1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPUTER. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE COMPUTER...
Mileage: 245,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPUTER. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE COMPUTER...
Mileage: 245,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH...
Mileage: 150,000
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND DIDN'T PROVIDE WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE BOOK STATES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SERVICE IS REQUIRED. MALFUNCTIONS OFTEN WILL BE INDICATED BY THE SYSTEM BEFORE ANY PROBLEM IS APPARENT. THIS SY...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN HEAT EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE FAILURE, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES OR SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ...
Mileage: 92,349
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUILT- IN DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT PROVIDE WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE COOLANT TO ...
Mileage: 92,000
1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WEST ON IR 80 IN THE RIGHT LANE. UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, OVER CORRECTED, AND WENT SPINNING 270 DEGREES AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER. THE DRIVER CHANGED HIS STORY AND SAID HIS TIRE BL...
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY ASTRO VAN THAT QUALIFIES FOR A EXPIRED WARRANTY FOR GM THAT IS RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THEIR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THEM TO STICK OPEN OR CLOSED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY CHEVY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC UNTIL THIS YEAR. THE BULLETIN/...
Mileage: 200,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSES THE WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY ARE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WINDSHIE...
Mileage: 129,877
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MOTOR COVER FOR HIM TO MANEUVER HIS FEET. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY GET HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MOTOR COVER IN THE EVENT THAT HE NEEDED T...
Mileage: 114,000
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY ASTRO 2WD WE BOUGHT WITH 23K MI. IN 2000. ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AGO WE HAD ALL NEW BRAKES (HEAD TO TOE, FRONT & BACK) INSTALLED AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH OUR ABS MAINLY WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 15 MPH, WHEN YOU TRY AND STOP IT GRABS HEAVILY OR SOMETIMES ALMOST NOT AT ALL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC SWITCH FOR THE OUTSIDE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE FAILURE CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE THAT IGNITED A FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE ENTIRE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE...
Mileage: 85,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WAS HARDER TO DEPRESS AND HAD A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Mileage: 103,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED TO A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT WHO IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WARNING ...
Mileage: 85,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED TO A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT WHO IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WARNING ...
Mileage: 85,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FUEL FILTER WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER AND TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
Mileage: 134,653
WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP AT ABOUT 2 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM STARTED RAPIDLY CYCLING, NO BRAKES WERE GRABBING BECAUSE OF THE RAPID CYCLING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE SLIGHTLY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS HEADED FOR EITHER TWO PEDESTRIANS OR A BUILDING. TO STOP THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 53,756
MASTERCRAFT "SENSYS" TIRES. 215/70R15. A COMPLETE SET OF FOUR TIRES HAD THE TREADS SEPARATE. RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE WHOLESALE SUPPLIER WILLIAMS TIRE (OF 3995 DORCHESTER ROAD, CHARLESTON, SC. 843-554-0700 FAX=5541334) THEY STATED THEY ...
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1998 CHEVY ASTRO VAN IN A HEAVY RAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NEAR WASHINGTON D.C. LAST WEEK. SHE TURNED THE WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS RANDOMLY WORKED AND DIDN'T WORKED AND IT ALMOST CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS RANDOM "WORK/DOESN'T WORK" EVEN HAS STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUE...
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CAME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER DIDN'T NEED THEM, BUT WHEN SHE NEEDED THEM THEY WOULDN'T COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO ASTROS THAT THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A 1995 CHEVY ASTRO VAN AND THE SECOND ONE IS A 199...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE OWNED 3 CHEVY ASTRO VANS. 1995/2001/1998/ IN THE 1995 AND IN THE ONE I HAVE NOW 1998 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK. THEY COME ON WHEN THERE IS NO RAIN AND DON'T COME ON WHEN IT RAINS. I SPOKE TO A SERVICE MAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THE ASTRO VANS HAVE THAT PROBLEM. A DELAY IN W...
I HAVE OWNED 3 CHEVY ASTRO VANS. 1995/2001/1998/ IN THE 1995 AND IN THE ONE I HAVE NOW 1998 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK. THEY COME ON WHEN THERE IS NO RAIN AND DON'T COME ON WHEN IT RAINS. I SPOKE TO A SERVICE MAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THE ASTRO VANS HAVE THAT PROBLEM. A DELAY IN W...
DT: CONSUMER REPORTS: SHE HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN SHE HIT SOMEONE WITH THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE WRECKER SERVICE THAT HER SENSOR WAS HIT. A MECHANIC ALSO TOLD HER THAT THE SENSOR WAS HIT AND THE AIR BA...
Mileage: 126,000
COMMENTS: I READ WHERE NHTSA HAS STARTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 1998 ASTRO AWD PASASENGER VAN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS (STARTED AT 50,000 MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 67,000 MILES. I PULLED THE FUSE SO I AT LEAST HAVE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I NEARLY RAN INTO MY GARAGE AND AM CONC...
Mileage: 50,000
COMMENTS: I READ WHERE NHTSA HAS STARTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 1998 ASTRO AWD PASASENGER VAN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS (STARTED AT 50,000 MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 67,000 MILES. I PULLED THE FUSE SO I AT LEAST HAVE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I NEARLY RAN INTO MY GARAGE AND AM CONC...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED THE ABS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LEFT FRONT WINDOW HANGS WHEN GOING UP. WINDOW TRACKE LUBED. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. RER BRAKE ADJUSTED. BRAKE PEDAL KIC...
