1994 Chevrolet Astro complaints

ON THE INSIDE OF REAR HATCHBACK DOOR, THERE IS NO HANDLE TO OPEN IT TO GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

WHEN BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT AND MOVING INTO A LEFT TURN LANE, THE ABS BRAKES WENT OFF UNCONTROLLABLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME BRAKING AND HAD TO PUT MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I ACTUALLY HAD TO EXTEND MY LEG AND "STAND UP" ON MY BRAKE PEDAL. I AM GLAD I WAS GOING RATHER SLOW, AROUND 15 M.P.H. BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE CAR THAT WAS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I REALLY THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. NOW I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. THANK YOU.

ANTI LOCK SPEED SENSORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERYTIME TIRES ARE ROTATED OR FLAT IS FIXED. NLM

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, OWNER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAR WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, INTERMITTENTLY EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES WOULD GO ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN EVER ITS RAINING. *AK

HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SLAMMED ON BRAKES, THEY CAUGHT AND THEN RELEASED. AS A RESULT, HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.*AK

NEW IS GM IS RECALLING THE CHEVY TRUCK ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE A 94 ASTRO TWO WHEEL DRIVE VAN. I'VE REPORTED SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. DOES THIS RECALL INCLUDE MY VEHICLE? ALSO; I FEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SHOULD BE AN OPTION. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE FOR PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE NEED THE PROTECTION IF THEY PANNIC STOP. MOST PEOPLE ACQUIRE THE FEEL OF A VEHICLE AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL IT. ANTI-LOCK BRALES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF SOMEONE PUMPS THE BRAKE OR APPLYS INCREASING AMMOUNTS OF PREASURE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MUST HAVE HARD CONSISTENT PRESSURE TO STOP A VEHICLE SAFTLY WITHOUT HAVING THE TIRES SKID. IN OTHER WORDS THE DRIVER MUST PANNIC STOP. THIS IS AGANIST MOST DRIVERS NATURAL INSTINCT.

TORSION BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, WHICH CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT HILL, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 67 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75 TO 83 MPH BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE, IT BEGAN TO SLOWED DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VAN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AT APPROX. 30 MPH. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ORIGINAL TORSION BAR HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, AND THAT BOTH TORSION BARS AND SUPPORTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, REDESIGNED TORSON BARS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NO REASON WAS GIVEN FOR THE NEW DESIGN. COULD NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

LEFT FRONT (DRIVER SIDE)TORSION BAR SNAPPED, DROPPING THE BODY DOWN ONTO THE WHEEL, RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS INCIDENT WOULD CAUSE TOTAL LOSE OF CONTROL. I TALKED WITH SERVICE MGR, AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON FAILURE/DEFECT. HE CURRENTLY HAS 2 OF THESE VEHICLES WAITING FOR PARTS. GM IS AWAIR OF THE DEFECT, BUT, HAS NOT PUT IT INTO RECALL STATUS YET. I WAS VERY LUCKY, I WAS PARKED WHEN THE TORSION BAR BROKE. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT, AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING LIKE THE TORSION BAR BROKE BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT A DEALER PROBLEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. PART DEFECT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THESE VEHICLES. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE PIN HOLDING THE BELT BETWEEN THE CHILD'S LEGS COMES OUT SOMETIMES WHILE CHILD IS RIDING IN CAR SEAT. *

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK

SAMEWINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. ALSO, ABS AND AIR BAG PROBLEMS AS REPORTED BY MANY. ABS SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK *ET

A/C COMPRESSOR AND HOSE ROUTING FAILURES OF DUAL AIR UNDER WARRANTY LEADS TO EXPENSIVE CLOGGING OF A/C CORES OUT OF WARRANTY.

A/C FAN HIGH CIRCUIT DESIGN FAILURE. CONNECTOR C198 FAILS INSTEAD OF FUSIBLE LINK.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON UNLESS CONSUMER JIGGLES THE WIRING UNDER HOOD. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN RAINY WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIPERS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON OTHER GM TRUCKS HOWEVER, THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *YC

TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL DOWN ON ALL THE TIRES. CONSUMER REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WA S NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED THE BULBS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE IN USE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS, THEY WON'T WORK. CURRENTLY WILL BE TAKING TO DEALRES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

GAS GAUGE IS BROKEN, OIL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINSHIEL WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON. WHEN THEY DO COME ON THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, THEN DRIVER HAS TO WORK TO GET THEM STARTED AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BEGAN TO RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. *AK

THE LEGR FIRST WENT OUT 11/27/93 TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER NO PROPLEM WAS FOUND, FINALLY LEGR VALVE WENT OUT COMPLETLY 9/04/98 TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER LEGR VALVE WAS REPLACED...WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FIRST WENT OUT ESTIMATE 10/98 AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET FIXED AT DEALER FINALLY REPAIRED 11/19/98, WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH OUT AGAIN NOT REPLACED YET OUT OF WARRENTY AND DEALER AND CHEVERLOT DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE AT NO CHARGE

A HYDRALIC BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STOPING DISTANCE AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION AT THE BODY SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD FAILED AS A RESULT OF FRICTION ABRASION OF THE BRAKE HOSE. THE SPLASHSHIELD HAS AN OPENING FOR THE BRAKE HOSE. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE IS ONLY PARTLY SHIELDED BY AN RUBBER SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE COVERS THE BRAKE HOSE AND THE SLEEVE EXTENDS FROM THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE HOSE IS CONNECTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE SPLASHIELD -- A DISTANCE OF ABOUT THREE INCHES. WHERE THE HOSE PASSES THROUGH THE SPLASHIELD, THE BRAKE HOSE IS UNPROTECTED. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE ON THE BRAKEHOSE OF ABRASION WEARING TO THE POINT WHERE THE SPLASHSHIELD WORE A HOLE IN THE HOSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT FOR WHICH A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED.

THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE FAILED. HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN. HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS MAKING A TURN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED & AND REPAIRED. TEST DROVE VEHICLE. STILL NO BRAKES. HAD IT RECHECKED & NOTICED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS HOSE HOUSING. *AK

THE EASE WITH WHICH THE BUCLE FELL APART INDICATES THAT SAFETY OF PASSANGERS UTILIZING THEM COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE MOTOR OR WIRES HAVE TO BE SHAKEN TO GET WIPERS TO START TO WORK AGAIN. THE BATTERY WENT. HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT MANUFACTURER IS COVERING ONLY 3 YEARS & IT DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED A PROBLEM FOR THE CONSUMER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS & THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP & CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. WOULD NEED TO LIFT HOOD & HIT MOTOR TO GET WIPERS TO START UP AGAIN. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN START AGAIN (SIMILAR TO BLAZER 1995 RECALL).

SEVERAL LEAKS AT FUEL TANK SEAMS RESULTED IN A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THIS VAN HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THEY WORK INTERMINTENLY AND QUIT WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND HIT THE WIPER MOTOR TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN, BUT THEY QUIT WORK AS THEY PLEASE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SHORT IN THE CURCIT BOARD OF THE WIPER MOTOR, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIPER MOTOR. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE PRICE OF A NEW WIPER MOTOR IS $240.00. I HEARD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET BLAZERS AND THOUGHT THE PARTS MIGHT BE SIMILAR MY ASTRO WAS MANUFACTURED 5/94

THE WINDSHIELD LWIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNED ON THEY WORK, THEN WHILE DRIVING THEY MAY CUT RIGHT OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE IN USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS DOES NOT ALLOW HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE TO REAR DRUMS

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED INSPECTION AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK