2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO Power Train Problems

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN A RUN-AWAY MODE. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED THROUGH COMBINATION OF BRAKES AND TRAVELING INTO MUD. UPON STOPPING IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FLAMING - MOST LIKELY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY AC FAILED TO BLOW COLD AFTER I NOTED SOME OIL (NOT MOTOR OIL) UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP RECHARGED THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS APPARENTLY EMPTY INCLUDING DYE FOR WHICH I BORE THE COST ($200+). LESS THAN 12 HRS LATER THE SYSTEM NO LONGER BLEW COLD AND NO FLUID WAS NOTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE DYE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THEN INTERIOR ENGINE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE AC LINE HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE (NOW METAL ON METAL). A HOLE THE SIZE OF A DIME TO NICKEL WAS IN THE FILLER TUBE AND THE AC LINE ALSO HAD A HOLE IN IT. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER 2K CHEVY ASTRO THAT WAS DIAG'D SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME HOLE IN THE AC LINE BUT IT HAD NOT WORN A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. THE MECHANIC HAD INDICATED THAT THE AC LINE WAS "RUN THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY". AT THIS POINT FOREIGN MATTER HAS FALLEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE METAL FROM THE FILLER TUBE, THE BLACK FOAM COVER ON THE AC LINE AND APPARENTLY THE FREON FROM THE DYE RECHARGE. I HAVE TO PRESUME OTHER FOREIGN MATTER HAS MADE ITS WAY IN TO FILLER TUBE AS WELL. I AM NOW ATTEMPTING THE HAVE GM COVER THE $1K REPAIR TO THE AC LINE AND TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO LS' LOCKS FAILED, NOT ALLOWING HER TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MELTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EAGLE AUTOMOTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, BUT REMOVED THE RELAY BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT WAS CONTINUOUSLY CLOSED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF THEY DIDN'T REMOVE THE RELAY IT WOULD MELT THE ACTUATOR AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WILL REOCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WENT TO MONUMENT CHEVROLET AND ASKED FOR A PRINT OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON APRIL 3, 2001 FOR BACK DOOR LOCKS AND AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2002 FOR THE SLIDING DOOR. THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE DRIVER DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE SLIDING DOOR WERE THE ONLY DOORS ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAD FUNCTIONING LOCKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER DOOR LOCK HANDLES WERESTUCK AND COULDN'T BE PULLED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. SHE HAS TRIED TO GET RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS GIVEN A FILE #1-438966317. THE CONTACT ALSO SENT PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BURNT OUT ACTUATORS AND WITH A CERTIFIED LETTER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO FAIL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT UNDER 25 MPH. THE TROQUED CONVERTER BURNED OUT. THE LOCKS HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

Mileage: 57,096

BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WORKED WHEN COOL, DIDN'T WHEN WARM. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION MELTED AND VACUUM HOSE ALSO MELTED. COULLD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT CHARGE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED, TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKED AND THE FRONT PINION LEAKED. *SC

Mileage: 52,733

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES HAVE A BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE LINES TO THE OIL PAN. THIS BRACKET RUBBED HOLES IN BOTH OF THE LINES. IF MY WIFE HAD NOT SEEN THE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WHEN SHE BACKED OUT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BURNED UP. THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAS A ONE INCH GASH WHERE THE BRACKET HELD THE TRANSMISSION LINES.*AK

Mileage: 73,847

ON TUESDAY , DEC. 30, 2003, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE DRIVE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY YEAR 2000 CHEVY ASTRO VAN, 2WD, THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY CRUMBLED IN MY HANDS AS IS IT WAS A PIECE OF CANDY. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE ON 7/20/2000 FROM BK CHEVY HERE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. THE VAN DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 10,000 MILES ON IT!!! IT LOOKS BRAND NEW ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN MOTION. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN PARK... AND THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BROKE APART WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BK CHEVY SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR AND COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. I HAVE ASKED FOR ALL THE BROKEN PARTS TO BE PLACED IN THE BOX THE NEW PARTS CAME IN AND I AM WILLING TO SHIP THE BROKEN PARTS FOR TESTING TO WASHINGTON, DC. I AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS. *LA

Mileage: 9,891

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON A 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD WITH 63K MILES. THE TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL REBUILD WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED IN TIME.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT ON 2ND GEAR AS IF BEING REAR ENDED. SYMPTOMS APPEARS ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT OR ON LONG TRIPS. *LA

Mileage: 28,778

2000 ASTRO VAN WITH 50,000 MILES. REVERSE AND SECOND GEARS WENT OUT. NOW COSTING $1500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN NEW IN 2000.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

CODE 1870 IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES. THE ALUMINUM VALVE HOUSING IS TOO SMALL AND WEARS OUT QUICKLY. THE SYMPTON IS A VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AS IF BEING REAR-ENDED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS HOT. CHEVY HAS REENGINEERED TO A BIGGER VALVE BUT STILL WANTS IT'S CUSTOMERS TO PAY HALF OF $2000 FOR A $350-$950 PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY IT'S WARRENTY. SONNEX MAKES A STEEL REPLACEMENT AND CAN VERIFY HOW FREQUENT THE PROBLEM IS. CHEVY'S ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT IS QUESTIONABLE, LET ALONE THE DEAL THEY OFFER. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHEN TAKING OFF CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE VEHICLE JERKING. WHILE VEHICLE WA SON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VAN JERKS UNTIL YOU RESUME ONE SPEED, AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS IT JERKS, AND WHEN SITTING ON AN INCLINE READY TO PULL OUT WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE IT ROLLS BACK.............THE VAN ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT......THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THIS SAID IT IS THE VISCUS CLUTCH IN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY ASTRO VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM $1,550.00 TO $2,000.00 TO FIX THIS. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MODEL OF VAN (ASTRO), AND SEEING IF THIS WILL BE A RECALL AND FIXED AT THERE EXPENSE.I FEEL A VAN WITH ONLY 23,OOO MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VAN JERKS UNTIL YOU RESUME ONE SPEED, AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS IT JERKS, AND WHEN SITTING ON AN INCLINE READY TO PULL OUT WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE IT ROLLS BACK.............THE VAN ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT......THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THIS SAID IT IS THE VISCUS CLUTCH IN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY ASTRO VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM $1,550.00 TO $2,000.00 TO FIX THIS. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MODEL OF VAN (ASTRO), AND SEEING IF THIS WILL BE A RECALL AND FIXED AT THERE EXPENSE.I FEEL A VAN WITH ONLY 23,OOO MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

DESIGN OF SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WELL DONE BECAUSE DOOR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK INTO PLACE, LIKE IN OTHER VAN DOORS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKCONSUMER STATES; IF PARKED ON A HILL FRONT END DOWN, DOOR CAN CLOSE BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, TRACTION, ON WET/BUMPY ROADS. *SCC

TIRES WER WEARING OUT ON INSIDE , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS HARD, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I AM REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE IS BOUGHT BACK. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

DRIVELINE VIBRATION OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 15MIN. OR MORE. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE AWD SYSTEM.*AK

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED TRANSFER CASE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML