I took it back into the shop and he ran some checks and he stated that it was the intake manifold gasket and that the coolant was leaking internally.
When I got the van back the heater didn't work and by the next morning the coolant reservoir was empty. I had my van in the shop because my heater quit working. My vehicle was purchased new by me - garage kept - well maintained - 112,000 miles at time of failure. My local mechanic advised me it's common knowledge that dex-cool is a defective product that has ruined many engines, radiators, heater cores and thermostats - GM refuses to acknowledge the problem while the damage continues. I feel Chevrolet dealer overcharged as I was traveling from out of state - my local Chevrolet dealer quoted $3,700 for same work. anti-freeze was entering cylinders #1 and #2. Car was taken to Chevrolet dealer nearby - Chevrolet dealer said engine needed replacement. After installing new thermostat and anit-freeze engine was idling rough. Entire cooling system was sludged up by the dex-cool. It appeared the dex-cool antifreeze that GM requires to be used turns into a sludge at high temperatures. I stopped at a pep boys repair shop at which time they advised me that my thermostat needed replacement. Car never boiled over or loss any anti-freeze. I was driving on I-95 near savannah, ga on June 26th when I noticed my temperture gauge was moving up and down.
My family and I were on vacation driving from butler, pa to cape canaveral, Florida. he felt that the offer was not near what he had spent on repairs that manufacture should have paid for repairs. He contacted manufacturer, and was told that they would call him back, after not being called back by the manufacturer and him calling manufacture often back they finally made him an offer of a discount on something. He felt this wa a safety issue, and it was endangering the life of his family. He did further research on the internet to find many other complaints on this issue. This was two weeks after a garage had done a 75000 mile check up on vehicle. On Jthe head gasket failed suddenly, vehicle had 75,000 miles. He then checked the internet to find that this was a common problem due to a coolant that the manufacturer used. Vehicle was fixed by a dealer on October 10, 2003. At 55000 miles the intake manifold gasket went out. ( /archive/index.php/T-194703.html /index.cgi?board=lemon&action=display&thread=1089240579) your attention and response to this matter will be anxiously awaited.Ĭonsumer owns a 1998 Chevrolet Venture. I am providing you with only four, but there are many out there. While researching this problem, I found several websites where many other GM customers are experiencing the same repetitive problem with no satisfaction from the manufacturer. They said that since this was not a recallable issue and until such time that the NHTSA made them recall the vehicles involved, that they simply were not going to recognize that this is a common problem to GM models, and recommended trading it in for a newer model. I spoke with glen kuniyuki on 12/7/05, and sylvia jabouin on 12/8/05, at GM customer service. The reason I am contacting you at this time is that GM does not recognize this as a recallable issue with their vehicles. Now, just shy of 2 years later, and at 53,000 (at my own expense and a cost of $1200)) it needs to be replaced again. In 2003 it was replaced while the vehicle was still under warranty at 34,000 miles. For the 2nd time since the date noted below, I am experiencing intake manifold failure on my 1998 Chevy Venture.
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