1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO Problems & Recalls

BOTH FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. SECONDARY PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY DRAINING IF LEFT MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. BOTH BATTERIES ARE ONE YEAR OLD, IN GOOD CON...

Mileage: 180,000

BOTH FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. SECONDARY PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY DRAINING IF LEFT MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. BOTH BATTERIES ARE ONE YEAR OLD, IN GOOD CON...

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS THE FLUID LEAKED ONTO A RUSTED AREA OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 175,000

WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT, WHICH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I MERGE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND WHEN RESTING UPON TOP OF TRUCK, THE REAR LEFT TIRE BROKE OFF OF THE HUB, AND AXLE. *AK

Mileage: 170,000

WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT, WHICH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I MERGE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND WHEN RESTING UPON TOP OF TRUCK, THE REAR LEFT TIRE BROKE OFF OF THE HUB, AND AXLE. *AK

Mileage: 170,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT ACCOMMODATE OBESE INDIVIDUALS. THE RETRACTOR DID NOT REACH THE LATCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EXTENSIONS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB CONSUMER WAS 5'9" AND 200 LBS. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS 6 INCHES SHORT. *LA

Mileage: 131,000

TORSION BAR THAT SUPPORT ENGINE BROKE IN TWO. *LA THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND SHORTENED THE BARS BY THREE INCHES. THE OLD DESIGN ALLOWED SALT, WATER AND ICE TO GET INTO THE EXTENSION SLEEVES. *JB

TORSION BAR THAT SUPPORT ENGINE BROKE IN TWO. *LA THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND SHORTENED THE BARS BY THREE INCHES. THE OLD DESIGN ALLOWED SALT, WATER AND ICE TO GET INTO THE EXTENSION SLEEVES. *JB

WHILE TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , AND CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mileage: 186,000

MECHANICAL-BOUGHT '93 EXT. MODEL IN '96. REPLACED TWO STARTERS, TWO BATTERIES GOING TOWARDS MY THIRD ONE, HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THE TRANNY STARTS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, WON'T BOTHER TRYING THE A/C NO MORE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON...

Mileage: 98,000

MY 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WAS RECALLED FOR PAINT PEELING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO "REPAINTED MY VEHICLE". THEY HAD IT FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED, IT DID APPEAR REPAINTED. HOWEVER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS THE PAINT IS SLOWLY PEELIN...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 94 V 177 000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLES HEAD RESTRAINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

Mileage: 100,000

FEMALE PORTION OF REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE (FOR SHOULDER HARNESS) STICKS UP TOO FAR. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS FINDING TODDLER CHILD SEATS THAT WILL BUCKLE PROPERLY IN VEHICLE. OWNER USED TO USE CENTER LAP BELT. NOW HAS THREE CHILDREN AND NEEDS TO USE ONE OF THE SHOULDER BELTS. *JB

Mileage: 145,000

THE TIRE REAR TIRES CONTAINED SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS.*JB *TS

Mileage: 7,300

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED INWARD DUE TO UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

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CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE, KEEPS BREAKING. HAD THEM REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE FROM, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE TO DROP, MAKING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. NLM

COMMON FAILURE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC (NEW HOPE AUTOMOTIVE). RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CERTAINLY WOULD OF LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I'D BEEN DRIVING WHEN IT OCCURRED. MY MECHANIC SAID THE DEALER HAS SOLD 70 OF THE SAME PART IN LAST WEEK. SERIOUS FAILURE, SHOU...

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFT WILL LOCK IN GEAR PERIODICLY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH, THE TORTION BAR HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING TEN TO FIFTEEN MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK. REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 136,000 MILES. FRONT DISC BRAKES HAD BEEN TO BE REPLACED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE. DEALER HAS...

WHILE TRAVELING TEN TO FIFTEEN MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK. REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 136,000 MILES. FRONT DISC BRAKES HAD BEEN TO BE REPLACED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE. DEALER HAS...

WHILE TRAVELING TEN TO FIFTEEN MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK. REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 136,000 MILES. FRONT DISC BRAKES HAD BEEN TO BE REPLACED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE. DEALER HAS...

DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING IN 2000. DURING THAT TIME THEY HAD ONLY COME ON ONCE. DEALER AT NIGHT COULD NOT READ ANY OF THE GAUGES. CONSUMER OWNED A 1986 VEHICLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS.*AK

DRIVER'S AND SLIDING OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK WHEN OPENING DOORS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HANDLES ONCE FOR EACH DOOR. HANDLES WERE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO. CONSUMER DIDN'T TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN SUMMER WHEN A/C IS ON. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES ALMOST TO RED, AND A/C HAS TO BE TURNED OFF. IN WINTER VEHICLE RUNS COLD. HEAT COMES OUT LUKE WARM EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING 3 HOURS OR MORE. CONSUMER FEELS WATER PUMP IS WOREN OUT OR THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE CH...

AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER MAKING PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS TO NHTSA. ...

SUSPENSION STRUT BAR SNAPED IN TWO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BUCKLE. *AK *SLC

BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ABS BRAKES WERER NOT WORKING. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY REPRESENTATIVE AT MANUFACTURER THAT VIN WAS A PART OF RECALL. BUT, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT AFTER RECENT CHANGES VIN # WAS NO LONGER U...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. CHEVROLET, ASTRO VAN, 1993. *AK RIDGESTONE DUELER APT, LT215/75R15, DOT 7BD0PUB507, DRIVER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, ALSO REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED DUE TO LEFT TORSION BAR BREAKING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER PART HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON OUTSIDE, DESIGN HAS BEEN CHANGED ON NEW PART. *AK

SO MANY OF THESE UNITS ARE FAILING THAT DEALER PARTS MAN KNOWS THE PART NUMBER IN HIS HEAD.KELLY BLUE BOOK WARNS OF REPEAT FAILURES WITH THIS UNIT ON [W] CODE 4.3 ENGINES.THIS ENGINE IS ALSO IN THE S-10 PICK UP TRUCKS AND S-10 BLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR.A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND G.M. HAS NO RECAL...

SO MANY OF THESE UNITS ARE FAILING THAT DEALER PARTS MAN KNOWS THE PART NUMBER IN HIS HEAD.KELLY BLUE BOOK WARNS OF REPEAT FAILURES WITH THIS UNIT ON [W] CODE 4.3 ENGINES.THIS ENGINE IS ALSO IN THE S-10 PICK UP TRUCKS AND S-10 BLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR.A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND G.M. HAS NO RECAL...

VAN HAS BEEN HARD TO START FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. COULD NOT START VAN WITHOUT ADDITIONAL VOLTAGE ASSISTANCE. SINCE VAN WOULD RUN ONCE STARTED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT SUSPECTED. WHEN VAN WAS PUT ON A SCOPE, THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT 45 (SPECS ARE FROM 40 - 50, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE...

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DRIVER'S DOOR WELD CRACKED ON THE HINGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE ON LEFT REAR BLEW OUT ON FWY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART. FIRESTONE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, MADE ME PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE. THEY SAID I DID NOT BUY THEIR PROTECTION PLAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SEAT BELTS) IN THE REAR SEATS HAVE A LONG PLASTIC SLEVE ON THE FEMALE END, THIS PLASTIC SLEVE DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER TIGHTENING FOR A INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD SAFETY SEAT, IN ORDER TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN A CHILD SEAT DOWN YOU HAVE TO CUT THE PLASTIC SLEVE OFF AND THEN TWIST TH...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. STARTED THE ENGINE, STEPPED ON BRAKE AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT IF TURN KEY HALFWAY THAT CAN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND THEN TURN KEY ALL THE WAY ON. DOING THIS WITH POWE...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. CONSUMER CAME BACK THAT EVENING AND VEHICLE WAS SITTING UNEVEN ON THE GROUND. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE, CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH TORSION BARS. *AK *ML

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON HOIST, AND PUSHED ON BRAKES & NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES. *AK

UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL ABS BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE ACTIVATING, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. I CHECKED BRAKE PADS,ROTOR AND CALIPERS. NO FAILURE OR WEAR TO THESE ITEMS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WORSEN, WITH INTERMITTENT RAPID APPLICATION OF ABS WITH JUST A SLIGHT OR NORMAL APPLICATION OF BR...

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE, PEDAL FELT NORMAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE SKATES. TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO CRUISE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED. YH

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED. YH

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED. YH

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

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WHILE CORNING AT 15 MPH FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK. *AK

WHILE CORNING AT 15 MPH FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK. *AK

THE ABS SWITCH HAS GONE OUT CAUSING THE GEARS TO NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK POSITION. DLR HAS REPLACED THE ABS SWITCH 3 TIMES BEFORE AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MJS

THE ABS SWITCH HAS GONE OUT CAUSING THE GEARS TO NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK POSITION. DLR HAS REPLACED THE ABS SWITCH 3 TIMES BEFORE AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MJS

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT, DIFFICULT TO USE WHEN WEARING A HEAVY COAT / AND OVER WEIGHT. *YC

THE GEAR SHIFT RELEASE LOCKS UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE FAIL TO SHIFT FROM PARK POSITION TO DRIVE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER TSB #93C56A. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SHIFTING PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN IT'S HOT. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. *AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER WILL ALSO GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE TURNED, THE SWITCH SENSOR WOULD COME ON, GO OFF, AND COME BACK ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC, FRONT BRAKES REPLACED & REAR ONES CHECKED. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR COMPLETELY BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT END SUPPORT TO COLLAPSE, AND VEHICLE HAD TO SPIN TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TORSION BAR HAS BROKEN, IN THE SAME PLACE BOTH TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

IDLER ARM FAILURE FOUND IN STATE INSPECTIONS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL NOTICE (99I006), NOTICE NOT RECEIVED. *YC

MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP WERE VAN WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE FOR ENGINE TROUBLE. MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER SHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 96. FIRST WITH 73,412 MILES. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP WERE VAN WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE FOR ENGINE TROUBLE. MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER SHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 96. FIRST WITH 73,412 MILES. *AK

WHEN OWNER WENT TO SIT UP IN THE VAN, THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER DROPPED DOWN ONTO THE WHEEL. AFTER THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE, THE TORSION BAR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FEMALE PART OF LAP BELT IN BENCH SEAT IS TOO LONG CAUSING IT TO BE HAZARDOUS. NOT ONLY IS THE BELT OVER THE RIB CAGE BUT THE HARD PIECE OF THE BELT IS IN THE WRONG PLACE CAUSING DISCOMFORT IN NORMAL DRIVING. ON AN ADULT, IT ALSO FITS WRONG, IT IS SO LONG IT STILL ALLOWS THE BELT TO COME OVER HIGH...

THE VAN WILL NOT SHIFT INTO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE UNLESS IT IS STARTED IN NEUTAL FIRST. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ONCE IN 1994 FREE OF CHARGE. DEALER IS AWARE OF CURRENT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HEATED UP FROM THE FLOORBOARD AREA & BURNED THE CARPETING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. TOOK TO DEALER, BUT MECHANIC HAD NOT CHECKED IT. *AK

THE VAN WAS IN THE PARKING GEAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, AND RIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE PARK SO...

THE VAN WAS IN THE PARKING GEAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, AND RIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE PARK SO...

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION RIGHT AND LEFT BOTH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE IN FRONT.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER AND WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING, TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DID NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN CONSUMER WAS STOPPING. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AGAIN, VEHICLE WOULD START IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO, WHEN TAKING OFF, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, AND V...

