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Re: Venture Code 300??? [jdmddltn] by cbower
Nov 03, 2005 (5:20 pm)
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Replying to: jdmddltn (Oct 31, 2005 7:03 pm)

I had coolant issues with mine and it was the orange coolant that caused the issue, 600 dollars later I had all my gaskets replaced and the problems fixed....of course now I have OTHER problems with it...but no more coolant and over heating issues.
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Re: fuel guage, electrical, windows...oh my!!! [cbower] by 4thstooge
Nov 06, 2005 (5:53 pm)
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Replying to: cbower (Oct 31, 2005 3:04 pm)

My window track has the same problem, I have not taken the door panel off yet to see why. As for the other things it sounds like a wiring harness plug is loose somewhere and electrical contact of those connections is hit and miss. Not sure bout the AC noise. The fuel readout may be the fuel sending unit on/in the gas tank, it has wires and fuel lines and if the connections are crappy from moisture or corrosion that could be it. Inspect the wire harness plugs under the dash with a flashlight and wiggle them while pushing them together. Then drive it and see if anything changes. The dealership might be the next option. Good luck.
 
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Problem starting '98 Venture : Electrical?: by rjechoes
Nov 07, 2005 (12:55 pm)
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Hi everyone, Im new here so be gentle.....
I have a 1998 Chevy Venture and recently been having issues leading up to it not starting at all. I thin k I narrowed it down, but need help if possible:
 
-Service Engine light came on a while back, garage said nothing was wrong and it may be a short in wire tripping the light to appear.
-Frequently the automatic passanger sliding door would trip a fuse due to our kids not letting it open itself. According to manual all you do for THAT problem is pull the 15v fuse , wait 30 seconds and put fuse back in, ALWAYS worked when I had to do this.
-Now, the electronic driver's seat has stopped working and the automatic sliding door........pulled ALL fuses and NOTHING.SO I drove for about another 2 weeks......
-The car would not start after sitting for over an hour at a local football game. I had someone jump start me since I ran the battery down turning it over........it started right up! Went about 3 days ok so I took it to get inspected and the guy at the garage called said it was dead where I parked it. He pulled it in garage and he THINKS it is the fuel pump.
-I have the car home now in my garage, and had a haunting feeling the ELECTRICAL issues I have been having were somehow tied to no pwer to fuel pump.
-I now found 3 wire harnesses under the driver side sliding door which are connected to the gas tank, the emissions something or other and the third Im not sure.
-I unplugged the harnesses and water came FLOWING out of all of them. ALL day today I sprayed Electrical contacts cleaner in all harnesses and took out each individual wire from harness and scraped all the GREEN mess that was covering them. Now there are all cleaned up , put it back together and it started!! ....Then it crapped out!!
ANY HELP?
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Re: Problem starting '98 Venture : Electrical?: [rjechoes] by claires HOST
Nov 07, 2005 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: rjechoes (Nov 07, 2005 12:55 pm)

Hi, rjechoes, and welcome! You might also want to ask the folks in the Electronic Gremlins: Electrical Problems that are driving you crazy discussion what they think.
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Re: Venture Code 300??? [jdmddltn] by kornjulio
Nov 08, 2005 (2:20 pm)
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Replying to: jdmddltn (Oct 31, 2005 7:03 pm)

I assume you have the 3400 (3.4 litre) engine. If so, your coolant leak may have been the cause of the engine's demise. These engines have a problem with the intake manifold gaskets eventually failing. This allows coolant to enter the crankcase and mix with the oil. When this happens, the oils ability to lubricate key components such as bearings is greatly compromised. If not addressed quickly, the bearings get "wiped out" - motor failure.
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Removing Door Panel by erlsgrls
Nov 09, 2005 (6:11 am)
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Hi, I have a 2005 venture and I need to remove the door panel on the inside passenger door. Can anyone help out? Now remember I need specific, I don't want to break it. Is it hard to do? any help would be great thanks
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Re: Removing Door Panel [erlsgrls] by 4thstooge
Nov 09, 2005 (6:30 am)
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Replying to: erlsgrls (Nov 09, 2005 6:11 am)

Hi erlsgrls, removing any door panel you have to consider:
1. you almost always have to pop out the plastic piece around the door handle, and remove 2 screws, and/or remove the armwrest with 2 screws. (If you need more details email (secretagent4thstoogeyahoo.com) me and I will look closer at my van this weekend).
2. They make a tool to help pop the plastic fasteners out without breaking them, but I have never bought one, don't bother, you can do it without it, and if you break a plastic fastener they are cheap and easy to replace.
3. start with a thin, almost flat, flat bar/pry bar/big screwdriver, and slide it up a few inches behind the door panel near the lower left corner, don't pry like you are prying to boards apart, wiggle the tool a little at a time until you can slide a few fingers under the door panel.
4. keep gently tugging the door panel so you can slide your finger near the 1st plastic fastener, then give it a few good yanks straight out,
5. repeat for other plastic fastener you find holding the bottom half of the door panel to the door, then lift the door panel out and up, it is in clips near the window at the top and you just yank it up at the top to release.
6. if you are careful you can peel the plastic insulation back and re-stick it when you are done.
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Coil packs by ts60423
Nov 13, 2005 (4:15 pm)
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Has anyone every replaced their coil packs? They are tucked up in there good. I am going to replace with Accel coil packs, and I want to make sure that it is not a major operation.
 
Ted
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New to this Forum (I hate my Venture) by 99cbr600
Nov 20, 2005 (1:30 pm)
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I bought my 01 Venture just over a year ago (Aug 04). I loved it until my wipers went crazy 4 days after I bought it. The fine GM dealer refused to do anything about it until a show was made to the owner in his show room. These are the problems I've had in the last year with this fine Chev product:
Wiper control arm,
Intake manifold gasket leak,
Rear wiper no longer works,
Radio is locked,
Instrument cluster has no lights,
Gauges are not working,
Blinker problems,
LR power lock interminent,
Right power window came off bracket,
Front disc and pads replaced.
 
Sounds like other people are having similar problems. DO NOT buy a van in the montana/venture family.
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Re: Problem starting '98 Venture : Electrical?: [rjechoes] by regina2
Nov 20, 2005 (10:39 pm)
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Replying to: rjechoes (Nov 07, 2005 12:55 pm)

Thank You for this post. i have ventura 98 ,same problems, electrcal.sometime start and worked very well but ...
read this post and eenaef ,i found connector /modul/ full of water and rust. one contact was broken .now looking for new modul, and with jumper wire on broken contact ventura starting all the time.
thank you
Service est. was fuel pump
new fuel pump is CAN$550-850 + $200 install

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