1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN APPLIED. MOTOR IS CATCHING AND THEN IT IS RELEASING. HAVE NOT BEEN TO A DEALER TO LET MECHANIC CHECK BRAKES OUT. *AK

TORSION BAR SHATTERED, COLLAPSING LEFT FRONT OF CAR; COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

TORSION BAR FAILURE TOOK PLACE IN THE AREA OF THE BUSHING IN THE TORSION BAR ARM LOCATED IN THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER. THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BY CHEVROLET WHO STATED THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM THRU THE 1998 MODEL YEAR. THE NEW REPALCEMENT PARTS ARE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN. THE EVENT OCCURED THE MORING AFTER I RETURNED FROM A TRIP THAT WAS PREDONINATELY INTERSTATE DRIVING AND THE COMPONENT FAILED AS I WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. HOWEVER HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE IF THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE THEY STATED THEY HAD AND "IT WASN'T A PRETTY PICTURE".*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN; TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED HOSE AND FLUID. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMINTTENT MISSING AND STALL, CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY FROM WORK AND UNABLE TO RESTART, ACID GOT IN THE CONNECTION BEHIND THE BATTERY AND ATE UP THE TERMINAL

DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. MY WIFE HAD JUST DRIVEN 50 MILES ON THE NYS THRUWAY AT 65 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH HER BOSS IN THE VAN GOING TO A NURSING CONFERENCE. THEY PARKED THE VAN IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN THEY RETURNED 2 HOURS LATER THEY FOUND THE VAN DRIVERS SIDE DOWN ON THE FRONT TIRE. I WOULD HATE TO IMAGIN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WOULD IT HAVE EVEN BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT? I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING THE 22 OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS AND AGREE WITH ALL THE REST THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN EITHER THE BAR OR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN. WHEN THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BROKEN UNIT HE SAID IT WAS SUGGESTED BY GM TO REPLACE BOTH BARS, THE F-SUPPORT "A" AND ARM. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SUPPORT WAS REQUIRED DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE, AT A COST TO US OF $859.00 . IT IS VERY APPEARENT TO ME THAT GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, CHANGED THE DESIGN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND PAST THE COST AND THE VERY POSSIBLE INJURY ON TO THE PUBLIC. THAT I UNDESTAND , WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THIS ORGANIZATION, NHTSA, HAS NOT PURSUED GM FOR A RECALL ON THIS ITEM, I AM VERY SUPRISED. THANKS FOR THE SPACE [email protected]. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH FRONT LEFT TORSION BAR BROKE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WAS REPLACING BOTH FRONTAL TORSION BARS. *AK *SLC

LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT A HIGHER SPEED. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT OF VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO NEARLY TOUCH THE TIRE. HAD THE RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR REPLACED AS WELL, AT THE RECOMENDATION OF THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET? THIS SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION.*AK

EVERY TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON DURING RAINY/WET WEATHER, WINDSHIELD WILL FREEZE IN ONE LOCATION AND FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING PROBLEM, AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK