gasket and bolts of may of their gm vehicles. : to include my 2000 chev Venture. Recently while on a long trip over the holidays I noticed the low coolant light had illuminated and discovered our coolant was leaking. I took it to the shop today and it cost me $895 for the repair. . . Not bad compared to some but still a cost one wouldn't expect to pay on a car only 3. 5 years old and 70k miles. My wife and I have done some extensive research and found this seems to be a significant problem with gm cars but yet there is no recall for the problem. The result of these gasket failures is clearly a design flaw and we've n documentation where your company is paying for other models manifold repair cost. Looking over this site and others dedicated to this problem I've found numerous other stories similar and many even worse. I find it hard to believe gm is not stepping up to fix the cost of these repairs. . . . They will lose my business.

I own a 2000 chevy Venture with 52000 miles. I recently noticed small puddles of anti-freeze on my garage floor. I immediately took my van to my mechanic and he states that a leak is coming from the manifold intake gasket. I discovered this is an ongoing problem with gm vehicles with this type of engine and numerous complaints have been filed. Gm knows of this manfacturer defect but fails to act in repairing this problem. This is a serious safety issue and can cause major engine problems if not repaired if other damage has not already occured due this manufacturer defect. The out of pocket cost to the consumer is seven hundred dollars on up.

2000 Chevrolet Venture van required replacement of intake manifold gaskets at aproximatley 60,000 miles fortunatiely no engine damage and cost was only around $600. 00.

61,000 losing collant due to intake gasket leaking. I have read several complaints of this problem and nothing is being done. Why not?.

Had to replace the lower intake manifold on the coolent system.

I took our 2000 Chevrolet Venture minivan in for service and they found that the intake manifold gasket was failing. This was causing anti freeze to leak into the engine which eventually would have caused the engine to need to be rebuilt. Come to find out the next day there is a gm TSB 03-06-01-010 on this exact problem. Our van has only 45,000 miles on it and I do not believe this should fail especially with so few miles on it.

Purchased a new chevy Venture van in may of 2000, at 19,000 miles it the intake manifold gasket needed to replaced. Work was performed under warranty at the same dealership. Now at 42,800 miles, the same gasket is leaking again. Although, I purchased the extended warranty in may 2000, they say someone called & cancelled the warranty a year ago. How can they avoid the huge number of complaints concerning this problem with no recalls?.

1) vehicle consistently low on oil. 2) determined that oil was linking into the cooling system due to failed intake manifold gasket. 3) gasket (part# 89017279) was replaced.

Since purchasing my 2000 Chevrolet Venture minivan in October, 2000, I have been experiencing loss of coolant since December, 2003. At this time the car had just over 75,000 miles on it. None the less I had kept scheduled maintenance on the van. On every scheduled maintenance Chevrolet prescribes ( from 7,500 miles to 90,000+) "check for oil and coolant leaks" is listed. I find it difficult to believe that at no time during any of these check up the mechanic at the dealer did not notice a coolant leak until 80,000+ miles later and after my warranty has expired. Now, I have been advised that the intake manifold is leaking and the repairs are going to cost ~$900. 00. I contacted gm customer service, and was given several excuses to justify Chevrolet's action, (or lack therof), from "that's a lot of miles. And any part is going to wear out after a while" to "if there needed to be a recall it would have to be demanded by the government". Hogwash!!! based on the number of complaints I have read this evening, and even the verbal confirmation from my service advisor that "we're seeing a lot of these", Chevrolet does not have to wait for the government to say, we have a problem and we need to fix it.

Cooland level light came on next day discovered coolant leak right side.

Venture 3. 4l w/49. 9k - coolant overflow was empty and has been low several times. After web research, I found many owner (3. 4l engine of any model car/van) complaints and an intake-manifold-leak website and on your NHTSA website with complaints of gasket problem and a possilbe relationship to texeco dexcool coolant. At this time, gm has a better intake gasket design and switched to prestone coolant since last year. They seem to address this issue discretely. I also looked more closely at my engine and now see (intake) leaks/wetness but small. March 22, 2004, I have contacted gm assistance - 800. 462. 8782 (linda cooper - service request #1-200466551) and discussed my surmise of the coolant loss and a pervasive problem which more complaints should occur as more vehichles miles go beyond 40k. Since many websites describes in detail and put up pictures of the leaks, the gaskets defects and related problems if not monitored and allowed to run at point of low coolant warning could likely cause overheating, oil dilution, engine damage and other problems. With all this information, gm would not acknowledged a known problem, problem familiarity, nor allow any warranty repair because there is "no recall" in process. I was then conferenced-called to a local dealer who offer me 10% discount for a ~$600 plus cost of repair to any other problems found. This is not an option I prefer, as this problem occurs out of warranty, 2nd owner of car, I do my own maintenance without use of the dealer services; otherwise I may have gotten this fixed under some/partial warranty but I was not given this option. But if this is a defect which will only occur "after" warranty coverage, eventually everyone will have this problem. If I go to a private shop for a more cost effective repair, gm will only reimburse me, only when and if there is a recall.

While driving vehicle reached high temperatures. Vehicle was taken to an independent shop, and mechanic determined that intake manifold failed. Coolant spilled inside the engine.

Consumer took the vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that plastic intake manifold was cracked, causing fluid to leak onto the engine.

Manifold gasket allowing anti-freeze to leak.

The manifold gasket has been leaking intermittently since the vehicle was new. We have returned it to the dealer for service and we were told that no problem existed. I have a friend who has had the same problem with his 2000 montano and ending up replacing the manifold gasket at great expense. My Venture has 55,000 miles on it and this is far to soon in it's life for major repairs like this.

Leaky intake manifold on the 3. 4l engine. Loose coolant.

Leaky intake manifold. Gm is aware of the problem. Van has only 42000 miles. It is a 2000 chevy Venture. Intake manifold leaks can lead to any number of very serious, and expensive, problems. While the part itself isnt costly, the labor to repair it is very intensive, and has been quoted around $800 usd (give or take a couple hundred depending on the vehicle). This is in addition to any other costly problem(s) the intake manifold gasket leak may have produced.

Chevy garage discovered an intake manifold gasket leak during routine maintanance work on my 2000 Venture at 50,000 miles. It would cost $900-plus to fix. Three separate mechanics told me that this was a common problem on this particular engine and that I could expect to have it done again in the next two to three years. It seemed common knowledge that this component was due to fail in a relatively short period of time, however, chevy garage told me that general motors was not offering any recalls or discounts on the service.

Cracked intake manifold on 3. 4l engine. Faulty seal. Coolant leaking into engine oil.

When completely stopped, the vehicle raced and immediately lunged foward as soon as the brake pedal was released. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 6/19/2003 and the consumer was informed the intake manifold gasket had a leak.

Engine manifold gasket leak's coolant my 2000 Venture lost coolant on more than one occasion and began to run hot. At the time it had between 55,000 and 60,000 miles on it. I took it to an independent mechanic, who had seen the problem several times before, and he repaired it at a cost of about 600. 00. I have the receipt if you need a copy. He replaced both manifold gaskets and the thermostat. It would be great if you can get gm to take responsibility for this default. I understand it is very common in these engines.

Leaking intake manifold gasket. Estimated repair costs $625. Management at our dealership admits others having same problem and that gm has a new gasket design, if they are aware of this failure then it should be offered at no charge to replace.

Van was brought in for service with a "low coolant" light and a loud noise coming from the engine. The van is 3 years old with 48k miles. I was told that I had an intake manifold gasket leak. This caused coolant to mix in with the engine oil which caused a cam bearing failure. The engine was completely damaged and needed to be replaced. My car was at the dealer (scott Chevrolet in emmaus, PA) for 17 days getting repaired because of a defective $20 gasket! the dealer service manager told me that this gasket failure occurs often and it is something that they normally inspect in vans with this style engine at 40k miles.

I have had a 2000 chevy Venture for 39 months and 45,000 miles. It has developed, as I have heard many others, a intake manifold gasket leak. While just out of warranty, and obviously a defect as it is affecting so many vehicles, the dealer will not cover any of the repairs because it has not been recalled by gm. With the vast number of failures of this part, this is obviously a design flaw that needs to be recalled. The worst part of this defect, is there is no warning that it will happen and once it has leaked coolant into the engine, there is no guarantee the future life of the engine has not been compromised. Please assist us in forcing gm to own up to their responsibility and take care of this problem.

Chevrolet Venture with 40,000 miles develops coolant leak- dealer says it is intake manifold gasket and it would cost $900 + to repair. After much complaining to gm, they agreed to "extend" the warranty and repair the car for a $100 copay. However, this is a widespread problem and it needs to be recalled. Whole websites are dedicated to complaining about chevy intake gaskets. The car could have a catstrophic engine failure, over heat and have a fire. It is a very serious problem and gm plans to continue to ignore it. I got lucky, but many people pay for repair which should never happen on an engine with 40,000 miles. Gm should be ashamed.

On 2-18-03 my 2000 Venture was serviced for a tow package. The invoice is ctcs280208. When I picked up the vehicle I noticed on the job sheet "note intake gaskets leaking coolant approximate cost 450. 00" I met with service manager roy stoner to discuss other issues which I am happy to report were satisfactorily resolved. I am meticulous about watching for leaking fluid in my vehicles and having had none on the Venture I asked him to show it to me. When we lifted the hood I noted that my coolant reservoir was empty. With the use of a flexible light he showed me the puddle antifreeze on the rear of the intake manifold. I asked him how this was detected since none of the work involved this part of the engine and there was no drip indication. Roy informed me that they routinely check the intake manifold gasket on these vehicles because there have been chronic failures of them. "I can probably pull one out of the garbage can right now. " was his response. "this is a horrible design or a torque problem. " he called over one of your mechanics who suggested it be repaired immediately or risk replacing the engine should the leak become internal. I have an appointment scheduled for Thursday February 27. Since then I have done considerable research on this issue. . Read more...

Intake manifold gasket fails, permitting loss of coolant, coolant in oil, oil in coolant. Expensive (labor intensive) to repair. Gm has since redesigned gasket (seemingly acknowledging defect). Problem is know to be widespread, affecting many models and years. Can cause sudden, catastrophic engine failure.

Engine manifold leakage from five new vehicles. Dealer notified, and repaired two under warranty, and waiting on others.