Used 1998 Chevrolet Venture Consumer Reviews
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I'll drive this car 'til it falls apart!
jjones, 12/04/2002
1998 Chevrolet Venture LS 3dr Ext Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We bought this car new and have never questioned our decision once. We love it in every way possible. The integrated car seats have been wonderful with our four kids. I want this to be the car my 8 year old learns to drive in! And the grill doesn't bother me at all!
Vanessa
Dragon, 11/26/2002
1998 Chevrolet Venture 3dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This was our first mini-van and it turned out to be great for our needs. We traveled all over USA, the seats came out for cargo, rode comfortably, the V-6 was powerful enough and never gave us any trouble until it hit 75,000 miles (had to replace a couple fuel injectors and battery.) We liked it so much, we bought another one in 2002, this time an LS ext. with 4 doors....but we are keeping the 1998 Venture until our kids need a "newer" car.
Gasket Problems!
Rob Barth, 02/27/2003
1998 Chevrolet Venture LS 3dr Ext Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Venture does fine until the coolant mixes with the engine oil, sometimes requiring a new engine. This seems to happen anytime after 40,000 miles. GM is not always willing to help with the costs, which can cost $4,000! The same plastic compound gasket is still being used as a Chevy mechanic has told me.
Poor old beast kicked the can on NYE!
ventureman5, 01/05/2011
1998 Chevrolet Venture 3dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My 98 Venture died driving home from Hampton Roads VA this past New Years Eve. The dreaded gasket failure problem with the heads. At 176K miles though I supposed I should count my blessings. Especially considering this is the 1st time it has needed any serious work. It still runs. I drove it today to trade it in for a used Windstar and it was still full of powr and running smooth and quiet as ever but I knew with each mile the crankcase was filling with coolant. It made its last drive without failure despite the serious problems. I will miss this vehicle very much even though it was just a baseline grocery getter. It earned my admiration after all these years of flawless performance.
What a lemon
dadall1, 09/27/2002
1998 Chevrolet Venture 3dr Minivan
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I've had nothing but expensive problems with this van ever since the warranty ran out at 36K miles (coincidence?). The service engine light was on for well over a year while my garage tried to find the cause. I paid for everything from new spark plugs/cables to an oxygen sensor to an ignition control switch (just to name a few things) while they performed exploratory surgery on my van and now at just over 73K miles, they are telling me the transmission is kaput. No wonder Ford's motto is "Quality is job 1" because it's obviously NOT GM's.
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