I was thinking at first that maybe my problems with the 99 Venture were isolated. A former mechanic buddy of mind recommended the van when it came in to the shop. I think I could handle a few issues from time to time, but come on.
Fuel gauge went kaput and stranded my family, the tranny start shifting ruff, then it went on a permanent vacation. That one hurt.
Electric issues... don't get me started. ABS light started intermittently appearing around the time when I rotated the tires, indicator lights go nuts when I press the brakes. I have the air bag light stay on then off, then on.
I have thought about pushing it off the pier, but I think I would get charged for recovery and environmental fees for the leaks. Did I mention my former mechanic buddy??
Wow!...I came to this site with hopes of getting some good insight on the Venture. I have a 1999 I got for a good deal; only 29,000 miles on it, super clean and rides great. But I noticed over the winter, when I used the wipers, they wanted to stay in the upright position; now they won't go down and it just annoys me. I had never paid much attention to the van, but it seems as if when I purchased mine, that's all I see on the road now. And on quite a few of them, the wipers are stuck in the upright position also; strange!
I have a 1999 Venture van with 250,000km on it. It has had the intake gaskets replaced etc. Overall we have been okay with this vehicle until recently. In the past 6months the rear window wiper stopped working, the water pump failed, the ABS sensor in the right front hub failed, the door locks no longer work properly, the tranny shifts rough, the water pump began leaking, the feed lines for the tranny failed leaving us stranded, and the brake lines had to be replaced. Perhaps this vehicle is well past it's expected life span.
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