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1998 Chevrolet Venture cooling system problems

Owners reported cooling system problems in 21 complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
21 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cooling system problems show up

Cooling system complaints by mileage, 1998 Chevrolet Venture Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the cooling system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

For about a year radiator fan failed, and consumer had to replace radiator twice. Radiator fan stopped working, and radiator overheated.

June 2000

The upper and lower intake gaskets were leaking coolant and oil onto the engine. This resulted in vehicle overheating, and burning up the engine motor. Also, fuel injectors had to be cleaned numerous times due to them misfiring.

Reported at 75,000 miles, June 2004

Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture

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