2000 Chevrolet Venture engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 73 complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Venture, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 73 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 44 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	17
60k to 80k miles	9
80k to 100k miles	8
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 44 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

While filling vehicle with gas noticed gas smell inside vehicle. Also, found a gas puddle under vehicle. Dealer has been contacted. Consumer states vehicle has always been hard to start, also while drving the right rear tire caught fire, and the gas guage was not working properly, front windshield was cracking, also the check engine light was coming on, as well as the engine oil light,and a cracked gas tank.

December 2000 Fire

Losing oil on 2000 chevrolet venture minivan and went for service. They found that the intake manifold gaskets leaking coolant and oil. They explained this would have caused critical engine issue if left. Have read many other complaints with this exact problem and also service notes from GM on this topic. The van has only 49000 miles. I paid over $950 to fix a GM defect.

Reported at 49,000 miles, April 2005

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