1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER DO NOT WORK WHEN TURNED ON OR FAIL WHILE DRIVING. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN USING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES.ENGINE MAKES LOUD RAPPING NOISES THEN RUNS VERY BAD / STALLS/ SHAKES.

I DROVE THE AUTO TO WORK, CAME OUT AT BREAK, AND FOUND THE FRONT END CROOKED. SOMETHING HAD BROKEN UP FRONT. UNDER FURTHER CHECKING I SEE THE TORSION BAR, ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS BROKE. I WANTED TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR, WHEN I CONTACTED A PLACE IN ERIE, CALLED DIAS SPRING, THEY SAID THEY HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN A WEEKS TIME. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IS IT SEEMS THERE IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT EXISTS, ON THESE FRONT ENDS. ARE YOU GOING TO UPDATE MY AUTO SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE EXTREME HIGH COSTS OF REPAIR. AUTO SALVAGE YARDS IN OUR AREA CLAIM BIG RUSHES ON GETTING PEOPLE THESE PARTS, IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED HERE. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE. PLEASE CONFIRM MY INQUIRY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2251675R15 )

CONSUMER HEARD A BIG BANG, NEXT DAY VAN WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT, TORSION BAR CRACKED OR FAILED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SUSPENSION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VAN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY; DEALER / MFR'S WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE,OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

THE TORSION BAR BROKE ON MY VAN LESS THAN 15 MILES AFTER RETURNING FROM A VACATION TO THE MOUNTAINS. MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME THAT THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY BROTHER WHO WORKS IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF A LARGE AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. I WANT GM TO STAND BEHIND THE REPAIRS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS I WOULD HAVE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVIENCE ( BEST CASE SCENARIO) OR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN DANGER BECAUSE OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD (WORSE CASE SCENARIO). IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND IT! *AK

VEHICLE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT FAILS MOST OF THE TIME ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND ON NONASPHALT ROADS

FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT, FORCING VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND IT COLLIDED INTO A LARGE ROCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. *YH

THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR FRACTURED. THE BODY CAME DOWN ON THE LOWER 'A' FRAME STOP. THE TURNING RADIUS WAS REDUCED TO CREATE SOME MAJOR CONCERN. I HAVE TALK WITH GM AND NO RECALL CAMPAIGN IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE FOR THIS VEHICLE. BUT, GM HAS DONE A REDESIGN ON THE TORSION BAR ASSEMBLIES. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH TORSION BARS AND ADJUSTERS TO A NEW DESIGN THEY HAVE SHORTENED THE TORSION BAR TO GIVE IT LESS TWIST. MY CONCERN IS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE UPON LOSE OF SUSPENSION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE OFF ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDE AT THE CROSSOVER MEMBER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML