Engine Problems of Chevrolet Venture

I own a 2002 chevy Venture needs a new head gasket I was told very common with this make of vehicle I have already put alot of money in van. The van overheats so often I can hardly even use it. I am financially in a position were I can't afford a new car don't think I should have to when I have taken such great care of this van. Further more after researching online I have found numerous problems with this same issue that consumers have had with 2002 chevy Ventures. I feel this is a safety issue I never know how hot can the van get before its a danger to me, my children or anyone else this should be looked into for recall.

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I backed the van out of my driveway at home and placed the car into drive. As I started to move forward, the gas pedal felt harder than normal but I attributed that to being left outside all winter. I pushed the gas pedal harder to get to car to move forward. And immediately I felt the pedal unstick . At that same moment, the engine raced to full throttle and raced forward with the van continually going faster and faster racing instantly to 50 miles an hour and still accelerating. At the beginning of the sudden acceleration, I tried to apply the brakes but could not stop the van or stop the acceleration. I turned off the ignition and finally braked the van to a stop. This all happened on the side street of my subdivision before I could get onto the main road. Luckily there were no cars or people in my way and I was able to get control of the van without hurting myself or others, the van was brought back to my driveway where it remains. I have not contacted the dealership at this point as I do not want to pay to have this 12 year old van repaired at my cost nor do I ever want to drive this van again.

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The chevy Venture fails to maintain fuel levels at appropriate intervals. This constitutes frequent stops and panicking over when and where to get the next tank of gas, resulting in loss of income and causing wide spread hunger.

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The contact owns a 1998 chevy Venture. While driving 35 mph the vehicle shut off when approaching a traffic light or stop sign. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. It was towed to the mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the ause of the problem , and recommended the vehicle be diagnosed by the dealer. The dealer informed the contact that there was a bar inside the engine that broke, and therewas also corrosion in the engine. The dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle currently has 14, 4000 miles.

The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Venture. Two months ago she had to replace the engine due to the cam shaft breaking. She replaced the old engine with a new one. One week later the cam shaft broke again on the same spot as the other. Mechanic said that he had never heard of a hollow camshaft, and that was the way all cam shafts were for this vehicle.

While turning into a parking space the steering on our 2003 Venture tightened up and then the engine cut off without any warning lights. The van was brought to the dealer ship and they found no problems, they said there was no history recored in the computer and that it should not happen again.

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The intake gaskets on my wife's 1997 Chevrolet Venture failed, leaving her and my two daughters stranded on the interstate.

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On two separate ocassions in the past 2 months the engine of our 2003 Chevrolet Venture van had cut off while turning into the driveway. I contacted gm about the matter and also took it to the local dealership, but they could not find the problem.

Intake gasket bad, replaced Jan. 2002. Problem still occuring, engine knocking and a new engine is needed.

Coolant flowed back into the engine. Ph.

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Low coolant lite comes on and starts upshifting hard, checked coolant and isnt low, left stranded several times, intake gasket.

Camshaft in engine broke while traveling 50 mph. Vehicle immediately ceased to operate, and needed to be pushed to side of the road. Mechanic stated that camshaft was defective and should not break under any circumstances. Entire engine had to be replaced.

2 fuel pumps, now motor.

Vehicle had a blown head gasket with significant engine damage at 56k miles. Engine had to be replaced.

Vehicle cuts off while driving and at stops - when this happens vechicle will crank but not start. Security light will flash when this happens. Gives no warning when shutting off.

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Dealer said engine block cracked but engine had not previously overheated.