THE VEHICLE WON'T GET OUT OF PARK POSITION, BUT IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD INTO GEAR WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MFR HAD A RECALL #93C56. RECALL HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FULL OF ROCKS FOR A SHORT WHILE, KIND OF CAUSED THE VAN TO JERK LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL, WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, JUST LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL IN ALL RANGES. CUT OFF ENGINE, CHECKED FOR TRANSMISSION, STILL FULL AND RED, GOT ...

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FROM THE VENT TUBE ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN STEPPING ON THE RUNNING B0ARD TO GET INTON THE VAN, THE TORSION BAR BROKE. MANUFACTURE/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NOT WILLING TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. DEALER DID STATE THAT THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE TORSION BAR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *AK

SAFETY DEVICE WHICH ALLOWS VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE GEAR UNLESS FOOT IS ON BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WIIL NOT DISENGAGE OUT OF PARK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. CONSUMER ALSO NOTES GM IS AWARE OF DEFECT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED. *SLC

ANTI LOCKS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

INTERLOCKING BRAKE SWITCH FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

SHOCKS FAILED.

DISTRIBUTOR AND ROTOR FAILED.

BACK DOOR LEAKING.

TORSION BAR BROKE CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRST TIME CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON ROAD AT 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WAS PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, A...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WITHOUT STOPPING FOR A FEW FEET AWAY. *AK

ABS BRAKES SCORED. UNDER ICY CONDITIONS PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR.

SPARE TIRE IS LOCATED UNDER THE CAR IT IS ROAD HAZARD, FELL OFF AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. YH

TOP MOUNTED OVERHEAD LIGHTS HAD WRONG VOLTAGE OF BULBS USED IN THEM, RESULTING IN MELTING OF PLASTIC INSIDE VEHICLE. *AK

MARK III CONVERSION VAN OWNER'S MANUAL DID NOT SPECIFY REPLACEMENT CEILING BULBS. WHEN TWO FRONT BULBS BURNED OUT, THEY WERE REPLACED BY GM SPECIFIED REPLACEMENT BULBS FOR 93 ASTRO. AFTER THIS REPLACEMENT, THE BULBS MELTED THE PLASTIC LAMP HOUSING, WITH A RESULTING POTENTIAL OF FIRE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FROM PARK INTO GEAR. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN GOING 45-55MPH & HAVE TO BRAKE HARD, SUDDENLY VEHICLE WOULD GO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ABS BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO CATCH AT THAT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING TEH VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. OWNER STATES BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE HAD TO BE USED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK

ABS FRAKE FAILURE. ALSO VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR.

ABS FRAKE FAILURE. ALSO VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR.

THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE IS EXTREMELY LOOSE, AND THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE BACK OF VAN IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NEED TO BE PUMP FOR APPLICATION.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. OWNER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS A MIUSHY FEELING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AT 18K , 31K AND 38K MILES. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A PANIC STOP OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TAKE MORE TIME TO STOP. THE TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR, AND THE TRUCK HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. *AK

REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE.

DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LOST ALL BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS HAD LOST THE COMPUTER MEMORY AND HAD TO BE RESET. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT DEAD, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH INSTANTANEOUSLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHERE TWO WIRES HAD TOUCHED. *AK TWO WIRE TE...

PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE DOME LIGHT BULBS ARE MELTING FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT.

OIL PAN RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT THINKS THAT IT STARTED FROM THE REAR HEATER, CAUSING THE WHOLE INSIDE INTERIOR TO BURN UP. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED SHE HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES WERE USED, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR BRAKES BEFORE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE ROTORS AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE ROTORS AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE ROTORS AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING NORMAL BRAKING, COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES DO NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH IN AN EMERGENCY, A GREATER DISTANCE IS NEEDED TO MAKE A STOP WITH ANTI-LOCKING BRAKES.*JB

FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING TIRES TO FAIL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE FROM THE CARRIER AND FELL OFF ONTO THE ROAD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

FILLED BEFORE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRAL SYSTEM ; STARTED THE CAR UP THEN DIED AND STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE DASH BECAUSE OF THE WIRING . PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR DUE TO FAILED INTERLOCK BRAKE SWITCH.

