1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

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 A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VAN WOULD STILL BE ROCKING AFTER YOU HAD COMPLETED THIS TASK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CAR SICK IN MY LIFE BUT SITTING IN THE THIRD SEAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL ILL. ON THE 18TH OF FEB. MY WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE WHILE TRAVLING OVER A MT.PASS(OREGON HWY #20) I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE I DID ALL THE RIGHT THING BUT THE REAR OF THAT VAN HAD IT OWN AGENDA. WITNESS STATE THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED ON HOW THE REAR OF THE VAN ROCKED OR SWAYED THE WAY IT DID AND THAT WERE LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT ROLL . I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF VAN AND MOST OF THEM FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION. ONE PERSON ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD HEARD THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF REPAIR KIT OUT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . THAT IS NEWS TO ME!!! IF THIS IS SO IT SURE WOULD HAVE SAVED SEVEN PEOPLE ALOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING. IN THE END WHEN THIS ACCIDENT IS OVER THE COST SHOULD BE OVER $50,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE ALSO LOST A SMALL PART OF MY SOUL......IS THERE A SITE THAT I CAN FIND OUT THE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT THIS VAN HAVE BEEN IN (OR CAUSED) OR IF THIS ISSUE IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS A REPAIR KIT OUT ON THE MARKET? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THE WISE FAMILY. *AK

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. *AK

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

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

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

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 A SWITCH. *AK

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 FALLS OUT, GLOVE BOX LIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE,RAIDO SPEAKERS NOT PROPERTLY INSTALLLED. WHEN TENSIONER FAILED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END,SO I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE BUSY ROAD TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM. MY STEERING ALSO WENT OUT;I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME ON A BUSY ROAD SPEED LIMIT 45.I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAD TURN AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING MY WHEEL. I HAD TO UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT; TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL MY BODY WEIGHT, AND STILL COULDN'T MAKE THE TURN, I HAD TO BACK UP AND TRY TO TURN AGAIN.I CONTINUE TO HAVE FRONTEND,WINDOW,FUEL INJECTION, DOORS NOT WANTING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY AND I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS CHEVROLET, ASTRO IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVING. ANY INFO YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPERICATED. THANK YOU LAURIE HOEKZEMA. *AK