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED THE ABS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LEFT FRONT WINDOW HANGS WHEN GOING UP. WINDOW TRACKE LUBED. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. RER BRAKE ADJUSTED. BRAKE PEDAL KIC...
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED THE ABS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LEFT FRONT WINDOW HANGS WHEN GOING UP. WINDOW TRACKE LUBED. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. RER BRAKE ADJUSTED. BRAKE PEDAL KIC...
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED THE ABS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LEFT FRONT WINDOW HANGS WHEN GOING UP. WINDOW TRACKE LUBED. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. RER BRAKE ADJUSTED. BRAKE PEDAL KIC...
Mileage: 87,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AT TIMES WHEN SWITCHED ON. WHEN THEY DID OPERATE, THE WIPER HIGH SPEED FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK. THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH MY 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE BLAZER WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A FAULTY WIPER CONTROL MODULE, WHICH FIXED THE PROBL...
Mileage: 97,490
SLID OUT IN SNOW LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ALMOST HIT LARGE TREE AFTER FAILURE. MECHANIC SAIT PS HYDROBOOST PUMP BROKE INTERNAILLY. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Mileage: 8,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK....WIPERS FAILED TO WORK BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR PULSE BOARD. VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED DURING A RAIN STORM. THIS PART WAS RECALLED ON PREVIOUS ASTRO VAN MODELS, BUT DID NOT IN...
Mileage: 95,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN THE RAIN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR CHECK UP, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 03V159000 FOR THE 1997 YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *AK. CIRCUIT BOARD ON WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED-SAME PART AND PROBABLY W/RECALLED VEHICLES. NEW ONE COST $54.00. W...
Mileage: 195,000
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY ALSO TO...
CONSUMER STRUCK A TREE IN THE YARD WHILE PLACING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. INSTEAD, CONSUMER'S FOOT STRUCK THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY NEED TO BE PLACED FURTHER APART.*AK
Mileage: 84,000
FRONT END COLLISION HIT CENTER ON AIR BAG SENSOR, NO DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN MYSELF OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO FRONT FRAME SECTION HAD TO REPLACE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $6000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRAIN INJURY, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, LT WRIST, LEFT SIDE OF BODY ...
Mileage: 54,464
FRONT END COLLISION HIT CENTER ON AIR BAG SENSOR, NO DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN MYSELF OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO FRONT FRAME SECTION HAD TO REPLACE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $6000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRAIN INJURY, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, LT WRIST, LEFT SIDE OF BODY ...
Mileage: 54,464
FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 96,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE BRAKES FAILED, AND POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 99,000
HIGH STOPPED WORKING ON THE FAN, THEN THE FAN SPEEDS KNOB DIDN'T WORK AT ALL, THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE WIRING MUST HAVE GOTTEN HOT AT ONE TIME BECAUSE THE WIRE CONNECTION WAS DARK, A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE ONLY FAN DIRECTION THAT IS WORKING IS DEFROST
Mileage: 91,000
AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS OVERHEATED. *AK
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 3200 RPMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 93,373
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 3200 RPMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 93,373
REQUEST ANOTHER VEHICLE (VAN/SUV) AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CARS DUE TO THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *PH THE SAME DAY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE DROVE TWO BLOCKS AND THE VAN STOPPED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WALKED BACK TO CAR LOT AND THE WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FIN...
Mileage: 70,365
REQUEST ANOTHER VEHICLE (VAN/SUV) AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CARS DUE TO THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *PH THE SAME DAY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE DROVE TWO BLOCKS AND THE VAN STOPPED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WALKED BACK TO CAR LOT AND THE WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FIN...
Mileage: 70,365
REQUEST ANOTHER VEHICLE (VAN/SUV) AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL CARS DUE TO THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *PH THE SAME DAY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE DROVE TWO BLOCKS AND THE VAN STOPPED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WALKED BACK TO CAR LOT AND THE WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FIN...
Mileage: 70,365
"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE AUTOMOBILE NEVER WENT OFF, WHEN I PURCHASED AUTOMOBILE FROM USED DEALER,LIGHT WAS ON,TOOK IT TO MEINKE, PAID 2,000.00 TO GET SERVICED LIGHT STILL STAYED ON. WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY, NO PROBLEM WITH ENGINE, 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT AUTO , BLEW HEAD, WITH NO, NO , NO INDICATIO...
Mileage: 70,365
WHILE CONSUMER WAS LIFTING THE SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE THE BACK CONNECTION FOR THE HARNESS LOOSENED, AND THE CHILD FELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. THE CHILD WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT WAS BADLY SHAKEN UP. CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUF...
PASSENGER FRONT POWER WINDOW FAILED. DRIVER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENT. *JB
Mileage: 86,500
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 59,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. THERE WAS A RECALL #03V159000 W ON THE MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF, THE BLADES STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, WASHER FLUID DID NOT EJECT LIKE INTENDED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS MOVING UP OR DOWN ON DEMAND. THER...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF, THE BLADES STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, WASHER FLUID DID NOT EJECT LIKE INTENDED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS MOVING UP OR DOWN ON DEMAND. THER...
Mileage: 50,000
VAN SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND REALY HARD. WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED NOTHING WAS DONE EXCEPT FOR A FLUID CHANGE. THE VAN STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ONLY ATTEMPED TWO TIMES BECAUSE I CANT AFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY AND THE PROBLEM TO NOT GET FIXED. THE AIR AND HEAT ONLY BLOWES OUT ON THE PASS...
Mileage: 89,000
VAN SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND REALY HARD. WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED NOTHING WAS DONE EXCEPT FOR A FLUID CHANGE. THE VAN STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ONLY ATTEMPED TWO TIMES BECAUSE I CANT AFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY AND THE PROBLEM TO NOT GET FIXED. THE AIR AND HEAT ONLY BLOWES OUT ON THE PASS...
Mileage: 89,000
CANNOT GET AIR THROUGHT VENTS IN DASH, ALL CONTROLS WORK PROPERLY VACUUM ACTUATOR MOVES, THERE IS VACUUM AT THE SWITHC, NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER PAINT ON GAS DOOR BUBBLING AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ( 54000KMS) FINALLY STARTED ...
Mileage: 150,000
CANNOT GET AIR THROUGHT VENTS IN DASH, ALL CONTROLS WORK PROPERLY VACUUM ACTUATOR MOVES, THERE IS VACUUM AT THE SWITHC, NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER PAINT ON GAS DOOR BUBBLING AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ( 54000KMS) FINALLY STARTED ...
Mileage: 150,000
CANNOT GET AIR THROUGHT VENTS IN DASH, ALL CONTROLS WORK PROPERLY VACUUM ACTUATOR MOVES, THERE IS VACUUM AT THE SWITHC, NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER PAINT ON GAS DOOR BUBBLING AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ( 54000KMS) FINALLY STARTED ...
Mileage: 150,000
CANNOT GET AIR THROUGHT VENTS IN DASH, ALL CONTROLS WORK PROPERLY VACUUM ACTUATOR MOVES, THERE IS VACUUM AT THE SWITHC, NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER PAINT ON GAS DOOR BUBBLING AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ( 54000KMS) FINALLY STARTED ...
Mileage: 150,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTANTLY, AND CREATE AN OVIOUS DANGEROUS RISK OF LIFE, LIMB, AND/OR PROPERTY!! FROM THE "LITTLE" AMOUNT OF RESEARCH I'VE DONE, (20 MIN.), THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT'S A SHAME IT MIGHT TAKE A DEATH OR A LAWSUIT TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! WHO KNOWS?, ...
I OWN A 1998 ASTRO VAN. I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION . MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY SON WAS NOT RESTRAINED EITHER. WE BOTH HAD INJURIES. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS 7-8,000.00 WORTH THE DAMAGE. THERE IS SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE T...
Mileage: 55,000
I OWN A 1998 ASTRO VAN. I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION . MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY SON WAS NOT RESTRAINED EITHER. WE BOTH HAD INJURIES. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS 7-8,000.00 WORTH THE DAMAGE. THERE IS SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE T...
Mileage: 55,000
WIPER CONTROL INTERMITTENT DURING WET WEATHER, WIPERS ON AND STAY ON WHEN SWITCH PLACED TO OFF. WASHER MOTOR INOPERABLE. COMBINATION SWITCH REPLACED WITH NO HELP. REFERENCE RECALL FOR 1997 MODELS. *LA
Mileage: 88,000
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS SOMETIMES FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR WERE OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NLM *TS *JB
Mileage: 20,000
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR HAS A SHORT SERVICE LIGHT. THIS SENSOR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AROUND 52000 MILES, SENDING A CODE TO THE OBD LL SYSTEM RESULTING IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS WAY TOO SOON FOR THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT TO FAIL, AND THE COMPONENT IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS AT ...
Mileage: 51,891
FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES. SECOND, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO COME ON AND THEN MIGHT ONLY SWIPE 2-3 TIMES. LASTLY, ROUGH SHIFTING IN TRANSMISSION. *LA
FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES. SECOND, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO COME ON AND THEN MIGHT ONLY SWIPE 2-3 TIMES. LASTLY, ROUGH SHIFTING IN TRANSMISSION. *LA
FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES. SECOND, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO COME ON AND THEN MIGHT ONLY SWIPE 2-3 TIMES. LASTLY, ROUGH SHIFTING IN TRANSMISSION. *LA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT HELP THE CONSUMER. *AK
Mileage: 117,000
INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEWS. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK *SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 74,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *MR WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD STOP, MANUAL MOVEMENT WOULD SUCCESSFULLY ACTIVATE THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD SEEMED TO BE THE CAUSE. *SCC
CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEM WITH RECALL #03-V-159-000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
BAD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE, SAME AS ONES RECALLED BY GM, BUT WHY DID RECALL STOP AT 1997? THIS 1998 VAN HAS SAME PROBLEM! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST FOR THEM TO FIX IT!*AK
Mileage: 50,155
I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. I HAD IT AT THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I'V HERD OTHER COMPLANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU RANDY. *AK
3 MAIN COMPLAINTS: 1. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES- WILL CUT ON AND NOT OFF, WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR WILL WORK ONLY AT HIGH WIPER SPEED- DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY A RECALL BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE VAN AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT (REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD) I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE 98 ...
3 MAIN COMPLAINTS: 1. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES- WILL CUT ON AND NOT OFF, WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR WILL WORK ONLY AT HIGH WIPER SPEED- DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY A RECALL BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE VAN AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT (REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD) I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE 98 ...
