Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Chevrolet Venture - part 1

The lower intake manifold head gasket cracked or ruptured resulting in the anti- freeze coolant to leak into the motor oil. Required removal of entire intake manifold assembly and replacement of defective ruptured head gasket. Cost 9 hours mechanic labor and $ 975. 00 for professional repair.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Venture. While parked, the contact noticed that coolant was leaking from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. The mechanic stated that the lower intake manifold was leaking coolant. The gaskets for the lower intake manifold would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

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2003 chevy Venture 3. 4l. Multiple problems with this van. Head gasket failure at 70,000 miles. Intake manifold gasket failure around 100,000 miles. Now at 132,000 the van is currently in the shop being torn down to find what is a suspected cracked cylinder head or cracked block. At what point with gm decide that they manufactured a worthless engine that is costing its customers thousands to repair. Help!!.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Venture. The contact noticed anti-freeze and water on the garage floor where the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the head gasket and intake manifold would need replacing. There were no recalls for the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,103.

Purchased vehicle brand new. Manifold gasket leak at 35,000 miles repaired by gm. Failed again at 70,000 miles but gm wouldn't cover the cost, paid $900 out of pocket. Now at 112,000 miles and suspect that it is in need of replacement again. The lifters are also making noise. The mechanics are telling me that this is a very common problem. Gm needs to take responsibilty for this design flaw in their engine. The government needs to step in and order a recall.

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2002 chevy Venture - manifold intake and head gasket failure at approx. 70k miles due to faulty engine design and dex-cool corrosion. Gm lost class action lawsuit in 2008 about this problem. These gaskets should not be failing anywhere near this early. Gm needs to recall this engine (3. 4l v6) and fix the problem.

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.

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2002 Chevrolet Venture van with 77,000 miles- failure of intake manifold gasket. I noticed anti freeze smell everytime I shut off vehicle. This had been going on for about 2 months. I had local service station check it out and they informed me that the intake manifold gasket is leaking water and leaking intake manifold gaskets seems to be a major problem with Chevrolet vehicles. I understand there is a class action suit being started about this problem. Why hasn't Chevrolet done anything about this if it is true. Supposedly there was an article in the national petroleum institute magazine concerning this problem, any information that you can supply would be greatly appreciated. I have had all required maintenance done on this vehicle. I am having the intake manifold gaskets replaced next week before the water gets into the oil and I have a major engine failure. Cost of this job will be approximately $ 500. 00.

Ball bearing on vehicle replaced 2007, now 2008 won't pass inspection must be replaced again, plus the engine manifold.

In our 2003 chevy Venture with only 53,000 miles. We are having trouble with the intake manifold leaking. The van has overheated and needs to be replaced at a high cost to us. It upsets me to find that Chevrolet knows of the problem but has done nothing to correct it. Why recall the vans in canada with the same problem but not here in the united states.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. A mechanic stated that the intake manifold gasket malfunctioned and there was also a coolant leak. Gm advised her to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The contact has not yet been to the dealer. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 98,978. Updated 01/17/08 updated 01/17/08.

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My 2002 chevy Venture was brought to the dealer in 2004 for normal maintenance. When I went to pick up the van I was told by the service person that they replaced the intake manifold gasket, which I was unaware that it was even a problem. This work was done under warranty and I was told by the service person that it was continuing problem with the Ventures. It is now November 2007 and the gasket needs to be replaced again and the vehicle is out of warranty. I received a $946. 00 dollar estimate from my local mechanic. I contacted the dealership and they also want to charge me for the repair. If this is a defect then chevy / gm should repair this for free. I have read numerous complaints about this gasket problem. Please help.

Why hasn't there been a recall on ** intake manifold gasket ** for the Chevrolet Venture 2003 ? I replaced it 2 years ago and now I must replace it again . There are like 35 models with the same problem. GMC knows about the problem. No one does anything about it. I hope you guys do something about it because every repair is around $ 700 to $1100 . It depends where you go. I can't believe you guys can't force GMC to make this a recall.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated that the brake pedal extended to the floor when depressed. The vehicle was taken to a brake shop (all tune and lube) and they replaced the brake pads, cylinder, and rotors. The contact also stated that the temperature gauge would move to hot. The contact had the vehicle inspected and was informed that the manifold gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the repair was performed. The transmission was also slipping gears. The contact had the transmission fluid flushed, but that did not correct the failure. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.

On 3 mile in town trip, heat gauge suddenly climbed into the red. I turned of car and let it cool. Drove back home with many stops to prevent overheating. Towed it to a dealer. Lower manifold intake gasket, a well documented problem--but no us recall, needed to be replaced. Labor costs brought the defective and badly engineered replacement to over $900. There was no engine damage, because I caught the problem early, as no coolant had yet leaked into the engine.

2002 chevy Venture, 65000 miles, intake manifold gasket needs replaced. This is a manufacturing defect and I should not have to replace an engine gasket at 65000 miles. This is a costly repair and of course outside of the chevy warranty. This vehicle has been maintained better than adequately.

- 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.

: the contact stated the dealership noticed the intake gasket was leaking while an oil change was being performed. The intake gasket needed to be replaced.

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the temperature warning light illuminated, causing the speed of the vehicle to be reduced. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership replaced the intake manifold and cylinder head gaskets, which remedied the problem. The manufacturer was alerted.

We have a 1999 chevy Venture minivan with 50,000 miles on it. We started having problems about a year and a half ago with it. After many trips to the mechanic, we finally found the main issue causing the numerous problems. A leak in the intake manifold leaking coolant into the engine oil. The gm part is plastic. It is a small part, but takes 7. 5 hours to fix, so the average cost to fix it is $800!!. There are literally thousands of complaints about this part used by gm. There is a petition with over 9,000 signatures!! its time for gm to recall the part and make things right for their customers especially when it is usually families with small children riding in these gm minivans.

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!.

1999 Chevrolet Venture developed problems with the thermostat, and the intake manifolds. The thermostat was replaced, however that did not resolve the problem. The mechanic informed the consumer the type of vehicle he had was none to problems with the intake manifold, which was replaced at a cost of 780. 00 dollars.

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.

I have had numerous problems with my 1999 Chevrolet Venture which my husband purchased new for me in December 1998. Last year I experienced problems with the engine light staying on, coolant level constantly dropping no matter how often we added dex cool, and then in the spring I had to have the intake manifold replaced due to engine oil in the coolant. He told me he has had several customers with chevy Venture and olds silhouettes with the same problem. Just a couple of months after this repair which cost me over $1,000. 00 my car suddenly stalled in heavy traffic on route 22 on my way to work. I managed to get it to the shoulder before it stopped rolling despite losing power and called my mechanic. He towed me to his shop and has informed me that my camshaft is broken and he has never heard of anything like it before! well, after finding this site while researching what to do about this problem, I found this site and was shocked to see all the same complaints and since at least 2001 Chevrolet has known about these problems and didn't care about their customers enough to warn them or offer to replace the source of the problem before we had major engine damage like mine. I am lucky I was not killed on the highway by a truck rear ending me or something! I am a single mom with 4 kids and I still owe my mechanic over $800. 00 for my last repairs and now this! no way can I afford to replace the engine! besides, another Venture engine would just have more problems! and now I'm reading about other problems like air bags not working and windows exploding and transmission failures, tail lights and electrical problems! these cars are death traps! and most people who purchase Mini vans have young children! gm should be ashamed!.

Manifold intake gasket had to be replaced twice now on my 1998 Chevrolet Venture (2003 and 2005). Also the rack and pinion needs to be replaced for turning left.

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Intake gasket leaking coolant in my van not to mention the many problems I have had with the lights on this van, so now I am having to sink another $500 into this van to get the part first mentioned just so my motor won't blow up.

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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.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Venture. The contact began to smell gas both inside and outside the vehicle. Approximately one year after initially detecting gas the dealer inspected the vehicle. The dealer stated that the failure was the head gasket. The contact brought the vehicle to a local mechanic for repairs, but the scent of gas remained. The vehicle was inspected again approximately four months later. The dealer stated that the entire fuel system should be replaced. Once more, the contact brought the vehicle to a local mechanic for repair. The mechanic stated that the filler hose deteriorated due to poor design or a material defect. The current and failure mileage were 113,000. The consumer stated that the vehicle leaks from the manifold as well as the fuel tank system. Updated 07/30/07.

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.

Intake manifold gasket failed at 91,000 miles. This is the seond time this gasket has failed on this car. The first time (3 years ago, I think) was replaced by gm under warranty. This problem is endemic to this (3. 4 v6 and the gm 3. 1 v6) engine. Gm should recall and fix these for free.

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.

My vehicle a 1997 chevy Venture, suddenly lost power while cruising on the highway. The temp light came on and I pulled off the highway. Luckily it happened to be the dealerships exit and I pulled right in to the service bay. They tell me I have a blown head gasket. When they took the engine apart the service manager allowed me to see the engine. The coolant channels are coated with a brown gummy substance and the cylinders were full of coolant. The service manager was given a sample of the substance and said he will give it to the gm rep when he comes in later this week. Cost will top $2500. Previously I replaced the intake manifold gasket and the water pump. This seems like faulty gaskets or coolant I don't know which. I'm just glad it didn't strand me out somewhere away from town.

Engine stalling and under performing due to manifold gasket leaking coolant into engine. My wife was entering a main road from our sub-division driving our Chevrolet Venture '98 when the engine started running roughly and sputtering. This could have been fatal with the oncoming traffic. This problem was due to a leak of coolant I believe into the engine. It seems gm is aware of the problem but has not notified owners of the vans. At the least they should be making consumers aware of the problem and the fact that engine failure could occur during critical times.

December 2002 - manifold gasket failed, allowing dexcool coolant to mix with the oil system. Gasket replaced. November 2004. Replacement gasket failed. Coolant in oil system again. Modified gasket kit installed. Jan 2, 2005. Cam shaft breaks. Bearings/bushing seized due to oil system contamination. On Jan 2, 2005, the van stalled in intersection. Car restarted. Car then stalled on the expressway on the way home and would not restart. The stall occurred on a bend coming out of a tunnel. Approaching cars had little warning that our van was on the side of the highway. Police helped push the van off the side of the road onto the grass. The van cannot be cost effectively repaired. It needs a new engine.