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO SHORT IN WIRE TO SPEED SENSOR.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING SEAT BELTS, HAD WORK DONE UNDER RECALL, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS, CONSUMER WANTS RECALL WORK TO BE DONE AGAIN. *AK

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKEING SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.*AK

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKEING SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST.*AK

FAILURE ON THE REAR LIFTGATE AND THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR CAN NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGERS IN POSITION WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING INJURY. *DH

SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SD

ENGINE PROBLEM. *SD

AN AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING LINE FREEZES UP AND WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, IT BLOWS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.THIS IS FOR A HANDICAPPED VEHICLE. *AK

AN AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING LINE FREEZES UP AND WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, IT BLOWS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.THIS IS FOR A HANDICAPPED VEHICLE. *AK

AN AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING LINE FREEZES UP AND WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, IT BLOWS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.THIS IS FOR A HANDICAPPED VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELTS REPLACED UNDER RECALL DUE TO BEING TOO SHORT. *SD

WELDS THAT HOLD WINDOW GUIDES IN THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S DOORS CAME LOOSE. *TT

FRONT WHEELS ARE FEATHERING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRES; WHEELS SHAKES; DIFFICULTY STEERING. TT

UPON HITTING A TREE, DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE, RESULTING IN COLLAPSING. TT

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. TT

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 45-60MPH EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE, DEALER CAN'T FIX

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 45-60MPH EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE, DEALER CAN'T FIX

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 45-60MPH EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE, DEALER CAN'T FIX

FEMALE PORTION OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS UP TOO FAR. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS ASSEMBLING CHILD SEATS IN VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS, BRAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IF APPLIED VERY QUICKLY. TT

ABS: APPLY BRAKES, HEAR NOISE IN BRAKING SYSTEM, INDICATING ABS IS KICKING IN; BRAKES QUIT WORKING; NO WARNING, OTHER THAN NOISY SOUND. TT

REAR BENCH SEAT, LATCH FAILED, CAUSING BENCH SEAT TO FALL FORWARD AND WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

CONSUMER STATES RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL. SWITCH REPLACED (4) TIMES AS A RESULT WHILE SITTING STOPPED VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY WITH NO WARNING.

DIFFICULTY GETTING RECALL REPAIR DONE DUE TO UNAVAILABLE PARTS/SCHEDULING. *SD

REAR HATCH DOOR HINGE FAILED. *SD

THE IDLER ARMS ARE SHOT AND IT WORE OUT THE TIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

MUFFLER SEPARATED FROM EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK

COURTESY LIGHTS CAUGHT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE. TT

RIDING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN REAR QUARTER GLASS BLEW OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TT

REPLACED NOISY REAR AXLE.

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP/FADED, ALSO SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR/GRINDS.

FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS.

POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE RUPTURED. TT

POWER BRAKE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE RAPTURED. TT

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED.

POWER STEERING LEAK DUE TO CRIMP IN AUXILLARY POWER STEERING LINE.

BRAKE FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK/REPLACED. *TW

LOOSE WIRING AT IAC VALVE.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED DURING SUDDEN STOP, RESULTING IN INJURY.

VEHICLE STALLED. *SKD

WHEELS LIKE IT OVER POWERS THE POWER STEERING. CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRIFT. TT

BENCH SEAT SEAT BELT IS TOO LONG, CAUSING BELT TO BE IN WRONG POSITION WHEN FASTENED. *SKD

POOR FIT OF REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. UPON VEHICLE ACCIDENT COULD CAUSE CHILD TO BE THROWN FROM SEAT. PLEASE DECRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT

PREMATURE LOCK UP OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

THROTTLE BODY LEAK.

EXHAUST PIPE EMITS BLUE SMOKE. *AK

REPLACED VALVE STEM SEALS DUE TO OIL LEAK.