1994 Chevrolet Astro complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY.THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING OTHER CHEVORET VEHICLES, RECALL # 98V-15 . BUT ASTRO IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER / AMUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START/STOP ON THEIR OWN. QCAW

IDLER ARMS AND BALL JOINTS BREAK FREQUENTLY. WHEN PROBLEM IS FIXED, IT RETURNS FREQUENTLY. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTANTLY.

SEAT LATCH FAILED,BROKE AND CAUSED SEAT TO COLLAPSE.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON THE WIPERS WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE THEN STOP. CONSUMER WOULD TAP THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS WOULD OPERATE AGAIN FOR A WHILE AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP. DEALER NOW KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

BRAKES AND ENGINE FAILED REPEATEDLY. THERE IS NO COMPLAINT IN NHTSA'S DATABASE, WHEN CHEVROLET ITSELT RECALLED THE PART.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND ALL FIVE WHEEL STUDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT FRACTURED THROUGH ,AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VAN.

STARTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, HAD FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE. HAD SHIFTED INTO PARK & PRESSED HARD ON BRAKES TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED ACCELERATOR CABLE. A FEW DAYS LATER, ACCELERATOR PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED, THE WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE WIPERS WILL COME BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *K

VEHICLE COLLISION WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FLOOR, INJURIES FROM FAILURES.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK, RESULTING IN LACK OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH BOTH TORSION BARS BROKE. VAN WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE TORSION BARS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON INSIDE THE VAN. TOOK VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED A NEW MODULE. THE VAN HAS REGULAR BRAKES, BUT NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK

CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GOING DOWNHILL, ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. CRASHED INTO A MERCEDES BENZ. WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNED THE VAN, THE PEDAL WAS NORMAL. THE VAN HAS BEEN REPAIRED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AVOIDED A CRASH WITH MANEUVERING.

PERSON CUT IN FRONT ASTRO. DRIVER APPLIED ABS BRAKES, BUT PEDAL DID NOT GO DOWN. LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AVOIDED A CRASH WITN MANEUVERING.

FUEL TANK FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN RAIN WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING FOR SOME REASON. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER TO HAVE SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK

WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE FRONT BUCKET SEATS WOULD COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. HAD USED THE LATCH, BUT IT WAS WORN & WOULD NOT HOLD SEAT UPRIGHT. THIS MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACKS JUST COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER FIXED ONCE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FRONT SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE.

SEAT BELT FAILURES.

THE ABS LOCKS UP.

WHENEVER IT'S WET OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE'S ABS LOCKS UP. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ABS FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.

INTERMITTENTLY IN LOW SPEED, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN HE CHANGES MODES OF OPERATION , SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE DASH (AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL) THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM . PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THEY DO NOT STOP . THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKE WILL NOT GO DOWN . THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO DOWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE STOPPED FURTHER THAN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR KEEPS MOVING, SHOWING NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL. *AK

UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN AN OTHER VEHCLE CROSSED HIS PATH, CREATING A CRASH. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT POINT OF IMPACT NOR HAS IT DEPLOYED YET. GARAGE (512-719-5440) WORKER ALLEN SAYS THAT VEHICLE'S AIR BAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY AT ANY TIME FOR WHATEVER REASON. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT AGREE TO REPAIR COST, BUT WILL PUT REPORT BEFORE A REVIEW BOARD BEFORE DECIDING WHAT THE WOULD DO. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE; HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM LEFT REAR DRUM. AT HOME, TOOK BRAKES APART & NOTICE AT TOP IT WAS DISINTERGRATING INTO PIECES AT 1ST RIVET ROAD. CHECKED OPPOSITE SIDE IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER.

BRAKE LININING MATERIAL ON LEADING EDGE BRAKE SHOE DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE SHOE AND DRUM SYSTEM TO FAIL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITH IGNITION IN OFF POSTION. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL FOR NO REASON.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 7 TO 15 MPH. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT, ON LEFT SIDE, THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT; RESULTING IN CONSUMER BEING INJURED WITH BROKEN NOSE, NOW UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER/INJURY.

OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 45-50MPH. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. DUP OF 810235, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARED OFF.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE DISCOVERED PROBLEM WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE, ALLOWING SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD. HINGE ATTACHMENT BROKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP TO 75 MPH AND OVERRIDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVING, BATTERY OVERCHARGES/DASHBOARD GOES HAYWIRE AND GAUGES HIGH THEN LOW. EVENTUALLY STOPS RUNNING; TOOK TO SERVICE STATION WHEN THAT HAPPENED. EVERY TIME TOLD ALTERNATOR; CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM & ITS GETTING WORSE. *AK

LOSS OF ABS BRAKING POWER, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.