1999 Chevrolet Venture Visibility Problems

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE UPWARD POSITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10261914

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

THIS WILL BE A LIST OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 94K ON IT AND I HAVE DONE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT. I THINK THE CLOCK WORK OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY REASON IT STILL RUNS. MANIFOLD GASKETS, INTAKE, HEAD...HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NEED IT AGAIN, REALLY BAD. BUT I JUST DO NOT HAVE 5-800 BUCKS LAYING AROUND TO DO A GASKET JOB AGAIN SINCE I JUST DID IT A YEAR AGO. THE ANTI-FREEZE DILUTING THE OIL HAS MESSED UP A COUPLE PISTONS. THEY SLAP VERY BAD OK HERE IS MY LIST (I HAVE DEALER INVOICES FOR EVERYTHING FIXED THE FIRST TIME AND RECEIPTS FOR PARTS AND LABOR THE SECOND TIME, OR MY HUSBAND GOT SICK OF PAYING FOR THE SAME CRAP SO HE WOULD FIX THINGS) (HE IS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE TESTING AND DESIGN FIELD) *JB

NHTSA ID

10163941

Incident

Apr 28, 1999

Mileage

20,000 mi

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY VENTURE. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE HEATER CORE HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME BEING THE ORIGINAL THAT LASTED SIX YEARS. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IT FOGS THE WINDOW UP SO BAD THAT DRIVING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. CHEVY HAS SENT OUT SERVICE BULLETINS THAT NOTE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTROLYSIS THAT RAPIDLY DETERIORATES THE HEATER CORE. THE HEATER CORES ARE CHEVY PARTS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PERMANENT FIX AVAILABLE. THE LAST REPAIR MADE TODAY INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF A GROUNDING CABLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10156414

Incident

Apr 25, 2006

Mileage

13 mi

AS I CLOSED THE TAIL GATE THE REAR WINDSCREEN EXPLDED OUTWARDS RESULTING IN MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS ON FACE,NECK AND ARMS. THE WHOLE WINDSCREEN JUST SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. WHEN SAFELITE CAME TO REPLACE THE GLASS THEIR TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVY VENTURES, I BELIEVE THAT GMC SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND NOT THE CONSUMER, COSTING $184.

NHTSA ID

10120809

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

90,800 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PAWL WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION AND BREAK WHILE USING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM DUE TO THIS SMALL PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING EVERY YEAR SINCE OWNERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10119122

Incident

May 27, 1999

Mileage

4,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE'S WIPERS WERE NOT RECALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065020

Incident

Mar 26, 2004

HEATER FAN DOES NOT OPERATE ON THE TWO LOWER SPEEDS. BOTTOM INSIDE OF TAILGATE IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM DOOR SWITCHES, ONLY FROM THE REMOTE OR WHEN ACTIVATED BY PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR.

NHTSA ID

10071315

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

90,000 mi

6/99:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 2/00:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 5/01:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 9/01:REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS POWER WINDOW SWITCH. 12/01:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 6/02:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 10/02:REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS POWER WINDOW SWITCH. AFTER REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER LOCK SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. 3/03:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. 5/03:AUTOMATIC,POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED.

NHTSA ID

10070292

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

I NOTICED A SMELL OF HOT ANTIFREEZE. ALSO IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN STARTING UP. THE THERMOSTAT NEVER SHOWED ANYTHING OVERHEATING. OIL DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON THE DIPSTICK. WE CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT TORE INTO IT HAD SAID WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL EVER BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERNALS. WE BOUGHT THIS USED 1999 CHEVY VENTURE LT , AUGUST 2000 HAVING 34,000 MILES ON IT ALREADY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THIS VAN IN OCTOBER 1998 BRAND NEW. HOW COULD A VEHICLE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTOR DROPPED IN WITH ONLY 57,000 ON IT AND HAVE HAD DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST CHEVY, OUR WHOLE FAMILY BUYS CHEVYS. JUST TO BRAG WE HAVE 13, AND ALL OF THEM MAINTAINED WELL. ONE EVEN HAVING OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT,1995 CHEVY ASTRO. ANYWAY, I WATCH THE GAUGES VERY CLOSELY AND NEVER DID I SEE ANYTHING WRONG.

NHTSA ID

10069888

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

57,000 mi

WATER PUMP FAILED -- FOG FILLED CAR WHEN PUMP FAILED. I WAS COMPLETELY FOGGED IN AND COULD NOT SEE. I HAD TO USE MY DAUGHTER'S SWEATSHIRT TO WIPE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED POWER WINDOW DRIVERS SIDE FAILED 2X SHATTERED WHEN IT FELL FROM TRACK THE SECOND TIME

NHTSA ID

10069301

Incident

Jun 15, 2002

Mileage

65,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING @ 80K. WE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 18K AND A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR @ 21K. WE WERE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM OF $700.00 TO $800.00 DOLLARS.

NHTSA ID

10068994

Incident

Jan 15, 2000

Mileage

18,000 mi

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW AND IT JUST POPPED LOUDLY AND SHATTERED.

NHTSA ID

10068966

Incident

May 15, 2002

Mileage

40,000 mi

REAR PASSENGER'S WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. FORTUNATELY SEAT WAS EMPTY AND NOBODY WAS HURT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10042563

Incident

Oct 8, 2003

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024723

Incident

Jun 20, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, ALSO THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*TT

NHTSA ID

566656

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WITH NO WARNING THE REAR WINDOW ON THE VAN EXPLODED. CONSUMER IS ASSUMING THAT EITHER THE WINDOW HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR THERE WAS FAULTY MATERIAL IN THE GLASS ITSELF. *YD

NHTSA ID

566166

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

FRONT WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING TWICE.

NHTSA ID

9004982

Incident

Sep 24, 2001

THE INNER BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE STEEL RUINING THE INSIDE OF BOTH ROTORS, 50% OF THE BRAKE LINING REMAINED ON THE OUTER PADS. NLM

NHTSA ID

550264

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY AND THE SIDE WINDOW NEXT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFETY GLASS. IT SHADDERED INTO THOUSAND OF PIECES AND THEY FLEW ALL OVER THE VAN. IT IS MY UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY GLASS IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE GLASS TOGETHER. THIS DID NOT HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE IF THE GLASS HAD BEEN FROZEN AND THEN SHADDERED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CHEVY VANS.*AK

NHTSA ID

742970

Incident

Mar 23, 2001

BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

883130

Incident

Mar 14, 2001

DRIVER ENTERED VEHICLE AND SHUT DRIVER'S DOOR, AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK

NHTSA ID

878456

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR "LEMON" AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET ON OUR CONCERNS.*AK

NHTSA ID

737217

Incident

May 15, 2000

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT STAY AT THE FIXED POSITION, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THIS CREATES DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *AK

NHTSA ID

723579

Incident

Aug 9, 1999

WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THERE IS A SMEAR PRESENT THAT CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK WINDSHIELD PRESENTS A HAZAR D ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM ON COMING LIGHTS AND IN THE DAY TIME WHEN IT RAINS. *YH

NHTSA ID

862381

VAN FOGS UP ALL WINDOWS WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE OUT. DEFROST TAKES IT OFF THE WINDSHIELD, MOSTLY, BUT ALL OTHER WINDOWS STAY FOGGED OVER. AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY WHEN VAN WAS PURCHSED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT DID. I BELIEVE THE AIR CONDITIONER/DEFROST IS ALL RELATED. AS SUCH, THE VAN HAS HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHSE DATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM-HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE 8+ TIMES. ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET REFUSES TO SEE THE VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

719790

Incident

Jun 12, 1999