Chevrolet Chevy Van 1999
Model Chevy Van made in 1999 by Chevrolet got 38 consumer complains as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and electrical system. Technical service bulletines regarding exterior lighting and interior lighting.
Model 1999
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 3170E | 10019186 | Ipc, interior lights and/or headlamps flicker. *ak fb2 | 02/16/2006 | ||
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 3170E | 10019186 | Ipc, interior lights and/or headlamps flicker. *ak fb2 | 02/16/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 04/17/2004 | 24864 | 1 | 03/19/1999 |
| On the below date, employee placed key in ignition and when the key was turned on the airbag deployed, striking the employee and thrusting him into the seat back, causing head, neck and back injuries. the failure apparently was due to corrosion of the air bag driver, which is located under the driver's seat, under a rubber mat with a fabric insulation. driver and air bag were both replaced. corrosion was most likely caused by rock salt and calcium chloride infusion, as these are very heavily used as de-icing agents in the area.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/10/2012 | |||
| Personally i think the whole van is garbage and unsafe to be even aloud on the roads. i have had so many problems starting with head gasket~ the electrical is a nightmare, van dies every few months for a reason that 4 different mechanics cant figure out & i have bought 6 batteries in the past year and a half. my power locks stopped working, my power windows move very slow & i have to help pull and push them down and now my passenger side window dont even move. my fuel was leaking by intake. my check engine, air bags, brakes, battery lights come on & off. headlights are very dim and foggy, forget turning signals. i replaced them and they just go out again. starter went, just replaced whole exhaust system & now the cooling system, fans are going haywire! loud banging noise like someone is under the hood trying to get out but cant find anything wrong. gm should really have a recall on the vehicles for safety reasons for sure | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/03/2002 | 9000 | 15 | 10/27/2000 |
| Complaint with passlockii security system.have experienced 10000+ damage to car because of towing.car will not start at times.security light flashes.dealer has not been able to fix.car damged twice by roadside.dealer replaced security modular,.i have at least 15 repair attempts by dealer.damage to car at only 9000 miles.car now has 24000 miles.you can see the car is barely driven.also have pictures of accident and with such damage airbags never deployed.as of today 3/1/05 my car wouldnt start.dealer has all records of attempts and the numerous tows etc...the body shop has made alot of money on me.after the tow truck dropped car dealer fixed and gave me car back with the same problem.i always get a vibration in the front of my car | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 08/03/2002 | 9000 | 15 | 10/27/2000 |
| Complaint with passlockii security system.have experienced 10000+ damage to car because of towing.car will not start at times.security light flashes.dealer has not been able to fix.car damged twice by roadside.dealer replaced security modular,.i have at least 15 repair attempts by dealer.damage to car at only 9000 miles.car now has 24000 miles.you can see the car is barely driven.also have pictures of accident and with such damage airbags never deployed.as of today 3/1/05 my car wouldnt start.dealer has all records of attempts and the numerous tows etc...the body shop has made alot of money on me.after the tow truck dropped car dealer fixed and gave me car back with the same problem.i always get a vibration in the front of my car | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 08/03/2002 | 9000 | 15 | 10/27/2000 |
| Complaint with passlockii security system.have experienced 10000+ damage to car because of towing.car will not start at times.security light flashes.dealer has not been able to fix.car damged twice by roadside.dealer replaced security modular,.i have at least 15 repair attempts by dealer.damage to car at only 9000 miles.car now has 24000 miles.you can see the car is barely driven.also have pictures of accident and with such damage airbags never deployed.as of today 3/1/05 my car wouldnt start.dealer has all records of attempts and the numerous tows etc...the body shop has made alot of money on me.after the tow truck dropped car dealer fixed and gave me car back with the same problem.i always get a vibration in the front of my car | |||
| ENGINE | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 95645 | ||
| I am a father of 7 kids bought 2 chevy venture vans . one is 2003 on 06/12 and 1999 on 10/13 the 2003 vehicle i was driving me and my 7 kids in the middle of the free way and out of no where the van start slowing the speed from 60 mph to 30 mph suddenly out of no where the engine start smoking and the hole transmission fall in the middle of the fwy my kids start screaming afraid they we all going to die .i am still in the middle of the freeway and we have no idea what the hill is going own i called the police and the towing truck and tow my car to a mechanic and me and my kids took a taxi in the middle of the free way at 10:00pm at knight .in the morning the mechanic called me and told me that he cant start the car & something wrong with the fuel system & the steering and the starter & the transmission completely burns there no way to be fix so my insurance did not cover any of damages .i was at a complete shock because i am always in a very good shape i do my oil change on time i do my breaks and my tires any thing the car need i do it on time .so me and my wife struggle with walking 3.6 mile every day to drop our kids to school after 3 months struggling we finally save $4000 we bought 1999 chevy venture on 10/18/2012 has 91.000 very law mile. then every thing happen on the 2003 chevy we have worst on the 1999 the colent start acting and we fix it and start leaking again we replace it to brand new and then the check engine start coming out we thought is the mechanic we changed the mechanic and we flush the whole colent system after we replaced it to brand new and we change the oil then the right automatic door start opens wile we are driving our kids to school in 02/22/13 my wife called me from our kids school and told me that the car is smoking very badly and the van just shout down .please we need help we lost 2 vans less than 6 months help we have no car | |||
| 01/10/2012 | |||
| Personally i think the whole van is garbage and unsafe to be even aloud on the roads. i have had so many problems starting with head gasket~ the electrical is a nightmare, van dies every few months for a reason that 4 different mechanics cant figure out & i have bought 6 batteries in the past year and a half. my power locks stopped working, my power windows move very slow & i have to help pull and push them down and now my passenger side window dont even move. my fuel was leaking by intake. my check engine, air bags, brakes, battery lights come on & off. headlights are very dim and foggy, forget turning signals. i replaced them and they just go out again. starter went, just replaced whole exhaust system & now the cooling system, fans are going haywire! loud banging noise like someone is under the hood trying to get out but cant find anything wrong. gm should really have a recall on the vehicles for safety reasons for sure | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 95349 | 2 | |
| Vehicle skips time or misfires first told was due to spark plugs wires , then distributor gears broke and embedded in cam shaft 4000 miles later same problem now saying cam shaft bent 2800.00 to replace already spent close to 2000.00 also transmission shifts hard between 1 & 2nd was told to have rebuilt. *jb | |||
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 95645 | ||
| I am a father of 7 kids bought 2 chevy venture vans . one is 2003 on 06/12 and 1999 on 10/13 the 2003 vehicle i was driving me and my 7 kids in the middle of the free way and out of no where the van start slowing the speed from 60 mph to 30 mph suddenly out of no where the engine start smoking and the hole transmission fall in the middle of the fwy my kids start screaming afraid they we all going to die .i am still in the middle of the freeway and we have no idea what the hill is going own i called the police and the towing truck and tow my car to a mechanic and me and my kids took a taxi in the middle of the free way at 10:00pm at knight .in the morning the mechanic called me and told me that he cant start the car & something wrong with the fuel system & the steering and the starter & the transmission completely burns there no way to be fix so my insurance did not cover any of damages .i was at a complete shock because i am always in a very good shape i do my oil change on time i do my breaks and my tires any thing the car need i do it on time .so me and my wife struggle with walking 3.6 mile every day to drop our kids to school after 3 months struggling we finally save $4000 we bought 1999 chevy venture on 10/18/2012 has 91.000 very law mile. then every thing happen on the 2003 chevy we have worst on the 1999 the colent start acting and we fix it and start leaking again we replace it to brand new and then the check engine start coming out we thought is the mechanic we changed the mechanic and we flush the whole colent system after we replaced it to brand new and we change the oil then the right automatic door start opens wile we are driving our kids to school in 02/22/13 my wife called me from our kids school and told me that the car is smoking very badly and the van just shout down .please we need help we lost 2 vans less than 6 months help we have no car | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 95349 | 2 | |
| Vehicle skips time or misfires first told was due to spark plugs wires , then distributor gears broke and embedded in cam shaft 4000 miles later same problem now saying cam shaft bent 2800.00 to replace already spent close to 2000.00 also transmission shifts hard between 1 & 2nd was told to have rebuilt. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/27/1999 | 1000 | 2 | 11/19/1999 |
