1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO Problems & Recalls

TAKATA RECALL UPON LEAVING MY CONDOMINIUM PARKING LOT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CURB YOU MUST DRIVE OVER BEFORE EXITING. THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A LOCAL CITY STREET. RESULTING IN THE VEHICAL TO COLLAPSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FRAME IS RESTED ON T...

Mileage: 187,000

WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD HAD DRIVER TO DRIVER FRONT END COLLISION. FRONT VEHICLE GAVE WAY AND CRUSHED. THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED AND HAD TO BE CUT OUT. THEN TAKEN OUT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. 2ND VEHICLE ALSO AN ASTROVAN SIMILAR DAMAGE THE DRIVER DIED ON THE SCENE.

Mileage: 146,000

PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT ( 35MPH SLIGHT RIGHT TURN) STARTED TO TURN LEFT TO PARKING SPACE AND ENGINE CUT-OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. INCIDENT WAS RECORDED BY MY DASH CAM: HTTP://S247.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/USER/HCHICKPEA/MEDIA/VANPOWERCUTOUT_ZPSB0E071E6.MP4.HTML YOU CAN SEE THE FLASH ...

Mileage: 220,000

PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT ( 35MPH SLIGHT RIGHT TURN) STARTED TO TURN LEFT TO PARKING SPACE AND ENGINE CUT-OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. INCIDENT WAS RECORDED BY MY DASH CAM: HTTP://S247.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/USER/HCHICKPEA/MEDIA/VANPOWERCUTOUT_ZPSB0E071E6.MP4.HTML YOU CAN SEE THE FLASH ...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO POWER OFF THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE F...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO POWER OFF THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE F...

Mileage: 200,000

THIS VEHICLE AMONG OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY GM AND GMC HAVE A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH THAT FAILS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE. THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND GM DID NOTHING TO RE...

Mileage: 105,000

THIS VEHICLE AMONG OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY GM AND GMC HAVE A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH THAT FAILS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE. THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND GM DID NOTHING TO RE...

Mileage: 105,000

THIS VEHICLE AMONG OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY GM AND GMC HAVE A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH THAT FAILS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE. THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND GM DID NOTHING TO RE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VI...

Mileage: 125,810

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING UNIT 1 TO GO OFF THE ROAD STRIKING THE GAURDRAIL. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0395-90)*JB UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

IRREGULAR RIDE AND TIRE LOSING AIR, SEPERATED W/ VISIBLE STEEL INSIDE SEARS AUTO BILLINGS,MT 2/18 WOULD NOT WARRANTY OR EXCHANGE TIRE WITH 9/32S MEASURED TREAD I NEED AN OUTLET IN 59047 OR 59718 AS SEARS IS 135 MILES AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 132,889

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT GOING 40 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MAT NEED TO BE CHECKED ON OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, ONE OF OUR FIRESTONE FR 410 TIRES EXPLODED IN BUSY TRAFFIC, PLACING US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS WAS A FRONT TIRE ON AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE VAN. PUTTING ON THE SPACE-SAVER SP...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORSION BAR FAILED, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE WHEEL SCRAPES AGAINST THE FENDER WHE...

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND HARNESS. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOIC...

Mileage: 103,234

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NOT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED TH...

Mileage: 97,000

FUEL PUMP FAILED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS TWICE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET AND SNOWY THE BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. TH...

Mileage: 67,000

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 41 IN PRINCETON, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 M.P.H. UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WITHOUT HER COMMAND, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF AND FORCED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT SHE WAS NOT UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AT THE TI...

Mileage: 133,000

I HAD JUST PARKED MY CHEVROLET ASTRO AWD IN THE GARAGE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. THE FRONT END WAS SITTING ON THE SUSPENSION STOPS. I AM LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN 10 MINUTES EARLIER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 99,132

DT: THE TORSION BARS ARE BREAKING AND IT DROPS THE SUSPENSION. DO NOT HAVE ANY STEERING. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE TORSION BAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CAUSE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE SALT ON ROADWAY CAUSED THEM TO RUST. THIS HAP...

Mileage: 100,000

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE TORSION BAR BROKE AND DROVE ITSELF INTO THE AXLE SHAFT WHICH ALSO HAD TO REPLACED.. THE DEALER FIXED THE PART, AND SAID IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE REPAIR INCLUDED ALL FOUR OF THE TORSION BARS...

Mileage: 66,000

THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MILES PER HOUR, THEREBY LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. IS THE 3RD TIME IN 3 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, STALLED AND REFUSED TO RESTART, 2ND TIME WAITING FOR BRIDGE TO CLOSE, TODAY GOING DOWN ROAD. COULD ...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR POPPED OUT. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC MIRROR. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ALSO CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF *NM

Mileage: 103,668

RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V150000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE OPERATING PRIOR TO DEALER REPLACING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. CURRENTLY, AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO ...

THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE. *PH CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE MAIN ROAD; HOWEVER, DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKES, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO PARK. THE VE...

Mileage: 97,186

THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE. *PH CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE MAIN ROAD; HOWEVER, DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKES, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO PARK. THE VE...

Mileage: 97,186

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING 2) FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: WIRE INSIDE TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED A "KNOT" WHICH MADE THE TIRE UNSERVICABLE AS THE CAR VIBRATED SIGNIFICANTLY 3) FAILURE CORRECTION: ORDERED NEW TIRE; DEFECTIVE TIRE STILL AVAILABLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CARBON BUILDING UP IN MY EZRA VALVE OF MY 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE CARBON BLASTED OUT MORE THAN ONCE. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I ADD PRODUCTS TO HELP WITH THE CARBON PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL CONTINUES. I CONTACT...

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. GM OFFERED TO REPLACE IT BEFORE 75000 MILES. NFORTUNATELY MY VAN HAS MORE THAN THAT AND CHEVROLET DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK IT SHOULD BE CONSIDER FOR A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SINCE WHEN EGR FAILS IT STOPS THE ENGINE OPERATION AND POWER S...

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAD A ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET/ EGR VALVE TWICE, AND FUEL INJECTORS. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS RESOLVED T...

Mileage: 113,000

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAD A ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET/ EGR VALVE TWICE, AND FUEL INJECTORS. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS RESOLVED T...

Mileage: 113,000

ABS CAUSE THE BRAKES TO ENTIRELY STOP WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 113,500

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM LOCKS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. *AK

Mileage: 86,000

THE ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING LONGER STOPING DISTANCES AND THE INABILITY TO STOP.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALV...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALV...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALV...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALV...

THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO DROP ON ONE CORNER, MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE BAR SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF-ROAD OR OTHERWISE ABUSED. HAD THE BAR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *JB

Mileage: 87,126

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE . DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS BROKE LOOSE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTANED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. MANUFACTUR...

BOTH TORSION BARS OF MY VAN FAILED WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET BESIDE THE CURB. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DROPPED ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED BOTH TORSION BARS HAD FAILED. REPAIRS ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE FUEL LINE WAS LOOSE, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE VENTILATION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DESCRIPTION; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD AND CENTER CONSOLE HAVE FAILED. AS A RESULT, CANNOT SEE GAUGES WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD AND CENTER CONSOLE HAVE FAILED. AS A RESULT, CANNOT SEE GAUGES WHEN TRAVELING AT NIGHT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO ONE SIDE DUE TO THE TORSION BAR SNAPPING. *AK THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *SCC *JB *JB

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UNSAFETY ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP, CONNECTION INSIDE THE GAS TANK BURNED OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

PAINT POPPING OFF ON TOP OF VAN AND THE HOOD -THIS STARTED A 1 1/2 YEAR AGO, NOT THE PAINT HAS STARTED POPPING OFF ON THE SIDES AND REAR. *AK

WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF VAN WENT DOWN LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN. GOT OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT TIRES WERE OK, BUT FRONT END WAS SAGGING DOWN WITH HARDLY ANY ROOM IN WHEEL WELLS FOR TIRES TO TURN. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD THEM TOW TO DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 98,399

RIGHT TORSION BAR FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BARS SINCE GM REDESIGNED THEM. COST $725. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT PIN POINT PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 146,000

FRONT LEFT SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. DROVE THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE. WIFE GOT INTO VEHICLE ON 6-2-03 AND FRONT END HAD SAGGED ON THE LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR FACILITY AND REPORTED THAT TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN. WHEN A GM DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR PARTS, IT WAS STRE...

MY FAMILY AND I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 50 MILES AND WERE GOING TO EAT DINNER, WHILE TURNING RIGHT OFF A STREET WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VAN FELL. I ASSUMED WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE, BUT WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK, THE TIRE WAS STILL UP. AFTER JACKING UP THE VAN AND LOOKING AT THE B...

THE EGR VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 4/15/03. *JB

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. ON THE WAY HOME, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AT HOME, I NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS VISIBLY SAGGING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TORSION BAR HAD BROKE. HE ALSO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEA...

Mileage: 120,000

FUEL INJECTION UNIT WENT BAD. ONE OF THE LINES GOT A HOLE IN IT AND STARTED LEAKING GAS. MAKING YOU REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL INJECTION UNIT

Mileage: 153,058

THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE METAL PORTION OF THE PAD GRIND INTO THE CALIPER. IT HAD ALREADY CUT 1/4 INCH INTO CALIPER, WHICH WAS ALMOST SEVERED. *JB

THE VAN WOULD SEEM IN PERFECT RUNNING ORDER, BUT AFTER PARKING AND RETURNING TO VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AT ALL. WHEN WE TOOK OFF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK, THE WIRES HAD SHORTED OUT AND WERE BURNED. THIS SEEMS DANGEROU...

Mileage: 132,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF DUE TO A BAD EGR VALVE.*JB

WHY HASN'T THIS COMPONENT BEEN RECALLED WHEN WE HAVE HEARD THAT MANY HAVE BROKE AND WHEN REPLACING YOU HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES BECAUSE THERE IS A NEW DESIGN. DT

CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS WORKING INTERMITTENLY, BUT NOW HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING THE RAIN. TS

WINDSHEILD WIPERS START AND STOP ON THERE OWN STOPPING MORE THAN GOING. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AND FELL ON THE TIRE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE IN THE REPAIRS SHOP THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THE IDLER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

VAN WAS SITTING ON DRIVEWAY WE HEARD A POP AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED ONTO THE TIRE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, DRIVER SAID THIS WAS THE 2ND ONE THAT WEEK. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TORSION BAR AND THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE BOTH. ADAPTERS WERE ON 1 WEEK BACK ORDER. WAS TOLD THAT THE DESIGN HAD CHANGED....

GENERAL MOTORS CASE NO. S1-2161972. DEALER OFFERED TO PARTIALLY WAIVE COST OF REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT REPAIR CONSISTED OF RE-ROUTING WIRE TO PREVENT BREAK FROM HAPPENING AGAIN WITHOUT INPUT FROM GM ON A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEEK TO HAVE THE REPAIR REVIEWED BY GM ENGINEERING AND OBTAIN CONFIRMATION...

WHILE DRIVING TORSION BAR BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS BROKE, RESULTING IN FRONT END FALLING DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TORSION BAR BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS BROKE, RESULTING IN FRONT END FALLING DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

1. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. OFTEN THE WIPERS WILL CYCLE WHEN NOT NEEDED AND ON THEIR OWN. THE WIPER BLADES HAVE TO BE REPLACED TOO OFTEN DUE TO WEAR. WE CANNOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE BLADES WITH THE SWITCH. ...

1. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. OFTEN THE WIPERS WILL CYCLE WHEN NOT NEEDED AND ON THEIR OWN. THE WIPER BLADES HAVE TO BE REPLACED TOO OFTEN DUE TO WEAR. WE CANNOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE BLADES WITH THE SWITCH. ...

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPORADICALLY. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

FOR OVER 2 YEARS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RUN ON OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE LOCAL NEWS THAT YOU ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON VANS OUR YEAR. WE HAD THE WIPER BOARD REPLACED & NOW ALL WORKS CORRECTLY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF ANYTIME AND THEN FAIL TO TURN ON OR STOP WHEN BEING USED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE PURSUING TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND FRONT TIRES STARTED TO RUB AGAINST FRONT FRAME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, MECHANIC STATED TORSION BAR WAS CORRODED. *TT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED .CONSUMER REALIZED VEHICLE WAS DROPPING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED TORSON BAR WAS CORRODED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE DROPPING. *AK

THE FRONT LEFT TORSION BAR BROKE AFTER WE CAME HOME. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE SO THAT WE COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE BODY OF THE VAN HITTING THE TIRES. WE FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, AS IT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE ...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING HEARD NOISES. DRIVER STATES FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHIC...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING HEARD NOISES. DRIVER STATES FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHIC...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CUT OFF WHEN RAINING CREATING A HAZARD. THEY INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF AND ON. THIS PROBLEM EXIST WITH MY SISTER'S 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO TOO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, TORSION BARS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVROLET TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WITH THE VEHICLE. *JG

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, TORSION BAR SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN FAILING IN THE SUMMER OF 1997 AND FINELY PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WOULD NEVER COME ON. I LOVE MY ASTRO AND IT HAS BEEN THE MOST RELIABLE VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED, BUT I WOULD HAVE SOLD IT IF I LIVED IN SEATTLE, WA. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT I LIVE WHERE IT SELDOM...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER ONE DAY LATER, BY THAT TIME DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE HAD DROPPED, AS WELL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES, IT WAS RUSTED THROUGH. A NEWLY DESIGNED TORSIO...

THIS PART WAS HAD A DESIGN CHANGE BY THE COMPANY OF CHEVROLET, ALTHOUGH THEY FAILED TO POST THIS ANYWHERE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE COMPANY AND WRITTEN THEM A LETTER AND THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED. THE FRONT OF MY CAR FELL DOWN IN A PARKING LOT THANKFULLY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH A C...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, COMING TO A STOP BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. SINCE THEN, ABS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED ABS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 10MPH IN MALL PARKING LOT HEARD A PING AND LEFT FRONT OF VECHICLE DROPED TO WERE THE TIRE HIT THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, IF HAD HAPPENED ON HI-WAY AT HI-WAY SPEEDS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCID OR DEATH. DEALER SAID WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AN...

SENSORS IN THE SIR SYSTEM WHICH ARE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT BRACKET---BOTH BRACES ON MY VAN ARE MORE THAN 60% RUSTED THROUGH--THE POTENTIAL FOR A NONDEPLOYING AIR BAG SYSTEM IS HIGHER THAN ONE THAT IS COMPLETELY INTACT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS LIGHT DOESN'T INDICATE ENGAGEMENT WHEN ALL 4 WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED.*AK

I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2000 AND IT BURNED DOWN IN 2001. I HAVE HAD THE WIREHARNES, AIRCOMPRESSOR AND FUEL INJECTION (RECALL) ALL REPAIRED BY DEALER. WHILE DRIVING ON HYWAY ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE AND FAILED. PULLED OVER AND RELIZED THAT VAN WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPTMENT SHUT OFF FIRE. VAN WAS ...

I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2000 AND IT BURNED DOWN IN 2001. I HAVE HAD THE WIREHARNES, AIRCOMPRESSOR AND FUEL INJECTION (RECALL) ALL REPAIRED BY DEALER. WHILE DRIVING ON HYWAY ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE AND FAILED. PULLED OVER AND RELIZED THAT VAN WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPTMENT SHUT OFF FIRE. VAN WAS ...

I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2000 AND IT BURNED DOWN IN 2001. I HAVE HAD THE WIREHARNES, AIRCOMPRESSOR AND FUEL INJECTION (RECALL) ALL REPAIRED BY DEALER. WHILE DRIVING ON HYWAY ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE AND FAILED. PULLED OVER AND RELIZED THAT VAN WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPTMENT SHUT OFF FIRE. VAN WAS ...

WHILE AT REST FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT OF VEHICLE TO DROP. NON DEALER SERVICE STATION INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS/ IDLER ARM/ RESURFACED ROTORS/DID WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID REMEDY WOULD BE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. NONE OF THE MENTIONED REPAIRS ...

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS/ IDLER ARM/ RESURFACED ROTORS/DID WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID REMEDY WOULD BE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. NONE OF THE MENTIONED REPAIRS ...

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS/ IDLER ARM/ RESURFACED ROTORS/DID WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID REMEDY WOULD BE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. NONE OF THE MENTIONED REPAIRS ...

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS/ IDLER ARM/ RESURFACED ROTORS/DID WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID REMEDY WOULD BE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. NONE OF THE MENTIONED REPAIRS ...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO, THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 DOT: VDHFF3A146 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO TH...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS REDUCES DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASES RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK *JB

THIS VEHICLE USES TORSION BARS INSTEAD OF SPRINGS ON FRONT SUSPENSION. LEFT TORSION BAR SNAPPED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED - DROPS BODY ONTO FRAME, APPROX 8-10 INCHES. IF THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED, WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY LOSE CONTROL. DEALER SERVICE MGR SAYS THEY SEE "LOT" OF THESE FAILURES. CALLED GM - W...

I KEPT THE VAN UNDER CONTROL BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 50-60 MPH, DRIVER FELT A BOUNCE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN TORSION BAR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR FAILED. CRACK STARTED AT A RUST SPOT ON BAR. CLASSIC 'BEACH MARKS' INDICATE FAILURE WAS PROPIGATING FROM THE RUST POINT. ASKED MANUFACTURER FOR COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WAS TURNED DOWN. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A NEW STYLE TORSION BAR WAS ALL THAT WAS AVAILABLE AND THAT...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A DOWNPOUR ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. FROM THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO AT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT GMC KNOWS THIS PROBLEM IS THERE AND HASNT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *AK

ON 2 OCCASIONS , THE THROTTLE WOULD RACE TO HIGH SPEED. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT' WOULD GO ON. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN POORLY OR AT VERY HIGH RPM'S. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN NORMALLY. A CHECK OF THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED THERE WAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBL...

ON 2 OCCASIONS , THE THROTTLE WOULD RACE TO HIGH SPEED. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT' WOULD GO ON. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN POORLY OR AT VERY HIGH RPM'S. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN NORMALLY. A CHECK OF THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED THERE WAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBL...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT HEARD A RUBBING NOISE, THEN, LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED. DEALER SAID LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. CHEVROLET CHANGED THE DESIGN, AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK DEALER STATED THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN REGARDING LOWER A FRAME BOLTS INCORRECTLY ...

LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SUSPENSION JUST DROPPED AFTER THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. *SLC

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

I SEE THE SAME THREE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE ASTRO...WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, TORSION BAR BREAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. WHEN IS CHEVROLET GOING TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

TORSION BAR FAILED, CAUSING FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, CONFIRMED BY THE REDESIGN OF THE TORSION BAR ASSEMBLY. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND HAS A...

FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSY. SHORTED OUT INSIDE OF FUEL TANK LEAVING BLACK ARCING TRACES ON COMPONENT- IF TANK WERE NOT COMMPLETELY FULL THIS WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSED AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN GRIEVOUS INJURY OR DEATH! LOCAL DEALER NOTIFIED,TO SEE IF ANY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLITINS WERE PUBLISHED AN...

RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR CRACKED , CAUSING FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE , AND DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT TORSION BARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TORSION BAR I HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 41" TO 34". PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK INVOICE ...

WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT TURN ON.*AK

FRONT LEFT TORSION BAR BREAKS DUE TO RUST DEVELOPING IN TRANSMISSIOIN MOUNT END, POOR DESIGN PERMITS WATER, SALT ACCUMULATION AT TORSION BAR END. PITTING PERMIT FRACTURES TO DEVELOPE. VEHCILE WILL SUDDENLY SAG PERMITTING ONLY SHOCK AND RUBBER SNUBBER TO ACT AS ABSORBER OF ROAD IMPACTS. COULD BE D...

WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN FRONT LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN ON TIRE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT IT WAS...

FUEL PUMP SEIZED, SHORTED OUT AND MELTED WIRES CONNECTED TO IT INSIDE FUEL TANK, BLEW FUSE. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *AJM

REPEATED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WIPERS, SOMETIMES THEY WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WHY NOT COVERED BY CHEVY RECALL #98043 (LIKE 1995 S-10 TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM). *AK

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION, P205/70R15, DOT NUMBER W2M0 F61348, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE. *SLC

BRAKES DO NOT STOP IN TIME WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IT'S RAINING OR SNOWING. *AK

VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILURE. WHEN CAR IS IDLLING GAS IS SPILLED THROUGH ENGINE, AND CAUSES GAS TO GO INTO OIL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO BRING TO A STOP USING ABS BRAKES, EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD CATCH AND BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING DUE TO A LEAKAGE. VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBELM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING DUE TO A LEAKAGE. VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBELM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEARD LOUD POP OUT OF FROM END, LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. PULLED OFF ROAD, SEEN THAT BELT WAS BROKEN. WENT TO REPLACE BELT NOTICE ALOT OF MOVEMENT IN ALTERNATOR BRACKET. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND TWO BOLTS OF THREE BROKEN OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK, OTHER IS STRIPPED OUT CAN'T REMOVE.

HEARD LOUD POP OUT OF FROM END, LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. PULLED OFF ROAD, SEEN THAT BELT WAS BROKEN. WENT TO REPLACE BELT NOTICE ALOT OF MOVEMENT IN ALTERNATOR BRACKET. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND TWO BOLTS OF THREE BROKEN OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK, OTHER IS STRIPPED OUT CAN'T REMOVE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK WHEN EVER THEY WANTED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, FOUND CIRCUIT BOARD IN WIPER MOTOR BAD. REPLACED WIPER MOTOR AND NO PROBLEM SINCE. STILL TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS TO FINALLY FIND PROBLEM AND DRIVING IN THE RAIN WAS VERY EXCITING. *AK

ENGINE SURGES CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, COMPUTER CHIP CONTROLLING THE EGR VALVE REPLACED, VEHICLE DRIVEN 2 MILES AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED, EGR VALVE REPLACED. *CJ

I HAVE REVIEWED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM.WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION, AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROADS, DURING THE RAIN. THIS HAS PLACED...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY OPERATE WHEN TURNED ON; SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT OPERATE. SOMETIMES THEY BEGIN TO OPERATE SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THEY STOP OPERATING WHEN IN USE (SOMETIMES IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS).

TRIED TO ORDER A NEW REPLACEMENT PART, GMC ONLY OFFERS A NEW REDESIGNED SET, MUST PURCHASE A PART, PLUS THE NEW STYLE HANGERS. FOR $460.00. GM WOULDN'T RE-DESIGN A COMPLETE NEW STYLE TORSION BAR WITH OUT MANY PRIOR PROBLEMS!*AK

WIPERS WILL START RUNNING WITH SWITCH OFF / WHEN TURNED ON IN WET WEATHER THEY WILL STOP ON THEIR OWN OR WHEN TURNED TO INTERMITENT SETTING THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ARC IT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHILE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY WERE TOLD THEY WERE REPLACED THEN 1 YEAR LATER THEY DID THE SAME ...

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD RETRACT BACK, BUT FAILS TO RELEASE TO BE USED. IT'S HARDLY USED. COULD ONLY BE PULLED OUT A COUPLE OF INCHES. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD & SEAT BELT PROBLEM WAAS DUE TO WEAR & TEAR. WILL NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE TRANSPORTS 5 CHILDREN AND HANDICAPPED WIFE-- IF WIPER MOTOR GOES OUT DURING TRAVEL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR/ WE HAVE JUST GOTTEN LUCKY. 2 AUTO PLACES SAID THAT PART IS ON RECALL FROM CHEVROLET BUT CAN'T FIND ANY DEFINATE INFORMATION OR RECALL NUMBER TO COMPLAIN TO CHEVRO...

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A FORD, RANGER AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN THIS BAR BREAKS IT DOES CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DROP ON THE FRAME. IT SHOCKS THE DRIVER AND BECOMES MOMENTARILY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM. I CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER IN THIS AREA TO PRICE THE PARTS ...

MANUFACTURE ROUTED BATTERY GROUND LINE ADJACENT TO METALIC BRAKE LINE CAUSING LINES TO CHAFF THUS CAUSING HOLE IN BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLENDER RENDERING REAR BRAKES USELESS

MANUFACTURE ROUTED BATTERY GROUND LINE ADJACENT TO METALIC BRAKE LINE CAUSING LINES TO CHAFF THUS CAUSING HOLE IN BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLENDER RENDERING REAR BRAKES USELESS

WHILE BRAKING VEIHCLE WILL GO TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. NOTICED FRONT END WAS SLUMPED OVER. LEFT SIDE WAS ON THE WHEELWELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP & HAD IT PLACED ON THE RACK. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR WAS CRACKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END TO DROP ON TOP OF TIRE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR TORSION BAR TO BREAK. *AK DRIVER HAD TWO PREVIOUS FAILURE OF IDLER ARMS. ALSO HAD WHEEL ROTOR FAILURE. ...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END TO DROP ON TOP OF TIRE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR TORSION BAR TO BREAK. *AK DRIVER HAD TWO PREVIOUS FAILURE OF IDLER ARMS. ALSO HAD WHEEL ROTOR FAILURE. ...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END TO DROP ON TOP OF TIRE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR TORSION BAR TO BREAK. *AK DRIVER HAD TWO PREVIOUS FAILURE OF IDLER ARMS. ALSO HAD WHEEL ROTOR FAILURE. ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT , CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJUIRES IN CHEST. NO INDICATIONS OF DEFECT. VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS.*AK

WAS DRIVING HOME & HEARD A LOUD BANG. STEERING WHEEL TILTED TO LEFT. DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE STATION WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TIE ROD END HAD SNAPPED. MANUFACTURER HAD REDESIGNED TIE ROD END AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BOTH LE...

