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1998 Chevrolet Venture engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 95 complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
95 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 1998 Chevrolet Venture Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 25% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 56 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Windshield wipers intermittently go off by themselves when hitting a normal bump in the road, and when the front/rear heater or air conditioner controls are used. In addition, driver's information message center in the extended overhead console has never worked properly. Temperature gauge increases at least 1/8 to 1/4 inches and stayes there. Air bag wires are still exposed to rea rpassenger's seat. Drover's/passengers door locks failed. Headlights go off by themselves every 10 seconds.

We had a manifold gasket on our 1998 chevy venture go bad earlier this year. It leaked anti-freeze into the oil. It appears that the anti-freeze leaking into the engine oil has caused failures in the strength of the crankshaft. And since this site does not combine similar problems, it may appear that there are just a few problems with the cooling system, gaskets and crankshaft on the 1998-2000 venture vans. You need to look at all the cooling system problem reports. Now the crank shaft has broken.

Reported at 105,000 miles, June 2003

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