THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
1991 Chevrolet Astro complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES STOPPED, AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. EXPERIENCED PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAD ABS MODULE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCIRBE DETAILS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.
ABS BRAKES ARE TOO SENSITIVE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IT TOOK SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP; ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN MOVES UP AND DOWN AND BACK AND FORTH. *AK
WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE IS A BAD ODOR IN THE TRUCK . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE REAR DOORS WERE DESIGNED WITHOUT HANDLES, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS, FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
ABS: ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL GOES DOWN HALF WAY, VEHICLE STOPS VERY SLOWLY AS IF HARDLY PUSHING BRAKES, AFTER FEW SECONDS, NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO KICK IN, VEHICLE COMES TO HALT, CAUSED ACCIDENT.*AK
COSUMER GOT A FLAT TIRE AND COULDN'T GET TO THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC
VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF WHILE OPENING. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN ANY TIPE OF DRIVING CONDITIONS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORKED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DECRIBE. *AK
DOORS; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK
DURING BRAKE APPLILCATION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT SIDE OF GAS STATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNDER DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
REAR DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM IS BROKEN AND CAN NOT OPEN.OWNER HAS TPO REPAIR EVERY YEAR. TT
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. TT LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET ROAD DURING HEAVY RAIN FALL, VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON SHOULDER OFF ROAD ONTO PASSENGER SIDE, SEAT BELTREMIANED FASTENED, BUT BACK PORTION AT MANUAL CRANCK DEVICE ON BOTH SEATS BROKE AWAY, THIS ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER BELT, TO BE TOSSED TO REAR OF VAN, LANDING BEHIND BACK SEAT, DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND SCRRAPES TO FACE,LIMBS AND BODY , SOME OF THESE INJURIS HAVE LEFT PERMANENT CIRCULATION PROBLEMS IN ANKLE.*JB
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *SD
LOSS OF ILLUMINATION DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. RENDERING ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. TT
THE FRONT AXLE AND CV JOINT THERE IS A VIBRATION FREEWAY SPEED DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT . TT
FRONT BUCKET AND MIDDLE BENCH SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT HOLD UPON HEAVY BRAKING; DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, FRONT PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. TT
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT DOES NOT HOLD OCCUPANT IN AFTER ANY KIND OF BODY MOVEMENT; DRIVER HANDICAPPED; SCARY SITUATION. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COLLAPSED UPON BEING REAR ENDED. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOCK-UPS. TT
STEERING COLUMN BUSHING MADE OF PLASTIC BREAKS LOOSE RESULTING IN WHEEL HAVING PLAY. OWNER STATES CONTROL IN/HANDLING IS DIFFICULT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE DURING AN EMERGANCY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE 'S DRIVESHAFT FLANGE DRILLED A HOLE THROUGH OIL FILTER CAUSING A FIRE AROUND THE FILTER AREA. TT
NO DRAINAGE HOLES IN AIR CONDITIONER. *AK
THE LEADING WIRES INTO THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND FUSED TOGETHER. *AK
GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES, THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED SOME PARTS. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
BOTH FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DID NOT HOLD UPON IMPACT; HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
DRIVNG VEHICLE AT SPEED 30 MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, LAP/SHOULDER ON BOTH FRONT DID NOT RETRACT. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SKD
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON PANIC STOP WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WITH EXPENSIVE COST TO RE-ADJUST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE ALTERNATOR GENERATOR STOP RUNNING . TT
LOOSE IDLER ARM REPLACED DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT ARMS BECAME LOOSE AFTER 24,000 MILES. *AW
THE REAR SPRING THAT HOLDS UP THE BACK END HAS CRACKED MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO HELP. TT
SPOT WELDS ON THE INTRUSION BARS/WELDED INSIDE DOORS IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS, FAILURE OF BRAKES, SPEED 5 MPH SHORTED ABS COMPUTER AFTER MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. TT
SLIDING DOOR WON'T SHUT, DEALER REPLACED LOCK, AND NOW SAYS DOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
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