1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO Power Train Problems

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

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 POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE OFF THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL. *AK *ML

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD. YH

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 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

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

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 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 SOLENOID AND THE CRUISE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

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 VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST ROLLING. COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

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 BACK IN STARTED UP AND VAN DROVE OFF. SEEMED TO SHIFT NORMALLY, THEN CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE VAN DID NOT WANT TO MOVE ANYMORE. CUT OFF, LET SET FOR FEW MINUTES, STARTED AND DROVE OFF. VAN WILL DRIVE IN A STEADY SPEED STATE FOR 5 MILES OR SO AND ACTS LIKE CLUTCH BEGINS TO SLIP AND THEN LIKE BEING PUT IN NEUTRAL. IT WILL NOT PULL. WHEN GOING UP A BRIDGE OR STEEP INCLINE, THE CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO KICK DOWN A GEAR, IT THEN ACTS LIKE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RACES. ALMOST GOT CAUGHT ON A BRIDGE COMING HOME DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO PULL OVER IT. VERY SCAREY!!!

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

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

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

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

REPLACED NOISY REAR AXLE.

TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR/GRINDS.

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK/REPLACED. *TW