WAS DRIVING HOME & HEARD A LOUD BANG. STEERING WHEEL TILTED TO LEFT. DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE STATION WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TIE ROD END HAD SNAPPED. MANUFACTURER HAD REDESIGNED TIE ROD END AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BOTH LE...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END W...

I HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST THAT CHEVROLET HAS HAD TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISIONS IN THE CHEVROLET ASTROS. I OWN A CHEVROLET ASTRO AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANS. SLIPPING I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION IN REGAURDS TO ANY FACTORY RECALLS OR HIDDEN WARENTIES FROM THE MANUFACTURE

I HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST THAT CHEVROLET HAS HAD TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISIONS IN THE CHEVROLET ASTROS. I OWN A CHEVROLET ASTRO AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANS. SLIPPING I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION IN REGAURDS TO ANY FACTORY RECALLS OR HIDDEN WARENTIES FROM THE MANUFACTURE

THE VAN RENTAL COMPANY PURCHASED FIRESTONE FIREHAWK AND BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE DUELER (225/75/16) TIRES, THE TIRE TREADS WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE CASING WITH 3000-8000 MILES. MLM

WIPERS FAIL DURNING RAIN OR PERIODS OF HIGH HUMIDITY

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. WIPER MOTOR /BLADES AND ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

WHENEVER DRIVING IN RAIN & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE,THEY WOULD STOP WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AT WILL. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK ON BY JIGGLING SOME WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN NEEDED, THEY REALLY DON'T COME ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. SOMETIMES, IF WIRING HARNESS IS MOVED OPERATION WILL CONTINUE. DEALER WAS NOTFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ...

TORSION BAR BROKE CAUSING $1,100.00 REPAIR BILL AND INABILITY TO STEER PROPERLY. MECHANIC STATED IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 95 ASTRO AND SHOWED PART AND WHY IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN NORTHERN CLIMATES. HAD IDENTICAL VEHICLE IN FOR SAME REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. CLAIMS CHEVY KNOWS AND CHANGE SUB...

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONVERSION VEHICLE WHICH HAD A SOFA SEAT INSTALLED WITH THE SHOULDER AND LAP SEATBELTS MOUNTED ON THE FLOOR. SHARP METAL ON THE FLOOR IS CONSTANTLY RUBBING THROUGH THE SHOUDLER SEAT BELT WHICH CAUSED SEAT BELT TO FREY. IT MAY NOT HOLD UP PROPERLY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORM...

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LIT FOR A LONG TIME. SERVICE SHOP SAID IT IS A FAILED MODULE AND THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. THERE WAS A LOT OF PUBLICITY ON TV NEWS ABOUT THAT TIME ABOUT ABS RECALL ON ASTRO VANS, BUT CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND I DON'T SEE IT LISTED AT THIS WEB S...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I DON'T FEEL A TORSION BAR SHOULD FAIL SITTING IN MY GARAGE, THE WRECKER DRIVER SAID IT WAS THE THIRD ONE HE HAD HAULED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS DRIVING IT WHEN IT BROKE THE MECHANIC SAID THER WOULD BE NO WAY TO STEER IT WHEN IT WAS BROKE. *AK

PLASTIC PLACED OVER THE RESTRAINTS CRACKED, RENDERING THE MIDDLE RESTRAINT INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

BOTH TORSION BARS SNAPPED WHILE VAN WAS PARKED CAUSING FRONT END TO DROP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED, CAUSING FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91I006000 ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. IS THIS CAMPAIGN STILL IN A GOOD ONE? *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE WAS COMING UP THROUGH THE ENGINE, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKING A LITTLE LONGER THAN USUAL TO START UP. *AK

CONSUMER STEPPED ON ON THE RUNNING BOARD AND TORSION BAR POPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED & TOLD CONUSMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON & THEY WERE CHANGING THE DESIGN. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CLUNK WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD IN PARK AND REVERSE GEARS DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. YH

A/C WOULD NOT COOL DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. YH

THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE IN FRONT AREA DUE TO POSSIBLE DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. YH

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. YH

CLUNK WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD IN PARK AND REVERSE GEARS DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. YH

A/C WOULD NOT COOL DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. YH

THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE IN FRONT AREA DUE TO POSSIBLE DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. YH

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. YH

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 50MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE COMING OFF RAMP ONTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF POWER ASSIST PUMP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND HAD POWER ASSIST PUMP REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE COMING OFF RAMP ONTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF POWER ASSIST PUMP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND HAD POWER ASSIST PUMP REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES & THE DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION OR GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN IT WAS RAINING, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 50MPH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES & THE DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION OR GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN IT WAS RAINING, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 50MPH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES & THE DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION OR GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN IT WAS RAINING, AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 50MPH. *AK

WINDSHIEL WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING, JUST LIKE MY 1996 BLAZER AND 1997 K3500. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM INVOLVING WHAT APPEARS TO BE ALL OF GM'S VEHICLES WHERE THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT CRITICAL TIMES OR MAY NOT BEGIN WORKING WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS TODAY.*AK

I MARKED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BUT, I AM NOT SURE. THE VAN WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING WHILE NOT GIVING IT THE GAS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER NOTICING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE GROUND, OWNER LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. OWNER NOTIFIED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF, THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE LINE ROUTING RESULTED IN CHAFING AGAINST DRIVE ASSEMBLY, DURI...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION, AND SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. IN TWO INSTANCES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE. BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. IN TWO INSTANCES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE. BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. DEALER STATED MAIN CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHEILD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, IF THE WIRING ON THE MOTOR IS MANEUVERED THE WIPERS BECOME OPERATIONAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING A LOSS OF SUSPENSION ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

1-I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY.2- I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OFF A HIGHWAY UNLESS I LET OFF ON THE BRAKE. 3-CANNOT GET OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING PLACE IF BRAKE IS DEPRESSED FULLY. *AK

1-I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY.2- I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OFF A HIGHWAY UNLESS I LET OFF ON THE BRAKE. 3-CANNOT GET OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING PLACE IF BRAKE IS DEPRESSED FULLY. *AK

WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP LIGHT DRIVER'S SEATBACK LATCH GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACK, AND APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR WITH MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. NHTSA RECALL 98V150000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. ALSO, CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT SAME PART, NUMBER 1246...

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING W/STRONG PULL TO RIGHT, SEEMS WORSE WHEN COLD. DEALER HAD VAN FOR 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. ANTI-LOCK LIGHT ALSO INTERMITENT. *AK

MY NAME IS: STEVEN ENCARNACION. ADDRESS: 1204 ST. JOSEPH WAY, PETALUMA, CA 94954-5360 E:MAIL [email protected]. TELEPHONE #(707)763-7437. THIS IS THE FOURTH OF FOUR (1ST ODI#719304, 2ND ODI#719313, 3RD ODI#719345) COMPLAINTS AGAINST G&C AUTOBODY, RE: RENTING OUT VEHICLES WITH THE GROSS KNOWLEDGE OF SA...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE FAILING INTERMITENTLY IN THE RAIN.*AK

IDLER ARMS HAD BE REPLACED EVERY 40,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IDLER ARMS WERE REPLACED WAS AT 36,000 MILES. ANOTHER SET WAS PUT ON AT 77,000 MILES. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FIRST SET WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *ML

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN ANY CHANGES OCCUR IN THE ROAD PAVEMENT OR IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKES COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THEY SHOULD. WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT THEY SQUEAL AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THERE IS A PHASE II RECALL THAT THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKES COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THEY SHOULD. WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT THEY SQUEAL AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THERE IS A PHASE II RECALL THAT THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION. *AK *ML

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED BOTH FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED. THESE PARTS WERE INSPECTED BY CHEVROLET AND SAID FOUND NOTHING WRONG.HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE FATALITIES. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL CONDITION FOR A 1" THICK PIECE OF STEEL TO JUST SNAP...

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. THE VAN SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. I CAN NOT GET ANY HELP FROM CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME IT HAS TO BE TOWED IN AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER SWITCH IS TURNED ON, WIPERS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK . DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FILED THIS SAME COMPLAINT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1995 TO CHEVY. CHEVY NEVER RETURNED MY ANSWER WHY ASTROS NEVER HAVE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT INSTALLED AT FACTORY. I SEE THEIR VENTURES AND TRANSPORTS DO HAVE THIS FEATURE. IF THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WENT ON, I'LL PULL OVER AND CHECK THE DOORS TO BE SURE THEY'...

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MARCH 1997, AT WHICH TIME WE TOOK IT TO SELMAN CHEVROLET AND WERE TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY TIME HAD ELAPSED AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $80 - $100 FOR REPAIR. THE COST HAS PROHIBITED US FROM REPAIRING THEM. NOW WE HEAR THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON...

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO HIM, AND THE AIRBAG WENT OFF IN HIS FACE. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE AIRBAG WENT OFF. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED BUT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS HAS SEIZED WHILE IN OPERATION NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE WIPER MOTOR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD NOT COMPLETELY FAILED AND WORKED WHEN INSPECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN. *AK

REAR WIPER MOTOR FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. OPENING AND CLOSING THE REAR HATCH TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR BECAUSE THE MOTOR WORKED WHEN INSPECTED BY A TECHNICAN. NOT A SAFETY HAZARD BUT A NUISANC...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DIDN'T LOCK, AND THEY DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *AK

VEHICLE SHIMMIES/VIBRATES WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE TORSION BAR BROKE DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *YC

EVERY 16,000 MILES ABS BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT. ALSO, BRAKE LINING ON FRONT RIGHT WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. REST OF THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. ABS BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING & THE REGULAR SERVICE BRAKES HAVE TAKEN OVER....

EVERY 16,000 MILES ABS BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT. ALSO, BRAKE LINING ON FRONT RIGHT WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. REST OF THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. ABS BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING & THE REGULAR SERVICE BRAKES HAVE TAKEN OVER....

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

VAN INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT. MY VAN BROADSIDED A 1990 LEBARON. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 35 MPH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CHEVROLET INSPECTED THE VAN AND FOUND NO DEFECTS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONFIDENTIAL, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A REASO...

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRO...

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRO...

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRO...

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FRO...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ACTIVATED THEY DON'T FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD AT TIMES, AND OTHER TIMES THEY WORK FINE. THEIR IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROX 55 MPH IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, ALL OF SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED THE DEALE, NOT ABLE TO HELP. VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE COMING DOWN THE STREET THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED ANNOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT STOPPED FOR THE LIGH. CONSUMER STARTED TO STOP, AND FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. HEARD A BUSY NOISE AND THEN BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *AK

THE FAILED FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENT WAS A TORSION BAR. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY CAUSE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE FAILURE OCCURED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURER AS A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE THE TORSION BAR DESIGN...

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD A COLLISION . THIS HAPPENED IN FOGGY CONDITIONS, YET THE VISIBLE CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. T BRAKE PROBLEM IS ON RECALL #991006000. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL EVENTUALLY QUIT , BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CORROSION OF DOOR LATCH MECHANISM IS CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE, WILL NOT ALLOW DOOR TO LATCH. *AK

INTERMEDIATE LINK MISSING GREASE FITTING ALTHOUGH THE HOLE WAS DRILLED.. LOCATION FOR FITTING NOT VISUALLY ACCESSIBLE UNLESS MIRROR USED. MISSING GREASE FITTING CAUSED WATER TO GAIN ENTRY TO BALL JOINT AND CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS GREASED AT LEAST TWICE AT DEALER WHO SHOULD HAVE ...

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. ABS BRAKES FELT LIKE THERE WERE ENGAGING, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NEARLY HIT PEDESTRIAN. BEEN TO MECHANIC OFF/ON FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. CAUSE NOT FOUND. *AK IT TOOK APPROX. 3.5 BLOCKS AFTER THE EMERGENCY STOPPING INCIDENT, BEFORE THE BR...

TORSION BAR BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS. MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS. DLR SAYS MAIN CONTROLLER NEEEDS REPLACED. MJS

TWO 1995 ASTRO MINIVANS OWNED BY THE FIRE DEPT. HAVE HAD (7) FAILURES OF THE TORSION BAR COMPONENTS BETWEEN THE (2) VEHICLES, WHEN FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE DROPS DOWN ONTO FRONT WHEEL. MJS

TWO 1995 ASTRO MINIVANS OWNED BY THE FIRE DEPT. HAVE HAD (7) FAILURES OF THE TORSION BAR COMPONENTS BETWEEN THE (2) VEHICLES, WHEN FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE DROPS DOWN ONTO FRONT WHEEL. MJS

TWO 1995 ASTRO MINIVANS OWNED BY THE FIRE DEPT. HAVE HAD (7) FAILURES OF THE TORSION BAR COMPONENTS BETWEEN THE (2) VEHICLES, WHEN FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE DROPS DOWN ONTO FRONT WHEEL. MJS

WHILE DRIVING IN CENTER LANE AT 70 MPH THE TIE ROD END JUST SUDDENLY FELL OFF.THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND THERE WERE NO POTHOLES. *AK

FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE INSTALLED 6/25/99 MOTOR IS STILL USING OIL AND HAS FOULED SPARK PLUGS

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WIPER MOTOR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY WHEN APPLIED. WOULD KICK IN LATER. HAD TROUBLE SINCE 1994. THE LAST TIME ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP & ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, AGAIN, TO CHECK BRAKES OUT. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY WHEN APPLIED. WOULD KICK IN LATER. HAD TROUBLE SINCE 1994. THE LAST TIME ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP & ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, AGAIN, TO CHECK BRAKES OUT. *AK

TORSION BAR HAD SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IT BROKE OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED PARTS HARD TO COME BY DUE TO HIGH DEMAND OF TORSION BAR. WILL ORDER & NOTIFIED OWNER WHEN TORSION BARS WILL BE AVAILABLE. OWNER NOT SATISFIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP, SPECIFICALLY, IF ONE OF THE TIRES GOT IN CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT, ALL THE TIRES WON'T STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SOMETIMES THEY WILL STOP WORKING, AND BE OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK

LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKEN WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

NO SUMMARY

I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER AWHILE BACK STATING GM WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LINEAR EGRS ON THE 4.3L ENGINES AND IF ANY PROBLEMS OCCURRED TO BRING MY VEHICLE INTO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CORRECTED. THE PRBLEM HAS OCCURRED, BUT I CAN'T FIND THE LETTER AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT TSB WAS ONLY...

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS ; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 1995, I HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS/FAILURE ON A WEEKLY/MONTHLY BASIS. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF SAME, MORE THAN 30 TIMES, WITHOUT SUCCESS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL FAIL.

MY BRAKES FAILED MANY TIMES. I RETURNED TO REEDMAN'S SERVICE CENTER 4 TIMES & THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED. WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL, THEY MAKE A WEIRD "GRINDING NOICE" & THE VAN SEEMS TO PULL SIDEWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES & IS VERY SCARRY! I AM AFFRAID THAT MYSELF OR FAMILY ARE GOING TO GET...

DRIVING THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55MPH WHILE RAINING HARD WINDSHIED WIPERS JUST QUIT.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TO FALL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE TORSION BAR HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEING CRACKED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON GM TRUCKS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AFTER COMING TO A STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD WORK HALF THE TIME WHEN RAINING & SOMETIMES NOT. WOULD GO OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THIS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF THE FRONT TORSION BAR, RESULTED IN BREAKAGE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING VEHICLE FRONT AXLE TO COLLAPSE. *YC

I WAS ON 401-EAST IN TORONTO. I TOOK THE ISLINGTON RD EXIT AND TGE TRAFFIC WAS CRAWLING AT THE BEST. WE WRE TARVELLING AT LESS TAH 10MPH AND I WAS ABOUT 5FT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT. I WANTED TO SLOW DOWN AND USED THE BRAKES. THE CAR STOPPED IN A COULPLE OF FEET AND THEN LURCHED/SURGED FORWARD WITH M...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER HAS TO OPEN HOOD AND ADJUST THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR WIPERS. DEALER HAS FIXED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT A IN CRASH. 6 OUT OF 12 VEHICLED HAD A WINDSHIELD MOTOR REPLACED, AND EXPERIENCED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

EXTERIOR MIRROR ON RIGHT GIVES IMPRESSION THAT ANY VEHICLE IS BEHIND RATHER THAN BESIDES WHEN DRIVING. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" WITH THIS VAN IN REGUARD TO THE REAR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TWO TIMES I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VAN TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE

INTERMITTENT USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING VISIBILITY DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EITHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE OR WHILE IN USE, THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING, THE OCCUPANT MUST COME OUT AND WIGGLE THE WIPER ARM AND WIPERS ARE THEN WORKING. *AK

IT WAS A LIGHT SNOW FALLING BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE FREEZING AND THE STREETS WERE WET. A CONSILIDATED FREIGHTWAYS TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT PUMP THE BRAKES LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE VAN SKIDDED INTO A DIVIDING WALL DUE TO ABS FAILURE. THE V...

THE TORSION BARS FAIL AND THE VAN BODY DROPS ON TO THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE EFFECTED SIDE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIME THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. *YC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE DURING NORMAL BRAKING, ON DRY PAVEMENT OR DRIVING OVER SLIGHTLY ROUGH SURFACES. WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, I AM UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE THROUGH STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS AND NEARLY UP UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURING ...

FUEL INJECTOR PLUGS UP AND FAILS. IT RUNS VERY ROUGH. NOTHING CAN PREVENT PROBLEM PER DEALER SERVICE TECHS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND WAS NOT AND CHEV CORP REFUSED TO COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT. LOOP HOLE IN WARR...

FUEL INJECTOR PLUGS UP AND FAILS. IT RUNS VERY ROUGH. NOTHING CAN PREVENT PROBLEM PER DEALER SERVICE TECHS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND WAS NOT AND CHEV CORP REFUSED TO COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT. LOOP HOLE IN WARR...

FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO FALL DOWN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. DEALER HAS A NEWLY DESIGNED TORSION BAR AND A INSTALLATION PACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TORSION BAR BROKE WHEN TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WITH ONE PERSON (DRIVER) IN VEHICLE. PARTS WILL TAKE 2 DAYS BECAUSE DEALER HAS SEEN MANY TORSION BAR FAILURES THIS WEEK. ANOTHER 1995 ASTRO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT JUST 2 HOURS AFTER ME. *AK

WHENEVER IT'S RAINING & THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. WOULD JUST STOP. WOULD NEED TO LIFT HOOD & HIT THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET WIPERS TO START WORKING AGAIN. HAS YET TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN#. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH OF THE FRONT TORSION BARS BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH DOWN HILL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON. MECHANIC CHECKED WIPERS & NOTICED CIRCUIT BOARD WAS CRACKED & NEEDED TO REPLACE RELAY BOARD MODULE. *AK

KEY WAS IN IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT ACTIVATED. CHILD MOVED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER WITHOUT HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 40-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE INVOVED IN AN ACCDENT, BROADSIDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY. SEEKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILES INTERMITTENTLY, NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM

WHILETRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILTY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE CIRRUIT BOARD INSIDE MOTOR ITSELF CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHIICLE INVOVLED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPOXIMATELY 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

TORSION BAR SNAPPED ON STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WITH 1 ADULT DRIVER AND 3 ADULT PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, A SOUND LIKE A TIRE BLOWING AND AN IMMEDIATE SAG ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED DUE TO THE TIRE CONTACTING T...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES SLIPPED WHEN APPLIED AND RELEASED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. .DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES SLIPPED WHEN APPLIED AND RELEASED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. .DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. YET THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFECT AS THE OTHER VEHICLE AND IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE DUE TO VIN.

WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED COMPUTER CHIP WAS DEFECTIVE. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO ANY RECALLS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED COMPUTER CHIP WAS DEFECTIVE. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO ANY RECALLS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED COMPUTER CHIP WAS DEFECTIVE. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO ANY RECALLS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY VAN FAIL TO OPERATE ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ASTRO AND THAT IT WAS RECALLED IN VANS WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY WIPERS WILL WORK ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.REPLACED MOTOR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CHEVROLET TRUCK PICKUPS, BUT NOT FOR ASTRO VANS. BUT BOTH HAVE THE SAME PART # FOR THE MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONOT ACTUATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THE WIPER PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES TEHY WILL WORK. FUEL PUMP FAILURE DID NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE SHOP, AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SUBJECT VEHICLE ISA LIGHT DUTY, LOW MILEAGE VE...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONOT ACTUATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THE WIPER PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES TEHY WILL WORK. FUEL PUMP FAILURE DID NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE SHOP, AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SUBJECT VEHICLE ISA LIGHT DUTY, LOW MILEAGE VE...

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE ...

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE ...

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

CIRCUIT BOARD PERFORMING IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

I RECIEVED A LETTER OF RECALL ON THE EGR VALUE THE SAME DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE SHOP, WHERE THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE EGR WAS STICKING OPEN AND THEY HAD CLEANED AND REPLACED IT. ALL PLUGS FOULED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME STICKING IS OCCURRING. GM SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS PAST THE MILAGE F...

ONGOING/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO WARRANTY RUNNING OUT. SEEKING HNTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT 1995 4.3L ENGINES WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LINEAR EXHAUST RECIRULATION VALVE. IT DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS WHICH MY VAN HAS STARTED EXHIBITING. WHILE THEY WERE OFFERING TO FIX VEHICLES WITH SUCH PROBLEMS THEY LIMITED IT TO VEHICLES TO UNDER 75K MILES. MY VAN HAS ...

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, COULD NOT STOP, THEN THEY WERE OK. 6 MONTHS PRIOR, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED.THEN CHECKED AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES APPEARED OK. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT MOMENTARILY WHEN SWITCHING FROM DIM TO BRIGHT (SOMETIMES). SWITCH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON, AND IF THEY DO, THEY WILL STOP SOON AFTER. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE TURNED OFF THEY KEEP GOING. ALSO IF THEY ARE ON, THEY WILL FUNCTION AT THE HIGHEST SPEED. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK *ML

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE WIPER SYSTEM. REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND NO FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY ALL THRU THE VEHICLES LIFE. IT DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT FIRST, BUT AS ...

LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM SERPENTINE BELT AND OR ALTERNATOR. WORSE ON COLD OR WET DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR SERPENTINE /BELT, AND PULLEY ARM. SOME PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIME IN 2 YEARS.

LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM SERPENTINE BELT AND OR ALTERNATOR. WORSE ON COLD OR WET DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR SERPENTINE /BELT, AND PULLEY ARM. SOME PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIME IN 2 YEARS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. WOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT & LIFT HOOD TO SHAKE OR BANG ON THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS TO MOVE. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY BAD SOLDER CONNECTIONS IN THE MOTOR. A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK

OCT-NOV-98, CONSUMER EXPRIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL PANEL FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL THROUGH GM FOR THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML

THIS UNIT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN AND CAUSE THIS FIRE TO OCCUR. CONTACT JOHN AT THE THE ABOVE LISTED INFORMATION FOR MORE DETAILS

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED A PROBLEM WITH MODULE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO SWITCH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS CAME UNLOOSENED; A PIN FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FAILED WHILE IT WAS POURING RAIN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY,DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATING. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS WIPER MOTOR UNDER HOOD BEFORE WIPERS CONTINUE OPERATION. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH OVER AN OVERPASS WHEN I SAW THAT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED. EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP (MAYBE 200 FEET) WHEN I STOOD ON THE BRAKES, IT ONLY SLOWED THE VAN DOWN BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HIT THEM STR...

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH OVER AN OVERPASS WHEN I SAW THAT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED. EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP (MAYBE 200 FEET) WHEN I STOOD ON THE BRAKES, IT ONLY SLOWED THE VAN DOWN BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HIT THEM STR...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN VEHICLE CUT OFF/ON. SPEED DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IS AFFECTED BY THE SOLENOID (STARTER) SWITCH. EVERYTHING GOES HAYWIRE & NOT WORK. *AK

THE PARK PAWL DID NOT ENGAGE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THEN CRASHED INTO TREES, NO INJURIES INVOLVED. DEALER SAID INTER- LOCK SAFETY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DO NOT COME ON. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CUTS OFF WHEN ALREADY IN OPERATION. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE PART. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY DO NOT COME ON. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED DELAY MODULE WHICH IS SAME PART NUMBER USED IN RECALL # 98V-043. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK, BUT THEY MAY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RAINING, THE WIPERS WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON/ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND INSTRUMENT PANELLIGHTS STAY ON DURING THE DAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK

ENGINE STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON/ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND INSTRUMENT PANELLIGHTS STAY ON DURING THE DAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK

ENGINE STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON/ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND INSTRUMENT PANELLIGHTS STAY ON DURING THE DAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK

ENGINE STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON/ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND INSTRUMENT PANELLIGHTS STAY ON DURING THE DAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEN NOTICED A DRAGGING SOUND UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, LEARNED LATER IT WAS THE FRONT TORSION BAR THAT WAS BROKEN, REPAIRMAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BAR WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS BROKEN. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. ALSO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN...

SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF AND HIT OWNER'S 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE HEAD.

DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE SPEED SIGNAL SENSOR, THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DIASTANCE, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE SEAT BUCKLE ON THE MIDDLE LAP SEAT ON THE REAR BENCH SEAT RELEASED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BLOCK FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING INTO VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CONSUMER'S DOOR WAS ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FRONT IDLER ARMS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES.

ILDER ARM LOOSE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES AND TIRES AND OTHER PARTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE TH...

WHEN TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES AND TIRES AND OTHER PARTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE TH...

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES FULLY DRIVER CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE VALVE HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND THE DEALER CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE FUEL PUMP MAKES A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT/MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO COLLAPSE CLIP ON STEERING COLUMN HAD FALLEN OFF.

SUNVISOR DOES NOT FIT INTO CLIP, CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO DRIVER'S EYE SIGHT.

POWER BRAKE FAILURE.

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR DUE TO COMPRESSOR HOSE SPLITTING, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK.

VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH DUE TO FAULTY INJECTORS.

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED.

DOOR HAS WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVING.

ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY,CAUGHT FIRE DUE HEDLAMP SWITCH SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

UPON REMOVING MIDDLE SEAT BELT LATCHING MECHANISM HANGS @ TWO FEET IN CARGO AREA BECAUSE OF ITS INSIGNIFICANCE TO RETRACT IN BELL HOUSING ( SWINGS AND MOVES AROUND). COULD RESULT IN FACIAL OR BODILY INJURY TO REAR OCCUPANT. *AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISON.

TOP OF THE MASTER CYLINDER UNLATCHES AND OIL LEAKS OUT CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY.

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY ON WET PAVEMENT WITH ABS BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE WHEN APPILED. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, TURNED ON WIPERS, MOST OF THE TIME THEY WILL COME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THEY WILL JUST STOP. HAVE TAKEN IN THREE TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A COLLISION.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: DRIVING ALONG WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST SHUT OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED.

AC SYSTEM FAILED.

RIM CRACKED ON THE REAR/RIGHT TIRE.

WHEN APLLYING BRAKES SOMETIMES LOCK AND WILL KICK IN AND LOCK UP SUDDENLY. MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE, PUT ALL NEW BRAKES IN IT, DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 30-35 MPH TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, APPLIES BRAKES, THER IS NO COMPUTER RESPONSE. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON PEDAL, TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT. PULLED TO SID, ENDED UP HITTING A TREE WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE,. DEALER SAID CONSUMER WAS USIN...

ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR AFTER REPLACING BRAKE PADS TWICE AND TURNING BRAKE DRUMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR AFTER REPLACING BRAKE PADS TWICE AND TURNING BRAKE DRUMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED, CAUSING VIBRATION. MJS

TRANSMISSION POOR PERFORMANCE CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE. MJS

THE BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY UPON FASTENING AND ANY MOVEMENT MAKES THE BELT TIGHTEN UP EVEN MORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED (6) TIMES OVER A (1) YEAR PERIOD. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN CONSUMER OPENS SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR FELL OFF. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TODAY. *AK

STARTED TO CLOSE SLIDING DOOR; REAR PORTION OF DOOR FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND. HANDLE STILL IN HAND. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPAIRED. SPECTOR ROLLER HAD CAME OFF. *AK

THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING FRONT END COLLISION, RESULTING I N INJURY.

THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

STEERING: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH APPROACHING TO AN EXIT, ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. APPLIED BRAKES, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

STEERING: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH APPROACHING TO AN EXIT, ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. APPLIED BRAKES, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS/CALIPERS ROTORS. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS/CALIPERS ROTORS. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS/CALIPERS ROTORS. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEM. *AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, ASTRO HIT OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE AT 50 MPH; THE FRONT OF ASTRO WAS DAMAGED; DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK

ON LONG TRIPS OVER, 2-3 HOURS, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAUSES ERRATIC ENGINE BUCKING AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF LOWER GEARS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH GOING ABOUT 20 MPH, HIT A CEMENT POLE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. DRIVER OF VEHICLE WAS KILLED, CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED AS A HEART ATTACK. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRACKET BROKE IN BUMPER, CAUSING IT TO CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE LICENSE PLATE.

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 9 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON 05/24/95, SANDED PADS, LUBED CALIPER SLIDE PINS. ON 07/17/95, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM; 08/28/95, ROTATED TIRES, AND ON 08/31/95, REPLACED PADS, CLEANED AND LUBED CALIPER ...

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 9 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON 05/24/95, SANDED PADS, LUBED CALIPER SLIDE PINS. ON 07/17/95, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM; 08/28/95, ROTATED TIRES, AND ON 08/31/95, REPLACED PADS, CLEANED AND LUBED CALIPER ...

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 9 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON 05/24/95, SANDED PADS, LUBED CALIPER SLIDE PINS. ON 07/17/95, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM; 08/28/95, ROTATED TIRES, AND ON 08/31/95, REPLACED PADS, CLEANED AND LUBED CALIPER ...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE INCREASES IN SPEED. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT LEAST (5) TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM; ON 10/96, NO PROBLEM FOUND, AND ON 12/96, CRUISE CONTROL REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS ...

THE REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC RODS ARE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE AND THE HATCH FELL ON THE HEAD OF THE DRIVER SUDDENLY. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT GRAB, CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTACE, RESULTEING IN A CRASH, REARENDED A STOPPED VAN, NO PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH; APPLIED BRAKES; VEHICLE KEPT MOVING; KEPT PUSHING BRAKES UNTIL FINALLY STOPPING ABOUT A FEW FEET FROM A POLICE OFFICER; TOOK TO DEALER A FEW TIMES; THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANC; ALSO, NO POWER DUE TO BLOCKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HAD VEHICLE THREE DAYS AND STOPPED RUNNING. *AK

ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANC; ALSO, NO POWER DUE TO BLOCKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HAD VEHICLE THREE DAYS AND STOPPED RUNNING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND APPLYING FOOT TO BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS ONLY EXPERIENCED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE PERFORMING POORLY. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

CONVERSION VAN SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT PULL SHOULDER BELT OUT TO LATCH BUCKLE. WILL RETRACT OKAY. BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES & HAVE NO PARTS FOR IT. *AK

FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE STILL IN GEAR. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADING TOWARDS ASTRO SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, PUT ON ABS BRAKES, VAN DID NOT STOP, VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON, AIR BAG FELL INTO DRIVER'S LAP AND FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE, SEAT BELT RESTRAINED BUT LEFT BRUISES. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADING TOWARDS ASTRO SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, PUT ON ABS BRAKES, VAN DID NOT STOP, VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON, AIR BAG FELL INTO DRIVER'S LAP AND FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE, SEAT BELT RESTRAINED BUT LEFT BRUISES. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYS LIT UP INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN ADJUSTED 4 TIMES, BUT STILL RATTLES AS IF THE LATCH IS NOT PULLING IT CLOSED TIGHT.

AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH CAME APART AFTER NEW COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH INSTALLED.

REAR END WENT OUT , REPLACED WAND WENT OUT AGAIN.

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TWICE, CAUSING THE WINDOW TRACK FELL APART.

BRAKES FAILED.

THE BELT MOUNTED ON THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER IN THE CENTER BELT IS NOT HOLDING THE CHILD SEAT IN PLACE.

DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE, DOOR SHUTS BUT MAKES A LOUD NOISE, IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT, WAS COMING TO STOP SIGN, TRIED STOPPING, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. *AK

WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VAN IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 5MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON 2 SECONDS AND VEHICLE SKIDDED, HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEELS. *AK

FAILURE ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REAR BRAKES-SHOE AND DRUM SYSTEM MADE LOUD NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES COLLAPSED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FELT SPONGY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *JB

POWER TRAIN HOUSING/BEARINGS/RINGS AND PINION GEARS WITH SEALS REPLACED.

POWER TRAIN HOUSING/BEARINGS/RINGS AND PINION GEARS WITH SEALS REPLACED.

POWER TRAIN HOUSING/BEARINGS/RINGS AND PINION GEARS WITH SEALS REPLACED.

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER DRY WHEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK

ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE OWNER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOSE PRESSURE WHEN APPLIED. *AK

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH, CAR VEERED TO RIGHT SHOULDER SUDDENLY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CAR JUMPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, LEAPED FORWARD/ OVER MEDIAN, ROLLED 5 TIMES, SIDE DOOR CAME OFF, DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2 PASSENGERS DIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL APPEARED TO HAVE D...

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH, CAR VEERED TO RIGHT SHOULDER SUDDENLY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CAR JUMPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, LEAPED FORWARD/ OVER MEDIAN, ROLLED 5 TIMES, SIDE DOOR CAME OFF, DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2 PASSENGERS DIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL APPEARED TO HAVE D...

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH, CAR VEERED TO RIGHT SHOULDER SUDDENLY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CAR JUMPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, LEAPED FORWARD/ OVER MEDIAN, ROLLED 5 TIMES, SIDE DOOR CAME OFF, DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2 PASSENGERS DIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL APPEARED TO HAVE D...

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH THE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAI THE CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. *SCC *JB

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH THE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAI THE CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING,EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN AT APPROX. 60MPH MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE PULLED TO EXTREME LEFT.*AK

ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER THE DASH, THERE IS NO PROTECTION, CONSUMER HAD DAUGHTER'S BAG GOT SUCKED INTO THE VENTILATION . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL, CAUSING ENGINE TO MISS OCCASIONALLY. *DH

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES. *DH

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. *DH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A FRONTAL CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

FRONT RUN CHANNEL FELL OFF RETAINER, CAUSING DRIVERS WINDOW TO MAKE CLUNKING SOUND WHEN ROLLED DOWN.

VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO RIGHT WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 506192) *DH

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

BRAKE PADS FAILED, CONTRIBUTING TO ABOVE ACCIDENT.

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS, CAUSING LUBRICANT TO BURN ON BRAKE LINING.

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING, CAUSING AXLE LUBRICANT TO BURN ON BRAKE LINING.

WHEN DRIVING, THE TRUCK SOMETIMES STALLS , ALSO ROUGH IDLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING, THE TRUCK SOMETIMES STALLS , ALSO ROUGH IDLE. *AK

POWER STEERING LEAK, WHEN DRIVING LOSS OF STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND WHEEL WILL NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *AK

WHEN THE MIDDLE SEAT IS REMOVED THE SEAT BELT WHICH IS ATTACHED PERMANENTLY TO THE HEADLINER SWINGS FREELY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, SLIDING DOOR ON STREET SIDE, DRIVER ASKED SON TO OPEN DOOR, VEHICLE'S DOOR CAME OUT OF DOOR TRACT, ALMOST FELL ON 8 YR OLD SON. *K

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION AND THE REAR TAILGATE OPENED. *AK

AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR FAILED.

OTHER: AIR BAG FAILED. *DH

THE CONSUMER SMELLS A VERY BAD FUME ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER SMELLS A VERY BAD FUME ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INJECTERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INJECTERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS-BRAKES GAVE OUT, THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES JUST WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR IT SLOW IT BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS-BRAKES GAVE OUT, THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES JUST WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR IT SLOW IT BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO LOCK/RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY.

UPPER DOME LIGHTS OVERHEAT. *TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL AGENCY). TT

HORN BUTTONS REQUIRE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO DEPRESS. TT

SHOCK FAILED. *TT

LOUD CLUNKING/BANKING NOISE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS; ALSO, FROM PARK TO DRIVE/DRIVE TO PARK; HAS NOT CAUSED ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. TT

LOUD CLUNKING/BANKING NOISE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS; ALSO, FROM PARK TO DRIVE/DRIVE TO PARK; HAS NOT CAUSED ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. TT

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 20MPH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND THE TRUCK SLIPS OUT OF GEAR THEN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HIT A TREE AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY,THE SLIDING DOOR FEEL OFF WHILE GETTING OUT.

THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND THE TRUCK SLIPS OUT OF GEAR THEN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HIT A TREE AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY,THE SLIDING DOOR FEEL OFF WHILE GETTING OUT.

THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND THE TRUCK SLIPS OUT OF GEAR THEN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HIT A TREE AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY,THE SLIDING DOOR FEEL OFF WHILE GETTING OUT.

SMOKE VALVE FAILURE. *AW

ALTERNATOR BEARING FAILURE. *AW

THE HORN IS TOO HARD TO PRESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WITH JACK ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED, WHEEL DOES NOT COME OFF GROUND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL OFF JACK TWICE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT VEHICLE FROM REAR. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM FAILED.

VEHICLE DIES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. TT

ABS; WHEN NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, DRIVER HIT VECHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM IN REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE HINGES ARE BROKEN DOOR COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME . TT

WINDSHIELD ON VEHICLE CRACKED CAUSED BY SMALL STONES ON THE ROAD. TT

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *DSH

REAR HATCH LATCH RELEASE FAILED. *TT

REAR HATCH LATCH RELEASE FAILED. *TT

DESIGN/LOCATION OF HORN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO USE; SAFETY HAZARD. TT *SLC

ABS BRAKES HESITATE WHEN APPLYING. TT

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW REPLACED REAR AXLE. TT

FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. *DH

COMPUTER CHIP FAILED.

ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO PEDAL HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT *JB

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *DH

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

LOOSE CONNECTION IN WIRING LOOM. *DSH

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *DSH

SPARE TIRE ON VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. TT

LOOSE FAN BOLTS CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

LOOSE FAN BOLTS CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

LOOSE FAN BOLTS CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON REAR ENDING DEAD STOP TOTALING VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TT

PROBLEM WITH RADIO AM/FM STATIC.

EMISSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, SEVERE LOSS BRAKING ABILITY ON UNEVEN SURFACES. TT

BRAKES WEARING AND CONSUMER ONLY HAS 7100 MILES. TT

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE. *AK

SEAT BELT LOCKS UP UNEXPECTEDLY. *AW

BENCH SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT NO ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE TO FIT PROPERLY. TT

TRANSMISSION FLEX PLATE INSTALLED CROOKED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE/DID NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

THE REAR END THE AXLE IS MAKING NOISE . TT

FRESH AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM ALLOWS FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES TO ENTER INTERIOR COMPARTMENT, CAUSING SICKNESS. *AW

VEHICLE'S VENT ARE CONSTANTLY OPEN WHICH LETS POLLUTED AIR INSIDE VEHICLE. *AK

LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK WHEN TURNING. TT

POWER STEERING HOSE FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *DH

POWER BRAKE HOSE FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES.

THE PASSENGER SIDE GLASS DOOR COMPLETELY LEFT THE VEHICLE. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. TT

AFTER HAVING POSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE(5) DAYS THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR FELL OFF. TT

THE PASSENGERS BENCH SEATS ARE ADJUSTABLE AND THE TRACKS ARE EXPOSED AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT. TT

DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, BRAKE GRABBED AND RELEASE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, BRAKE GRABBED AND RELEASE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DUTCH REAR DOOR WITH REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM LOCK/LATCH FAILS INTERMITTENLY, RESULTING IN DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING WITHOUT ASSITANCE. *SKD

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.

OVERHEAD DASH LIGHT FELL OUT OF IT'S SOCKET.

SEAT BELTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY.

A SCREW THAT WAS PINCHING BRAKE LIGHT WIRE, CAUSING IT TO GROUND OUT/ELECTRICAL FAILURES.

OIL LEAK. *SKD

POOR TRACTION.

VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE WHILE BRAKING. *SKD

THE FRONT TIRE RUBS SWAY BAR,BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO SMALL AND TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSING THERE IS NO ROOM TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT. TT

THE FRONT TIRE RUBS SWAY BAR,BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO SMALL AND TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSING THERE IS NO ROOM TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT. TT

THE FRONT TIRE RUBS SWAY BAR,BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO SMALL AND TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSING THERE IS NO ROOM TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT. TT

TRANSMISSION NOISY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *TW

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES EXPERIENCE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH. TT

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. TT

VEHICLE MISALIGNED/WANDERS TO THE RIGHT. *SKD

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

DOOR RATTLES.