1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

CONSUMER EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

WHILE DRIVING TORSION BAR FAILED AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP. COULD HADVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD DROPPED ONTO TIRE. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT TORSION BAR WAS BROKEN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO THE LACK OF CONTROL. ESTIMATED *SCC

BRAKES PULL WHEN APPLIED SOMETIMES PULLS RIGHT,OTHER TIMES PULLS LEFT. BRAKES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY REBUILT BY PREVIOUS OWNER. NOW HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IS GM AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND WHAT IS REMEDY? WIFE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN MAJOR ACCIDENT AUGUST OF 2001 IN A 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, YET DEALERSHIPS REPORT NO BULLITENS OR RECALLS. I HAVE FOUND ONE ON YOUR SITE AND ANOTHER BULLITEN THROUGH ANOHTER SOURCE. IS THIS ANOTHER "FORD/FIRESTONE" STYLE COVER UP????*AKY

WE ARE A BODY SHOP. THIS VEHICLE CAME IN FROM SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT A TREE ON RIGHT FRONT AND SHOVED R FENDER AND RT FRONT DOOR BACK APPROX. 1 1/2 FEET.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. ALSO, EGR VALVE GETS CLOGGED WITH CARBON ON A REGULAR BASIS. DEALER HAS REPLACED EGR VALVE 3 TIMES, AND CLEANED IT 4 TIMES.*AK

WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT AT 5-7 MPH FRONT END OF VAN DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. MECHANIC STATED FRONT TORSION BAR WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE COLLAPSING.*AK

MECHANIC ADVISES TORSION BAR SHATTERED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITY IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED.