Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | VAN WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 65 MPH..FORD QUAD CAB TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME..I LOCKED THE BRAKES, SOME SKID MARKS… |
| 2015-11-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH,… |
| 2015-03-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITIO… |
| 2014-08-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTRED 215/70 R15 98T. BELTS SEPARATED AT BEAD, GIANT GOITER IN SIDEWALL. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER T… |
| 2011-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. NO… |
| 2011-04-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED O… |
| 2010-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BACKED THE VAN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND PLACED THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE GAS PEDA… |
| 2009-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY VENTURE. REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH-MIDWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK ON BOTH REAR BRAKE… |
| 2008-07-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF GAS, INSIDE AND OUT. EVEN WHEN VAN WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY. *TR |
| 2008-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC OR ON AN INCLINE, THE HEAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLU… |
| 2008-01-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND ALMOS… |
| 2007-08-31 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD … |
| 2007-05-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | STEERING MAKES NOTICEABLE THUMPING WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING TH… |
| 2007-03-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGH… |
| 2007-01-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. IT KEEPS BURNING OUT THE BULBS. IT MELTS THE PLASTIC AROUND THE METAL LINE, THE PART THAT IT … |
| 2007-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VE… |
| 2006-09-05 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL RA… |
| 2006-08-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 98V131000 R… |
| 2006-07-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED, SHE WOULD CLOSE … |
| 2006-06-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. WHILE THE DOOR WAS BE… |
| 2006-06-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THE… |
| 2006-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VENTURE WAS MAKING A SMELL THAT I REMEMBERED FROM MY 95 CHEVY LUMINA. PULL OVER REALIZED THE SAME THING WAS GOING ON WI… |
| 2005-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INTAKE GASKET ON MY 98 VENTURE FAILED AND LEAKED DEXCOOL INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE TEMP FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2005-12-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINIVAN AND ON THE DATE SPECIFIED I WAS OUT WITH MY FAMILY ( A SNOWY EVENING) WHEN I WENT TO… |
| 2005-12-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY VENTURE VAN THAT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME DEFECTS OF THE RACK AND PINION RECALL FOR THE SAME LISTED V… |
| 2005-11-30 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY. DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL SCOPE … |
| 2005-11-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | (1)WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL FAILURE. WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE / OPERATED ERRATICALLY DURING RAINSTORM AT NIGHT. WIPER… |
| 2005-07-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE FALLEN OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN AS THE LENSES ARE MER… |
| 2005-06-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS FAIL TO LATCH ON REAR REMOVABLE PASSENGER SEATS (7 PASS. OPTION) 3 SEATS USABLE OUT OF 5. 2ND ROW RH OUTER B… |
| 2005-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY VENTURE MINI-VAN. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR (NOW TWICE) DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSED BY "SLUDGE" IN THE … |
| 2005-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS CAME OFF THREE TIMES AND THE LEFT ONCE. THEY REPLACED THE… |
| 2005-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE NOW ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE (2003 AND 2005). ALSO THE RACK AND … |
| 2005-04-14 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR SEATBELTS FAIL DUE TO THE BUCKLE SLIPPING DOWN EXPOSING THE PARTS INSIDE. THESE PARTS COME APART WHEN EXPOSED. 2… |
| 2005-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE. TWO MONTHS AGO SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT BREA… |
| 2005-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE HAZARD LIGHTS TURNED ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED … |
| 2005-01-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | AT MORNING START UP I SMELLED GAS. CHECKED UNDER VAN AND SAW PUDDLE OF GAS IN MIDDLE. TOOK VAN TO CHEV. DEALER AND FOUN… |
| 2005-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLING AND UNDER PERFORMING DUE TO MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A MAIN R… |
| 2005-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE WITH 82,651 MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY DISSIPATE COOLANT, WHICH I REPLENISHED… |
| 2005-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DECEMBER 2002 - MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING DEXCOOL COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL SYSTEM. GASKET REPLACED. NOVEMBER … |
| 2004-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXTREME LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, LEADING TO POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO COOLANT DESTROYING ALUMINUM COMPON… |
| 2004-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE 1997-2000 VENUTURES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES, THE INTAKE GASKET BREAKS DOWN CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO MIX WITH T… |
| 2004-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEATER NOT WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY MANIFOLD GASKET THAT ALLOWED THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE OF OUR 1998 CHEVR… |
| 2004-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES COOLANT LEVEL HAD BEEN DROPPING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERLA WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT TESTED IT W… |
| 2004-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAM SHAFT BROKE WHILE WARMING UP IN MY YARD. 1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. I FOUND A TSB THAT STATED THAT THIS PARTICULA… |
| 2004-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM GOING TO NEED TO REPAIR MY MINIVAN DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT LEAK AND I REALLY CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AND M… |
| 2004-11-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY VAN AS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. IT STARTS BY JUST COMING OF TRACK AND YOU HAVE TO … |
| 2004-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD THE COOLANT FLUSHED ONE MONTH AGO AT THE LOCAL DEALER. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEAR HOME, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT C… |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAM SHAFT JUST BROKE. *JB |
| 2004-09-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 1 | THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AT TIMES. HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECALS DONE. TODAY THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SONS LE… |
| 2004-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TICKING BEGIN AT AROUND 45000 TO 50000 MILES ON 1998 VENTURE, SOON IT NEEDED BEARINGS AND RODS, THE MECHANIC TOOK OFF T… |