1998 Chevrolet Venture Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 59about this part
- Share
- 14%of 409 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 59 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 Chevrolet Venture, 14% of the 409 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 1998 chevy Venture minivan and on the date specified I was out with my family ( a snowy evening) when I went to apply the brakes and my turn signals on my dash went to a solid green. As I approached the red light a person in the car next to me advised me that I had no taillights. …”
NHTSA complaint #10145715, filed 2005-12, 93,000 miles“The 1997-2000 venutures have problems with the engines, the intake gasket breaks down causing anti freeze to mix with the engines oil causing the cam shaft to crack, in our case there was no leaks under the van and there was no warning either the van was running well that morning and when my wife was driving down the street there was 2 short bukles from the van and everything shut down including steering which was difficult to do, is it going to take someones family to die on the side of the road before GM will do anything about this if my wife had been on the highway then there would be no…”
NHTSA complaint #10114737, filed 2005-03, 52,000 miles“In feb./march 2004, right headlight assembly lens fell off, exposing lamp to weather. In july 2004, left headlight lens fell off. We had to replace the entire assembly in both cases. Cost about $160 each time. Dealer installed new assemblies and told us the failure is due to adhesive breakdown but not covered by Chevrolet. The vehicle is a 1998 chevy Venture ls with 75000 mile in feb and 80000 miles in july.”
NHTSA complaint #10088766, filed 2004-08, 75,000 miles“Dt: the contact states when applying the brakes both headlights separated from the vehicle. He replaced the headlights in the vehicle. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine why this happened. He has not contacted the manufacturer. Updated 11/30/05.”
NHTSA complaint #10142391, filed 2005-11, 62,000 miles“The glass and back piece of the headlights were glued together. The glass came off the headlight. Due to failure in the glue composite. Need to check all vehicles using that lot of glue. Each head light cost $88.78. Consumer wants to be reimburse for manufacture defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10020297, filed 2003-07, 91,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 5% |
| 2004 | 9 | 7% |
| 2003 | 30 | 16% |
| 2002 | 18 | 8% |
| 2001 | 13 | 6% |
| 2000 | 19 | 5% |
| 1999 | 15 | 4% |
| 1998 | 59 | 14% |
| 1997 | 62 | 14% |
Other parts of the 1998 Chevrolet Venture
111 complaintsSteering
36 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsBody and structure
30 complaintsFuel system
28 complaintsAir bags
27 complaintsBrakes
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaintsSeat belts
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
16 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Venture
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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