Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-09-20 | 91V164000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4,842 | — | Details |
| 1991-06-14 | 91V102000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 185 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVO… |
| 2004-04-19 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDERSIDE FRAME TRACK RUNNERS THAT ATTACH TO THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT MOTORIZED SYSTEM HAS FAILE… |
| 2001-02-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BUBLED TO ABOUT TWICE NORMAL SIZE ON ABOUT HALF OF TIRE. (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R1… |
| 2000-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO BACK THE VAN UP OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT WAS IN "PARK". HE STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS T… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD CLICKING NOISE, VEHICLE STOPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED CAR WAS T… |
| 2000-01-02 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | Yes | 1 | SHOULDER STRAP FAILED AS RESULT HIT FACE ON STEERING WHEEL. TWENTY STITCHES. *AK |
| 2000-01-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIT BLACK PIECE OF ICE, SWERVED AND HIT A TREE. DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT FAILED. AS A… |
| 1999-07-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SEAT BROKE FROM THE BOTTOM AND FELL BACK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. *AK |
| 1999-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTALLED A 15A FUSE INTO FUSE HOLDER FOR FACTORY FOG LAMPS AND TURNED ON FACTORY SWITCH AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASH… |
| 1998-11-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL TILT WAS LOOSE, CONSUMER TIGHTENED IT. VIBRATION CAUSES THE BOLTS TO COME OUT WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH. D… |
| 1998-08-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DOOR LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING SIDE DOOR STICKS IN THE CLOSED … |
| 1998-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CAN I REQUEST THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. … |
| 1998-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY & THE ALTERNATOR JUST WENT DEAD, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO BRITTS TIRE SERVICE IN BETHLEHEM PA. *AK |
| 1998-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE INSIDE OF THE VAN BURNED UP WHILE BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED A… |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK |
| 1998-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE OWNER OF VEHICLE'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT ONE POINT THE PERSON IN… |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY CAUSED A THUMPING SOUND, AND BRAKES WOULD MOMENTARILY LOCK UP AT A STOP POSITION. ALSO, S… |
| 1997-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ABOUT 3 MPH THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT SHE DIDN'T FIND ANY… |
| 1997-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE LEFT. DEALER DID NOTHING. *AK |
| 1997-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBORAD AREA. SMELLS LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. SMELL STI… |
| 1997-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AT 30 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN APPLIED TH… |
| 1997-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IN DRIVING AROUND TOWN I'VE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALMOST EVERY OLDER VAN. I HAVE AN "84" PICK-UP AND I DO NOT HAV… |
| 1996-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE SOMETIMES DURING THE NIGHT. THE WHOLE INTERIOR BURNED, NOTHING WA… |
| 1996-09-09 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS IN… |
| 1996-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALSO DISC ROTOR SEPARATED FROM ITS HUB DUE TO CORROSION. … |
| 1996-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE SENSOR SENDING UNIT NEEDLE JUMPS UP/DOWN, DOES NOT REMAIN STABLE, DENIES DRIVER OF ACURATE OIL GAUGE, ENGI… |
| 1996-06-21 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK/ANCHOR FAILED; ALSO, SEAT BELT FAIE=LED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SD |
| 1996-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE OF VEHICLE BY NEIGHBOR, OWNER WAS NOTIFIED, BY TIME FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, VE… |
| 1996-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, WHEN ARE APPLIED THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKS UP. TT |
| 1995-09-23 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | RIGHT IDLER ARM FELL APART ON THE FRAME END. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD BEEN IN TRAFF… |
| 1995-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY. THE MASTE… |
| 1995-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PUMP HAS GONE OUT AND DOES NOT OPERATE THE BRAKES PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS WILL COME UNLATCHED WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE PUT ON THE BELT, AS IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION. TT |
| 1995-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, DEALER SAID ABS SYSTEM FAILED, NEED TO REPLACE SENSOR VALVE. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD INSTANTLY TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO HINGE BREAKAGE. TT |
| 1995-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKING; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. )AK |
| 1994-10-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC POWER SEAT RELEASES FROM TRACK DUE TO CRACKS AROUND THE BOLTS RETAINING THE TOP EDGE OF SEAT MECHANISM. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE, LIGHT CAME ON YELLOW. TT |
| 1993-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APLLIED LOW BRAKE PRESSURE AND LOST EFFECTIVENESS. TT |
| 1993-08-19 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD ENDS LOOSENED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. TT |
| 1993-05-13 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT OF IDLER ARMS. TT |
| 1992-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT STARTED TO BUBBLE ABOUT A YR AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE VAN. THEN AFTER THE PAINT BUBBLED IT JUST PEELED OFF. WE… |
| 1992-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT BEGAN TO "BUBBLE" APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. |
| 1991-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED, RESULTING IN PEDAL FADING AND LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT |
| 1991-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1990-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY. TT |
| 1990-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION VIBRATION REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OVERHAULED . NLM |
| — | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | OWNER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS ON BOTH FRONT SIDES TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND RUINED A NUMBER OF TIRES.… |