1992 Chevrolet Astro

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. DT

Incident Nov 18, 2002

LEAKING ROOF, BRAKES,HEATER AND A C DEFECTIVE,PAINT, TIRE AND WIRING DEFECTIVE. NLM

C.P.I. FUEL INJECTOR HAS FAILED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 40,000 MILES RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE LEAKING FUEL AT THE C.P.I. FUEL INJECTION UNIT IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. CHEVROLET DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH FAILURES, BUT THERE IS ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER FAILURES ON THE INTERNET AT ALLDATA, CARPOINT.MSN, CONSUMER REPORTS, ETC. MY FAMILY IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS, LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BEING STRANDED IN DARK, FREEZING WEATHER, ETC. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.*AK

Incident May 31, 2002

I HAD THIS STEERING COMPONENT ( FORGED PART ) BREAK ON LEFT SIDE LAST YEAR AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND THIS COMPONENT BREAK THEN I SUSPECT THAT WE WOULD BE DEAD FOR BOTH INCIDENTS. I SUSPECT SOME FAULTY PARTS MANUFACTURED BY OEM. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR. I SUSPECT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN JEOPARDY IF THEY HAVE SIMILAR VEHICLES AND PARTS. I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. PLEASE KEEP ME ADVISED AS TO WHAT YOU FIND OUT.*AK

Incident Jun 3, 2002

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY GOES INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STEEL CABLE ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN COMPETELY OFF, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEEL CABLE ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSSEMBLY HAS BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR SERVICE WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. WOULD HAVE BRAKING ABILITY. MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM OR RECALLS ON BRAKES.*AK THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER O RINGS AND GASKETS. *SLC

Incident Oct 8, 2001

FIBERS ON REAR LEAF SPRING HAVE BEEN COMING APART OVER PAST COUPLE YEARS. CONSUMER PERFORMED REPAIR WORK, AND HAS PROBLEM COMPONENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Incident Sep 1, 2000

TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY. GM AND DEALER FAIL TO ADMIT THE DESIGN DEFECT WHICH WAS CORRECTED ON 1997 VECHICLES AND IS NOW REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS. NO TORSION BAR SEALS WERE EVER INSTALLED PER GM'S MANUAL ACCORDDING TO MY DEALER MECHANIC. THIS SEAL WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT ROAD DEBREE AND WATER FROM ENTERING THE SUPPORT TUBE AND CAUSING THE RUST, STRESS CORROSION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TORSION BAR. THE FACT IS THAT GM CORRECTED THE DESIGN DEFECT ON 1997 MODELS WITHOUT ADMITTING TO THE DESIGN PROBLEM, THUS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF OWNERS OF SUCH VECHICLES. FURTHERMORE, GM FAILED TO SUGGEST ANY TYPE OF MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS SEAL IN ANY OF THEIR OWNERS MANUALS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS DESIGN FLAW HASN'T RESULTED IN DEATHS AND LAW SUITS. THE NHSA DATA BASE SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 90 CUSTOMER FAILURES FROM 1992 THRU 1996 WITH FAILURE NUMBER PEAKING AT 35 IN 1995. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION AND SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. THANK YOU. *AK

Incident Jul 20, 2001

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR BEGAN TO RISE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPLACING TORSION BAR. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Incident Dec 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE SNAPPED, CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FLY OFF VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE , NO INJURIES. CABLE HAD RUSTED.*AK

Incident Jul 5, 2001

VEHICLE HAS 2 IDLER ARMS THAT ARE FAILING AFTER 2 YEARS OF USE. MANUFACTURER MODIFIED THIS MODEL VEHICLE IN 1994 TO USE ONE IDLER ARM INSTEAD OF TWO.*AK *SLC

Incident Jun 26, 2001

EMISSIONS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM PROBLEM WITH 1992 ASTRO VAN MODELS? *AK

Incident Jul 29, 1992

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 TO 15 MPH, AND 20 MPH SECOND TIME. EACH INCIDENT CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL OF BRAKES DUE TO BRAKES RUNNING THROUGH THIS POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS UNMANAGABLE WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST DUE TO BEING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND STEERING BEING HARD TO HANDLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING IS LOST COMPLETELY AT TIME OF STEERING PUMP FAILURE. *SLC

Incident May 28, 2001

FUEL INJECTOR SPIDER WENT OUT 88000 MILES, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE, ALSO, FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED AT 88,000 AND 115,000 MILES. HOWEVER, BOTH FAILED AGAIN.*AK

Incident Mar 30, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident May 1, 1996

I WAAS JUST INFORMED THAT GMC HAS A SPECIAL POLICY INVOLVING FIXING OF A VERY DANGEROUS FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM CMSI FOR CA. CHEVROLET, ASTRO VANS. MY VAN WAS INCLUDED IN THIS POLICY. GMC REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS WITHIN THE 10 YEAR SPAN. THE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SINCE THE VAN IS OVER 100,000 MILES THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT? THE FUEL INJECTION , FUEL REGULATION ETC. IS A MESS AND HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE. STALLING IN TRAFFIC, LURCHING FORWARD, VERY STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUT, BUCKING, LACK OF POWER ETC. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS. I HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH ALWAYS COMES BACK TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, SPENT MUCH MONEY TO NO AVAIL. NOW I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL OR 'POLICY' AND I DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE MYSELF OR PASSENGERS IN DANGER AND SMELLING GAS FUMES ALL THIS TIME AND GM REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I EVEN HAVE A CASE NUMBER C03196007 AND I'VE TALKED TO ANGELETTE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOR GM AS SHE SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT. SHE REFERRED ME TO YOU?? AND TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU?? I TRANSPORT TEENAGE BASEBALL PLAYERS IN MY VEHICLE, I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. PLEASE HELP!! *AK

Incident Apr 1, 1998

THE FRONT END AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTALL LOSS. *YH

Incident Dec 2, 2000

THE BRAKES GRAB TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED FAST. IT PULLS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. *AK

THE FIRST FUEL INJECTION UNIT FAILED AT 103,000 MILES AND I HAD IT RELPLACED AT HARBOR CHEVROLET, AND NOW THE SECOND ONE IS FAILING 35,000 MILES LATER. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ON RESTART WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION. A CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THOSE UNITS, BUT THAT HIS HANDS WERE TIED BY COMPANY POLICY. *AK

Incident Feb 3, 1998

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN PARKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE FARTHER YOU TURN THE WHEEL THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT HIGWAY SPEEDS, AROUND MODERATE CURVES, THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE CRUISE CONTROLE IS DEACTIVATED. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW THIS PART FUNCTIONS ( POWER ASSIST, STEERING), BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON WET ROADS OR IN "AVOIDENCE SITUATIONS" IF THE STEERING MECHANISM ACTIVATES THE BRAKES, LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR. *AK

PAINT PEELING OFF ENTIRE VEHICLE FROM FAULTY PAINTING SYSTEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Incident Feb 1, 1998

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP VEHICLE SLID AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS COMPUTER HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

THIS PAINT PEELING OFF THE VEHICLE IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS ACKNOWLEGED THAT IN THEIR LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIPS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE GENERAL MOTORS REPAINT MY VEHICLE. WHAT DOES A WARRANTY BEING OUT HAVE TO DO WITH A FACTORY DEFECT THAT WAS THEIR FAULT FROM THE BEGINNING? PLEASE HELP.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Incident Jun 10, 1996

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 20MPH AND BRAKING QUICKLY, THE ABS FAILED COMPLETELY, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Incident Aug 22, 1998

CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT POP BACK OUT. RATHER THAN BLOWING THE 30 AMP FUSE ,IT STARTED BURNING WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER RESET ABS BRAKES ONE TIME, AND THEY DID NOT WORK. RESET THEM AGAIN, AND THIRD TIME THEY COULD NOT RESET THEM. THE SYSTEM HAD GONE TO BAD. *AK

Incident Dec 6, 1997

TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEARS WHENEVER OVERDRIVE WAS USED..CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA HELP TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS CONDITION, IF THIS IS NORMAL OR NOT. *AK

Incident Jun 30, 1998

HANDLES ON ALL DOORS KEEP BREAKING ,DISCONNECT BY THEMSELVES FROM LOCKING MECHANISM, CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATING OF ABS SYSTEM; VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP AND BRAKES STILL APPEAR NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. CONTACTING DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK

Incident Dec 17, 1998

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES WOULD LOCK UP UNEXPECTEDLY. HAD BEEN TO DEALER & HAD ABS BRAKES REPAIRED. THE BRAKING PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

Incident Jul 23, 1993

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. ALSO THERE IS A HONKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR MORE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL IS HARD AND WON'T GO DOWN. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN BELOW 60 MPH AND APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP. *AK

Incident Jan 1, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCE LOCK-UP. VEHICLE HAS TO BE COOLED OFF, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD RELEASE BY THEMSELVES. DEALER NOTIFED, INFORMING CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS CONSUMER PICKS UP THE EXPENSES FOR REPAIRS. SEEKING HELP OR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM NHTSA. *AK *YC

Incident Jul 5, 1999

NO SUMMARY

Incident Feb 15, 1997

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING THE VAN. WHEN YOU USE THE BRAKES YOU MUST BE VERY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM AND NOT HIT THEM HARD, THEY MUST BE APPLIED VERY GENTLY OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WILL JUST KEEP ON GOING THEY LOCK UP OR SOMETHING, I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND THE WORD LOCK UP MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY DO NOT STOP THE VAN IF YOU DO NOT APPLY JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. IN AN EMERGENCY THEY WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE ALWAYS JUST LIVED WITH IT AND ADAPTED, BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT I THINK. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WE CHANGED THE ABS MODULATOR BOX, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF TILL THE BRAKES WERE PUT ON THEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON . TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAY THE ABS MODULATOR WAS BAD HOW CAN 2 ABS MODULATORS BE BAD ?

Incident Jun 1, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. WHEN SUDDENLY BOTH IDLE ARMS BROKE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SLOWLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CRUISED TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident Aug 30, 1998