2003 Chevrolet Venture engine and engine cooling problems

“THE METAL UNDERSIDE SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS UP BOTH THE ENGINE COOLANT RADIATOR AND A/C RADIATOR HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE OF THE BRACKET COMPLETELY FAILED AND ALLOWED THE RADIATORS TO TILT DOWN AND DROP APPROX. 4" ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PRIMARY SUPPORT IS NOW ONLY THE COOLANT HOSES. HAD I NOT NOTICED, WHILE VIEWING THE CAR FROM THE FRONT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM; BOTH THE RADIATORS COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING, THEY CERTAINLY COULD HAVE WEDGED TO IMPEDE THE STEERING CONTROL AND /OR RUN OVER BY THE TIRES TO MOST CERTAINLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO US OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. MY CALL TO A DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR RUST ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL BY GM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPAIR A CORROSION ISSUE OF THIS SUPPORT COMPONENT THAT IS A SAFETY INTEGRITY ISSUE. [XXX] *TR”

“2003 CHEVY VENTURE 3.4L. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AROUND 100,000 MILES. NOW AT 132,000 THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING TORN DOWN TO FIND WHAT IS A SUSPECTED CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD OR CRACKED BLOCK. AT WHAT POINT WITH GM DECIDE THAT THEY MANUFACTURED A WORTHLESS ENGINE THAT IS COSTING ITS CUSTOMERS THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. HELP!! *TR”

“WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON ** INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ** FOR THE CHEVROLET VENTURE 2003 ? I REPLACED IT 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW I MUST REPLACE IT AGAIN . THERE ARE LIKE 35 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NO ONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HOPE YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE EVERY REPAIR IS AROUND $ 700 TO $1100 . IT DEPENDS WHERE YOU GO. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS CAN'T FORCE GMC TO MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR”

“STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE AND WAS LOOSING COOLANT. OVERHEATING. SPOKE WITH GM SEVERAL TIMES AND COMPLAINED. THIS COST ME $1000.00 TO REPAIR AND AFTER READING COMPLAINTS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER REPAIRING. ALSO, SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS KEPT BLOWING AND AN ELECTRICAL BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR”

“THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN. THE FIRST IS THE PLUG AT THE BASE OF THE CAPTAINS CHAIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE. SINCE IT IS PLASTIC-I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS ITEM. THE VAN HAS AN INTAKE LEAK WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX, THIS WAS DISCOVERED AT 64,000 MILES. WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER $500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, IT IS STILL AN ISSUE. AT THE 60667 MILES IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE WITH THE HEFTY PRICE TAG OF $1,279.00 WHICH ALSO INCLUDED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WHICH HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AGAIN AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PATTERN. *TR”

“WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS WHEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO IN-TOWN SPEEDS THE VAN DROVE VERY ROUGH AND WOULD OFTEN STALL WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. TOOK IT TO GM SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT THE ROCKER ARM POST HAD PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD #4. GM WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. INSTEAD THE OFFERED TO REPAIR WITH A "HELI-COIL" AND GM PICKED UP ALL CHARGES. 10 MONTHS LATER DRIVING AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GM SERVICE SHOP. THEY FOUND ANOTHER ROCKER ARM POST HAD PULLED OUT OF A CYLINDER HEAD #6. THEY DID A "HELI-COIL" REPLACEMENT AGAIN WHICH I PAID FOR. BOTH SHOPS HAVE SAID THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN DURING THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE, YET IT HAPPENED TWICE IN MINE. IN A CAR LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD NO LESS. IS THERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THESE ENGINES TO CAUSE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE? *TR”