Greg, your right on the money there. That is what mine is, a cracked bracket on the AC condensor. The service manager told us this was a common problem on Venture, Aztak and Rondevues (sp?).
The service manager said cost from him would be around 700 or so, he offered me the same deal on this as on my intake valve gasket (50/50 on the dealer to GM warranty repair charge) That comes down to about 300 out of my pocket. The servicer manager suggested that I call GM to see if I could get a better deal. So I did, so far no word back yet.
So this oil change has cost me the following.
225 for Intake Valve Gasket (after 50/50 deal)
175 for new front brakes and re-surfacing of disc (Reg wear/tear)
165 for new rear brake calapiers (leaking fluid)
Now 300 for AC Condensor.
The service manager said both these major problems are common. I asked if there are any other "common" problems with this van. I am almost thinking about getting rid of it, but don't want to start making payments again, and this thing is only 4 years old with 57K. I really expected to get 10 years out of it.
I guess I should not complain since GM is covering part of this and the van is out of warranty, and this is just a fact of owning a car, but come on all these problems on a regularly maintained newer vehicle. No wonder GM is loosing market share and edging near bankruptcy.