3 MAIN COMPLAINTS: 1. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES- WILL CUT ON AND NOT OFF, WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR WILL WORK ONLY AT HIGH WIPER SPEED- DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY A RECALL BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE VAN AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT (REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD) I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE 98 ...
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 116,000
WIPERS INTERMITTENT ON WHEN RAINING. WIPERS WILL STAY ON STEADY WHEN INTERMITTENT IS SELECTED, WASHER INOPERATIVE. *NLM
Mileage: 79,500
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES NOT. HAD TO REPLACE WIPER MOTOR AND PULSE MODULE. 1997 MODEL ASTROS HAVE A RECALL FOR THEM. IT LOOKS LIKE 1998 ASTROS NEED THE SAME RECALL. *NLM
Mileage: 85,000
THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *NLM THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Mileage: 61,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#98V150001 WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *ND THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE WIPERS FAILED. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL SAFE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAINSTOR...
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM
SWITCH ON DASH BOARD FOR REAR AIR CONDITIONER FAN CONTROL WAS OVER HEATING IN THE HIGH SPEED POSITION. I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF AND COULD NOT AND IT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. I KNEW HOW TO REMOVE THE SWITCH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE SWITCH WAS OVER HEATING AND PARTIALLY MELTED THE CONNECTOR AND DESTR...
Mileage: 99,950
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING 80 MPH. *JB
FACTORY INSTALLED PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. IT MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT SHUTS DOWN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CAR JUST QUITS WHERE EVER IT IS . I HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY AND 2 WEEKS WITHOUT MY CAR AS A RESULT OF THE INABILITY OF REPAIR PEOPLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE AFTER ONE WEEK A...
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE PARKED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TIRE BEAD HAD SEPARATED. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN UNIROYAL; MODEL NAME TIGER PAW; TIRE SIZE P21575R15. THE MANUFACTURE FELT IT WAS DUE TO A FLAWED MOUNTING PROCEDURE. *NLM
Mileage: 35,000
CONTROL SWITCH FOR POWER MIRRORS GETS HOT TO THE TOUCH IF LEFT IN NEUTRAL POSITION BUT CONTROL WORKS FINE, ALSO DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES , AND THE FUSE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS BLEW FIRST WEEK. *JB
FUEL INJECTION AND MAIN COMPUTER WERE REPLACED BECAUSE FUEL LEAKED WHERE GAS RAN THROUGH ELECTRICAL HARNESS INTO COMPUTER (VCM).*AK *NLM
THE GEAR INDICATOR IN THE DASH BOARD DID NOT WORK.*JB
THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND THE GAS RAN THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS INTO THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC
Mileage: 84,197
THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND THE GAS RAN THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS INTO THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC
Mileage: 84,197
BELT TENSIONER CASING CRACKED/BROKEN AROUND MOUNT BOLT, CAUSING LOSS OF BELT TENSION, POWER ASSISTED STEERING, AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL "STICKS" AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE. BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLI...
BELT TENSIONER CASING CRACKED/BROKEN AROUND MOUNT BOLT, CAUSING LOSS OF BELT TENSION, POWER ASSISTED STEERING, AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL "STICKS" AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE. BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLI...
BELT TENSIONER CASING CRACKED/BROKEN AROUND MOUNT BOLT, CAUSING LOSS OF BELT TENSION, POWER ASSISTED STEERING, AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL "STICKS" AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE. BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLI...
NO SUMMARY. DT
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE LEVER SHIFTER AND CHANGE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *AKWHENEVER THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS BETWEEN THE LOCK AND OFF POSITION THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED WITH OUT APPYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JG
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.(NO OTHER TIRE INFO GIVEN) (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT)*JB
BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PUSH ITSELF BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
POWER LOSS-DUE TO HARNESS CONNECTOR AT TOP OF THE TANK,WERE IT CONNECTS TO THE MODULE, WAS BURNED AND ALONG WITH THE MODULE WIRING INSIDE FUEL TANK. CAUSE VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. IT WAS PROBABLY BAD SOLDER JOINTS. *AK THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. *JG
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. IT WAS PROBABLY BAD SOLDER JOINTS. *AK THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. *JG
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. IT WAS PROBABLY BAD SOLDER JOINTS. *AK THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. *JG
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THE FIRE STARTED IN THIRD ROW BENCH SEATS OF VEHICLE AND ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VINYL SIDING ON THE CONSUMERS HOME AS WELL AS THE GARAGE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED, FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25MPH FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP , BRAKES GOT HARD AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.*AKI
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO THE HARNESS CLIP NOT UNLOCKING TO GET THE CHILD OUT. SEAT WAS RECALLED NHTSA 99-V-009000 /MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 980710, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIEXD CONSUMERS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
THERE IS APPARENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM/CHEVROLET WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THE WIPERS HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT US SEVERAL TIMES IN POURING RAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE WIPERS FAIL. THERE IS AN ALLDATA RECALL NOTICE# 98V15001 REGARDING CHEVY PICKUPS AND LIGHT TR...
UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB
UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TT
CONSUMER STATES HAVING STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR-DOOR WEATHER STRIPPING, LEAKS AND PARTS THAT BREAK OR FALL OFF. *TT
CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD. TT
CONSUMER STATES THE THROTTLE WOULD STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION YET THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM
DRIVERS REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR SPRING BLEW OFF OF THE BELT. ALSO, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, REAR SPRING LEAF WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
DRIVERS REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR SPRING BLEW OFF OF THE BELT. ALSO, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, REAR SPRING LEAF WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
VERY HARD BANG WHEN TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTS,IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE HIGH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPORADICALLY QUIT WORKING. THEN THEY QUIT WORKING ENTIRELY. WE JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $150 BILL. I HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN. *AK
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 7/10 MILES AND THEN PARKING IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING BRAKES. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PADS WERE LOOSE AND GLAZED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS 2 TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIME FRAME FROM THE 1ST TIME TO THE ...
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 7/10 MILES AND THEN PARKING IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING BRAKES. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PADS WERE LOOSE AND GLAZED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS 2 TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIME FRAME FROM THE 1ST TIME TO THE ...
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY SWERVE TO LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES, 10 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK *JB
TRANMISSION VALVE BODY BAD. TRANS. SHIFTS HARD AND WHEN NOT EXPECTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IDLER ARM, PART OF LINKAGE TO STEERING MECHANISM, SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE IN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. INADEQUATE SHIFT LEVER DETENT ACTION RESULTS IN INADVERTANT SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. JULY 4, 2001:WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH, OPERATOR MISTAKENLY SHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE INTO NEUTRAL (THINKING HE IS SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO OVERDRIVE). ENG...
THE CHEVROLET ASTRO SHIFTS GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED AS I LEFT AN INTERSECTION AND THE VAN VIOLENTLY SHIFTED GEARS THROWING MY FAMILY'S AND MY HEAD BACK WITH EXTREME FORCE. THINKING THAT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED AND KNOWING THAT OTHER CARS WERE IN FRONT AND ALONGSIDE MY VEHICLE, I ...
THE SUN SHELL, A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION.
WHILE HAVING HEADLIGHTS ON, RADIO KNOBS GOT HOT TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER BURNED HIS FINGER. BUT, THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
WHILE HAVING HEADLIGHTS ON, RADIO KNOBS GOT HOT TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER BURNED HIS FINGER. BUT, THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
WHILE MAKING TURNS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WILL OCCUR, COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
COMPUTER MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE BEEN DRIVEN. *AK *SLC
TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO BAD SHIFTING. ALSO, ENGINE ROD BEARING WAS MAKING A KOCKING SOUND THAT FORCED REPLACEMENT. *AK CRACK IN COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACE SEAL.*JB
TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO BAD SHIFTING. ALSO, ENGINE ROD BEARING WAS MAKING A KOCKING SOUND THAT FORCED REPLACEMENT. *AK CRACK IN COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACE SEAL.*JB
TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO BAD SHIFTING. ALSO, ENGINE ROD BEARING WAS MAKING A KOCKING SOUND THAT FORCED REPLACEMENT. *AK CRACK IN COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACE SEAL.*JB
WHILE MAKING A TURN THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A BOLT SEPARATING FROM POWER STEERING, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MGR. @ DAMASCUS CHEVROLET THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE STEERING OR THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE...
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MGR. @ DAMASCUS CHEVROLET THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE STEERING OR THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED ,AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER OUT OF VEHICLE UNTIL SOMEONE ARRIVED WITH A REMOTE UNLOCKING DEVICE. *AK DOOR LOCKS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN UP FUSE. *YH
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED ,AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER OUT OF VEHICLE UNTIL SOMEONE ARRIVED WITH A REMOTE UNLOCKING DEVICE. *AK DOOR LOCKS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN UP FUSE. *YH
BATTERY FAILED. NLM
MICHELIN TIRE TREAD FAILED, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES (UNIROYAL TIGER PAW P215/75R15). NLM
THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BLEWOUT, DEALER REPAIRED. NLM
THE ENGINE USES 1 QUART OF OIL PER 2000 MILES. NLM
VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERETED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND...
VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND S...
SIDE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM CAN NOT SUPPORT WEIGHT OF DOOR , RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF SLIDING DOOR WHEN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND PARKED FACING DOWN HILL THE DOOR HAS UNEXPECTEDLY SLAM SHUT , SEVERAL TIMES AND ON TWO OCCASIONS CAUSING MINOR BRUISES PLUS SWOLLEN FINGERS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GO AND/OR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PULLING LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ALIGNMENTS. PROBLEM STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ROTATED TIRES. GENERAL TIRES P215/75R15. DEALERSHIP FROM BIG O TIRES A MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT 1 OUT 1000 WILL EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM. *AK
GAS PEDAL STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.AT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN TO REACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET ON ...
WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGES THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEAR HARDER THAN IT SHOULD. *SLC
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE AND THE TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE AND THE TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE SEATS ARE IN BAD CONDITION. *SLC
THE WINDOW IS STICKING OPEN. *SLC
BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN. *SLC
WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGES THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEAR HARDER THAN IT SHOULD. *SLC
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE AND THE TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE AND THE TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
THE SEATS ARE IN BAD CONDITION. *SLC
THE WINDOW IS STICKING OPEN. *SLC
BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX TRANSMISSION BEGINNING WITH A COMPLETE REBUILD AT A CERTIFIED FACILITY; TRANSMISSION MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR AS LONG AS 2 MONTHS. REPEATED VISITS TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ARE MET WITH APOLOGIES, AND STORIES OF THE SAME DESIGN TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHER ...
THE CAPTIONED VEHICLE ON 7/27/99 WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AS A RESULT OF A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZZARD. THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY LEAKED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND CORRODED THE THE BATTERY TRAY, THE CABLE AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT A COST OF $230.0...
WE NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. WE WERE PARKED, SO I PULLED THE REAR A/C SWITCH OUT OF THE DASH. I FOUND THAT THIS SWITCH, WHICH IS ALL PLASTIC, HAD BEEN SHORTED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I DISCONNECTED THE SWITCH. THE SCARY PART FOR ME IS THAT THE FUSE NEVER BLEW. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AN...
WE NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. WE WERE PARKED, SO I PULLED THE REAR A/C SWITCH OUT OF THE DASH. I FOUND THAT THIS SWITCH, WHICH IS ALL PLASTIC, HAD BEEN SHORTED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I DISCONNECTED THE SWITCH. THE SCARY PART FOR ME IS THAT THE FUSE NEVER BLEW. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AN...
COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR AND VEHICLE OVERHEATS. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GETS HARD, AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE HOLD DOWN SPRING FOR REAR BRAKE RUSTED DUE TO WET WEATHER. *YH
COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR AND VEHICLE OVERHEATS. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GETS HARD, AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE HOLD DOWN SPRING FOR REAR BRAKE RUSTED DUE TO WET WEATHER. *YH
HAVE A FRIEND WHO EXPERIENCES EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS ON 97 GMC SAFARI AND 97 ASTRO VAN. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, WHEN ACCELERATING IN 1ST GEAR AFTER DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE STAYING IN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE TAKEN BACK, THEY SAY IT IS MANY THINGS. BUT I HAVE HAD AFRONT PUT ON ROTORS,BRAKES,CALIBURS,SHIMS,ALIGNMENTS,TIREBALANCE,I STILL HAVE PULLING. AND A MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE CALIBUR BOLT AND WASHER. BUT THEY SAID NO. HE IS CERTIFIED AND...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INFRONT OF GARAGE, AND CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW LEFT DOWN. NEXT DAY, FOUND INSTRUMENT PANEL/PLASTIC WERE MELTED, AND THERE WAS A FIRE RESIDUE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VAN TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A 94 AMIGO. AMIGO CRASHED INTO A JEEP CHEROKEE. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER STOOD ON THE BRAKE, VAN DID NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. VAN WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION....
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VAN TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A 94 AMIGO. AMIGO CRASHED INTO A JEEP CHEROKEE. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER STOOD ON THE BRAKE, VAN DID NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. VAN WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION....
AT 35,000 MILES HAD IDLE ARM REPLACED, BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED LOSE OF FOUR TIRES, AT 40,000 HAD TWO IDLE ARMS AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED.*AK
AT 35,000 MILES HAD IDLE ARM REPLACED, BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED LOSE OF FOUR TIRES, AT 40,000 HAD TWO IDLE ARMS AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED.*AK
AT 35,000 MILES HAD IDLE ARM REPLACED, BAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED LOSE OF FOUR TIRES, AT 40,000 HAD TWO IDLE ARMS AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED.*AK
THE VEHICLE'S CONTROL ARMS FAILED. YH
FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH
THE VEHICLE'S DISTRIBUTOR CAP IS DEFECTIVE. YH
THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. YH
VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. YH
THE VEHICLE'S TV/VCR IS DEFECTIVE. YH
THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T COME ON WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND AT TIME THE CONSUMER MAY FORGET TO TURN ON HEAD LIGHTS THEREFORE DRIVING WITHOUT REAR LIGHTS ON, POOR DESIGN. NLM
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED OR STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. HAD TO STEP WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR WILL STICK AT "0". DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
WHEN AT A STOP OR ABOUT TO TAKE OFF GAS PEDAL WILL STICK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS GAS PEDAL IS GUMMED UP AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *AK
THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIME AS A WHOLE UNIT AND THREE TIMES IT WAS TRIED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.IT HAS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW(12000) MILES,AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNWILLING TO HELP.PLEASE ...
ON WET DAYS IF BRAKES WERE TOUCHED SLIGHTLY VEHICLE JERKED ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MADE A REAR ADJUSTMENT. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS CONDITION. BRAKING WHILE TURNING VEHICLE HAS POOR STEERING CONTROL OF STEERING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE WHEEL VIBRATION. DRIVER CAN PUMP BRAKE TO STABLIZE CONTROL. *AK
WHILE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP OR NORMAL STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL . BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AGAIN VEHICLE WOULD STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TENSIONER ARM HOUSING BROKE OFF OF ENGINE BLOCK RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 & 3 & 4 GEARS. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH NEW GM TRANS. NO MONETARY RELIEF FROM GM WAS RECEIVED.
TENSIONER ARM HOUSING BROKE OFF OF ENGINE BLOCK RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 & 3 & 4 GEARS. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH NEW GM TRANS. NO MONETARY RELIEF FROM GM WAS RECEIVED.
WHILE ENGINE IS OFF TRANSMISSION GEAR WILL JUMP FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO PARKING VEHICLE. *AK
I OWN A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO (VAN) AND A 1998 ASTRO. THE 1998 VAN IS 18 INCHES LONGER THEN THE 1990 . THE EXTRA 18 INCHES WERE ADDED TO THE SAME SUSPENSION AS THE 1990 ASTRO. THE 1998 ASTRO HAS A BAD SWAY TO THE REAR SUSPENISON WEATHER YOU HAVE SLOWED TO TURN INTO TO A DRIVE WAY OR MAKING ...
THE ROUTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY WAS PLACED AGAINST THE HEATSINK ON THE REAR OF THE RADIO ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE INSULATION TO BURN TO CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE. CONTACT JOHN A. REUTTER AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 727-848-3923 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND PICTURES. *...
I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN THE DEALER SHIP THREE TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM REOCCURRS WITH TWO DAYS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VAN PULLED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 50 MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN 40,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VAN PULLED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 50 MILES. ALSO, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN 40,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR THAT BINDS VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ONGOING /INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP WHEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP POSITION OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
SECURITY LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN CAR WOULD NOT START, THEN TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE CHANGED. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN , CHANGED THE SENSOR . TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK OUT THE DASH AND REPLACED...
SECURITY LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN CAR WOULD NOT START, THEN TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE CHANGED. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN , CHANGED THE SENSOR . TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK OUT THE DASH AND REPLACED...
SECURITY LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN CAR WOULD NOT START, THEN TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE CHANGED. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN , CHANGED THE SENSOR . TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK OUT THE DASH AND REPLACED...
SECURITY LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN CAR WOULD NOT START, THEN TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE CHANGED. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN , CHANGED THE SENSOR . TWO WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK OUT THE DASH AND REPLACED...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FA...
ON THREE OCCASIONS FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING STALLING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN--MY PAINT JOB IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING, IAM GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM CHEVY AT ALL. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME OR DIRECT ME AS TO WHERE I CAN GO FOR HELP>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH--JOSEPH G. OSIPOWICH
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *YC
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE TWO REAR LAP BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ARE TOO LOOSE. THEY WONT TIGHTEN THE CSS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR LAP BELTS. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE TWO REAR LAP BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ARE TOO LOOSE. THEY WONT TIGHTEN THE CSS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR LAP BELTS. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT 55MPH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE INJECTORS OUT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE GOING 35-45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING BECAME UNDONE. REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES & NEEDED STITCHES AT EMERGENCY ROOM. EVERYONE SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. *AK
WHILE GOING 35-45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING BECAME UNDONE. REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES & NEEDED STITCHES AT EMERGENCY ROOM. EVERYONE SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. *AK
VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES CAR BETWEEN 45-50 MPH THE CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THE DOOR IS PUSHED BACK. THE DOOR WILL SHUT ON THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT. WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE/DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT RECTIFY. ...
VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. MECHANIC LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING & SHUT DOORS. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DOOR AREA & LOCKED IT. BROKE WINDOW TO ENTER & PUT FLAMES OUT. NO WORK BEING DONE ON DOOR AT TIME OF FLAMES. MECHANIC WILL CHECK FOR CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK
SPRING LOADED BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. MJS
FUEL INJECTOR.
DRIVER'S SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM.
ACCEL-THROTTLE. (THROTTLE CABLE).
FUEL INJECTION LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE DON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN A YEA.; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL THERE IS A CORRECTION IN THE GRADE OF FUEL USED IN CALIFORNIA. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. HOW CAN THIS GO ON KNOWING W...
PARKED UPHILL OR INCLINE POSITION SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHES WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE DOORWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL EITHER QUIT DURING OPERATION OR BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
PLASTIC PULLEY ON BELT TENSIONER DESENTEGRADED CAUSING ARM TO BUST OFF ENGINE BLOCK WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN MIDDLE LANE. SURPRISED BY LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE PULLING OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! GLAD MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VAN AT THIS TIME. MY OPINION IS THAT NOT ONLY IS...
THREE TIRES BLOWN OUT (GENERAL P215/75 R 15). YH
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, WHICH RESULTED IN OWNER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
SEATBELT ON THE BENCH SEATS IS HANGING LOOSE, SO THAT IT SWINGS BACK AND FORTH. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT DOES THAT. *AK
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT COMPLETELY DISENGAGE, WEARING DOWN THE BRAKE SHOES ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
PROBLEM HAS ACCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE ONE YEAR I'VE OWNED IT. *AK
DESIGN AND POSITION OF BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH IN LENGTH IS HIGHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSED THE OCCUPANT'S FOOT TO GET STUCK UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS IT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED, AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WEARS OUT. (OUTSIDE EDGE) THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CORRECTED THREE TIMES AND YET THE TIRES STILL WEAR BADLY. G.M. WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT PLEASE HELP, I'AM TOTATLY DISABLED, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE EVERY FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES. *AK( DOT N...
THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WEARS OUT. (OUTSIDE EDGE) THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CORRECTED THREE TIMES, AND YET THE TIRES STILL WEAR BADLY. G.M. WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT PLEASE HELP, I'AM TOTATLY DISABLED AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE EVERY FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES. *AK( DOT ...
PAWL WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AFTER 300 MILE TRIPS IN HOT WEATHER CAUSING THE GEARS TO CHANGE VERY HARDLY. FUEL WOULD LEAK AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH DRIVER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. BUT INSISTED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND SOME OTHERS PROBLEMS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE, HITTING THE OTHER AUTOMOBILE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAS REPLACED BRAKES SIX TIMES, INCLUDING REAR DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT A...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAS REPLACED BRAKES SIX TIMES, INCLUDING REAR DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT A...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HAS REPLACED BRAKES SIX TIMES, INCLUDING REAR DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT A...
CONSUMER STATED THAT, THIS WILL BE THE FITH TIME SHE IS GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE SHIFT BY ITSELF.
VEHICLE WILL NOT START, DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTOR. *YC
OIL PAN GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *YC
REAR SAFETY BELT HANGS.
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. MJS
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS
SEAT BELT GET CAUGHT IN THE ARM REST. NLM
KEY BOX FAILED. MJS
FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. NLM
POWER STEERING FAILED. NLM
POWER WINDOW FAILED. *YC
SLIDING DOOR FAILED. NLM
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YC
TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFT HARD. *YC
SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *YC
BRAKES FAILED. *YC
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
STORAGE COMPARTMENT MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. YH
FUEL INJECTION COMPUTER FAILED. YH
FUEL INJECTOR FAILED DUE TO DIRT CLOGGING. YH
WHEEL DRUM SEAL LEAKED. YH
SENSOR FAILED. YH
SEAT BELT GUIDE ON THE RIGHT WINDOW OUT OF ORDER. YH
CAR STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR, DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. YH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION FAILURE. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YC
FAN BELT FAILED TWICE. *YC
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING / BRAKES SYSTEM ETC. *YC
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. YH
EXTREME MISALIGNMENT OF WHEELS. YH
ENGINE MISFIRE BECAUSE OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF WIRES. YH
SLIP JOINT MAKES NOISE. YH
TIRE SIDEWALLS WEAKENED BY 3 RUBS AGAINST CURB.(215-75 R/15) YH
FUEL FILTER FAILED. YH
NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. YH
CD PLAYER INOPERABLE. YH
ALL ORIGINAL TIRES WORN OUT. YH
STEREO FAILED. YH
BATTERY FAILED. YH
FUEL FILTER FAILED. YH
AUTOMATIC WINDOW INOPERABLE, DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. YH
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT CONTINUALLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, CONSUMER STATES THAT ...
SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.
BETWEEN 50-65MPH THE REAR END HAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND LOW SOUND - TALKED TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO FRANK PARRA HAS TRIED TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM. BROWN FUNERAL HOME BUYS A NUMBER OF ASTROS. PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 97 AND 98 - SAME THING. FRANK PARRA TRIED TO CURE BY BALANCING DRIVE SHAFT AND PUTTING A ...
DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF STEERING GEAR BOX NUT BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING MECHANISM TO LOCK UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT, IT CAUSES THE STEERING GEAR AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED, AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE HYDROBOO...
THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE, AS IF A PIECE OF METAL IS BROKEN IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR A MONTH.
DOOR LATCHES DO NOT HOLD THE VEHICLES' DOOR OPEN WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE/DECLINE POSITION CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN SLAMMED BY DOOR WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE.
DRIVER HARDLY TAPPED THE BUMPER OF VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER'S, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGES DONE TO THE VAN OR THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE WHEN ANOTHER CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN ELECTRICAL INTERIOR SYSTEM. *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS.
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, DRIVER HEARD A
SLIDING DOOR ON SIDE OF VEHICLE IN 1997 AND 1998 MODELS DOES NOT HAVE A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE DOOR STAYS OPEN UNTIL NEEDED TO BE SHUT. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE OR IF SOMEONE USES THE DOOR AS LEVERAGE TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR SHUTS ON THEM, CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND/OR BEIN...
FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUALLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT/ALIGNMENT.
WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SHIFTING IN THE TANK IS SO HARD IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REARENDED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL TO THREE QUARTERS FULL.
BRAKE LIGHTS AND OR DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING, A FUSE BLOWS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER CONTACTED EIGHT TIMES AND ARE NOW TALKING WITH MANUFACTURER TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AREVERY CLOSE AND AT THE SAME LEVEL,MAKING IT VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENE DTWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING UP.
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AREVERY CLOSE AND AT THE SAME LEVEL,MAKING IT VERY EASY TO MISTAKENLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENE DTWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING UP.
DUE TO THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THIS VEHICLE, BEING INCONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CRASH OCCURRED DURING DRIVER'S FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A DECLINE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK IN AN OPEN POSITION AFTER OPENING AND SLAM SHUT.
WHEN PUTTING HEAVY OBJECTS OR ITEMS IN REAR OF VEHICLE THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 200LBS, THE SUSPENSION LEAF SPRING WOULD BOTTOM OUT. HAD TALKED TO DEALER & NOTHING DONE. HAD PUT HELPER LEAF SPRING, BUT NOT ENOUGH. NEEDS TO HAVE REAR OF VEHICLE REDESIGNED. FRONT END IS VERY LIGHT. *AK
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER 15 MPH UNDER HARD BRAKING WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING SO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND ALSO BEING SO SMALL. MANUFACTURER SAYS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN , GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, MAKING A SHARP TURN, LOST COMPLETE STEERING AND BRAKEING AND ALL POWER ASSIST. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. BRAKES WORK OFF PUMP. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *...