1998 Chevrolet Astro complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPORADICALLY QUIT WORKING. THEN THEY QUIT WORKING ENTIRELY. WE JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $150 BILL. I HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN. *AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 7/10 MILES AND THEN PARKING IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING BRAKES. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PADS WERE LOOSE AND GLAZED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS 2 TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIME FRAME FROM THE 1ST TIME TO THE LAST TIME WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECK AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASON. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY SWERVE TO LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES, 10 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK *JB

TRANMISSION VALVE BODY BAD. TRANS. SHIFTS HARD AND WHEN NOT EXPECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IDLER ARM, PART OF LINKAGE TO STEERING MECHANISM, SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE IN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. INADEQUATE SHIFT LEVER DETENT ACTION RESULTS IN INADVERTANT SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. JULY 4, 2001:WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH, OPERATOR MISTAKENLY SHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE INTO NEUTRAL (THINKING HE IS SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO OVERDRIVE). ENGINE BEGINS TO RACE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO OVERDRIVE, OPERATOR SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR DUE TO INADEQUATE DETENT ACTION IN SHIFT LEVER. ENGINE RACES FASTER (CRUISE CONTROL STILL ENGAGED). OPERATOR SHIFTS INTO REVERSE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE OVERDRIVE DUE TO INADEQUATE DETENT ACTION IN SHIFT LEVER. CRUISE CONTROL REMAINS ENGAGED CAUSING HIGH SPEED REVERSAL OF DRIVE WHEELS RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE SPINS OUT AND ROLLS ON SIDE. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL LOCAL REPORT NUMBER 2001070020 (EL DORADO COUNTY).*AK

THE CHEVROLET ASTRO SHIFTS GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED AS I LEFT AN INTERSECTION AND THE VAN VIOLENTLY SHIFTED GEARS THROWING MY FAMILY'S AND MY HEAD BACK WITH EXTREME FORCE. THINKING THAT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED AND KNOWING THAT OTHER CARS WERE IN FRONT AND ALONGSIDE MY VEHICLE, I QUICKLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST CAUSING A TRUE REAR-END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A SERVICE TECH FOR A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HE CONTACTED ONE OF HIS FRIENDS WHO STILL WORKED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HIS FRIEND STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS KNOWN BY CHEVROLET BUT THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT IT. I PAID A HEFTY PRICE FOR WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GREAT VAN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT CHEVROLET HAS MANUFACTURED A VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT HAS SEVERE DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE COSTLY REPAIRS, INJURY, OR POSSIBLE CRASH-RELATED DEATHS AND REFUSE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BEFORECORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN?*AK

THE SUN SHELL, A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION.

WHILE HAVING HEADLIGHTS ON, RADIO KNOBS GOT HOT TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER BURNED HIS FINGER. BUT, THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE MAKING TURNS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WILL OCCUR, COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

COMPUTER MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE BEEN DRIVEN. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO BAD SHIFTING. ALSO, ENGINE ROD BEARING WAS MAKING A KOCKING SOUND THAT FORCED REPLACEMENT. *AK CRACK IN COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACE SEAL.*JB

WHILE MAKING A TURN THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A BOLT SEPARATING FROM POWER STEERING, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MGR. @ DAMASCUS CHEVROLET THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE STEERING OR THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. I HAVE LOCATED ONE ADDITIONAL OWNER OF THE SAME MODEL VAN WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMULAR FAILURE. IN BOTH CASES IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE WAS AT A LOW SPEED. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE VEHILCE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD MAKE NO EFFORTS TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR ($800). I FEEL THAT A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT SUFFERS FROM THIS TYPE OF FAILURE FROM TIME TO TIME ( AS STATED BY THE CHEVY SERVICE MGR.) IS A THREAT TO ANYONE WHO MAY OPERATE OR BE IN PROXIMITY OF THE OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED ,AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER OUT OF VEHICLE UNTIL SOMEONE ARRIVED WITH A REMOTE UNLOCKING DEVICE. *AK DOOR LOCKS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN UP FUSE. *YH

BATTERY FAILED. NLM

VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERETED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND STRUCK A HOUSE WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND STRUCK A HOUSE WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

SIDE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM CAN NOT SUPPORT WEIGHT OF DOOR , RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF SLIDING DOOR WHEN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND PARKED FACING DOWN HILL THE DOOR HAS UNEXPECTEDLY SLAM SHUT , SEVERAL TIMES AND ON TWO OCCASIONS CAUSING MINOR BRUISES PLUS SWOLLEN FINGERS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GO AND/OR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PULLING LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ALIGNMENTS. PROBLEM STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ROTATED TIRES. GENERAL TIRES P215/75R15. DEALERSHIP FROM BIG O TIRES A MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT 1 OUT 1000 WILL EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.AT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN TO REACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET ON NOVEMBER 18,1999 WITH 29,000 MILES. THE CORRECTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO REPAIR THE AIR VALVE THROTTLE AND RESET TO SPECS.AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES THE GAS PEDAL STARTED STICKING AGAIN - IT WAS RETURNED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET - THIS TIME THE CORRECTION WAS TO REMOVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN CARBON. THE DEALER ALLEDGED THE AIR THROTTLE VALVE IS GUMMING UP AND SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT PERIODICALLY TO PREVENT THE GAS PEDAL FROM STICKING.I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE (CLAIM #C010486637) THEY CONCURRED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF CAPITOL CHEVROLET. HOWEVER, NEITHER GENERAL MORORS CUSTOMER SERVICE OR CAPITOL CHEVROLET COULD SPECIFY AT WHAT INTERVALS THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE PERFORMED.MY OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO REFERENCE TO ANY MAINTENANCE SUCH AS REMOVE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN CARBON AT ANY SPECIFIC INTERVAL.I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE.I WAS FURTHER TOLD BY THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE VALVE WOULD STICK AGAIN CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK BUT ONCE AGAIN WAS NOT TOLD AT WHAT INTERVALS THE VALVE SHOULD BE CLEANED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. SIMPLY STATED I WAS TOLD TO WAIT AND SEE WHEN

WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGES THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEAR HARDER THAN IT SHOULD. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX TRANSMISSION BEGINNING WITH A COMPLETE REBUILD AT A CERTIFIED FACILITY; TRANSMISSION MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR AS LONG AS 2 MONTHS. REPEATED VISITS TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ARE MET WITH APOLOGIES, AND STORIES OF THE SAME DESIGN TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I AT FIRST SUSPECTED THE MECHANICS, BUT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THERE ARE MANY OTHER ASTRO VAN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM; BELIEVE IT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

THE CAPTIONED VEHICLE ON 7/27/99 WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AS A RESULT OF A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZZARD. THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY LEAKED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND CORRODED THE THE BATTERY TRAY, THE CABLE AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT A COST OF $230.00. ON 9/27/00, THE BATTERY LEAKED AGAIN CREATING EXTENSIVE POISONOUS FUMES AND DANGER WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO CHECK WHY THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO OPERATE. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRNANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS SECOND INCIDENT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE HAZZARD OF 7/99. THE BATTERY AND ITS COMPONENTS POSED A DANGEROUS HAZZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS EMITING POISONOUS GASSES AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED OR RECALL . I INJESTED FUMES FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HOOD WAS RELEASED TO CHECK THE ENGINE. ON 8/30/99 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIXED VEHICLE BUT THE LEAKS CONTINUES TO SATUATE THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT RAINS. ON 9/30/00 THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE THEBATTERY AND ITS COMPONENTS SHORT CIRCUIT THE ALTERNATOR AND BURNED IT OUT . I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS, REQUIRES AND SHOULD BE RECALL.

WE NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. WE WERE PARKED, SO I PULLED THE REAR A/C SWITCH OUT OF THE DASH. I FOUND THAT THIS SWITCH, WHICH IS ALL PLASTIC, HAD BEEN SHORTED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I DISCONNECTED THE SWITCH. THE SCARY PART FOR ME IS THAT THE FUSE NEVER BLEW. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND FEEL THAT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BY HAVING SOME MECHANICAL ABILITY. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN IN THE VAN ALONE WITH OUR CHILDREN THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY DEVASTATING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ( FILE # C01463026 ). CHEVROLET TOLD ME THAT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SWITCH AND THAT ALL I COULD DO IS TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WANTS TO PUT IN A REPLACEMENT SWITCH, SAME TYPE. THIS TYPE OF SWITCH, IN MY OPINION, IS UNSAFE AND A HAZARD, AND I REFUSE TO PUT THIS TYPE OF SWITCH BACK INTO MY VEHICLE.

COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR AND VEHICLE OVERHEATS. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GETS HARD, AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE HOLD DOWN SPRING FOR REAR BRAKE RUSTED DUE TO WET WEATHER. *YH

HAVE A FRIEND WHO EXPERIENCES EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS ON 97 GMC SAFARI AND 97 ASTRO VAN. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, WHEN ACCELERATING IN 1ST GEAR AFTER DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE STAYING IN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE TAKEN BACK, THEY SAY IT IS MANY THINGS. BUT I HAVE HAD AFRONT PUT ON ROTORS,BRAKES,CALIBURS,SHIMS,ALIGNMENTS,TIREBALANCE,I STILL HAVE PULLING. AND A MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE CALIBUR BOLT AND WASHER. BUT THEY SAID NO. HE IS CERTIFIED AND HE HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INFRONT OF GARAGE, AND CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW LEFT DOWN. NEXT DAY, FOUND INSTRUMENT PANEL/PLASTIC WERE MELTED, AND THERE WAS A FIRE RESIDUE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VAN TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A 94 AMIGO. AMIGO CRASHED INTO A JEEP CHEROKEE. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER STOOD ON THE BRAKE, VAN DID NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. VAN WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 35,000 MILES HAD IDLE ARM REPLACED, BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED LOSE OF FOUR TIRES, AT 40,000 HAD TWO IDLE ARMS AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S CONTROL ARMS FAILED. YH

THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T COME ON WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND AT TIME THE CONSUMER MAY FORGET TO TURN ON HEAD LIGHTS THEREFORE DRIVING WITHOUT REAR LIGHTS ON, POOR DESIGN. NLM

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED OR STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. HAD TO STEP WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR WILL STICK AT "0". DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

WHEN AT A STOP OR ABOUT TO TAKE OFF GAS PEDAL WILL STICK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS GAS PEDAL IS GUMMED UP AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *AK

THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIME AS A WHOLE UNIT AND THREE TIMES IT WAS TRIED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.IT HAS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW(12000) MILES,AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNWILLING TO HELP.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IM THE ONLY ONE WITH REAR END PROBLEMS ON MY ASTRO VAN,BECAUSE THATS WHAT THE DEALER AND FACTORY TELLS ME!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!!

ON WET DAYS IF BRAKES WERE TOUCHED SLIGHTLY VEHICLE JERKED ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MADE A REAR ADJUSTMENT. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS CONDITION. BRAKING WHILE TURNING VEHICLE HAS POOR STEERING CONTROL OF STEERING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE WHEEL VIBRATION. DRIVER CAN PUMP BRAKE TO STABLIZE CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP OR NORMAL STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL . BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AGAIN VEHICLE WOULD STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TENSIONER ARM HOUSING BROKE OFF OF ENGINE BLOCK RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 & 3 & 4 GEARS. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH NEW GM TRANS. NO MONETARY RELIEF FROM GM WAS RECEIVED.

WHILE ENGINE IS OFF TRANSMISSION GEAR WILL JUMP FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO PARKING VEHICLE. *AK

I OWN A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO (VAN) AND A 1998 ASTRO. THE 1998 VAN IS 18 INCHES LONGER THEN THE 1990 . THE EXTRA 18 INCHES WERE ADDED TO THE SAME SUSPENSION AS THE 1990 ASTRO. THE 1998 ASTRO HAS A BAD SWAY TO THE REAR SUSPENISON WEATHER YOU HAVE SLOWED TO TURN INTO TO A DRIVE WAY OR MAKING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VAN WOULD STILL BE ROCKING AFTER YOU HAD COMPLETED THIS TASK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CAR SICK IN MY LIFE BUT SITTING IN THE THIRD SEAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL ILL. ON THE 18TH OF FEB. MY WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE WHILE TRAVLING OVER A MT.PASS(OREGON HWY #20) I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE I DID ALL THE RIGHT THING BUT THE REAR OF THAT VAN HAD IT OWN AGENDA. WITNESS STATE THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED ON HOW THE REAR OF THE VAN ROCKED OR SWAYED THE WAY IT DID AND THAT WERE LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT ROLL . I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF VAN AND MOST OF THEM FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION. ONE PERSON ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD HEARD THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF REPAIR KIT OUT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . THAT IS NEWS TO ME!!! IF THIS IS SO IT SURE WOULD HAVE SAVED SEVEN PEOPLE ALOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING. IN THE END WHEN THIS ACCIDENT IS OVER THE COST SHOULD BE OVER $50,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE ALSO LOST A SMALL PART OF MY SOUL......IS THERE A SITE THAT I CAN FIND OUT THE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT THIS VAN HAVE BEEN IN (OR CAUSED) OR IF THIS ISSUE IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS A REPAIR KIT OUT ON THE MARKET? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THE WISE FAMILY. *AK

THE ROUTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY WAS PLACED AGAINST THE HEATSINK ON THE REAR OF THE RADIO ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE INSULATION TO BURN TO CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE. CONTACT JOHN A. REUTTER AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 727-848-3923 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND PICTURES. *AK

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN THE DEALER SHIP THREE TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM REOCCURRS WITH TWO DAYS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK