1998 Chevrolet Astro complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFT HARD. *YC

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. YH

FUEL INJECTION COMPUTER FAILED. YH

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED DUE TO DIRT CLOGGING. YH

WHEEL DRUM SEAL LEAKED. YH

SEAT BELT GUIDE ON THE RIGHT WINDOW OUT OF ORDER. YH

CAR STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR, DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION FAILURE. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YC

FAN BELT FAILED TWICE. *YC

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. YH

TIRE SIDEWALLS WEAKENED BY 3 RUBS AGAINST CURB.(215-75 R/15) YH

FUEL FILTER FAILED. YH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. YH

CD PLAYER INOPERABLE. YH

STEREO FAILED. YH

AUTOMATIC WINDOW INOPERABLE, DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. YH

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT CONTINUALLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER THE BRAKES ARE WARMED UP. *AK *SLC

SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.

BETWEEN 50-65MPH THE REAR END HAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND LOW SOUND - TALKED TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO FRANK PARRA HAS TRIED TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM. BROWN FUNERAL HOME BUYS A NUMBER OF ASTROS. PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 97 AND 98 - SAME THING. FRANK PARRA TRIED TO CURE BY BALANCING DRIVE SHAFT AND PUTTING A WEIGHT ON THE EXHAUST TO NO AVAIL. CAN YOU HELP. REALLY ANNOYING.

DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF STEERING GEAR BOX NUT BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING MECHANISM TO LOCK UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT, IT CAUSES THE STEERING GEAR AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED, AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE HYDROBOOST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE, AS IF A PIECE OF METAL IS BROKEN IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR A MONTH.

DOOR LATCHES DO NOT HOLD THE VEHICLES' DOOR OPEN WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE/DECLINE POSITION CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN SLAMMED BY DOOR WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE.

DRIVER HARDLY TAPPED THE BUMPER OF VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER'S, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGES DONE TO THE VAN OR THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE WHEN ANOTHER CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN ELECTRICAL INTERIOR SYSTEM. *AK

BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS.

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, DRIVER HEARD A

SLIDING DOOR ON SIDE OF VEHICLE IN 1997 AND 1998 MODELS DOES NOT HAVE A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE DOOR STAYS OPEN UNTIL NEEDED TO BE SHUT. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE OR IF SOMEONE USES THE DOOR AS LEVERAGE TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR SHUTS ON THEM, CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND/OR BEING CRUSHED BY THE DOOR. THE 1996 MODEL HAD A LATCH THAT ENGAGED WHEN THE DOOR WAS FULLY OPENED, AND WAS DISENGAGED BY THE DOOR HANDLE. DEALER STATED THE 1997 AND 1998 WERE DESIGNED WITHOUT THE LATCH. I HAD A 1996 WHICH I TRADED IN BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I TRANSPORT 4 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE VAN DAILY. WHEN THEY ARE BOARDING, I AM AT THE SIDE DOOR TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT SLAM ON THEM. WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE SERVICE PERSON THOUGHT THE LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE, AND INDICATED HE COULD FIX IT AT THE 3000 MILE CHECK. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE, HE REALIZED THE MODEL MODIFICATIONS. THESE CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE BOARDING PASSENGER TO LOOSE THEIR BALANCE WHEN THE DOOR STARTS CLOSING, OR BE SLAMMED INTO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR SHUTS ON THEM.

FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUALLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT/ALIGNMENT.

WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SHIFTING IN THE TANK IS SO HARD IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REARENDED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL TO THREE QUARTERS FULL.

BRAKE LIGHTS AND OR DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING, A FUSE BLOWS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER CONTACTED EIGHT TIMES AND ARE NOW TALKING WITH MANUFACTURER TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AREVERY CLOSE AND AT THE SAME LEVEL,MAKING IT VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENE DTWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING UP.

DUE TO THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THIS VEHICLE, BEING INCONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CRASH OCCURRED DURING DRIVER'S FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A DECLINE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK IN AN OPEN POSITION AFTER OPENING AND SLAM SHUT.

WHEN PUTTING HEAVY OBJECTS OR ITEMS IN REAR OF VEHICLE THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 200LBS, THE SUSPENSION LEAF SPRING WOULD BOTTOM OUT. HAD TALKED TO DEALER & NOTHING DONE. HAD PUT HELPER LEAF SPRING, BUT NOT ENOUGH. NEEDS TO HAVE REAR OF VEHICLE REDESIGNED. FRONT END IS VERY LIGHT. *AK

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER 15 MPH UNDER HARD BRAKING WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING SO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND ALSO BEING SO SMALL. MANUFACTURER SAYS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN , GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, MAKING A SHARP TURN, LOST COMPLETE STEERING AND BRAKEING AND ALL POWER ASSIST. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. BRAKES WORK OFF PUMP. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC