1998 Chevrolet Astro

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.

• 12/21/1998· POWER TRAIN

  BETWEEN 50-65MPH THE REAR END HAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND LOW SOUND - TALKED TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO FRANK PARRA HAS TRIED TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM. BROWN FUNERAL HOME BUYS A NUMBER OF ASTROS. PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 97 AND 98 - SAME THING. FRANK PARRA TRIED TO CURE BY BALANCING DRIVE SHAFT AND PUTTING A WEIGHT ON THE EXHAUST TO NO AVAIL. CAN YOU HELP. REALLY ANNOYING.

• 12/18/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND THE GAS RAN THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS INTO THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC

• 12/10/1999· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE ONLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AND SUCH AS : OIL COLLER INLET, REAR MAIN SEAL, EXTENTION HOUSING LEAKING.MY FRONT END ALIGNMENT WANDERS, PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS REMOTE AND FACTORY ALARM.ROOF RACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CIGARETTTE LIGHTER FALLS OUT, GLOVE BOX LIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE,RAIDO SPEAKERS NOT PROPERTLY INSTALLLED. WHEN TENSIONER FAILED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END,SO I DECIDED TO GET OFF THE BUSY ROAD TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM. MY STEERING ALSO WENT OUT;I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME ON A BUSY ROAD SPEED LIMIT 45.I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAD TURN AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING MY WHEEL. I HAD TO UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT; TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL MY BODY WEIGHT, AND STILL COULDN'T MAKE THE TURN, I HAD TO BACK UP AND TRY TO TURN AGAIN.I CONTINUE TO HAVE FRONTEND,WINDOW,FUEL INJECTION, DOORS NOT WANTING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY AND I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS CHEVROLET, ASTRO IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVING. ANY INFO YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPERICATED. THANK YOU LAURIE HOEKZEMA. *AK

• 12/09/1998· STEERING

  DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF STEERING GEAR BOX NUT BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING MECHANISM TO LOCK UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT, IT CAUSES THE STEERING GEAR AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED, AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE HYDROBOOST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/08/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE TENDS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING EVEN AFTER THE STEERING COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE SWERVES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH. *AK THE STEERING VEARED TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. BRAKE POWER BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE BRAKELESS. *TC

• 12/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON THREE OCCASIONS FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING STALLING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 12/06/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK

• 12/05/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WAS HARDER TO DEPRESS AND HAD A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

• 12/01/2004· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK....WIPERS FAILED TO WORK BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR PULSE BOARD. VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED DURING A RAIN STORM. THIS PART WAS RECALLED ON PREVIOUS ASTRO VAN MODELS, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 1998 MODELWITH SAME PART. *AK

• 12/01/1998· SUSPENSION

  THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE, AS IF A PIECE OF METAL IS BROKEN IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR A MONTH.

• 11/30/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN THE RAIN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR CHECK UP, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 03V159000 FOR THE 1997 YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *AK. CIRCUIT BOARD ON WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED-SAME PART AND PROBABLY W/RECALLED VEHICLES. NEW ONE COST $54.00. WHY WAS RECALL NOT EXTENDED TO ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK

• 11/28/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BELT TENSIONER CASING CRACKED/BROKEN AROUND MOUNT BOLT, CAUSING LOSS OF BELT TENSION, POWER ASSISTED STEERING, AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKING. THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL "STICKS" AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE. BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET, OCCURRED TWICE AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS WHILE CRESTING A SHORT STEEP INCLINE AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO PARK, CAUSE YET UNKNOWN. DT

• 11/25/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN--MY PAINT JOB IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING, IAM GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM CHEVY AT ALL. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME OR DIRECT ME AS TO WHERE I CAN GO FOR HELP>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH--JOSEPH G. OSIPOWICH

• 11/25/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LATCHES DO NOT HOLD THE VEHICLES' DOOR OPEN WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE/DECLINE POSITION CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN SLAMMED BY DOOR WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE.

• 11/24/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 7/10 MILES AND THEN PARKING IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING BRAKES. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PADS WERE LOOSE AND GLAZED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS 2 TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIME FRAME FROM THE 1ST TIME TO THE LAST TIME WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECK AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASON. *AK

• 11/24/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD GRAB, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN FUSED TO BRAKES. TOOK 2 VISITS TO DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ALSO, IDLER ARM/TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING UNEVEN, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING BADLY. *AK

• 11/19/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER HARDLY TAPPED THE BUMPER OF VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER'S, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGES DONE TO THE VAN OR THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK

• 11/18/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE WHEN ANOTHER CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN ELECTRICAL INTERIOR SYSTEM. *AK

• 11/17/2000· TIRES

  VEHICLE WAS PULLING LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ALIGNMENTS. PROBLEM STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ROTATED TIRES. GENERAL TIRES P215/75R15. DEALERSHIP FROM BIG O TIRES A MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT 1 OUT 1000 WILL EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/16/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/11/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.AT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN TO REACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET ON NOVEMBER 18,1999 WITH 29,000 MILES. THE CORRECTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO REPAIR THE AIR VALVE THROTTLE AND RESET TO SPECS.AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES THE GAS PEDAL STARTED STICKING AGAIN - IT WAS RETURNED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET - THIS TIME THE CORRECTION WAS TO REMOVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN CARBON. THE DEALER ALLEDGED THE AIR THROTTLE VALVE IS GUMMING UP AND SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT PERIODICALLY TO PREVENT THE GAS PEDAL FROM STICKING.I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE (CLAIM #C010486637) THEY CONCURRED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF CAPITOL CHEVROLET. HOWEVER, NEITHER GENERAL MORORS CUSTOMER SERVICE OR CAPITOL CHEVROLET COULD SPECIFY AT WHAT INTERVALS THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE PERFORMED.MY OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO REFERENCE TO ANY MAINTENANCE SUCH AS REMOVE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN CARBON AT ANY SPECIFIC INTERVAL.I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE.I WAS FURTHER TOLD BY THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE VALVE WOULD STICK AGAIN CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK BUT ONCE AGAIN WAS NOT TOLD AT WHAT INTERVALS THE VALVE SHOULD BE CLEANED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. SIMPLY STATED I WAS TOLD TO WAIT AND SEE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AGAIN.I WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT AT THIS ONE DEALERSHIP ALONE THEY ARE CLEANING 4-10 VEHICLES A DAY WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

• 11/07/1997· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, MAKING A SHARP TURN, LOST COMPLETE STEERING AND BRAKEING AND ALL POWER ASSIST. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. BRAKES WORK OFF PUMP. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

• 11/04/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 1998 CHEVROLET METRO LSI WAS TOTALLED YESTERDAY IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SCHOOL BUS. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE, AND JUDGING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ACCIDENT, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR MUTILATED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE. *AK

• 11/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS.

• 11/02/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WEAR UNEVEN. *SLC

• 10/31/2005· TIRES

  MASTERCRAFT "SENSYS" TIRES. 215/70R15. A COMPLETE SET OF FOUR TIRES HAD THE TREADS SEPARATE. RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE WHOLESALE SUPPLIER WILLIAMS TIRE (OF 3995 DORCHESTER ROAD, CHARLESTON, SC. 843-554-0700 FAX=5541334) THEY STATED THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS---BUT THEY CONFUSED ME WITH SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD ALSO COMPLAINED---LEADING ME TO REALIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MATTER. I FEEL THAT MY 4 TIRES CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONES. THERE MUST BE MORE OF THESE DANGEROUS TIRES ON THE ROAD. *NM

• 10/30/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS SOMETIMES FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK

• 10/30/1998· STEERING

  WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, DRIVER HEARD A

• 10/29/1998· STRUCTURE

  SLIDING DOOR ON SIDE OF VEHICLE IN 1997 AND 1998 MODELS DOES NOT HAVE A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE DOOR STAYS OPEN UNTIL NEEDED TO BE SHUT. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE OR IF SOMEONE USES THE DOOR AS LEVERAGE TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR SHUTS ON THEM, CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND/OR BEING CRUSHED BY THE DOOR. THE 1996 MODEL HAD A LATCH THAT ENGAGED WHEN THE DOOR WAS FULLY OPENED, AND WAS DISENGAGED BY THE DOOR HANDLE. DEALER STATED THE 1997 AND 1998 WERE DESIGNED WITHOUT THE LATCH. I HAD A 1996 WHICH I TRADED IN BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I TRANSPORT 4 AND 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE VAN DAILY. WHEN THEY ARE BOARDING, I AM AT THE SIDE DOOR TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT SLAM ON THEM. WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE SERVICE PERSON THOUGHT THE LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE, AND INDICATED HE COULD FIX IT AT THE 3000 MILE CHECK. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE, HE REALIZED THE MODEL MODIFICATIONS. THESE CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE BOARDING PASSENGER TO LOOSE THEIR BALANCE WHEN THE DOOR STARTS CLOSING, OR BE SLAMMED INTO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOOR SHUTS ON THEM.

• 10/26/2017· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHAT IS THE REAL IS HARD TO TURN IN MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT

• 10/21/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR WERE OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *NLM *TS *JB

• 10/20/1999· STEERING

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *YC

• 10/19/2001· TIRES

  FIRESTONE, AFFINITY, P21560R15; WHILE LOOKING OVER TIRES NOTICED ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES GROVE HAD CRACKS AROUND TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATED UPON LOOKING AT TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THEY CONTAINED CRACKS IN ALL 4, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERS T HAT TIRES WERE OK.*SLC

• 10/19/1999· SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE TWO REAR LAP BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ARE TOO LOOSE. THEY WONT TIGHTEN THE CSS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR LAP BELTS. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/19/1998· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUALLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT/ALIGNMENT.

• 10/17/2000· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/13/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR HAS A SHORT SERVICE LIGHT. THIS SENSOR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AROUND 52000 MILES, SENDING A CODE TO THE OBD LL SYSTEM RESULTING IN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS WAY TOO SOON FOR THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT TO FAIL, AND THE COMPONENT IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS AT A LOFTY PRICE. *LA

• 10/12/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT 55MPH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DEALER FLUSHED THE INJECTORS OUT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/12/1998· VISIBILITY

  SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE/FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE VEHICLES IN THE REAR.

• 10/11/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY SWERVE TO LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES, 10 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK *JB

• 10/11/2000· POWER TRAIN

  REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX TRANSMISSION BEGINNING WITH A COMPLETE REBUILD AT A CERTIFIED FACILITY; TRANSMISSION MAY FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR AS LONG AS 2 MONTHS. REPEATED VISITS TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ARE MET WITH APOLOGIES, AND STORIES OF THE SAME DESIGN TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I AT FIRST SUSPECTED THE MECHANICS, BUT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THERE ARE MANY OTHER ASTRO VAN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM; BELIEVE IT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

• 10/10/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED TO A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT WHO IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE IMPACT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. A CHILD RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE FIRST IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE INOPERABLE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER RESIDENCE.

• 10/04/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAPTIONED VEHICLE ON 7/27/99 WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AS A RESULT OF A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZZARD. THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY LEAKED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND CORRODED THE THE BATTERY TRAY, THE CABLE AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT A COST OF $230.00. ON 9/27/00, THE BATTERY LEAKED AGAIN CREATING EXTENSIVE POISONOUS FUMES AND DANGER WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED TO CHECK WHY THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO OPERATE. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRNANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS SECOND INCIDENT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE HAZZARD OF 7/99. THE BATTERY AND ITS COMPONENTS POSED A DANGEROUS HAZZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS EMITING POISONOUS GASSES AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED OR RECALL . I INJESTED FUMES FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HOOD WAS RELEASED TO CHECK THE ENGINE. ON 8/30/99 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIXED VEHICLE BUT THE LEAKS CONTINUES TO SATUATE THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT RAINS. ON 9/30/00 THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE THEBATTERY AND ITS COMPONENTS SHORT CIRCUIT THE ALTERNATOR AND BURNED IT OUT . I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS, REQUIRES AND SHOULD BE RECALL.

• 10/01/2003· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES. SECOND, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. IT MAY TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO COME ON AND THEN MIGHT ONLY SWIPE 2-3 TIMES. LASTLY, ROUGH SHIFTING IN TRANSMISSION. *LA

• 09/30/2004· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 09/30/1999· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE GOING 35-45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING BECAME UNDONE. REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES & NEEDED STITCHES AT EMERGENCY ROOM. EVERYONE SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. *AK

• 09/29/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES CAR BETWEEN 45-50 MPH THE CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES. *AK

• 09/22/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT HELP THE CONSUMER. *AK