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1998 Chevrolet Venture structure problems

30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1998 Chevrolet Venture7% of all complaints for this model year.

30
Structure complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The power sliding door wont open or close at times. Has had all of the recals done. Today the door closed on my sons leg and would not stop moving or reverse causing a large bruise to him.*ak

    filed Sep 17, 2004

  • While driving at high speeds antifreeze was mixed in with the oil. This caused the vehicle to vibrate. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak this caused the transmission to break. The sliding door on the driver's side rubber trim had fallen off, water would get into the…

    filed Jan 22, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Structure problems in other Venture years

YearReportsShare
2005 Venture921%
2004 Venture2117%
2003 Venture2715%
2002 Venture199%
2001 Venture2511%
2000 Venture5014%
1999 Venture3610%
1997 Venture4410%
Venture structure problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.