1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO Problems & Recalls
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS FREEZE AND THE VEHICLE STEERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...
Mileage: 182,083
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS FREEZE AND THE VEHICLE STEERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...
Mileage: 182,083
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS FREEZE AND THE VEHICLE STEERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...
Mileage: 182,083
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS FREEZE AND THE VEHICLE STEERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...
Mileage: 182,083
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DEER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS FREEZE AND THE VEHICLE STEERS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC...
Mileage: 182,083
THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDERSIDE FRAME TRACK RUNNERS THAT ATTACH TO THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT MOTORIZED SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO MAINTAIN ITS PROPER FUNCTION. THE RIGHT SIDE RUNNER WAS MADE FROM AN ALLUMINUM ALLOY AND THE LEFT SIDE RUNNER WAS MADE FROM A STEEL ALLOY. THE STEEL ALLOY HAS HELD UP AND MAINT...
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED INTO A CONVERSION VAN. DRIVER'S SEAT BUSTED AND FELL BACKWARDS. *AK THE PART WHICH SUPPORTS THE BACK OF THE SEAT FAILED. *JG
HAD PLACED CHILD SEAT IN VEHICLE, THREADED SEAT BELT THROUGH AND LOCKED IT. SEAT BELT FAILED TO BE CINCHED TIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP CHILD SEAT FROM TIPPING OVER WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS.*AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN APPLIED. CAN HEAR ABS MOTOR CATCHING AND THEN RELEASING. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER.*AK
TIRE BUBLED TO ABOUT TWICE NORMAL SIZE ON ABOUT HALF OF TIRE. (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY CAUSED A THUMPING SOUND, AND BRAKES WOULD MOMENTARILY LOCK UP AT A STOP POSITION. ALSO, SUDDEN STOP WOULD CAUSE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP AS WELL. ALL CONDITIONS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON 3-4 OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUP...
IN DRIVING AROUND TOWN I'VE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALMOST EVERY OLDER VAN. I HAVE AN "84" PICK-UP AND I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO BACK THE VAN UP OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT WAS IN "PARK". HE STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS THE VAN STARTED, IT BACKED UP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. IT WENT SEVERAL FEET BEFORE MY HUSBAND HAS TO STOP IT BY SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION. IF A CHILD HAD BEEN BEHIND THE VAN OR ...
MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO BACK THE VAN UP OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT WAS IN "PARK". HE STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS THE VAN STARTED, IT BACKED UP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. IT WENT SEVERAL FEET BEFORE MY HUSBAND HAS TO STOP IT BY SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION. IF A CHILD HAD BEEN BEHIND THE VAN OR ...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIT BLACK PIECE OF ICE, SWERVED AND HIT A TREE. DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT FAILED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
SHOULDER STRAP FAILED AS RESULT HIT FACE ON STEERING WHEEL. TWENTY STITCHES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEARD CLICKING NOISE, VEHICLE STOPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK
STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING FLUID EXPULSION/ DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING FLUID EXPULSION/ DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
ABS FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. YH
ABS FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. YH
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE ABS. *AK
CAN I REQUEST THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SEAT BROKE FROM THE BOTTOM AND FELL BACK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. *AK
THE BATTERY & THE ALTERNATOR JUST WENT DEAD, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO BRITTS TIRE SERVICE IN BETHLEHEM PA. *AK
THE BATTERY & THE ALTERNATOR JUST WENT DEAD, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO BRITTS TIRE SERVICE IN BETHLEHEM PA. *AK
INSTALLED A 15A FUSE INTO FUSE HOLDER FOR FACTORY FOG LAMPS AND TURNED ON FACTORY SWITCH AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASH BY WIRING HARNESS. WHEN SEEN SMOKE, TURNED OFF THE FOG LIGHTS. NO BURN MARKS SEEN. TRIED STANDARD HEADLIGHTS, THEY DON'T WORK. TRIED TO START VEHICLE, NO START. BATTERY WENT DEAD. ...
THE PAINT STARTED TO BUBBLE ABOUT A YR AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE VAN. THEN AFTER THE PAINT BUBBLED IT JUST PEELED OFF. WE FINALLY SANDED THE HOOD & PUT PRIMER ON IT, THE REST OF THE BODY IS DOING THE SAME. WE CAN'T WASH IT WITHOUT THE PAINT COMING OFF! PLEASE HELP!!!!!
THE PAINT BEGAN TO "BUBBLE" APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE.
STEERING WHEEL TILT WAS LOOSE, CONSUMER TIGHTENED IT. VIBRATION CAUSES THE BOLTS TO COME OUT WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THEN A LOCK WASHER WAS APPLIED. ALSO STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE DOOR LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING SIDE DOOR STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION.
THE INSIDE OF THE VAN BURNED UP WHILE BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VAN TO BURN. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK
SIDE CARGO DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ABS FAIL WHEN ONE SIDE IS ON DRY GROUND AND THE OTHER SIDE ON ICE.
THE OWNER OF VEHICLE'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT ONE POINT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF CONSUMER STOPPED, BUT CONSUMER SAID: SHE HAD ENOUGH SPACE IN FRONT OF HER TO STOP VEHICLE. WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING WITHOUT STO...
WHEN TRAVELING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. ALSO, RIGHT SUPPORT OF THE POWER ADJUSTING SEAT CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. ALSO, RIGHT SUPPORT OF THE POWER ADJUSTING SEAT CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES SKIDDED AND CAME TO A HALT.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE LEFT. DEALER DID NOTHING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ABOUT 3 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT SHE DIDN'T FIND ANY BRAKES. SHE TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SEE IF BRAKES WOULD WORK. THEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER. BUT,THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY REPLA...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ABOUT 3 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT SHE DIDN'T FIND ANY BRAKES. SHE TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SEE IF BRAKES WOULD WORK. THEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER. BUT,THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY REPLA...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ABOUT 3 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT SHE DIDN'T FIND ANY BRAKES. SHE TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SEE IF BRAKES WOULD WORK. THEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER. BUT,THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY REPLA...
TRANSMISSION VIBRATION REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVERHAULED . NLM
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. NLM
OIL SENDING BLOCK UNIT FAILED. NLM
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
GAS PEDAL STICK, VAN WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, THROTTLE CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED DUE TO FAULTY ACCELERATOR CABLE THROTTLE BODY.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED DUE TO FAULTY ACCELERATOR CABLE THROTTLE BODY.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBORAD AREA. SMELLS LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. SMELL STILL EXISTS.. (UNDER PE9702500)
AT 30 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN EXPERIENCED SINCE. *AK
TILT STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THAT HE HAD VEHICLE IN THE DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS FOUND A FAULTY MODULATOR VALVE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIDDLE WINDOW INPLODED INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER ON OCCUPANTS. *AK
BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE.
VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE SOMETIMES DURING THE NIGHT. THE WHOLE INTERIOR BURNED, NOTHING WAS LEFT OF THE DASH. *AK *JB
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED; ALSO, SEAT BELT FAIE=LED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED; ALSO, SEAT BELT FAIE=LED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALSO DISC ROTOR SEPARATED FROM ITS HUB DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALSO DISC ROTOR SEPARATED FROM ITS HUB DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
OIL PRESSURE SENSOR SENDING UNIT NEEDLE JUMPS UP/DOWN, DOES NOT REMAIN STABLE, DENIES DRIVER OF ACURATE OIL GAUGE, ENGINE COULD FREEZE IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE OF VEHICLE BY NEIGHBOR, OWNER WAS NOTIFIED, BY TIME FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES AND WAS TOTALED.*AK
ABS BRAKING; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. )AK
ABS BRAKING; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. )AK
ABS BRAKING; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. )AK
ABS, WHEN ARE APPLIED THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKS UP. TT
RIGHT IDLER ARM FELL APART ON THE FRAME END. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC. TT CONSUMER STATES FAILED PART HAD JUST BEEN GREASED AND INSPECTED A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO FAILING, VEHICLE VEERED TO RIGHT AT TIME OF FAILURE, VERY HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CON...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAIN -THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND WHEN IT DID ,IT SHIFTED AND JERKED AUTO OFF ROAD. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE, LIGHT CAME ON YELLOW. TT
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT OF IDLER ARMS. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APLLIED LOW BRAKE PRESSURE AND LOST EFFECTIVENESS. TT
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . TT
#PE910052 BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THERE WERE NO BRAKES ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER AUTO. TT
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PUMP HAS GONE OUT AND DOES NOT OPERATE THE BRAKES PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE SEAT BELTS WILL COME UNLATCHED WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE PUT ON THE BELT, AS IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION. TT
REAR BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED, RESULTING IN PEDAL FADING AND LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, DEALER SAID ABS SYSTEM FAILED, NEED TO REPLACE SENSOR VALVE. TT
SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHEN OPENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
OWNER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS ON BOTH FRONT SIDES TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND RUINED A NUMBER OF TIRES. TT
OWNER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS ON BOTH FRONT SIDES TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND RUINED A NUMBER OF TIRES. TT
ELECTRONIC POWER SEAT RELEASES FROM TRACK DUE TO CRACKS AROUND THE BOLTS RETAINING THE TOP EDGE OF SEAT MECHANISM. TT
DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD INSTANTLY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO HINGE BREAKAGE. TT
TIE ROD ENDS LOOSENED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. TT
IDLRT ARMS LOOSENED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY. TT