1998 Chevrolet Venture Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 2%of 409 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 188,888miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1998 Chevrolet Venture, 2% of the 409 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 188,888 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Anti-look brake system light came on and stayed on. Other lights are now flashing whem brakes are used. The main brake, signal and running lights have stipped working. The only brake lights working now are the LED lights on the rear door. System is acting like it has a short or grounding condition. Unable to use this vehicle and is parked. Unable to repair this due to being on a fixed income. Vehicle was inspected and past the last part of april 2004.”
NHTSA complaint #10072990, filed 2004-05, 188,888 miles“My wife and I noticed a delayed response when accelerator was pushed while already at speed. My wife also said that the engine sounded different than in the past. We took vehicle to dealership and they inspected the transmission. There are metal shavings throughout the transmission - it needs to be replaced. We do not understand how a vehicle that has received regular maintainance can have a transmission go bad at only 50k miles.”
NHTSA complaint #727983, filed 2000-08“Rear windshield wiper goes off when shutting the automatic passenger door/all electronics an dashboard goes off when using headlight controls/headlights goes off by themselves every 10 seconds/driver's control for door locks has completely gone out/evaporative emission canister vend solenoid valve assembly failed prior to recall, van is not idling properly.”
NHTSA complaint #539674, filed 1998-09“While driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle stalled which caused the driver to pull off the road. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership. Mechanic informed the owner that the accelerator cable snapped.”
NHTSA complaint #10055469, filed 2004-02“Engine randomly goes to full throttle when braking. This occurs only after the van has been driven long enough for the engine to get to run temp. The van is then parked (engineoff) for about 30 to 45 min. Then engine is restarted . When the brakes are next applied the engine goes to full throttle. This is a random event and will not always occur when the previous conditions are present. (like the tragedy in minneapolis dec 4 1998)”
NHTSA complaint #701760, filed 1998-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Chevrolet Venture
111 complaintsExterior lighting
59 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 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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