1998 Chevrolet Chevy Van Owner Complaints

PASSENGER AIR BAG EXPLODED AS I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE , SITTING STILL

NHTSA ID

11113865

Incident

Jul 10, 2018

Mileage

170,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES I APPLIED MINE BUT I HAD NO BRAKES. THEY HAD ROTTED OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628821

Incident

Dec 26, 2013

Mileage

76,800 mi

BOUGHT 1998 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ON MARCH 8, 2007. WE TOOK A FAMILY VACATION TO IOWA OCTOBER 1-5, 2007. ON THE WAY BACK TO TENNESSEE, ON I-64, LOCATED NEAR NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS, THE VAN BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THINKING IT WAS JUST OVERHEATING, WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. AS WE WERE EXITING, WE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WE RAN. A LARGE GUSH OF WIND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VAN TO BE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE LOST ALL OUR BELONGINGS AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE ITSELF. WE ARE NOT EXACTLY HIGH ON THE FINANCIAL END AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10206921

Incident

Oct 5, 2007

Mileage

98,000 mi

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY ASTRO VAN THAT HAS HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT RANDOMLY. I ALSO KNOW OF SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MODEL CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS, VANS, AND CARS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WIPER MOTOR ITSELF. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149159

Incident

Oct 23, 2005

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MPH AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL ON GM CHEVROLET FOR YEAR 1999 TO 2003. THE CONTACT'S CAR IS A 1998 AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN RECALL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CONTACT BUMPED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10135942

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

DT: THE SEAT BELT IN THE FIRST ROW MIDDLE SEAT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED, AND THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 2004. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE HATCHBACK DOOR. THE DOOR ISSUE HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL, AND THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS. THE RECALL WORK FOR THE DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DONE. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE IS A 1998, CHEVORLET, ADVENTURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10135428

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAVE CHEVY VENTURE, NOW STARTED KNOCKING ENGINE WHEN IS COLD, THIS ONE OF SYMPTOMS OF COOLING LEAKING TO ENGINE, THE DEXCOOL COOLING IS EATING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. GM SHOULD BY THE REPAIR AND RECALL. I AM STILL NOT HAS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE BUT IT MAY HAPPEN SOON OR LATER, I WHICH NEVER HAPPEN. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

10129351

Incident

Jul 1, 2005

Mileage

102,000 mi

HEADLIGHT COVER FALLS OFF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. BULB IS EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS, WHICH DESTROYS THE BULB. REPLACEMENT PART, WHICH IS AN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, INCLUDES A HEADLIGHT BULB, COST $125-$145. THIS IS A REDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY WHEN JUST A PLASTIC COVER FALLS OFF. MAKE THE PLASTIC COVER AVAILABLE WITH A GLUE KIT FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN GET YOUR ENGINEERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116745

Incident

Apr 11, 2005

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR (AUTOMATIC) DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN WEATHER CONDITIONS UNDER 50/60 DEGREES. THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH (WHICH I'VE PAID TO HAVE FIXED IN 2002), AND NOW BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LATCH, IT IS POPPING BACK OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE ALSO FOUND OUT, BY MY OWN RESEARCH, THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATORS, AND ANOTHER COMING ON THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN UNACCEPTABLE, AND IS DETERRING ME FROM PURCHASING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY WATER PUMP, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VENTURE. THE VAN ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AS MANY DEFECTS AS IT DOES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105928

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN A FOUR LANE ROAD. A CAR WAS COMING NORTH AND TURNED INTO ME TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WAS HIT, THE WHEEL WENT FLAT. UPON SEEING HIM COME INTO ME, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT UP INTO THE STEERING COLUMN . I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I WENT INTO TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE HITTING A FENCE WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. I HAD NO BRAKES. MY ANKLE IS BROKE AND I'M IN A CAST BECAUSE OF THE PEDAL SNAPPING UPWARD. UPON INPACT, THE THIRD BENCH IN THE VAN UNBOLTED AND WENT FORWARD. I WAS ALONE IN THE VAN THAT DAY, THANK GOD. I AM LUCKY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I FEEL THE BRAKES COULD HAVE BEEN MADE SAFER. PLEASE HELP OTHER FAMILIES WHO COULD BE INJURED WORSE IN WHAT I CONSIDERED A "FAMILY VAN". THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHO I CAN TALK TO OR WRITE TO, PLEASE LSET ME KNOW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

719626

Incident

Feb 14, 2000