2002 Chevrolet Venture

2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN WITH 77,000 MILES- FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I NOTICED ANTI FREEZE SMELL EVERYTIME I SHUT OFF VEHICLE. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I HAD LOCAL SERVICE STATION CHECK IT OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING WATER AND LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEING STARTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T CHEVROLET DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IF IT IS TRUE. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM INSTITUTE MAGAZINE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SUPPLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE WATER GETS INTO THE OIL AND I HAVE A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. COST OF THIS JOB WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $ 500.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THERMOSTAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,743.

MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER IN 2004 FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS EVEN A PROBLEM. THIS WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT IT WAS CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE VENTURES. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2007 AND THE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I RECEIVED A $946.00 DOLLAR ESTIMATE FROM MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR. IF THIS IS A DEFECT THEN CHEVY / GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS GASKET PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

REAR DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT THAN FRONT DEFERINTIAL WENT OUT. I CAN NOT FIND A SHOP TO FIX FRONT DEFERNTIAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO TAKE APART. A CHEVEY DEALERSHIP HAS MADE A SUGGESTION THAT I REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE FEB. 2006 AND I'VE HAD TO REPLCE THE AIR CONDISHTION MOTOR (ABOUT $950.00) THE REAR DEFERINTIAL (ABOUT $1400.00) AND NOW ABOUT AN OTHER $2000.00 TO PUT A USED FRONT DEFERINTIAL. THE AIR COND. MOTOR WAS NEW, THE REAR DEFERINTIAL WAS USED I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $3500.00. I BELEIVE THAT I AM PAYING FOR A LEMON NOT A GOOD WORKING VAN. PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VAN OR IF GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR REPLACEING THESE PARTS.*AK

WITHOUT WARNING, MY 2002 CHEVY VENTURE VAN'S A/C STOPPED WORKING -- A.C. SPECIALIST DETERMINED THAT NOT ONLY DID THE COMPRESSOR STOP WORKING, IT SOMEHOW HAD EXPLODED AND SENT FREON AND METAL SHARDS CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND HIGHTER COSTS -- THIS WAS IN JUNE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE VACATION - WHAT COULD WE DO BUT PAY THE ALMOST $2,000 COSTS (A LOT OF LABOR!). AN A/C COMPRESSOR GOING WHEN IT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD? WHAT A DEFECTIVE PART! SOON AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING - CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER PRICEY REPAIR, SO WE'VE BEEN TRACKING MILEAGE WITH THE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL US WHEN IT'S TIME TO REFILL. THIS CAR DOESN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MY OLD 1990 LUMINA VAN THAT LAST TO OVER 200,000 MILES! VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEV -- DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN!!!