Faults:

Have done two sets of intake gaskets @ 78K and 225K.

Four sets of front brake pads.

One water pump @ 150K.

Front sway bar broke @ 274K.

Rear hatch door pull broke.

General Comments:

Have yet to put back brakes on it.

Has always ran great, and does well on gas.

Has made many long distance trips, and has never actually broke down and left us stranded.

Some of the interior plastic is cheap, but overall has been a great van for us.

Even with the mileage - still only uses about a quart of oil at about 2-3K miles!

Faults:

I am a wholesaler and in the hope of making a good earning on a Chevy Venture, it actually turned out that I took a good hit. While the truck looked awesome what lied beneath the skin was another matter. I had sold the thing and after the costumer got it inspected her mechanic found $2500.00 worth of repairs. Not bad for a truck I paid $2500.00 and later sold $3000.00 after repairing it a much lower cost thanks to a buddy mechanic of mine. Still I lost a good deal. I had to change two outer tie-rod ends, two balls joints, front brakes---which wear prematurely, the O-ring, manifold, and the rack and pinion. I am not sure I want to buy one of these again. Hey everybody out there, go HONDA, TOYOTA or NISSAN. They are reliable and costlier to buy, but you won't spend your Saturday afternoons at Rick's corner service station

General Comments:

Too bad the van looks nice and rides well. There is lots of space and the ergonomics were well plotted out, however get your wallet ready.

Faults:

Intake manifold gasket, replaced by dealer $500.

General Comments:

I think this may be the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned.

The only repair in 8 years was for the intake manifold gasket (common to 3.4 V6).

It's never been in a garage and the paint shines like new (although I do wash and wax the car appropriately).

Excellent on long trips as it swallows a ton of luggage and returns almost 30 MPG on the highway.

I almost cried when I traded my 1995 Impala SS in on this, but to be honest, it's been more reliable.

Faults:

The transmission keeps messing up at around 50-55 MPH, it hesitates and the service engine light comes on especially when entering the highway.

We had to have the front hub assembly replaced and now we need a half shaft replace.

I also have a problem with the power locks, they will not work from any door or from the remote.

The van also stopped responding to the remote start, even after changing the battery.

General Comments:

Transmission is horrible.

Power locks never work anymore.

Brakes always make a grinding noise, even though they are new.

Faults:

Head lights - Water accumulates after 6 month or so and needs to be replaced.

Driver Side Widow inoperable The scissors bent inside window that drive the glass up and down.

Axle replaced this was vibration related.

Lower intake manifold gasket leaking at 70k.

Head gasket blew - 160k miles engine was replaced. Payed nearly 6k for new engine.

Lower intake manifold gasket leaking with new engine at 40k miles, and was replaced by the dealer only after I hounded them. Otherwise they wanted to charge me 1,200 dollars.

This list is a fraction of what has been done to keep it on the road.

General Comments:

My Veture van has been very problematic. I have easily spent over 10 grand in repairs and cannot afford to sell this car. I recently bought a 2005 Honda Civic to take the pressure off the Venture, but I still own it, and will use it as a back up vehicle. I have done everything possible to maintain the Venture, but it simply has defects from Chevy that have gone ignored by the manufacturer. I have vowed never to buy another Chevy product, and will do everything in my power to steer potential buyers away. I bought the car new in 1998, and it has been nothing, but a nightmare to maintain, and keep it on the road.