1998 Chevrolet Venture Fuel system Problems

SMELL OF GAS, INSIDE AND OUT. EVEN WHEN VAN WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236320

Incident

Jul 8, 2008

AT MORNING START UP I SMELLED GAS. CHECKED UNDER VAN AND SAW PUDDLE OF GAS IN MIDDLE. TOOK VAN TO CHEV. DEALER AND FOUND GAS LINE LEAKING. LEAK IS ONLY ABOUT 18 INCHES AWAY FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF WIND WAS BOWLING JUST RIGHT A FIRE COULD START. THIS IS 1998 CHEV. VENTURE WITH 13000 MILES. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10106486

Incident

Jan 12, 2005

THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND BURNING UP THE ENGINE MOTOR. ALSO, FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE CLEANED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THEM MISFIRING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10081772

Incident

Jun 29, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

2 FUEL PUMPS, NOW MOTOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037564

Incident

Jun 20, 2001

Mileage

64,895 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE WAS DRIPPING GAS OVER THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029450

Incident

Jul 16, 2003

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME UP ONE MORNING. A CERTIFIED FRIEND MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AT HOME WITH HIS ENGINE ANALYZER/COMPUTER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN CHECKED OUT THE GAS CAP IF SECURE. AFTER AWHILE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE GAS CAP BECAUSE I'M VERY CAREFUL ABOUT LOOSE GAS CAPS. ANYWAY, AFTER 2 DAYS OF DRIVING, THE LIGHT CAME OUT AGAIN. BEFOREHAND, HE SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE GAS CAP REPLACED IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. SO I CHANGED IT & HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL THERE. SOMEBODY SAID THAT IT MIGHT TAKE A COUPLE OF GAS TANK REFILLS BEFORE THE GAS CAP GET "CROSS-THREADED" OR SEALED TIGHT. I ALREADY HAD 2 REFILLS & THE LIGHT'S STILL THERE. THE VAN'S RUNNING WELL & AM EXPERIENCING NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. I JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT LIGHT TURNED OFF.

NHTSA ID

10003440

Incident

Jan 5, 2003

Mileage

44,400 mi

FUEL TANK "THUD" HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE A SECOND OR TWO AFTER COMING TO A STOP. LOUDEST WHEN TANK IS 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. TAKEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIR MADE. NOW WITH 80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN AGAIN AND SHOWN THE DEALER A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" FROM NHTSA.COM SHOWING CERTAIN 1998 VIN #'S NEED NEW FUEL TANKS. DEALER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DIDN'T APPLY. TWO WEEKS LATER I RETURNED AND DROVE VEHICLE W/SERVICE MANAGER. HE FINALLY AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TANK AND WILL FIX/REPLACE. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SEE THE SECTION ON THIS WEB SITE THAT SHOWS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, PRINT MY COMPLAINT ALSO, AND TAKE THESE TO YOUR DEALER TO GET YOUR "THUD" FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10005002

Incident

Jan 7, 2003

Mileage

25,000 mi

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STATES EVAP PROBLEM. STINKY EMISSIONS BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AFTER I PAID $162. RESET LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARS AFTER A FEW DAYS.

NHTSA ID

10002711

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

Mileage

82,310 mi

I WAS EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT. FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD /GASKET. COST OF REPAIR $700. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND A SITE WITH OVER 1,000 PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. MECHANICS ARE SAYING IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL GM ENGINES. THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. HOPEFULLY, I CAUGHT MINE IN TIME. HUNDREDS DIDN'T AND THEIR ENGINE BLEW. MECHANIC SAID HAD I TAKEN THIS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LEAK MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AND IS AFFECTING MILLIONS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!! DT

NHTSA ID

770679

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NHTSA ID

8023162

Incident

Nov 7, 2002

ENGINE STALLS. FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, 5 TIMES TOWED THREE TIMES REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE. STALLING AGAIN, 22MAY02 AT 65 MPH, 30MAY02 AT 15 MPH, AND 04JUN02 AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME WILL RESTART AFTER 20 MINUTES. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. HAVE CASE RECORD WITH CHEVY S1-3066803.*AK

NHTSA ID

762669

Incident

Jun 4, 2002

MAINTENANCE UNCOVERED THAT FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. DEALER INFORMED US THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

758518

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

GAS GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH VAN, ON 7-3-01 FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, THIS INCIDENT IS WORSE THAN WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

751182

Incident

Aug 27, 2001

GAS ODOR, GAS IS POURING OUT, DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DID NOT HELP

NHTSA ID

751180

Incident

Jul 3, 2001

WHEN EXITING VEHICLE ONLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE CONSUMER CAN NOTICE A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL FILTER WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE CONNECTOR . REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND CONSUMER NOTICE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL FILTER FIVE MONTHS LATER. *AK

NHTSA ID

887150

Incident

Apr 30, 2001

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM... AND IT HAS SO LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT ! I CHECKED AND COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY, THE DEALER SAYS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY. *AK

NHTSA ID

737749

Incident

Dec 11, 2000

ON THE DATE REFERENCED, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY SISTER WAS ALREADY PARKED NEXT TO ME AND WAS STILL IN HER CAR. AS I WAS PACKING UP USING ONLY THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION THE TIRES TURNED SHARPLY CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP THE PARKING BUMPER AND CRASHING INTO MY SISTER'S CAR. THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS APPROXIMATELY $1600. WE HAVE HAD THE BODY WORK COMPLETED BUT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET GARAGE COULD FIND NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THEY SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING. WE HAVE HEARD RECENT OTHER CAR OWNERS EXPERIENCES ABOUT SIMILAR OCCURANCES BUT NONE INVOLVING THE CHEVROLET VENTURE. I NOW AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THAT I OTHERWISE LOVE. HAVE THEIR BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE? WHAT OTHER RECOURSE DO WE HAVE WITH CHEVROLET TO REALLY HAVE THEM THOROUGHLY CHECK THE VEHICLE? I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE THERE WAS NO MANUAL ACCELERATION SINCE I WAS ALREADY BEGINNING TO BACK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SPOT WHICH WAS REQUIRING NO MANUAL ACCELERATION ONLY VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROLLED BY THE BRAKE (THERE WAS NO GRADE TO BE NEGOTIATED).

NHTSA ID

730068

Incident

Aug 22, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

719387

Incident

Feb 28, 2000

THE NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND IS HEARD DOWN TO ABOUT 1/2 TANK. WHEN YOU START OUT OR COME TO A STOP A "THUMP" SOUND IS HEARD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BASKETBALL IS ROLLING AROUND IN THE TANK. THE DEALER HAS R/R THE TANK AND REPLACED THE STRAPPING AND THE SOUND IS STILL THERE. IF AND WHEN I SELL THIS VEHICLE THE SOUND WON'T BE A SELLING POINT. PLUS, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE TOO. I'VE FILLED OUT A NHTS QUESTIONNAIRE IN OCTOBER AND HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EITHER THE MANUFACTURE OR THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CHECKED THE TECH. SUPPORT SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, NO FIX, BUT NOT TO WORRY... WELL, WE'RE WORRING NOW. PLEASE CONTACT US BY E-MAIL AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU JOHN THIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

716340

Incident

Sep 30, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP WITH VEHICLE ON A FULL TANK, THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BOUNCING AND SPLASHING WITHIN THE GAS TANK. AFTER VEHICLE GETS DOWN TO LESS THAN HALF A TANK, THE NOISE IS NOT THERE. DEALER RESTRAPPED THE TANK AND PUT INSULATION IN TANK ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

848761

WITH FUEL TANK FULL AND DOWN TO 1/2 TANK, WE HEAR A THUMPING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE STOP, OR ACCELERATE. WE ALSO HEAR IT WHEN WE PULL IN OR OUT OF THE GARAGE (SLOPED). ONCE THE TANK IS BELOW 1/2 THE NOISE GOES AWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE INSULATION BETWEEN THE TANK AND FRAME AND NEW STAPPING WAS INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IF WE TRADE THIS IN LIKE WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, THIS PROBLEM WILL SURE PUT A CRIMP ON THE SALE PRICE. ANY INFORMATION ON A FIX OR SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

710089

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A THUMPING/LOOSE BASKETBALL ROLLING IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE SOUND. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND GETS LOUDER DOWN TO 1/2 FULL THEN DISSAPATES. ADDITIONAL PADDING AND STRAPING WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE SOUND IS STILL THERE ONLY LOUDER. FOR RESALE THIS ISN'T GOING TO FLY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

707922

Incident

Sep 10, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

706613

Incident

Jan 30, 1999

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

606341

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. PARKED THE CAR ,CAME BACK LATER AND SAW A BIG PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE, THEN WITH A STONG SMELL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

828723

Incident

Oct 7, 1998