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1997 Chevrolet ASTRO problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

360 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

91,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1997 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 46 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 37 of 360 complaints (10.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	88	24.4%
Steering behavior	44	12.2%
Transmission and shifting	38	10.6%
Fuel system concerns	18	5.0%
Electrical and battery issues	12	3.3%
Engine operation	8	2.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer

Vehicle Speed Control

Air Bags:Frontal

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System

Structure:Body:Door

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	37
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	33
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls	23
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	19
Vehicle Speed Control	17
Air Bags:Frontal	14
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System	14
Structure:Body:Door	14

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 37; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 33; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 23; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 19; Vehicle Speed Control: 17; Air Bags:Frontal: 14; Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System: 14; Structure:Body:Door: 14

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 9; 75,000 to 99,999: 14; 100,000 to 149,999: 10; 150,000 and above: 10

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (14). 314 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1996: 2; 1997: 19; 1998: 40; 1999: 77; 2000: 69; 2001: 54; 2002: 33; 2003: 27; 2004: 13; 2005: 12; 2007: 2; 2008: 2; 2010: 2; 2011: 3; 2012: 1; 2013: 1; 2014: 3

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 88 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 44 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 38 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10007678 · 2003-02-17 (February 17, 2003)

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 97 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ABOUT 40MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE VAN WAS NOT STOPPING SO SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. JUST AS IT WAS ABOUT TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN IT LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VAN CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS COMING). SHE TRIED TO STOP AGAIN NOW NOTICING THAT THE ENGINE WAS RACING. SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO PARK. WE THEN HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT AT. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID…

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007678 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10008992 · 2003-02-21 (February 21, 2003)

THE ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 89,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008992 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10020164 · 2003-05-20 (May 20, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW A SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEEL ROD SHAFT BREAKING IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10020164 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10127261 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)

VEHICLE INVOLVED 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO 1. SEAT RECLINER WAS BEING USED WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. THE SEAT REMAINED IN THE POSITION ESTABLISHED WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE. STARTED DRIVING THE VAN AND SUDDENLY THE SEAT BACK WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID WANDER INTO THE LEFT LANE DURING THE INCIDENT. 2. I INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THE PLASTIC HANDLE WAS INTACT, HOWEVER THE METAL PIVOT PIECE THAT ENGAGES THE SERRATED LOCKING PLATE …

Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127261 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010394 · 2003-03-13 (March 13, 2003)

I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10019581 · 2003-05-09 (May 9, 2003)

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE GEAR BEARING. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10019581 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10057640 · 2004-03-03 (March 3, 2004)

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR READ FULL WHEN THE FUEL TANK LEVEL WAS LOW. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10057640 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10067931 · 2004-04-27 (April 27, 2004)

MY VAN IS A 1997 ASTRO AND IT HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER GOING 30-40 MILES AND STOPING AT A LIGHT IT JERKS REAL HARD AND FEELS LIKE I WAS HIT IN THE BACK I HAVE TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO GET FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT THE SERVICE INGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT STARTS DOING IT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEAT WRONG THEY JUST KEEP TAKEING MY MONEY AND TELLING ME ITS FIXED WHEN ITS NO IF SOME ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT 900.00$ THE DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT THE IDLER ARMS HAVE HAD…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10067931 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10078400 · 2004-06-17 (June 17, 2004)

POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW BATTERIES SINCE WE PURCHASED IT 6 MONTHS AGO. SEEMS TO BE DRAINING BATTERIES AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHY. WE PUT BATTERY ON RECHARGER OVERNIGHT, BUT WITHIN HOURS OF TAKING ITOFF THE CHARGER, THE BATTERY IS DRAINED WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 125,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10078400 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10106318 · 2005-01-14 (January 14, 2005)

WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE, ON APRIL, 2003, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. THEN THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT THE CD'S. THE INTERMEDIATE LEVELS OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED BY THAT WINTER. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO IT DISCHARGING, I HAVE JUMPED THE VAN AND PLACED THE BATTERIES ON CHARGERS, ONLY TO BE DEAD AGAIN AFTER A TEST DRIVE. I HAVE REPLACED THE CONNECTORS AS WELL IN HOPES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOW THE REAR HEATER DOES NOT WORK. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10106318 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10335280 · 2010-06-08 (June 8, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOMETER AND OTHER UNKNOWN LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO ADDITIONAL MECHANICS WHICH ADVISED THE CONTACT OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT INFORMED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10335280 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 708713 · 1999-07-16 (July 16, 1999)

SUDDEN AND SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER NOTED BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 708713 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

360 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

12.8%Usable mileage46 / 360 records

76.7%Valid incident date276 / 360 records

100.0%Valid filing date360 / 360 records

76.7%Ordered incident and filing dates276 / 360 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	3637.9% ODI 486265 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SKD Look up ODI 486265 at NHTSA ↗	4433.3% ODI 10205862 · 100,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS WOULD NOT WORK AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHEN THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT ALWAYS PERFORMED PERFECTLY. THE REPAIR SHOP DISCONNECTED THE ABS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 BF UPDATED JB Look up ODI 10205862 at NHTSA ↗	3425.2% ODI 486096 FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 486096 at NHTSA ↗	7021.3% ODI 10030047 CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW AND BRAKE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10030047 at NHTSA ↗	8418.8% ODI 10041654 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALVE FUEL LIND STAYS OPEN POURING OUT GAS THEY WANT TO CHARGE MY 600.00 TO CLEAN OUT THE SLUGE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS MY VAN NOW HAS 82000 MILES AND IT SOUNDS AND SMELLS LIKE A MAC TRUCK I ALSO HAS TO REPLACE TO WIPER MOTOR ABOUT 2 … Look up ODI 10041654 at NHTSA ↗	218.0% ODI 10010669 · 96,000 mi CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN MARK III CONVERSION - ACCIDENT, ABS FAILED TO CORRECT FISH TAILING, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN ON FRONTAL IMPACT. *JB Look up ODI 10010669 at NHTSA ↗	339.2% ODI 10120947 · 111,900 mi ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN RECENT ARTICLES FOR GM MODEL YEAR 2000 AND LATER. NEAR COLLISIONS WITH VEHICLES AND PROPERTY AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TEMPORARILY DISABLED TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. Look up ODI 10120947 at NHTSA ↗	218.7% ODI 10110976 · 87,000 mi WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED THE ABS WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. AK FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LEFT FRONT WINDOW HANGS WHEN GOING UP. WINDOW TRACKE LUBED. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. RER BRAKE ADJUSTED. BRAKE PEDAL KICKED UP WHEN ALMOST TO A STOP. REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS/ BACKING PLATES AND REMOVED SENSORS AND CLEANED RUST BUILD UP ON SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLIES. BOTH IDLER AMRS AND FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FRONT END PLAY. TT Look up ODI 10110976 at NHTSA ↗	107.5% ODI 10094329 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 Look up ODI 10094329 at NHTSA ↗	3520.0% ODI 10034073 WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE WON'T START AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK Look up ODI 10034073 at NHTSA ↗	1617.6% ODI 10059699 · 58,000 mi WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A HOUSE. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.*AK Look up ODI 10059699 at NHTSA ↗	811.4% ODI 10015345 THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *NLM Look up ODI 10015345 at NHTSA ↗	1016.1% ODI 10146339 DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING IN A PARKING LOT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE A NOISE CAME FROM THE ABS. THE NOISE CEASED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY RAN THE VIN TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. IT WAS ALSO SEEN BY A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. AK Look up ODI 10146339 at NHTSA ↗	17.1% ODI 10184876 · 46,000 mi TL- WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE 2004 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH 46,000 FAILURE MILES AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.AK UPDATE 04/30/07 *TR Look up ODI 10184876 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Front:Springs:Torsion Bar	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	64.5% ODI 10040166 THE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM Look up ODI 10040166 at NHTSA ↗	107.4% ODI 10059666 TORSION BAR THAT SUPPORT ENGINE BROKE IN TWO. LA THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND SHORTENED THE BARS BY THREE INCHES. THE OLD DESIGN ALLOWED SALT, WATER AND ICE TO GET INTO THE EXTENSION SLEEVES. JB Look up ODI 10059666 at NHTSA ↗	319.5% ODI 10113534 · 140,000 mi AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, LATER THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO FIND THE VEHICLE LEFT FRONT LEANING OVER. THE CONSUMER WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE TORSION BAR WAS BROKEN. *JB Look up ODI 10113534 at NHTSA ↗	5712.8% ODI 10016163 · 120,000 mi I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. ON THE WAY HOME, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AT HOME, I NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS VISIBLY SAGGING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TORSION BAR HAD BROKE. HE ALSO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THERE IS NOT. I HAVE TO BUY TWO NEW TORSION BARS BECAUSE THERE IS AN UPDATE TO THE VERSION. THE REPAIRS ARE $700.00. *NLM Look up ODI 10016163 at NHTSA ↗	3814.4% ODI 10008103 VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEN A LOUD NOISE PROCEEDED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VAN COLLAPSING ONTO THE FRONT TIRE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TORSION BAR HAD FAILED, AND AS THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED, THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD ALSO BE REPLACED. I REQUESTED THE PARTS BE RETURNED, AND AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE PART FAILED DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION OF THE TORSION BAR HAS A RETAINING SLEEVE THAT FITS OVER THE FAILED END OF THE TORSION BAR, AND CONNECTS I… Look up ODI 10008103 at NHTSA ↗	10.3% ODI 8013061 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP FROM FRONT END, THEN, DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED ONTO FRONT WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN.*AK Look up ODI 8013061 at NHTSA ↗	10.4% ODI 10081568 · 96,000 mi FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK Look up ODI 10081568 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.6% ODI 10000729 · 59,750 mi LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR FAILED. WIFE WAS DRIVING 40MPH ON SNOW COVERED WINDING ROAD WHEN TORSION BAR FAILED. THIS CAUSED TEMPOARY LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS HAPPENED 1-4-2003 Look up ODI 10000729 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	22.1% ODI 831630 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WEATHER IS RAINY. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. *AK Look up ODI 831630 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.7% ODI 838419 THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 838419 at NHTSA ↗	3711.3% ODI 10017120 RECENT RECALL OF SOME 1994-1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO, SUV AND PICKUPS TO FIX FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE RECALL EXCLUDED 1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO, WHICH I OWN. MY WIPERS FAIL PERIODICALLY. WHEN I TURN THEM ON I HEAR THE MOTOR HUMMING BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR ASTRO AND THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE CHEVROLET CORP. INCLUDE 1994 ASTRO IN THE RECALL. *NLM Look up ODI 10017120 at NHTSA ↗	5111.4% ODI 10113647 RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V150000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE OPERATING PRIOR TO DEALER REPLACING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. CURRENTLY, AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. AK SC AFTER THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO FIX WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*JB Look up ODI 10113647 at NHTSA ↗	218.0% ODI 10009072 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10009072 at NHTSA ↗	195.3% ODI 10008289 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY QUIT WORKING, SOMETIMES THEY WORK CONSTANTLY WHILE ON THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THEY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.*JB Look up ODI 10008289 at NHTSA ↗	125.0% ODI 10023141 · 79,500 mi WIPERS INTERMITTENT ON WHEN RAINING. WIPERS WILL STAY ON STEADY WHEN INTERMITTENT IS SELECTED, WASHER INOPERATIVE. *NLM Look up ODI 10023141 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10029865 CONSUMER STATES HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK/PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. DEALER STATES SORRY NOTHING WE CAN DO, YOU DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY. *AK Look up ODI 10029865 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.6% ODI 10018267 · 60,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB Look up ODI 10018267 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	75.3% ODI 484684 HEATER HOSE CAME OFF, CAUSING LEAK DISCOVERED ALL HOSE CLAMPS WERE LOOSE. *DSH Look up ODI 484684 at NHTSA ↗	96.7% ODI 486096 FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 486096 at NHTSA ↗	51.5% ODI 10073241 · 141,700 mi I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE HEADING TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WOULD NOT CORRECT. I WENT AT NO FAULT OF MINE UP BEHIND A MAILBOX HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD A HUGE TREE AT WHICH TIME GOD ALMIGHTY HAD A HAND ON ME NO DOUBT, AND VEERED BARELY TO THE LEFT OF TREE, MAILBOX I DAMAGED WITH MIRROR WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT CROSSED LADIES DRIVEWAY, WENT UPON ANOTHER EMBANKMENT AND BACK DOWN INTO DITCH. THE TIE ROD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *MR Look up ODI 10073241 at NHTSA ↗	102.2% ODI 481686 TRANSMISSION NOISY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *TW Look up ODI 481686 at NHTSA ↗	124.6% ODI 10055242 · 30,000 mi THE OIL COOLER LINES LEAKED OIL ONTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO SMOKE. THE OIL COOLER LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 30,000 MILES. NM THERE WAS NOISE IN THE FRONT END DUE TO A WORN RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD AND WHEN DAMP OR COLD OUT, A HARD SHIFT WOULD BE PRESENT WHEN MAKING TURNS. SCC Look up ODI 10055242 at NHTSA ↗	3710.3% ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗	145.8% ODI 10032251 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10032251 at NHTSA ↗	1410.5% ODI 10062221 · 52,575 mi PURCHASED USED ASTRO VAN AND NOTED ON 2ND DAY WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE THEN TO DRIVE A LOUD CLUNK AND HARD JUMP FORWARD UNLESS YOU DELAY TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE OR APPLYING GAS UNTIL YOU CAN FEEL THE GEAR ENGAGE (APPROX. 5-10 SECONDS). THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN BACKING UP, AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE NOW. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY OR REPLACED.*AK Look up ODI 10062221 at NHTSA ↗	116.3% ODI 10022620 WHEN TAKING OFF CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE VEHICLE JERKING. WHILE VEHICLE WA SON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10022620 at NHTSA ↗	11.1% ODI 10266274 · 138,000 mi TRANSMISSION, PUT VAN IN GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT ENGAGE. FINALLY VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD POP AND JUMPS WHILE FOOT ON THE GAS. *TR Look up ODI 10266274 at NHTSA ↗	34.3% ODI 10087155 · 13,032 mi WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE DISC, ROTORS AND SHOES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHEATED, AND A BURNING ODOR FILLED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AGAIN WHILE GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE BETWEEN SHIFTS AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED ERRATICALL… Look up ODI 10087155 at NHTSA ↗	34.8% ODI 10118710 AFTER BALL JOINT RECALL, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, BRAKING AND SUSPENSION. FRONT LEFT SIDE CONTINUALLY POPS AND GRINDS, SHOCK BOOT WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE THIRD TIME MAY HAVE FIXED IT, JUST GOT THE VAN BACK TODAY. BRAKES ARE INTERMITTENT. HEARD LOUD BANG FROM REAR END, DEALERSHIP TIGHTENED BACKING PLATE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHUDDER IS FELT FROM REAR END AT 30+ MPH. DEALERSHIP PUT BALANCES ON TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE DRIVE SHAFT, HAD TO CUT THE REAR SPRINGS TO DO THIS. SERVICE MANAGER S… Look up ODI 10118710 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	3811.6% ODI 10005844 · 60,000 mi I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HARNESS. I OWN A 1994 CHEVY ASTRO VAN, THE WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO WORK ON AND OFF. I HEARD ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR AS MY VAN BUT IT ONLY COVERS TRUCKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EXTENCION TO COVER MY VEHICLE AS WELL. THE RECALL IS 98V150001 Look up ODI 10005844 at NHTSA ↗	419.2% ODI 10041654 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALVE FUEL LIND STAYS OPEN POURING OUT GAS THEY WANT TO CHARGE MY 600.00 TO CLEAN OUT THE SLUGE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS MY VAN NOW HAS 82000 MILES AND IT SOUNDS AND SMELLS LIKE A MAC TRUCK I ALSO HAS TO REPLACE TO WIPER MOTOR ABOUT 2 … Look up ODI 10041654 at NHTSA ↗	269.9% ODI 10004030 THE WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY TO NON OPERATIONAL WHEN NEEDED. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG Look up ODI 10004030 at NHTSA ↗	123.3% ODI 10008445 · 80,000 mi WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPS IN VERTICAL POSITION WHEN IT WANTS TO, OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT STOP WHEN SWITCHED OFF, OPERATES AT REGULAR SPEED WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT POSITIONS.*JB Look up ODI 10008445 at NHTSA ↗	218.7% ODI 10018079 THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM Look up ODI 10018079 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags:Frontal	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.7% ODI 847251 DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER WILL ALSO GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK Look up ODI 847251 at NHTSA ↗	226.7% ODI 10038818 AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. *JB Look up ODI 10038818 at NHTSA ↗	194.3% ODI 501827 SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO LOCK/RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY. Look up ODI 501827 at NHTSA ↗	134.9% ODI 10007520 · 106,000 mi THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3 ACCIDENTS ALL WITH THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. 2 OF THE ACCIDENTS WERE DEAD CENTER HITS. 1 ACCIDENT INVOLVED THE BUMPER. PH NLM DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*769300 Look up ODI 10007520 at NHTSA ↗	143.9% ODI 722329 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 722329 at NHTSA ↗	83.3% ODI 10052534 · 55,000 mi I OWN A 1998 ASTRO VAN. I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION . MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY SON WAS NOT RESTRAINED EITHER. WE BOTH HAD INJURIES. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS 7-8,000.00 WORTH THE DAMAGE. THERE IS SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES A SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END COLLISONS THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY, OR DOES THE SEAT BELT NOT RESTRAIN YOU?*AK Look up ODI 10052534 at NHTSA ↗	96.8% ODI 10076063 WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE AND THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10076063 at NHTSA ↗	105.7% ODI 10051329 · 66,958 mi CHECY ASTRO CARGO VAN 2000, FRONTAL COLLISION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CARRIER. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG OPERATED. Look up ODI 10051329 at NHTSA ↗	11.1% ODI 745117 VEHICLE WAS IN AN OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH, STRIKING THE REAR OF A FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE LEFT HALF OF THE FRONT OF THE VAN. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 745117 at NHTSA ↗	11.4% ODI 10019695 · 60,000 mi THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE, AND WAS REPLACED. AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. JB WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED, THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A SNOWBANK. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND SLID INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED MONEY BACK. SCC Look up ODI 10019695 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 10245434 · 68,000 mi MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2004 CHEVY ASTRO VAN APPROX. 35-40 MPH ON A TWO-WAY STREET. ANOTHER DRIVER FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CUT ACROSS INTO HER LANE AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST & BRUISED RIBS. SHE HAD THREE OF OUR CHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS. THEY WERE SHAKEN AND HAD SEATBELT BRUISES. THE VAN WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED AWAY. THE POLICE & THE TOW DRIVER REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE SOME EXPECTATION THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE SECONDARY ROLE TO MINIMIZE INJURIES. MY COMPLIANT THAT THE HARD COL… Look up ODI 10245434 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body:Door	77.4% ODI 10009407 THE BACK DOUBLE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ANYMORE. I CAN NOT GET INTO THE VAN TO PLACE MY SONS WHEEL CHAIR INTO IT. THE SPACE IN THE REAR WAS THE REASON WHY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. TS NLM DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS770142 Look up ODI 10009407 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	21.5% ODI 819463 THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE IS EXTREMELY LOOSE, AND THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE BACK OF VAN IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 819463 at NHTSA ↗	41.2% ODI 487158 VEHICLE MISALIGNED. *SD Look up ODI 487158 at NHTSA ↗	122.7% ODI 10532015 · 105,000 mi THIS VEHICLE AMONG OTHER VEHICLES MADE BY GM AND GMC HAVE A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH THAT FAILS AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE TO GET OUT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE FIRE. THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND GM DID NOTHING TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. OWNERS ARE PUT AT EXTREME RISK FOR LOSING THEIR LIFE IN AN EVENT WHERE THEY NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL SO THAT NO ADDITIONAL LOSE OF LIF… Look up ODI 10532015 at NHTSA ↗	114.2% ODI 10023347 · 190,000 mi SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN SCRAPING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK TODAY. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS MISSING A STOP TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A SLIDING DOOR COME OFF COMPLETELY BEFORE. *NLM Look up ODI 10023347 at NHTSA ↗	143.9% ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗	62.5% ODI 564840 CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD. TT Look up ODI 564840 at NHTSA ↗	43.0% ODI 8002579 BRAKES HAVE BEEN SEVERLY WORN OUT*AK CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELTS, ARM RESTS, CONSOLE THE TRIM ON THE SEAT CUSHION HAS TORN, THERE IS WIND NOISE FROM HIGH TOP ROOF, WINDOW IS LOOSE, RADIO IS INOPERATIVE, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, STEERING COOLUMN IS MAKING A NOISE, WEATHERSTRIP COMING OFF OF BACK DOOR, TIRES SHAKE, THERE IS A HARD THUMP WHE GOING OVER BUMPS, CIGARETTE LIGHTER IS INOPERATIVE,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, PRESSURE GUAGE GETS STUCK, WINDOW GETS STUCK, THERE ARE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR LOCK DO … Look up ODI 8002579 at NHTSA ↗	84.6% ODI 10011364 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE SLIDING DOOR, SLAMMED SHUT WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE IF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. AK JB Look up ODI 10011364 at NHTSA ↗	11.1% ODI 8015816 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 Look up ODI 8015816 at NHTSA ↗	34.3% ODI 10012126 THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB Look up ODI 10012126 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 10330377 · 68,850 mi I SIMPLY CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY ASTRO AWD VAN AND THE SIDE MIRROR GLASS FELL OUT, HIT THE DOOR AND BROKE. ALSO, THE PLASTIC MOLDING ON THE DRIVERS DOOR IS COMING LOOSE. *TR Look up ODI 10330377 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	22.1% ODI 826562 CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT PEDAL OR CONTROL APPLICATION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM IN 1994, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER NOT AWARE OF CURRENT SITUATION. *AK Look up ODI 826562 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 969383 THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT Look up ODI 969383 at NHTSA ↗	43.0% ODI 480572 REPLACED VALVE STEM SEALS DUE TO OIL LEAK. Look up ODI 480572 at NHTSA ↗	30.9% ODI 8019536 CONSUMER EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR Look up ODI 8019536 at NHTSA ↗	81.8% ODI 750516 ON 2 OCCASIONS , THE THROTTLE WOULD RACE TO HIGH SPEED. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT' WOULD GO ON. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN POORLY OR AT VERY HIGH RPM'S. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN NORMALLY. A CHECK OF THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED THERE WAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBLEM. IT WAS SERVICED, HOWEVER IT HAS REOCCURED.THE DRIVER KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING OUT OF CONTROL BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF.*AK Look up ODI 750516 at NHTSA ↗	51.9% ODI 604963 CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. Look up ODI 604963 at NHTSA ↗	174.7% ODI 10119963 · 65,000 mi DT: WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER. THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE GO FASTER. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED HER OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE THE REAR TIRES SPIN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TRIPLE A WAS AFRAID TO TOW THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACCELERATION ISSUE BUT FINALLY DECIDED TO TOW IT TO DEALER. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER AN EXTENDED WA… Look up ODI 10119963 at NHTSA ↗	62.5% ODI 740340 VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND STRUCK A HOUSE WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK Look up ODI 740340 at NHTSA ↗	86.0% ODI 10081510 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK Look up ODI 10081510 at NHTSA ↗	95.1% ODI 10011364 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE SLIDING DOOR, SLAMMED SHUT WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE IF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. AK JB Look up ODI 10011364 at NHTSA ↗	11.1% ODI 768214 DEALER NOT FIXING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND DRIVE TERRAIN. CHEVROLET NO HELP IN REPAIR EITHER. PLEASE HELP! MR Look up ODI 768214 at NHTSA ↗	45.7% ODI 10049709 · 26,647 mi 2002 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN, APPROXIMATLEY 27,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR FOURTH TIME OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MONTHS.*AK Look up ODI 10049709 at NHTSA ↗	11.6% ODI 10393529 · 168,058 mi THROTTLE CABLE STICKING DUE TO OUTER LAYER OF BRAIDED CABLE BEING FRAYED. ROUTING OF CABLE CAUSED A KINK IN THE OUTER JACKET THAT FRAYED THE OUTER LAYER OF A BRAIDED CABLE FROM THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO OPEN AND REMAIN AT WHAT EVER POINT IT WAS BY THE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. THE CABLE WAS ROUTED BELOW A HOSE AT THE FIREWALL PUSHING THE OUTER JACKET DOWNWARD AND WAS THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY AS FAR AS I AM AWARE. NO HOSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. REPLACED THE THROTTL… Look up ODI 10393529 at NHTSA ↗	17.1% ODI 11321778 · 70,000 mi ONCE OR TWICE PER YEAR WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN I TOUCH BRAKE TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE, IT DOESN'T DISENGAGE. I THEN HAVE TO STAND ON BRAKE WITH ALL MY EFFORT TO STOP VAN AND PULL OVER TO PUT IN PARK. ENGINE CONTINUES RACING TIL I TURN KEY OFF. THEN EVERYTHING OK TIL NEXT TIME MAYBE MONTHS LATER. SWITCK ON BRAKE PETAL IS OK. ONCE IN THE WINTER, CRUISE CONTROL PUSHED ME INTO AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY OTHER TRAFFIC REALIZED I COULDN'T STOP. NO CODES SHOW UP TO IDENTIFY CAUSE. BEEN DOING THIS 4 OR 5 YEARS INTERMITTENTLY. EVEN THO THIS VAN IS 16 … Look up ODI 11321778 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	56,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10067931 · 60,000 mi MY VAN IS A 1997 ASTRO AND IT HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER GOING 30-40 MILES AND STOPING AT A LIGHT IT JERKS REAL HARD AND FEELS LIKE I WAS HIT IN THE BACK I HAVE TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO GET FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT THE SERVICE INGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT STARTS DOING IT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEAT WRONG THEY JUST KEEP TAKEING MY MONEY AND TELLING ME ITS FIXED WHEN ITS NO IF SOME ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT 900.00$ THE DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT THE IDLER ARMS HAVE HAD… Look up ODI 10067931 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	81,394 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10120947 · 111,900 mi ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN RECENT ARTICLES FOR GM MODEL YEAR 2000 AND LATER. NEAR COLLISIONS WITH VEHICLES AND PROPERTY AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TEMPORARILY DISABLED TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. Look up ODI 10120947 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10210170 · 50,888 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT APPLY AND SHE ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT FAILURE EVER SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AT THE COST OF $125, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK, SHE HAS TO SLAM HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THIS SOL… Look up ODI 10210170 at NHTSA ↗
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls	80,520–94,000 mi	92,000 mi	5	ODI 10023297 · 80,520 mi ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROLS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAVE STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER I HAD A DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLS PURSUANT TO GM RECALL. MOSTLY OCCURS AFTER WINDOW IS DOWN, AND SWITCH WILL NOT OPERATE TO ROLL WINDOW UP. IF I WAIT A MINUTE, THE SWITCH WILL WORK, BUT WILL ONLY ROLL WINDOW UP AN INCH OR TWO AT A TIME BEFORE IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN. NLM Look up ODI 10023297 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10025179 · 94,000 mi POWER WINDOW MOTOR (PASSENGER SIDE) IS INOPERABLE. REPLACED POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVER SIDE 12/02. SECOND MOTOR TO FAIL IN SIX MONTH PERIOD. AK Look up ODI 10025179 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10049750 · 92,000 mi WINDOW MOTORS STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH SIDES.*AK Look up ODI 10049750 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	Too few reports for a range	65,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10119963 · 65,000 mi DT: WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER. THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE GO FASTER. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED HER OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE THE REAR TIRES SPIN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TRIPLE A WAS AFRAID TO TOW THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACCELERATION ISSUE BUT FINALLY DECIDED TO TOW IT TO DEALER. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER AN EXTENDED WA… Look up ODI 10119963 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	Too few reports for a range	65,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10032564 · 78,000 mi DOOR HANDLE ON REAR DOOR HAS BROKEN. *NLM Look up ODI 10032564 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2004: 5 complaints · 2005: 4 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2004	1	2	5
2005	0	2	4

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2004	13	0	1
2005	9	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls	Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	Vehicle Speed Control	Air Bags:Frontal	Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System	Structure:Body:Door
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	—	2 ODI 759704 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT MISSING 1ST AND GOING RIGHT INTO 2ND GEAR.FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES AT 40 MPH. HAD TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. INTERIOR LIGHT STAY S ON UNLESS MANUAL OVERRIDE IS TURNED OFF.BRAKES MAKE NOISES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP OR YOU ARE STOPPING SLOWLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME BROUGHT TO MECHANIC EVERY TIME TO GET ANALYZED. Look up ODI 759704 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 845092 TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK ,CAUSING BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. *AK Look up ODI 845092 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	3 ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	2 ODI 759704 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT MISSING 1ST AND GOING RIGHT INTO 2ND GEAR.FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES AT 40 MPH. HAD TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. INTERIOR LIGHT STAY S ON UNLESS MANUAL OVERRIDE IS TURNED OFF.BRAKES MAKE NOISES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP OR YOU ARE STOPPING SLOWLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME BROUGHT TO MECHANIC EVERY TIME TO GET ANALYZED. Look up ODI 759704 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 845092 TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK ,CAUSING BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. *AK Look up ODI 845092 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 758469 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 758469 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 739681 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK JUST DROPPED MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN OFFF NOT EVEN 5 MIN AGO - WAS DRIVING DOWN RT 97 TOWARDS ANNAPOLIS GOING ABOUT 60 - 65 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO GET A LITTLE HEAVY I NEEDED TO APPLY MY BRAKE AND IT DIDNT WORK I THEN NOTICED THE VAN WAS SPEEDING UP ALL BY ITSELF I CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROLL AND IT WASNT ON THE VAN KEPT SPEEDING UP I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - I TURNED MY FLASHERS ON AND DID EVERYTHING I COULD I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THIS VAN TO THE SHOULDER I HAD MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN AS… Look up ODI 739681 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 842750 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, NO BRAKES, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONDITION OF VEHICLE NOT DETERMINED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK Look up ODI 842750 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 846855 WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT & HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE. HAD PUMPED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE HAD SLID & REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AK Look up ODI 846855 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 861655 WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD , TRAVELING 40-45MPH, TWO VEHICLES UP AND AHEAD WERE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION. CONSUMER REALIZING THAT THERE WERE CAMERAS AND LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND A PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND REARENDED HER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FAILED. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK Look up ODI 861655 at NHTSA ↗	7 ODI 721596 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST BOTH BRAKES & STEERING AT ONCE & WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IF VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, SEVERE PERSONAL INJURIES & PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE RESULTED. Look up ODI 721596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 745032 IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, IMAGINE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A HWY WITHOUT BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. I WAS LUCKY IT WENT OUT ON ME WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. AK Look up ODI 745032 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 753254 BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE. MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED. ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A FAMILY MEMBER HURT OR KILLED IN A GM VAN SHOULD SUE GMC. AK Look up ODI 753254 at NHTSA ↗	0
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls	4 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 758469 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 758469 at NHTSA ↗	—	3 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 716562 WINDSHIELD WIPERS ICE UP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF SNOW OR SLEET. AK Look up ODI 716562 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 716562 WINDSHIELD WIPERS ICE UP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF SNOW OR SLEET. AK Look up ODI 716562 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	2 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 739681 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK JUST DROPPED MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN OFFF NOT EVEN 5 MIN AGO - WAS DRIVING DOWN RT 97 TOWARDS ANNAPOLIS GOING ABOUT 60 - 65 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO GET A LITTLE HEAVY I NEEDED TO APPLY MY BRAKE AND IT DIDNT WORK I THEN NOTICED THE VAN WAS SPEEDING UP ALL BY ITSELF I CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROLL AND IT WASNT ON THE VAN KEPT SPEEDING UP I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - I TURNED MY FLASHERS ON AND DID EVERYTHING I COULD I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THIS VAN TO THE SHOULDER I HAD MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN AS… Look up ODI 739681 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 711459 I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE SINCE THEN. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT HOS A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND NOW TRNS. FLIUD PUMP IS SHOT. WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NIETHER ARE POWER LOCKS. FRIEND OWNS 97' SAFARI AND HAS SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. IS COSTING ME MORE THAN VAN IS WORTH Look up ODI 711459 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	0	3 ODI 842750 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, NO BRAKES, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONDITION OF VEHICLE NOT DETERMINED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK Look up ODI 842750 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 846855 WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT & HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE. HAD PUMPED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE HAD SLID & REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AK Look up ODI 846855 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 861655 WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD , TRAVELING 40-45MPH, TWO VEHICLES UP AND AHEAD WERE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION. CONSUMER REALIZING THAT THERE WERE CAMERAS AND LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND A PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND REARENDED HER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FAILED. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK Look up ODI 861655 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0	0
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System	0	7 ODI 721596 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST BOTH BRAKES & STEERING AT ONCE & WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IF VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, SEVERE PERSONAL INJURIES & PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE RESULTED. Look up ODI 721596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 745032 IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, IMAGINE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A HWY WITHOUT BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. I WAS LUCKY IT WENT OUT ON ME WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. AK Look up ODI 745032 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 753254 BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE. MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED. ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A FAMILY MEMBER HURT OR KILLED IN A GM VAN SHOULD SUE GMC. AK Look up ODI 753254 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—	0
Structure:Body:Door	3 ODI 10010394 · 53,000 mi I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE T… Look up ODI 10010394 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 541408 WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. Look up ODI 541408 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 555327 BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE SEEING. *SLC Look up ODI 555327 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

5 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

27 mentions · 7.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 151,300 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10020164 · 78,000 mi

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ODI 10410205 · 151,300 mi

I OWN A 1997 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH 151K MILES. SUNDAY, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. WHEN IT DID SO, THE BRAKES TURNED MUSHY WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER. WE WERE LUCKY AS WE HAD JUST COME DOWN A STEEP DRIVEWAY. IF THEY HAD FAILED THEN OUR CHOICES WOULD HAVE BEEN TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF A CAR IF WE COULD HAVE TURNED, RUN INTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THEN CONTINUED DOWN A STEEP HILL INTO BRUSH AND FOREST WITH LIKELY CASUALTIES. LUCKILY, WE HAD JUST STARTED UP TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM. WE SHUT DOWN AND THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO…

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ODI 10469913 · 229,760 mi

JUST BEFORE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL LIFTED SLIGHTLY. THERE WAS A MOANING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE VAN DRIFTED INTO THE CROSSWALK ( LOST BRAKING ). I THREW IT INTO REVERSE TO STOP. AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, HYDRO BOOSTER, POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR AND HOSES, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON AN ON-LINE FORUM WHO SUGGESTED DISABLING THE ABS BY PULLING THE FUSE. PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY WHEN ANTI -LOCK BRAKE WAS DISABLED. *TR

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

19 mentions · 5.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 111,900 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10007678 · 90,000 mi

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ODI 10010398 · 177,821 mi

THE PEDAL POSITIONS AND DRIVERS FOOT ROOM ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO CONTRIBUTED TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY WHICH I COULD SEE WAS ICED OVER. I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND BRAKING WHEN I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY AND FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGIN TO FUNCTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY DROPPED DOWN AND THE VAN NO LONGER DECELERATED. IN FACT THE VAN ACCELERATED THE HARDER I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT WHICH POINT I REALIZED MY RIGHT FOOT WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AS WELL AS THE BRAKE. AS I TRIED TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT …

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ODI 10119963 · 65,000 mi

DT: WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER. THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE GO FASTER. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED HER OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH MADE THE REAR TIRES SPIN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TRIPLE A WAS AFRAID TO TOW THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACCELERATION ISSUE BUT FINALLY DECIDED TO TOW IT TO DEALER. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER AN EXTENDED WA…

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Matching rule

Hard or delayed shifting

16 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10007678 · 90,000 mi

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ODI 10010101

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPING A CONDITION WHERE THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS. HIGH PEDAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO OVER COME THIS CONDITION BUT THIS PRACTICE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE RESULT IS A RAPID ACCELERATION OR LURCH WHEN THE PEDAL BECOMES UNSTUCK . PROBLEM IS CHRONIC AS IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY CLEANING THE INTERNALS OF THROTTLE BODY. THE CLEANING IS SUCCESSFUL IN REMOVING THE PROBLEM INITIALLY, BUT THE CONDITION ALWAYS RECURS AFTER ABOUT A YEAR (10,000 MILES) OF DRIVING. ALTHOUGH CLEANING THE THROTTLE BO…

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ODI 10067931 · 60,000 mi

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Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

10 mentions · 2.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 78,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10020164 · 78,000 mi

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ODI 10335280

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ODI 708713

SUDDEN AND SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER NOTED BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 703197

4 OF 6 CYLINDERS LESS THAN 150 PSI. ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER , CHEVROLET, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE REFUSE TO HONOR ANY DISCOUNTED OR WARRANTY ON THIS ENGINE THAT WAS MAINTAINED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP.

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b