Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Chevrolet Astro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-27 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES IDLER ARM TORE OFF THE FRAME, CAUSING STEERING TO THE FAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2002-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, BUT WILL BE EASY TO START IT BACK UP… |
| 2002-04-19 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | BOLTS THAT GO THROUGH THE POWER STEERING PUMP BRACKET INTO THE ENGINE HAVE BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME ON A 4.3L ENGINE.… |
| 2002-02-15 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OVERHEATING OF DOME/INSTRUMENT LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH AND PLUG IN FRONT OF IT CAUGHT FIRE. BURNED PARTS REPLACED. HAPPEN… |
| 2001-04-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE SEAT BACK IMMEDIATELY RECLINED. IT IS A GOOD THING THAT I … |
| 2000-09-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FISSURE IN THE RADIATOR |
| 1999-11-29 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE. ON TWO OCCASIONS REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE STREERING COLUMN. DEALER/MANUFACTUR… |
| 1999-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS |
| 1998-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING POOR INSTRUMENT PANEL VISIBILITY WHENEVER SUN IS FACING CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER UNABLE TO SEE SPEED… |
| 1998-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE.(OHIO POLICE REPORT). |
| 1998-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING PUMP CRACKED, CAUSING THE STEERING BELT TO JUMP OFF, RESULTING IN … |
| 1997-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. STOPING DISTANCE OF VEHICLE IS LONGER THAN EXPECTED. WITH A FULL PASSENGER LOAD, VEHICLE DO… |
| 1997-08-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. OWNER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT … |
| 1997-08-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1997-03-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, 93V187000, SEAT RECLINER BOLTS WIIL NOT HOLD, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, IN FOR REPAIRS AND DID N… |
| 1997-01-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLATE THAT ATTACHES TO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CRACKED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BECOME LOOSE. |
| 1997-01-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN LOOSE. |
| 1996-11-30 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | HAD JUST PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE IDLER ARM SEPARATED AT THE THREADED PORTION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRAM… |
| 1996-11-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER FRAUD. |
| 1996-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE BODY WORE OUT, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK. *AK *JB |
| 1996-07-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE, PURCHASED TRUCK USED . PLEASE … |
| 1996-07-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING BRACKET BOLT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, *AK THE POWERE BRACKET BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES AT A… |
| 1996-06-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BOTOM BOLT TO POWER STEERING BRACKET KEPT BREAKING. BEEN TO DEALER ON ONE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE … |
| 1996-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | SPOT WELDS ON FRONT DOORS BREAK LOOSE WHEN CLOSING, WINDOW TRACK FALLS DOWN AND IMPAIRS THE LOCK/WINDOW AND DOOR MECHAN… |
| 1996-04-09 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE FIRST BENCH SEAT RIGHT SEATBELT RELEASED AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO FALL OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. *SD |
| 1995-11-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK WELL. TT |
| 1995-10-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ASSEMBLY BRACKET OF THE POWER STEERING CRACKED.PLEASE DECRIBE. TT |
| 1995-09-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT |
| 1995-08-31 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS POWER STEERING UNIT,ALTERNATOR, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BROKE 2 TIMES. *SD |
| 1995-07-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND THEY REMAIN LIMP WHEN THEY ARE LATCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE BOLTS TAHT HELD THE METAL BRACKETS THAT SUPPRTED THE ROLLERS GUIDING THE SERPENTINE FAN BELT SHEARED. *AK |
| 1995-05-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE ACCESSORIES BRACKET BROKEN . TT |
| 1995-05-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | GOT RECALL NOTICE FOR BOLTS ON DRIVER'S CAPTAIN CHAIR BUT IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT IS HAVING THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1995-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AND PISTON ROD PUNCTURED OIL PAN AND MOTOR SLIPPED. TT |
| 1995-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | SPIDER GEAR BROKE AND DAMAGED THE RING AND PINION AND BEARINGS. TT |
| 1995-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AND STEERING WAS LOST. TT |
| 1995-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL SPIDER GEAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RING/PINION AND GEARS. *SKD |
| 1995-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS MAKING A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING INSIDE IS LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING; STALLED; COULD NOT SHIFT TO ANY GEAR; NO WARNING; SPEED 5-10 MPH. TT |
| 1994-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGWAY, TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKED, SPEWED ALL OVER ENGINE/BELT/EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. TT |
| 1992-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUALLY COMES OFF PARTICULARLY WHEN RAINING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY. |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE ONE PIECE ACESSORY MOUNTING BRACKET CRACKS AND FAILS WHICH CAUSES THE POWER STEERING PUMB TO BEND FORWARD AND THE S… |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SAID SHE LOST HER POWER STEERING 4 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END, AS IF SOMETHING WAS FALLING OUT. DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEE… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR AND MIDDLE BENCH SEAT BELT BUCKLES FELL APART UPON LATCHING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SMALL OF EXHAUST FUMES ARE COMING INTO VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIPER SWITCH, CAUSED SWITCH TO START SMOKING, R… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER 1-2 HOURS OF TRAVELING TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TOR… |