1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

ANTI LOCK SPEED SENSORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERYTIME TIRES ARE ROTATED OR FLAT IS FIXED. NLM

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, OWNER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAR WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, INTERMITTENTLY EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOT CONTACTED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER BEING TURNED ON. SOMETIMES WOULD GO ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN EVER ITS RAINING. *AK

HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20MPH SLAMMED ON BRAKES, THEY CAUGHT AND THEN RELEASED. AS A RESULT, HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.*AK

NEW IS GM IS RECALLING THE CHEVY TRUCK ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE A 94 ASTRO TWO WHEEL DRIVE VAN. I'VE REPORTED SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. DOES THIS RECALL INCLUDE MY VEHICLE? ALSO; I FEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SHOULD BE AN OPTION. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE FOR PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE NEED THE PROTECTION IF THEY PANNIC STOP. MOST PEOPLE ACQUIRE THE FEEL OF A VEHICLE AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL IT. ANTI-LOCK BRALES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF SOMEONE PUMPS THE BRAKE OR APPLYS INCREASING AMMOUNTS OF PREASURE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MUST HAVE HARD CONSISTENT PRESSURE TO STOP A VEHICLE SAFTLY WITHOUT HAVING THE TIRES SKID. IN OTHER WORDS THE DRIVER MUST PANNIC STOP. THIS IS AGANIST MOST DRIVERS NATURAL INSTINCT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT HILL, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 67 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75 TO 83 MPH BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE, IT BEGAN TO SLOWED DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VAN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK