2000 Chevrolet Astro

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

• 12/30/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CHECY ASTRO CARGO VAN 2000, FRONTAL COLLISION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CARRIER. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG OPERATED.

• 12/30/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAVE HAD MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. 2000 YEAR MODEL. I HAVE ONLY 60,000 MILES AND IT'S BEEN IN FOR CHANGING OF OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTEER INSTALLED IN THE FIRST 4000 MILES. AT 7000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE SOME CONNECTOR REPLACED BECAUSE MY VAN WOULD GO FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND THEN JUST DIE ON ME, LIKE NO GETTING FUEL. NOW FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE AND ABS LITE COMING ON AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THEY GRAB AND LET GO AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY PLACES AND EVERYONE TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE SEE WHAT THE COMPUTER FAULT WAS AND IT SAYS THE RELAY. THE RELAY IS 800.00 DOLLARS AND THE MECHANIC SAYS IT MAY STILL NOT BE THE PROBLEM.

• 12/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON APPROACH TO AN INTERSECTION, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EARLY BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE A LITTLE, SO I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE ABS BRAKES. I HEARD A VERY LOUD SNAP! AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GONE FROM BENEATH MY FOOT. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, NARROWLY MISSING BECOMING BROADSIDED FROM THE LEFT. I SWUNG THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH DID LITTLE TO SLOW FORWARD MOMENTUM) AND WAITED WHILE THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP, INCHES FROM A TELEPHONE POLE. *** UPON BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER COMPONENT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE METAL CASTING HAS A CRACK WHICH IS ALMOST 6 INCHES LONG WHICH RUNS ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PART FOR ALMOST ITS FULL LENGTH. THE METAL WALL OF THE CYLINDER HAS BEEN EXTRUDED BY THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WHICH OCCURRED DURING BRAKING. *** I HAVE THE PART AND I AM WILLING TO SHARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROBLEM. *** IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE, CONTACTED AFTER THE FACT, TOLD ME THAT THIS FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO "BAD BRAKING HABITS".

• 12/28/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED SWITCH FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V099000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

• 12/28/2003· POWER TRAIN

  FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON A 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD WITH 63K MILES. THE TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL REBUILD WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED IN TIME.*AK

• 12/28/2000· VISIBILITY

  ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE'S PLENTY OF HEAT, BUT ON DRIVER'S DIDE THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL. *AK

• 12/26/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON TWO OCCASIONS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WIRES WERE STRIPPED UNDERNEATH THE DASH. PLEASE PRIOVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/24/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO HAS AN ACCELERATOR THAT DOES NOT STOP ITS ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. DEPENDING ON THE SLOPE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE MAY GAIN SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IT IS NOT A BIG EVENT ON DRY ROADS, BUT YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE SNOW, IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY DIFFERENT DEALERS 3 TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS READY TO BE PICKED UP AFTER TAKING IT IN AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT DOES THIS ON OCCASION, BUT VERY OFTEN AFTER BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

• 12/17/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

• 12/17/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER RAN INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, HEAD-ON, UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *JG

• 12/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,TIRESCrash

  TIRES WER WEARING OUT ON INSIDE , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS HARD, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/11/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WAS HARD, AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND DIDN'T REACT. HIT VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND FRONT WHEELS TURN, RESULTING IN POOR STOPPING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

• 11/29/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

• 11/22/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1) SEVERAL TIMES (~10) IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS WHEN WE'RE ALMOST TO A STOP (~ 5MPH) THE ABS KICKS IN AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE LOSING BRAKING POWER 2) WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A CRASH IS BOUND TO HAPPEN 3) INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATES COMPUTER CODE TELLING LOSS OF WHEEL SPEED GM HAS A RECALL OF THE FRONT WHEEL HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR EXACTLY THIS REASON - BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ASTRO - ONLY "TRUCKS" - WHY NOT THE ASTRO??? IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE. *NM

• 11/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE JN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THE VEHICLE ABS HAS FAILED AND THE VAN ONLY HAS 'REGULAR' BRAKES. THIS SEEMS SUSPICIOUS AS THE VEHICLE ABS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO FAIL. *NM

• 11/13/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CHEVY 2000 ASTRO, CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE EVEN PUSHED THE VAN INTO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHAT IT WAS AFTER HOOKING IT UP TO DIAGNOSTICS. WE FIGURED IT WAS THE COIL WIRE. RECENTLY THE VAN HAS BEEN BOGGING DOWN WHEN IT IS UNDER LOAD. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINS IT RUNS ROUGH. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED OUR FUEL FILTER. IT RAN FINE BUT STILL CUTS OUT SOMETIMES RUNNING UP HILL. SO WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. IF YOU LET THE VAN SIT OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OUT DRIVING IT, THE VAN WAS REALLY HARD TO START. UNTIL FINALLY IT JUST WOULDN'T START AT ALL. IN ADDITION THE DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T . THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS VERY SLUGGISH GOING UP YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HELP IT BY PULLING UP ON IT. WE KEEP BLOWING FUSES WHEN WE USE OUR CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO CHARGE OUR CELL PHONE. IT REALLY NEEDS HELP. *TR

• 11/12/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VAN WAS IN PARK AND DRIVER STANDING ALONGSIDE VEHICLE WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS OFF THE VAN PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. DRIVER TRYED TO ENTER THE VAN TO STOP IT AND WAS DRUG BY THE VAN ON THE CONCRETE. THE VAN PROCEEDED UNTIL HITTING THE BACK OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING.

• 11/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/08/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE ON AN EXPRESS WAY, CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TANKER TRUCK. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER STATES' NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/30/2020· SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 CHEVY ASTRO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND NO BRAKES. HAPPENED TO ME IN TWO WEEKS. LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.

• 10/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

• 10/28/2004· POWER TRAIN

  BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WORKED WHEN COOL, DIDN'T WHEN WARM. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION MELTED AND VACUUM HOSE ALSO MELTED. COULLD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.. *AK

• 10/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE BRAKING ON A SLICK ROAD SURFACE OR WITH WET DISKS OR WHILE HITTING A BUMP, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE BUT FAIL TO RE-ENGAGE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE WITH OUT SLOWING DOWN. IF THE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND RE-APPLIED SOMETIMES YOU CAN STOP THE VEHICLE OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAN BE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IN TWO DIFFERENT 2000 ASTROS WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ME. IN SPEAKING TO THREE OTHER DRIVERS AT OUR OFFICE, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN MY OPINION THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER.*AK

• 10/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 55-60MPH & HAD CHANGED LANES, VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP FOR NO REASON. HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES & RESTART VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES.*AK

• 10/25/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACTS STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED A FAILURE WITHIN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, AND THOSE WERE REPLACED. ABOUT 25000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT A CODE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

• 10/25/2000· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVELINE VIBRATION OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 15MIN. OR MORE. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE AWD SYSTEM.*AK

• 10/24/2002· STEERING

  FINGERS BENT AND TWISTED. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TO CONFORM TO THE STEERING WHEEL CONTOUR. FINGERS BENT TOWARDS BABY FINGER. INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311 SEE PHOTOS AT HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH DT

• 10/23/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THEY LOCK UP AND BEGIN TO MAKE A SQEAKING SOUND. DEALER AHS BENE CONTACTED.*AK

• 10/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2000 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ABS PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED CITIES, PARKING LOTS ETC... WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE ABS APPEARS TO KICK ON CAUSING FAILURE TO STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VAN RECENTLY. MECHANICS SAY MAYBE MASTER CYLINDER, MAYBE BELTS, MAYBE???? CAN ANYONE SAY RECALL??? *TR

• 10/22/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER BEING PUMPED A FEW TIMES ACTUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT UNABLE TO REPRODUCE AT DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SHOP TOO MANY TIMES FOR MANY ITEMS INCLUDING SIDE DOOR RATTLES, IGNITION PROBLEM WITH SECURITY FEATURE, WINDSHIELD ECT. *LA

• 10/21/2003· POWER TRAIN

  HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT ON 2ND GEAR AS IF BEING REAR ENDED. SYMPTOMS APPEARS ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT OR ON LONG TRIPS. *LA

• 10/19/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, UP TO THE POINT WHEN MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN COASTED THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO BREAKS. MIDWAY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT ACROSS TOWN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPRTMENT.

• 10/15/2004· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT CHARGE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED, TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKED AND THE FRONT PINION LEAKED. *SC

• 10/14/2001· POWER TRAIN

  I AM REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE IS BOUGHT BACK. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

• 10/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING/ WHEN STOPPING YOU CAN HEAR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM SURGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR./THIS IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE GROUND IS ROUGH AND YOUR TRYING TO STOP.*AK

• 10/04/2000· STRUCTURE

  SLIDING DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO BE OFF TRACK. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/03/2005· STEERING

  DT: 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GMC. THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON A NEW PUMP. THE NEW PUMP FAILED ALSO. THE NEW PUMP WAS PUT ON AS A NEW VEHICLE GUARANTEE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. *SC . *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

• 09/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT: ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, AT SLOW SPEED THE BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE THE RECALL BUT AT THIS TIME THEY AWERE NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WA SINCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THEY SAID TO CONTACTED NHTSA TOO. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED THEN THE DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT DID IT AGAIN. THE DEALER REMOVED THE WHEEL SENSORS AND CLEANED THEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THERE VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL ALSO. NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

• 09/30/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN THE FRAME, IN THE REAR. MAKING UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

• 09/24/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE ALSO CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,257 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED RUST CAUSED THE ABS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.

• 09/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR

• 09/21/2000· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELTS ON THE REAR BENCH AND BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. BUCKLE DOES NOT LAY ON THE HIPS, BUT MOVES UP TO OCCUPANT'S CHEST. VAN CONVERTED BY TIARA. CHEVROLET AND TIARA WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK BOTH THE BELT AND BUCKLE ARE NON- RACHETTING, AND NOT POSSIBLE TO SECURE THE SEATS IN THE REAR BENCH. *YH

• 09/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONGOING ABS FAILURE; BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON WITHOUT STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

• 09/18/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS THAT JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, SUCH AS WHEN TRAVELING IN PARKING LOTS AND CROWDED CITY STREETS. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE DOES NOT REGISTER A SERVICE CODE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED TRANSFER CASE FLUID IN THE ABSENCE OF HAVING A CLUE. THROUGH SELF DIAGNOSIS, THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE ABS SYTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE FUSE IS REMOVED FROM THE WIRING BLOCK SLOT LABELED ABS. DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLES DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO DETECT THIS PROBLE, IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE OR COMPONENTS DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION. OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PULL FUSES ON SAFETY SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK WHEN NECESSARY. NHTSA SHOULD EVALUATE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY ISSUED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE GM TRAINED SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT HELPING OWNERS REMEDY OR UNDERSTAND THIS DEFECT EXISTS. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

• 09/18/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A TURN HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT. FRONT BUMPER WAS SMASHED AND FELL OFF. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ELECTICAL WIRING HARNESS. ALSO, FIREMEN STATED THAT FIRE CAME FROM WIRES WHERE FUSES WERE LOCATED. CONTACTED DEALER. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP.*AK CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A LOOSE OR IMPROPER CONNECTION AT THE FIREWALL BULKHEAD WIRING CONNECTOR, THE EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE CREATED BY THE LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE WIRING INSULATION OR ITS ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. *SLC

• 09/11/2004· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  HAVE BROUGHT VAN IN 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SMELLING WIRES BURNING. HAVE GONE THROUGH 6 BATTERIES IN 4 YEARS. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. RADIO/CD HAS BEEN REPLACED. NEW CD STOPED WORKING AFTER 1 WEEK OF BEING REPLACED. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE AGAIN. RADIO, OVERHEAD DIGITAL TEMP & MISC GAGES GOES OUT, SPEEDOMETOR, BATTERY, FUEL, AND ODOMOTER QUITS, ONLY THE OIL STILL WORKS. ABS BREAKING PROBEMS, PEDEL TO FLOOR, HAVE RAN INTERSECTIONS DUE TO THIS. HAVE HAD MINOR DINGS TO BUMPER BECAUSE IT ROLLED TO STOPS AT LOW SPEEDS. LOUD CLUNK IN REAR WHEN STOPPED TOO. DEALER REFUSED TO CALL IT A LEMON. REFUSED TO HELP FIX BECAUSE ITS A LEASE. ALSO HANDLE OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG DISINTEGRATED IN 3RD YEAR, AND NOW THE DRIVER ARM REST IS SPLIT IN 4TH YEAR. *AK

• 09/09/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONING. *AK