1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THE FIRE STARTED IN THIRD ROW BENCH SEATS OF VEHICLE AND ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VINYL SIDING ON THE CONSUMERS HOME AS WELL AS THE GARAGE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED, FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25MPH FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP , BRAKES GOT HARD AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING.*AKI

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO THE HARNESS CLIP NOT UNLOCKING TO GET THE CHILD OUT. SEAT WAS RECALLED NHTSA 99-V-009000 /MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 980710, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIEXD CONSUMERS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS APPARENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM/CHEVROLET WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. THE WIPERS HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT US SEVERAL TIMES IN POURING RAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE WIPERS FAIL. THERE IS AN ALLDATA RECALL NOTICE# 98V15001 REGARDING CHEVY PICKUPS AND LIGHT TRUCKS, BUT MY LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THIS FOR LESS THAN $200 OF MY MONEY, AND THATS WITH AN EXTENDED, SO-CALLED "GOLD COVERAGE" WARRANTY. WHAT CAN I DO?*AK

UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO WITH 18570 MILES. SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE THROTTLE WOULD STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION YET THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

DRIVERS REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR SPRING BLEW OFF OF THE BELT. ALSO, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, REAR SPRING LEAF WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

VERY HARD BANG WHEN TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTS,IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE HIGH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK