1999 Chevrolet Astro

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

• 12/29/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED OUT. LOST POWER STEERING & BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT FIRST. POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. WOULD NOT RELEASE TO OPEN THE DOORS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS & HAD THEM REPAIRED. *AK

• 12/28/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WILL NOT START WHEN WEATHER IS DAMP. WILL TAKE 3 OR 4 DAYS TO DRY OUT BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. TOWED TO SHOP VAN SITS INSIDE THE BAY DRIES OUT AND STARTS WITHIN 2-3 HOURS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT GETS DAMP. 10 YEARS BEEN DOING THE SAMETHING. *TR

• 12/26/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NOTICED STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM UNDER HOOD THIS MOST RECENT TIME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNDER HOOD WERE VIBRATING AND SMOKING. PROCEDING THAT ALL ELECTRCIALL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE HAVE FAILED INCLUDING INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN HAZARD LIGHTS, ALARM SYSTEM. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS USUALLY ON FREEWAY. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO PROBLEM PICKED UP BY ON BOARD COMPUTERS. *AK

• 12/26/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  -VEHICLE STALLS @ LOW SPEEDS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS & DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE. - REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK

• 12/17/2014· SUSPENSION

  WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF DROPPING THE FRONT END TO THE GROUND. *TR

• 12/11/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  HAD CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED PRIOR TO ENTERING A REDUCED SPEED AREA AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. AFTER DEPARTING THE REDUCED SPEED AREA, I ENGAGED THE RESUME FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST THE SET SPEED AND KEPT SPEEDING UP. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKES ALTHOUGH THEY GOT VERY HOT AND SMOKED SEVERELY. ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, AS WELL AS TURNING OFF AND REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT ANY ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE RACING OF THE ENGINE. I EXAMINED THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND DISCOVERED THAT FUSE NUMBER 6 WAS LABELED "CRUISE MODULE, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, ELECTROMECHANICAL MIRROR". THE FUSE WAS REMOVED BUT THE ENGINE RACED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START IT. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT FUSE NUMBER 18 WAS LABELED "VCM-IGN 3, VCM-BRAKE, 4WAL, CRUISE STEPPER MOTOR SIGNAL". UPON REMOVING THIS FUSE, I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE, AND IT REMAINED IN NORMAL PARAMETERS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE ANTILOCK LIGHT WAS ON, BUT BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO THE VCM-BRAKE LABEL ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. I WAS THEN ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, AND WILL BE CONTACTING THE REPAIR SHOP TO DISABLE/REMOVE THE CRUISE STEPPER MOTOR, AS I REFUSE TO CHANCE ANOTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT. *TR

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  BRAKES PADS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. FRONT BRAKES/ ROTORS & WHEEL BEARING WERE ALL REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM GMC. APPARENTLY, THEY KNOW OF PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. *AK SOMETHING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *YH

• 12/03/1999· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY

• 11/28/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1999 ASTRO BLOWS FUSES IN CIG. LIGHTER SOCKET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE. THIS CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES INA SINGLE DAY. *AK

• 11/28/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE PARKING. CONSUMER CALLED DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

• 11/23/2001· POWER TRAIN

  NO REVERSE ! WHILE DRIVING, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RT. TURN HEARD A LOUD NOISE . THE VAN THEN STARTED TO SHIFT DIFFERENTLY, LIKE THERE WASN'T A FIRST GEAR . DROVE VAN HOME PARKED IT . NEXT DAY STARTED VAN UP WENT TO SHIFT IN REVERSE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD. PARK VAN IN GARAGE AND LOOKED AT LINKAGE UNDER VAN SAW NO PROBLEMS. MUST BE INTERNAL.*AK

• 11/19/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR STICKS ON STARTING OUT, DEALER ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY AND IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM AND I SUSPECT A DESIGN PROBLEM, AS NO OTHER MANUFACTURE I HAVE HEARD OF HAS THIS PROBLEM, DEALER DID ADVISE THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CHEVROLET PICKUPS. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS FOR ASSISTANCE IN A REFUND AND TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE DEFECT ON 8/2/2001 VERBALLY AND PUT IN A WRITTEN CLAIM ON 8/14/2001 IN A LETTER. I WAS ADVISED VIA TELEPHONE 11/19/2001 THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THAT CARBON BUILD-UP CAUSING A STICKING ACCEL. WAS A NORMAL MAINTAINCE ITEM. IT MAY BE NORMAL ON AN ASTRO, BUT IT SURE IS NOT ON ANY CAR THAT I AM AWARE OF OR HAVE DRIVEN IN THE LAST 38 YEARS. *AK

• 11/18/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO LATCH. ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 11/17/1998· WHEELS

  WHEN WATER IS ON THE WHEELS THE WATER GETS TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. IF THE WATER FREEZES, THE WHEELS WILL BE UNBALANCED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

• 11/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

• 11/05/2001· VISIBILITY

  SIDE WINDOW SLAMMED SHUT NEARLY CATCHING MY DAUGHTERS HAND. SHE DID INJURY HER HAND.

• 11/01/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ACDELCO THAT WAS INSTALLED AT DEALER 9/2000 ON 11/1/2002 IT LEAKED BATTERY ACID AND POST WENT THROUGH SIDE OF BATTERY-DEALER STATES IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME-IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS BATTERY MODEL #78-6YR SEIAL #090004 MAY HAVE A DEFECT AND THE VIN # I REPORTED IS WHAT CAME OFF THE PLATE IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN-IT APPEARS TO BE TAMPERED WITH-I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CHECK IF IT IS CORRECT-THAT NUMBER IS ALSO ON ALL MY CAR WARRANTY INFORMATION

• 10/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  POWER TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE RESULTING VEHICLE LOOSES ACCELERATION AND SLOWS TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. YH

• 10/27/2002· STEERING

  BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS. THE TEXTURE (FINISH) WORE OFF THE STEERING. THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THIS ASTRO IS STIFF "HIGH EFFORT" REQUIRED BY THE DRIVER TO HOLD THE WHEEL AND ALSO TURN. WHEN MAKING A TURN THE WHEEL BECOMES HARDER TO HOLD. TOO MUCH CASTER? THE FINISH WORE OFF THE WHEEL AND THUS A REPLACEMENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE DEALER AT GETTLES AUTO MALL IN SEBEWAING. I LEARNED AT THAT TIME THAT MANY DRIVERS WERE COMPLAINING THAT THE STEERING WHEELS WERE BECOMING SLIPPERLY, DIFFICULT TO HOLD. AT THE TIME MY RIGHT TENNIS ELBOW SYMPTON WAS VERY PAINFUL, AND LATER MY RIGHT SHOULDER BECAME PAINFUL. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT STEERING SYSTEM ON THIS VAN. THIS STIFF STEERING DESIGN DEFECT IS NOT CONSIDERATE OF THE HUMAN TOLERANCE FOR THIS TIGHT STEERING AND AS A RESULT THE JOINTS, MUSCLES, TENDONS BECOME CRIPPLING PAINFUL. FINGERS BECOME TWISTED AND BENT. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 1988 ASTRO AND HIS FINGERS ARE BENT AND TWISTED, AND HE HAS CRONIC LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. MR. GILBERT MATTSON. PLEASE CONTACT ME. 989-665-2311 DT

• 10/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEFECTIVE DRIVER INBOARD PAD WORN METAL TO METAL WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, MAY RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK THE OWNER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BUT THE DEALER DISAGREED. *YH

• 10/25/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HIM BY CROSSING OVER INTO THE MERIDIAN STRIP. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND MORE THAN ONE PERSON WAS INJURED.*AK

• 10/25/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SPILLING QUITE A BIT OF GREASE ON THE RIMS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/24/2007· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITHIN THE POWERTRAIN. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE CONNECTED TO THE SAME UNIT, CAUSING BOTH TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY. HE CALLED GM AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE WORKED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 10/19/2005· POWER TRAIN

  WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. WE HAD A FACTORY RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS SUPPLIED BY GUARANTY CHEVROLET ON 8-30-02, INSTALLED. THE VAN HAD 67,532 MILES. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. WE ALSO PAID TO HAVE A SEPARATE NEW COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLED FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO HAD THE DRIVESHAFT REBUILT AND BALANCED. NOW, OUR 2ND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 44,547 MORE MILES SINCE INSTALLED IN 2002. WE HAVE SPENT $5,700.00. OUR TRANSMISSION PLACE WROTE GM. MARK DOWLER OF CHEVY CALLED ME AND SAID SORRY, WE WON'T HELP YOU. WE ARE GOING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IF NEED BE. THANK YOU. *JB

• 10/17/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND JERK THEN CLUNK, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACES, OTHER FAILURES INCLUDE PCM FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE GAS GAUGE JUMPS FROM FULL TANK TO EMPTY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS, REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE TWICE, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. *TS *NLM

• 10/15/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CARPET IS NOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR .CARPET SLIPS AND SLIDES. *AK

• 10/10/2007· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH SNOW AND ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLID OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE WOUND TOOK 24 STITCHES TO CLOSE. MOST OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $4,500. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT 25 MPH. THE ARKANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED REPORT NUMBER 07-00343. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,661 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 10/10/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  VEHICLE BOUGHT AT THE END OF 2000, USED. EVERY SUMMER SINCE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE WIRING REPLACED IN THE ENGINE, FRONT DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AFTER 5 MONTHS, FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 6 TIMES DO TO THE WIRING AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DUE TO ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL AND ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER. HYDRAULICS ON REAR DOOR ALSO BROKEN. DISPLAY LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT TO AND I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED FUSES. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THESE WERE JUST FLUKES, BUT THEY ARE CONTINUALLY GETTING WORSE. I DID TALK TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SON ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VAN AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HIS MOTHER RETURNED IT BECAUSE THINGS KEPT FALLING APART ON IT. I WISH I HAD BEEN INFORMED BEFORE HAND HOW MUCH TROUBLE IT WAS GOING TO BE. I LOVE CHEVORLET VEHICLES AND I STILL LIKE MY VAN IT'S JUST COSTING ME TOO MUCH IN REPAIRS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS NOW STALLING AND THE GAS GAUGE HASN'T WORKED IN YEAR. I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT GAS. I AM GIVING THE DATE OF THE LAST INCIDENT WHEN IT WAS TOWED. *LA

• 09/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,POWER TRAIN,WHEELSCrash

  DEFECTS LISTED AS AWD AND TRANSFER CASE MAY BE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE EXPERIENCED FROM THE FIRST 300 MILES AND ON (UPON SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING A "CLUNK" WAS HEARD AND FELT FROM THE FRONT END ALSO WHEN CORNERING THE VEHICLE "LURCHED/WHEELS GRABBED" LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN 4WD. IN JULY IMMEDIATLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED AGAIN THE BRAKES CAUSED THE VAN TO PULL LEFT AT 35-50 MPH AND WHEN SLOWED FOR CORNERS WOULD SOUND LIKE "LOOSE PARTS RUBBING TOGETHER". IN AUGUST OF 1999 (JUST BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE CAME IN) VAN HIT LOOSE GRAVEL TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH, PULLED ONTO SOFT SHOULDER, FORWARD ABOUT 12 FT, CAUGHT TRACTION AND CAME UP ON ROAD, FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS OFF GROUND WHEN IT CAME DOWN THE TIRE POPPED OFF THE BEAD, WHEEL GROUND INTO PAVEMENT, FLIPPING VAN ON FRONT, LEFT SIDE/CORNER, THEN ONTO HOOD AND WINDSHIELD, THEN ONTO FULL RIGHT SIDE THEN UPRIGHT CROSSWAYS IN LANE IT HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN. THE VAN WAS TOTALED.

• 09/29/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK MODULE THAT TURNED OFF THE GAS TO THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP BRIEFLY BUT THEN SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

• 09/29/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FLOOR MAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE CONTINUOUSLY MOVES UNDER BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS, CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION WHEN IT OCCURS. BELIEVED THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY NHTSA. MANUFACTURER OF THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOTIFIED .*AK

• 09/28/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF STEERING WHERE STEERING BINDS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. HAVE TO FORCE STEERING TO COMPLETE TURNS. BRAKES ALSO INTERMITTANTLY WILL GRAB HARD WHEN COMING TO A FAST, HARD STOP. HYDRAVAC UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED. DEALER CHACKED POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE PER GM TECH SUPPORT. PLAN NOW IS TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR BOX. DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD AFFECT BRAKES. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS HAD A HIGH PITCHED WHINE SINCE IT WAS NEW. DEALER AND GM DO NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED WITH THAT.

• 09/27/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING & POWER ASSIST BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, HOWEVER, AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED, CAUSING LACK OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP SNAPPED. *NM

• 09/25/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE BACK DOORS OF VEHICLE WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER TRIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOORS OPEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

• 09/24/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

• 09/23/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I OWN A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I HAD CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE CENTER ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE. I NOW READ ABOUT A RECALL THAT EXPLAINS THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE SO I CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE LINE AGAIN AND GAVE THEM THE FILE NUMBER THAT THEY GAVE ME WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY DO NOT HAVE RECORD OF MY CALL OR FILE NUMBER ANY MORE. CHEVY TOLD ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE STATES THAT THE RECALL IS FOR, THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD CALLED YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND DESCRIBED TO THEM WHAT THEY ARE NOW RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR, ONLY IN DIFFERENT STATES. *JB

• 09/22/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE L SHAPE METAL BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SLIDING DOOR TO THE VAN, IS AN INCH ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S HEAD. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

• 09/21/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ENGINE MISFIRES AND RUNS POORLY SETTING OFF THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ASTRO VANS AND I SHOULD NOT USE CHEVRON GAS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE ADVICE BECAUSE I NEVER USED THAN BRAND OF GAS. I HAD A RECORD OFF ALL THE BRANDS OF GAS I USED BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED AND I WAS ONLY TOLD TO SWITCH BRANDS. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT THE VAN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS TOLD TO SWITCH BRANDS AGAIN. NOW THERE ARE NO BRANDS LEFT TO TRY. EACH TIME THE DEALER ADDED A CLEARNER TO THE GAS TANK AND IDLED THE CAR FOR 45 MINUTES TO "CLEAN" THE STICKING INJECTORS. THE VAN ALSO GETS VERY BAD GAS MILEAGE. I WROTE A LETTER TO GM AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A TECHNICAL PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER MUST SOLVE.

• 09/15/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 60 TO 75 MPH. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *YC

• 09/13/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE FAILED TO START NUMEROUS TIMES. SERVICE CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS; 2 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS.

• 09/12/2003· TIRES

  THE REAR LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *JB TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT HITTING ANY POTHOLES OR DEBRIS. BF GOODRICH WOULD ONLY COVER THE AMOUNT OF THE TREAD AND NOT THE WORKMANSHIP. *PH *JB

• 09/08/2002· SUSPENSION

  THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHICH WAS REPAIRED ONCE AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE AND IS NOW OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN BUT WITH MORE FREQUENCY. I AM BEING TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM NOW AND I MAINTAIN THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING ME REPAIR THIS MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THIS AWD VEHICLE.*AK

• 09/07/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED HAPPENING ON 3-21-05. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD TO FIX TWO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET. *AK *MR

• 09/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I PURCHASED A 1999 TAHOE USED IN 2001 FORM AN INDIVIDUAL. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CAN NOT TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TRY TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE NOT, AS OF YET, BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH, I HAVE HAD MANY VERY CLOSE CALLS. I RECENTLY HEARD OF THE RECALL IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES AND WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD MY TAHOE IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. I ALSO OWN A 2005 GMC PICKUP WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH IT. *NM

• 09/02/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAVE ALSO STOPPED ON MY FATHERS 1996 ASTRO. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS ON THE ASTRO FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DO NOT OPEN OR LOCK WITH THE REMOTE DEVICE. SINCE DOOR LOCKS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF PASSENGER SAFETY I THINK THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE. *AK

• 08/31/2005· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMMENTS: WHY DID EVERYONE MISS THE 1999 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH AWD? I ALREADY HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED (AT MY COST) EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM!!! PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT LOCAL FIRESTONE GARAGE PERFORMED THE MAINTENANCE, AND HAS THE RECORDS OF THE SERVICE. NEAR-MISS TOO MANY TIMES AT LOW SPEED STOPPING PROBLEMS. SOME ONE NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE CHEVY & GMC MINI-VANS!!! *JB

• 08/28/2006· STEERINGCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PUMP HIMSELF AND DISCOVERED THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN IN THE PUMP. WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, IT CAUSED THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL AS WELL. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

• 08/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WILL BE CONTACTING MANUFACTER AND DEALER ON 8/27/2001. NO SAFETY DEFECT.

• 08/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING A MODERATE BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING TO KEEP FROM PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.