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1993 Chevrolet Astro

Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-09-14 94V177000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT 381 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2010-12-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. WHILE…
2010-01-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BOTH FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE REGARDL…
2004-11-13 SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Yes 2 WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT, WHICH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I MERGE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND ROL…
2004-06-27 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT ACCOMMODATE OBESE INDIVIDUALS. THE RETRACTOR DID NOT REA…
2004-01-20 STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Yes 0 WHILE TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , AND CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE …
2003-03-01 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 FEMALE PORTION OF REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE (FOR SHOULDER HARNESS) STICKS UP TOO FAR. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS FINDING TODD…
2002-10-31 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM No 0 WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED…
2002-09-29 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE FROM, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT …
2002-06-30 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 COMMON FAILURE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC (NEW HOPE AUTOMOTIVE). RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEW…
2001-05-14 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURE…
2001-04-21 SUSPENSION No 0 SUSPENSION STRUT BAR SNAPED IN TWO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS.…
2001-03-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ABS BRAKES WERER NOT WORKING. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON BRA…
2000-12-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BUCKLE. *AK *SLC
2000-11-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN SUMMER WHEN A/C IS ON. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES ALMOST TO RED, AND A/C HAS TO BE TURNED OFF. I…
2000-10-26 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 AFTER PARKING VEHICLE FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED DUE TO LEFT TORSION BAR BREAKING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER PART HAD RUS…
2000-10-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, ALSO REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE. *AK
2000-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 SO MANY OF THESE UNITS ARE FAILING THAT DEALER PARTS MAN KNOWS THE PART NUMBER IN HIS HEAD.KELLY BLUE BOOK WARNS OF RE…
2000-08-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 VAN HAS BEEN HARD TO START FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. COULD NOT START VAN WITHOUT ADDITIONAL VOLTAGE ASSISTANCE. SINCE V…
2000-08-13 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 NO SUMMARY
2000-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 WHILE TRAVELING TEN TO FIFTEEN MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH …
2000-06-21 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT No 0 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 94 V 177 000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLES HEAD RESTRAIN…
2000-05-02 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. CONSUMER CAME BACK THAT EVENING AND VEHICLE WAS SITTING UNEVEN ON THE GROUND. B…
2000-02-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING IN 2000. DURING THAT TIME THEY HAD ONLY COME ON ONCE. DEALER AT NIGHT COULD NOT READ…
2000-01-25 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 DRIVER'S DOOR WELD CRACKED ON THE HINGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO VEH…
1999-12-23 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE, PEDAL FELT NORMAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS ON ICE SKAT…
1999-10-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 NO SUMMARY
1999-10-12 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 WHILE CORNING AT 15 MPH FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK. *AK
1999-09-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TORSION BAR COMPLETELY BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT END SUPPORT TO COLL…
1999-08-23 STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT No 0 IDLER ARM FAILURE FOUND IN STATE INSPECTIONS
1999-07-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL NOTICE (99I006), NOTICE NOT RECEIVED. *YC
1999-07-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP WERE VAN WAS TAKEN FOR …
1999-07-08 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 WHEN OWNER WENT TO SIT UP IN THE VAN, THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER DROPPED DOWN ONTO THE WHEEL. AFTER THE VAN WA…
1999-05-17 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN VEHICLE TURNED, THE SWITCH SENSOR WOULD COME ON, GO OFF, AND COME BACK ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC, …
1999-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL ABS BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE ACTIVATING, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. I CHECKED BRAKE …
1999-04-04 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE VAN WILL NOT SHIFT INTO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE UNLESS IT IS STARTED IN NEUTAL FIRST. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ONCE I…
1999-04-02 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLE FAIL TO SHIFT FROM PARK POSITION TO DRIVE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER TSB #9…
1999-03-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DRIVER'S AND SLIDING OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK WHEN OPENING DOORS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HANDLES ONCE FOR EACH DOOR…
1999-01-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 VEHICLE HEATED UP FROM THE FLOORBOARD AREA & BURNED THE CARPETING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. TOOK TO DEALER, BU…
1999-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MY 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WAS RECALLED FOR PAINT PEELING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL CHEVROLE…
1998-12-05 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH No 0 THE VAN WAS IN THE PARKING GEAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VAN TO R…
1998-11-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FULL OF ROCKS FOR A SHORT WHILE, KIND OF CAUSED THE VAN TO JERK LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS SL…
1998-08-30 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 WHEN STEPPING ON THE RUNNING B0ARD TO GET INTON THE VAN, THE TORSION BAR BROKE. MANUFACTURE/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED …
1998-07-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS BRAKE FAILURE.
1998-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE …
1998-05-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRST TIME C…
1998-05-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER …
1998-04-15 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR No 0 FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION RIGHT AND LEFT BOTH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE IN FRONT.
1998-03-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE; VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FROM PARK INTO GEAR. *AK
1997-12-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTI LOCKS BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
1997-12-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.