2000 Chevrolet Venture problems
Owners have filed 464 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 18.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 12.1%.
Complaints464
Crashes31
Fires12
Injuries49
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 18.1% · 84
Structure 12.1% · 56
Electrical system 10.3% · 48
Air bags 6.9% · 32
Fuel system, gasoline 6.3% · 29
Power train 6.3% · 29
Exterior lighting 4.5% · 21
Latches/locks/linkages 4.3% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 31 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire and 49 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Chevrolet Venture in this data, 2000 sits 4th by complaint volume. 1997 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 70,000 miles.
In owners' own words
We purchased this van from a local dealer about 5 months ago. It had just 40,000 miles on it. Since then we have had the oil changed twice and in between oil changes we have had to add over 6 quarts of oil. At 600 miles we had put in 2 quarts of oil. There is no sign of leaking and no sign of smoke from the exhaust. We purchased an extended warranty and will be taking it to the dealer, hopefully, next week. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 40,000 miles
The manifold gasket has been leaking intermittently since the vehicle was new. We have returned it to the dealer for service and we were told that no problem existed. I have a friend who has had the same problem with his 2000 montano and ending up replacing the manifold gasket at great expense. My Venture has 55,000 miles on it and this is far to soon in it's life for major repairs like this. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 25,000 miles
We are experiencing failure of the intake manifold gasket at about 42000 miles. This is a known problem by Chevrolet and thousands upon thousands of people are having this issue. This is a potentially catastrophic failure, as it can lead to severe engine damage by coolant mixing with engine oil. *Ak Chevrolet is charging upwards of $1000 for repairs for this known design problem. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 42,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Chevrolet Venture years
1997 612 complaints · 15.2% engine and engine cooling 1998 518 complaints · 22.4% engine and engine cooling 1999 467 complaints · 25.5% engine and engine cooling 2001 284 complaints · 15.8% engine and engine cooling 2002 284 complaints · 15.8% engine and engine cooling 2003 231 complaints · 13.9% exterior lighting