| I purchased a chevrolet 1500 express cargo van in 1999. since i have owned the van i have had problems with rear axle and i haven't had any abs with my brakes since i have owned the van. the chevrolet dealership i purchased my van from wouldn't fix the warranty work leaving my van dangerous to drive. in my resarch i am finding that there are hundreds of people having the same exact problem as i am with their axle and their brakes. i have also learned that the reason the axle is having problems is due to general motors are putting light duty axles on heavy duty vans. i feel there is a need for an investigation for this problem. will you help?. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 95349 | 2 | |
| Vehicle skips time or misfires first told was due to spark plugs wires , then distributor gears broke and embedded in cam shaft 4000 miles later same problem now saying cam shaft bent 2800.00 to replace already spent close to 2000.00 also transmission shifts hard between 1 & 2nd was told to have rebuilt. *jb | |||
| SEATS | |||
| 06/25/2003 | 1 | ||
| Dealer had to replace twice the front and passenger seat bolts. which broke. last week the driver and passenger seat bolts broke off again. this is vehicle was not any longer under warranty. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| While driving vehicle brakes grind and rub. rotors have been replaced twice. brakes have been replaced five times. also, the rotors have been resurfaced four times. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 95645 | ||
| I am a father of 7 kids bought 2 chevy venture vans . one is 2003 on 06/12 and 1999 on 10/13 the 2003 vehicle i was driving me and my 7 kids in the middle of the free way and out of no where the van start slowing the speed from 60 mph to 30 mph suddenly out of no where the engine start smoking and the hole transmission fall in the middle of the fwy my kids start screaming afraid they we all going to die .i am still in the middle of the freeway and we have no idea what the hill is going own i called the police and the towing truck and tow my car to a mechanic and me and my kids took a taxi in the middle of the free way at 10:00pm at knight .in the morning the mechanic called me and told me that he cant start the car & something wrong with the fuel system & the steering and the starter & the transmission completely burns there no way to be fix so my insurance did not cover any of damages .i was at a complete shock because i am always in a very good shape i do my oil change on time i do my breaks and my tires any thing the car need i do it on time .so me and my wife struggle with walking 3.6 mile every day to drop our kids to school after 3 months struggling we finally save $4000 we bought 1999 chevy venture on 10/18/2012 has 91.000 very law mile. then every thing happen on the 2003 chevy we have worst on the 1999 the colent start acting and we fix it and start leaking again we replace it to brand new and then the check engine start coming out we thought is the mechanic we changed the mechanic and we flush the whole colent system after we replaced it to brand new and we change the oil then the right automatic door start opens wile we are driving our kids to school in 02/22/13 my wife called me from our kids school and told me that the car is smoking very badly and the van just shout down .please we need help we lost 2 vans less than 6 months help we have no car | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 06/10/1999 | 5 | 04/01/1999 | |
| My truck will not get but 2500 per set of front tire`s and front brake`s are totally gone at 9000 miles and chevy can not seam to square up my front end there for truck go`s off road and i would like it fix or replaced thank you jay osgood( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 ) | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/10/2012 | |||
| Personally i think the whole van is garbage and unsafe to be even aloud on the roads. i have had so many problems starting with head gasket~ the electrical is a nightmare, van dies every few months for a reason that 4 different mechanics cant figure out & i have bought 6 batteries in the past year and a half. my power locks stopped working, my power windows move very slow & i have to help pull and push them down and now my passenger side window dont even move. my fuel was leaking by intake. my check engine, air bags, brakes, battery lights come on & off. headlights are very dim and foggy, forget turning signals. i replaced them and they just go out again. starter went, just replaced whole exhaust system & now the cooling system, fans are going haywire! loud banging noise like someone is under the hood trying to get out but cant find anything wrong. gm should really have a recall on the vehicles for safety reasons for sure | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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