1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

VEHICLE FAILED TO START NUMEROUS TIMES. SERVICE CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS; 2 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS.

IF PUTTING BRAKES ON QUICKLY THEY LOCK UP AND THEN THEY STOP. BRAKES WILL GRAB/DRIFT, THEN THEY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER STOPS SLOWLY THEY WORK FINE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

AFTER MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. DEALER SAYS 'TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING', DON'T REALLY KNOW WITHOUT TEARING DOWN TRANSMISSION WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS. RECOMMENDS REPLACING TRANSMISSION, DEALER IS CONTACTING GM TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM - WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE IT WORKS NORMAL - WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL OR DRIVE TO REVERSE IT TAKES 3-5 SECONDS TO ENGAGE - THIS IS NOT EVIDENT IN THE OTHER TWO CVEVROLETS THAT I OWN (ONE HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION) - THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE IF YOU ARE PARKING ON A GRADE YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES TO BACK UP IT STARTS TO ROLL FOREWARD BEFORE THE REVERSE ENGAGES - IT IS ALSO KIND OF DANGEROUS WHILE MAKING A U-TURN SINCE WHILE WAITING FOR REVERSE TO ENGAGE ANOTHER CAR CAN COME FLYING TOWARD YOU - THEN IF YOU "GIVE IT GAS" TOO SOON IT SPINS AND GRABS SUDDENLY MAKING THE CAR "JERK". *AK

BOTH FRONT BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WORE EVENLY, PAPER THIN IN 8000 MILES - THIS IS ABNORMAL SINCE MY OLD ASTRO WENT MORE THAN20,000 MILES AND STILL HAD PLENTY LEFT WHEN I CHANGED THEM - BOTH WHEELS SPIN FREELY WITHOUT BINDING - MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE BACK BRAKES MAY NOT BE GRABBING (OR THE FRONTS MAY BE GRABBING TOO HARD - CHEVROLET IS TRYING TO BLAME MY DRIVING - THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IF THE LINING WEARS OFF IT WILL PULL TO THAT SIDE WHILE BRAKING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH - I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES AND DO ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING - BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN 8000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER ATTEMPTED 6 TIMES TO FIX VEHICLE , BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED ON THE MIDDLE RIGHT OF CAPTAIN'S SEAT. THIS CAUSED CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT TO MOVE AND CHILD TO HIT HEAD ON THE WNDOW . CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK