2001 Chevrolet Astro

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

• 12/30/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR DOOR HANDLE AND MECHANISM. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/06/09. (JB

• 12/28/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 MILES. THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS A OF COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER DROVE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES AND FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VAN AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VAN IN REVERSE ,AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL'S PLACEMENT WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION, IT SEEMED HIGHER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN A STORM AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED DECEMBER 28, 2006 WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VAN DIDN'T STOP. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED HE SCHEMATICS AND NOTED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED BY A FUNCTION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND IT COULD LOCK. THE CONTACT USED A HYDRAULIC JACK, AND WHEN HE STARTED THE CAR THE WHEELS SPUN; HOWEVER WHEN HE PUT THE VAN BACK ON THE GROUND AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO INCIDENT OR FAILURE IN THE BRAKES AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THE GENERAL MOTORS MANUAL , VOLUME 1 OF 2 GM-401 FOR THE ASTRO AND MINI VAN, PAGE 5-4 UNDER HYDRAULICS LIST DETAILED INFORMATION THAT COULD BE RELATED. *AK

• 12/19/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM AND EVENTUALLY OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/17/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152000.

• 12/10/2001· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 75MPH, VEHICLE IS HARD TO MAINTAIN ON THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SEEMS TO DIP HARD, IN WHICH VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO ROLL OVER, AND THAT IS WHEN NOTHING IS BEING TOWED ON THE BACK.*JB

• 12/07/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EXTERIOR LIGHTS... BRAKE LIGHTS... HAZARD LIGHTS... TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS... TAIL LIGHTS . THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABOVE LIGHTS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE ONE ADDRESSED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 01V364000 WHICH INCLUDES OTHER GM PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE BLAZER AND BRAVADO, WHICH EVIDENTLY USE THE SAME PART AS THE ASTRO. WHY WAS THE ASTRO VAN NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL? *LA

• 11/25/2012· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT LOWSPEED I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST. MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE ONE INFRONT OF ME. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS LOW SPEED LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

• 11/24/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE - HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE - SWITCH DEFECTIVE. SAME PROBLEM AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA RECALL # 01V364000. BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING, CARS RUNNING UP CLOSE ON BACK END, STOPPED BY LOCAL SHERIFF. CONTACTED GM. IF YOU READ THIS NOTICE PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLAINT..... POWER IN NUMBERS. *NM

• 11/23/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VAN WILL NOT PASS SMOG. THE VERY LAST TIME I DROVE IT, I WAS DRIVING IT ON A CITY STREET AND IT JUST DIED OUT. I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED AND ITSTILL ISN'T FIXED TO PASS SMOG. A SHOP SAID MY FUEL INJECTION SPIDER SYSTEM IS BAD.

• 11/18/2003· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, A MAKE LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/01/2001· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN ACCLERATING AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER CHECKED ENGINE/ FRONT END, AND COMPUTER. ROTATED TIRES, AND NOTHING COULD REMEDY PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER 2 WEEKS. CONSUMER WAS HAVING VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF BEING SCARRED TO DRIVE IT. *AK

• 11/01/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  UNDER PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN WILL NOT STOP. THE FAILED TO STOP ABOUT 7 FEET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: PJHF TIRESIZE: P215-75R15)

• 10/29/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS ISSUE IS SPORADIC, AND APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN COOL OR HUMID CLIMATE CONDITIONS. *TR

• 10/25/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO CRASH OR INJURIES, JUST A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION. MEALS ON WHEELS OPERATES FOUR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS - YEARS 1999, 2000, 2001, AND 2002. IN EACH VEHICLE, AT LEAST ONE (AND SOMETIMES BOTH) ABS SPEED WHEEL SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD, CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION - AT SPEEDS OF 5-7 MPH. THIS IS THE SAME SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHEVROLET RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR ITS FULL-SIZE 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS. WHY CAN'T THE OWNERS OF ASTRO VANS RECEIVE THE SAME COURTESY AS OWNERS OF THE TRUCKS? WE'VE SPENT MORE THAN $2,000 TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS - TRUCK OWNERS ARE GETTING THEIR MONEY BACK - WE WANT OUR MONEY AS WELL. THERE MUST BE OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS, OR HAVE SPENT AS MUCH AS $800 PER WHEEL TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *NM

• 10/20/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DESIGN CAUSED RUST TO BUILD UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROTORS. HE FELT THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO COVER THE ROTORS. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WERE SPONGY, AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL. HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. HE CONTACT HAD TO PANIC BRAKE BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT IT HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO HAVE A RECORD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENOUGH, AND THAT HE WAS USING THE BRAKES TOO OFTEN. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/18/2010· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

• 10/18/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ABS SYSTEM . I HAVE REPLACED EVERY PART AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM OF THIS VAN. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VANS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

• 10/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  1) NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WOULD "PRESSURIZE" WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. I'VE EXPERIENCED NORMAL ACTIVATION BEFORE ON ICE, SNOW, AND LOOSE GRAVEL SO I KNEW WHAT IT WAS DOING. IT BEGAN HAPPENING A LOT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (BASIL CHEVROLET, WELLSVILLE, NY) ON 9/24/07. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND TOLD ME "ROAD TEST OK...ON ROAD TEST DID EXPERIENCE ANTILOCK PROBLEM. ONLY ONCE FELT - UNABLE TO VERIFY". 2) TOOK MY VAN HOME AND WAS SEEING THE PROBLEM AS MUCH IF NOT MORE SO THAN BEFORE. WAS QUITE UPSET THAT AFTER SPENDING OVER $400 DOLLARS ON THE AUTO, I STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED THAT I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR. COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD BRING IT IN TO "CLEAN THE SENSORS" FOR ME BUT COULDN'T GET ME IN UNTIL "NEXT WEEK". THE VERY NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM AROSE WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE AT WORK. I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY AND SMASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AT ALL BUT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. SMASHED GRILL, BUMPER, HOOD, HEADLIGHT, AND POSSIBLY MORE THAT I HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED YET. GOT STOPPED BY THE LOCAL POLICE FOR THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. 3) NOTHING DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I LEFT THE VAN AT THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK ON THE BRAKES AND THE HEADLIGHT. HOPING TO PICK IT UP TODAY. *TR

• 10/08/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  DEALER NOT FIXING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND DRIVE TERRAIN. CHEVROLET NO HELP IN REPAIR EITHER. PLEASE HELP! MR

• 10/08/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DEALERS NOT REPORTING SAFETY PROBLEMS/CONCERNS TO MANUFACTURER. MR

• 10/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FEEL THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY IT. THE DEALERSHIP ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND THE FAULT WOULD HAVE TO BE MORE CONSISTENT TO OFFER REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT RECALL 05V379000 WAS ISSUED FOR A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN REGARDING THE ABS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRM ED THAT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

• 10/01/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN AUTO SHIFTED INTO DRIVE-AUTO ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY- WITH BRAKE PEDDLE FULLY PUSHED AUTO OVER-POWERED BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE. *NM

• 10/01/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WITH ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE THAT THE CONSUMER OWNS. NO REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN MADE. *JB

• 09/28/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  NUMEROUS THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH MY 2001 MONTE CARLO. 5 OR 6 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WHERE IT CONTINUALLY POPS OUT. I AM REALLY CONCERNED WHEN IT MIGHT EXPLODE W/O A CRASH OR IF THERE IS A DRIVER SIDE CRASH IF IT WILL COME OUT TO PROTECT ME. STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION POPS. AT 55,117 MILES WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED (WHICH HAS BEEN DONE EVERY 3000 MILES) OR LESS AND ON THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION SHEET, IT LISTED SEVERAL THINGS THAT "MIGHT NEED ATTENTION" SOON. THEY ARE STEERING LINKAGE AND STEERING COMPONENTS, CV AXLE BOOTS OR DRIVE SHAFT AND U JOINTS. THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE WORN OUT ON A CAR WITH NO MORE MILES THAN THIS. MY REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. NOTICED THIS AFTER ONE OF THE AIRBAG REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF BUT STILL THE NOISES PERSIST AND NOW TO BE TOLD THAT THESE PARTS MIGHT NEED REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT? WE PAID A LOT OF GOOD MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE (THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION HIGH SPORT VEHICLE) AND FEEL GM SHOULD BUY IT BACK AND REIMBURSE EVERY DIME OF IT DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF IT OR PROPERLY REPAIRED OR PARTS REPLACED AT GM EXPENSE WHILE PROVIDING AN EQUAL VALUE VEHICLE WHILE REPAIR WORK IS DONE. *TR

• 09/25/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2001 CHEVY ASTRO WITH MAINTENANCE WORK DONE ON FUSES. CUSTOMER STATES HE RECEIVED A RECALL AND HAD THE WORK REPAIRED AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CUSTOMER HAS REPLACED FUSE ABOUT FOUR TIMES. *KB

• 09/24/2001· TIRES

  VEHICLE HAS 17,000 MILES, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR. CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE "VALLEYS" IN THEM. FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE KNOTS ON TOP INSIDE. PIECES OF RUBBER ARE COMING OFF. TIRES MAKE "WHOP" SOUND WHEN DRIVING. (TIRESIZE: 31) (TIRESIZE: 31)

• 09/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  I AM A LICENSED CAR DEALER. I AM VERY CONCERNED AT WHAT I AM SEEING WITH MY CUSTOMERS, WITH CARS I SEE AT THE AUCTIONS, AND WITH BLOG SITES ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING CHEVY'S EBCM COMPUTER MODULE. AT THE AUCTIONS I AM SEEING AT LEAST 25% OF CHEVROLETS AND ABOUT 10% OF FORDS COMING THROUGH WITH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WITH THE CHEVY'S EBCM. THESE VERY EXPENSIVE UNITS FAIL AT THE RELAY POINT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS DUE TO BAD SOLDER JOINTS FROM THE FACTORY. WHEN THEY FAIL, THE DRIVER GETS A BRAKE LIGHT AND AN ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE BRAKES STILL WORK ON THE CAR, BUT THEY DON'T WORK AS DESIGNED. IN FACT THE DRIVER GETS A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY BECAUSE HIS CAR IS STOPPING, BUT IN A SLIPPERY SITUATION IT WILL NOT STOP AS DESIGNED. WHEN I WENT TO THE INTERNET FOR IDEAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I AM FINDING A LOT OF POSTINGS SAYING JUST TAKE THE BULB OUT OF THE DASH! I AM ALSO SEEING ADS ON E BAY WHERE YOU CAN SEND YOUR EBCM TO A REPAIR STATION, THEY TAKE IT APART, AND RE SOLDER THE JOINTS FOR $49. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANT OVER $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM! I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE SELLING THEIR VEHICLE AS IS AND TELLING THE BUYER THAT IT'S OK. THE BRAKES WORK. I CAN'T GET THE LIGHT TO SHUT OFF! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT WILL BECOME MORE DANGEROUS AS MORE AND MORE CARS ARE DRIVING WITH INOPERATIVE EBCM COMPUTERS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEFECT COMES FROM HAVING THE COMPUTER DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAMES NEAR THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE TAKING ALL THE SHOCK AND VIBRATION IN THAT AREA. I AM ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE FOR DEFECTIVE EBCM COMPUTERS. I ALSO FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS FAR WORSE THAN THE DODGE CLOCK SPRING RECALL, AND THAT EFFECTED ALL DODGE VEHICLES. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM WE ARE SEEING IS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT MAY CAUSE A LARGE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

• 09/17/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES MY 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO BEGAN HAVING ABS PROBLEMS. ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. ALMOST INVOLVED IN SEVERAL MINOR CRASHES DUE TO CAR NOT STOPPING WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE OR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ARE PULLING UP TO INTERSECTIONS. ABS KICKS IN AND INSTEAD OF VEHICLE STOPPING IT KEEPS PULSING THE BRAKES AS IF I WERE TRAVELING FASTER. HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM EXAMINED BY CHEVROLET DEALER AT THIS POINT. I NOTICED THAT CHEVROLET IS PLANNING A RECALL FOR SOME OF ITS TRUCKS AND SUV'S FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING HOWEVER MY MODEL IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE RECALL. *JB

• 09/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE FUMES WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO BECOME SICK. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE THREE TIME BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *NLM

• 09/15/2009· TIRES

  NOTICED MY TIRE LOSING AIR AND HAVE TO FILL IT. UPON FILLING, I SAW A SPLIT IN THE TIRE AND SILVER METAL SHOWING THROUGH. THE TIRE IS SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL AND YET I HAVE LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. ALL THE OTHER TIRES ARE SHOWING A "RING" OF DETERIORATION AS WELL. YET THEY ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT TREAD LEFT ON THEM. WE WERE TOLD THE TIRES WERE NEW WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FALL 2005. *TR

• 09/13/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT GM HAD RECALLS ON 2000-2001 BLAZER, GMC JIMMY AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED - NOT AWARE WHEN ORIGINAL PROBLEM ALREADY EXISTED- NOTICED WHEN FOLLOWING VEHICLE TO VAN CONVERSION SHOP TO RAISE THE ROOF AND INSTALL WHEELCHAIR LIFT AND TIE-DOWNS. VAN IS SOLELY USED TO TRANSPORT HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER. *AK *SC *JB

• 09/07/2007· TIRES

  4 COOPER TRENDSETTER WERE PUT ON MY VAN 6/18/07. ON 9/6/07 I WAS DRIVING ON I4, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE. I FELT THE VAN START TO WEAVE, AND AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND. THE TIRE THEN JUST WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. I WAS DOING ABOUT 70 MPH., AND MANAGED TO BRING THE VAN TO A STOP. A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TIRE, LARGE PIECES OF THE TREAD WERE MISSING, THE STEEL BELTS WERE VISIBLE AND BROKEN, AND A HOLE WAS IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAD RUN OVER NOTHING, AND THE TIRES HAD 970 MILES ON THEM. THE DOT NUMBER ON THE TIRE WAS 3DHF C2T 469 F13L. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE WEB, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS STYLE TIRE. RECALL 147. THE DOT NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH. I DID CALL COOPER TIRE, AND THEY HAVE PUT IT IN AS A INSURANCE CLAIM. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE REAR PANEL WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS NERVOUS DRIVING ON THESE TIRES, BUT THEY KEPT IT AS A INSURANCE CLAIM. I AM REPLACING ALL THE TIRES FOR PEACE OF MIND.*JB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 09/04/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES OR POWER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS ROUTED IN A WAY THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE RUBBED AGAINST IT AND SHORTED OUT. *JB

• 09/02/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 COMPONENT: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 2008 AND NOW THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE REMEDY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE FAILED CREATING THE SAME SAFETY CONDITION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 12/22/10. *LJ

• 08/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE TRAVELING, AND APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME VERY CLOSE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIT IT FROM THE REAR. THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT VERY CONCERNED. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTROLLED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND PANEL LIGHTS. ALSO, CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

• 08/30/2001· STRUCTURE

  SIDE SLIDING DOOR MAY CLOSE ON FOREWARD DOWN HILL, THE DOOR HAS FRICTION TYPE CATCH, OLDER MODELS HAD A CABLE CONTROL RELEASE

• 08/26/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SAFETY BELTS WOULD UNLATCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,732.

• 08/22/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. VIN [XXX] HAD TO PAY $420+ TODAY TO FIX A GM KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINT OPTION.*AK STOP LAMPS/HAZARD LAMPS INOPERATIVE2000-2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND TRAILBLAZER (CLASSIC); GMC JIMMY AND ENVOY(CLASSIC); AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA (CLASSIC) SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. CONSEQUENCE: THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA #01V364000 OR NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V364/GM GM/CHEVY USES THE SAME STEERING YOKE FOR THE ASTRO/SAFARI VANS. THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE VANS IN THEIR THE REFERENCED SAFETY RECALL. THEY ONLY INCLUDED THE 2000-01 CHEVROLET BLAZER, GMC JIMMY, AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHY NOT THE ASTRO/SAFARI. THEY KNOW THIS IS THE SAME PART/FAILURE? THE GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER I FOUND WAS 01073 AND 01073A . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/19/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, I HAD THE CODE PULLED AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE, IT IS THE ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE AND UPON GOOGLING "CHEVROLET BRAKE ABS LIGHTS" IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THEIR APPEARS TO BE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH FAULTY ABS ELECTRONIC MODULES WHICH PREVENTS THE ABS FUNCTION FROM WORKING. *TR

• 08/08/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  GOING TO STOP AT A SLOW SPEED ENGAGES ABS , CAUSING VAN TO NOT STOP UNLESS BREAKERS WERE SLAMMED ON HARD AND HOPS OF STOPPING! *TR

• 08/08/2002· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE IS A CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM GEAR BOX. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A CHATTER IN THE GEAR BOX, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE LINE IN THE STEERING, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING,THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT CANCELLING WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, LEFT REAR CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN.*JB

• 08/08/2002· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO HAS TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. CONSUMER LIVES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA, AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL WHEEL DRIVE PERFORMANCE WHEN NEEDED.*AKTHIS PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JG

• 07/30/2004· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNLOCKED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT FRAYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 07/28/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2001 ASTRO AWD THAT WAS TAKEN TO MEINEKE BRAKE CARE CENTER WHERE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ANALYZED. THE FRONT DRIVER (ABS) WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. NOTE PRIOR TO HAVING THIS DONE THE (ABS) LIGHT CAME ON THEREFORE I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE AT A VERY SLOW STOP THE BRAKE WOULD RELEASE ITSELF AND WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE. AFTER MEINEKE ANALYZED THE PROBLEM I HAD THE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED, AND THE (ABS) LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING NORMAL AGAIN. HOWEVER JUST ONE WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A VERY SLOW STOP, MIND YOU THE LIGHT (ABS) IS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES RELEASED ALL THE WAY CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A FENCE. HOWEVER, LUCKILY NO ON WAS HURT OR PROPERTY DAMAGED CAUSED BUT WITHOUT WARNING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS TRAVELING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE OR LARGE TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN ANALYZED FOR PROBLEMS AND THE SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED SHOWS NO ISSUES. CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NO ONE HAS REPORTED? PLEASE ADVISE WITH ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. *JB

• 07/23/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN.*MR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE FAULTY PART WAS REPLACED AND GIVEN TOT HE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SWITCH WAS BACK WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WORKS AT A FACILITY THAT PRODUCES SWITCHES FOR AUTOMOBILES. HE INDICATED THAT HIS FAULTY SWITCH HAD 10 CERTIFICATION DOTS ON IT WHICH INDICATED THAT THE SWITCH HAD BEEN REJECTED FORM SHIPPING AND WAS REINSPECTED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. *NM

• 07/23/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VEHICLE'S HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING.*MR THE HAZARD MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001 FOR THE HAZARD SWITCH AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ASTRO. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. *NM

• 07/15/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THAT THE ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK ABS SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A SENSOR FAILURE. *LA

• 07/10/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 130 AND THE CAR JUST DIED SO IT WAS TOWED APRIL 2008 AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT IN THE CAR WHICH COST 800.00 ON JULY 6,2008 I WAS ON MY WAS TO EWING TWSP AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN IT WAS TOWED AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT AGAIN IN THE CAR. *TR

• 07/02/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO WARNING. FUEL PUMP FAILED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. ENGINE DIED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. DANAGER TO DRIVER AND CHILDREN WHILE TRYING TO MANUEVER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. FILTER CHANGED PER DEALER INSTRUCTIONS AND STILL FAILED. DANGEROUS CONDITION WITH IMPERILS DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IF VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.*AK

• 06/30/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2001 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. TODAY I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $300 TO HAVE THE WINDOW MOTOR FIXED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ON THIS VEHICLE! WE HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A TREND WITH ASTRO VANS AND WINDOW MOTORS. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, I SUPPOSE ONE COULD MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO ROLL A WINDOW UP AND DOWN MIGHT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. (BY THE WAY, THE WINDOW GOES DOWN, BUT NOT UP!). *NM