Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-08 | 97V057000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 18,972 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PIN HOLES IN STEEL BRAKE LINES CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE WAS SITTING WHEN BRAKE PETAL WAS APP… |
| 2013-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I JUST GOT HOME & WAS BACKING AROUND TO WHERE I PARK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING. I DID MANAGE TO PARK. THE … |
| 2010-04-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVY ASTRO LF TORSION BAR BROKE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AFTER MY WIFE WENT ON AN 800 MILE TRIP. DEALER REPLACED WITH… |
| 2006-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FAILURE. REPEATED IN A 1996 CHEVY ASTRO. LEADING TO STARTER ENGAGE WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. *NM |
| 2005-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DT: 1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE ON AUGUST 11, 2005. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. T… |
| 2005-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT F… |
| 2005-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS BAR WAS INADEQUATE TO THE VEHICLE, AND GM HAS A MODIFIED VERSION FOR THIS. THE BA… |
| 2005-02-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HR. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY … |
| 2004-08-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | PART#15990701 FAILED,BROKE.CAUSING LEFT CORNER OF VECHICLETO DROOP ALMOST TO INTERFERING WITH LEFT FRONT WHEEL.THIS PAR… |
| 2004-06-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CAME OFF DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. *AK |
| 2004-04-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL, HALF FULL OR EMPTY. CONSUMER'S SISTER RECE… |
| 2003-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | FRACTURE OF RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR CAUSED BODY TO DROP ONTO WHEEL, IMMOBILIZING VEHICLE. REPAIRS COST $797.12 PLUS $40 … |
| 2003-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TORSION BAR BROKE, DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE TORSION BAR, THE BAR WAS TO LONG. NOW THEY… |
| 2003-08-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. FORTUNATELY, … |
| 2003-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | |
| 2003-06-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN SCRAPING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK TODAY. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS MI… |
| 2003-06-15 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT WHAT I FEEL IS/WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY 1996 CHEVROLET ALL WHEEL DRIVE ASTRO VAN… |
| 2003-06-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECALL 01V123000 "AUDIBLE WARNING" REMEDIED ON 6/13/03. A FEW DAYS LATER HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W… |
| 2003-05-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE TORSION BAR BROKE (WHICH WAS THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT… |
| 2003-04-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. JB |
| 2003-04-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT SIDE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING ON… |
| 2003-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN MARK III CONVERSION - ACCIDENT, ABS FAILED TO CORRECT FISH TAILING, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN ON F… |
| 2003-01-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEN A LOUD NOISE PROCEEDED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VAN COLLAPSING ONTO THE … |
| 2002-10-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 3 ACCIDENTS ALL WITH THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN ANY OF THE ACCIDENTS. 2… |
| 2002-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BELT TENSIONER FLEW OFF THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, I LOST POWER STEERING, ALL BRAKES,AND DASH WAS OUT. … |
| 2002-09-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | THE OWNER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO STEP INTO THE VAN WHEN THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE VAN TO COLLAPSE IN THE FR… |
| 2002-09-02 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE DROPPED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE … |
| 2002-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN BRAKING SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GETS REALLY HARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON BRAKE TO STOP. … |
| 2002-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. COULD CAUSE TO HIT SOMEONE IN BACKEND BECAUSE TO GET IT UNSTUCK YOU… |
| 2002-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE DROPPED ONTO WHEEL WELL VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, FRONT TOR… |
| 2002-07-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | MY WIFE WENT TO MOVE OUR 1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN AND WHEN SHE BACKED UP THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS RUBBING ON THE WHEEL … |
| 2002-07-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING OVER AN OVERPASS 2 TORISON BARS BROKE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO FALL WHI… |
| 2002-07-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND THE FRONT END DROPPED A FEW … |
| 2002-07-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM, SWITCH POSITION MADE NO DIFFERENCE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEY STARTED WOR… |
| 2002-07-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AFTER THE TORSON BAR FAILED, THE FRONT TIRE RUBBED AGAINST FRAME OF VEHICLE.*AK *JB |
| 2002-07-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE TORSION BARS BROKE WITHIN THE RETAINER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO D… |
| 2002-07-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | 1)AC COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING 2)COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGH TRAFFIC HI… |
| 2002-05-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE FRONT END AND FELL TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE TORSION BAR BREAKING. D… |
| 2002-04-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK. CONSUMER STATES T… |
| 2002-04-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | FRONT TORSION BAR SNAPPED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *MJ |
| 2001-12-15 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | A METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONSUMER FOUND THE STEERING M… |
| 2001-12-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS NEW I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ENGINE, NORTHSTAR CHEVROLET PUT IN NEW FUEL INJECTORS AT THAT TIME, BUT … |
| 2001-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR FAILED AND VEHICLE'S FRONT END DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DESIG… |
| 2001-10-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | TORSION BAR BROKE AND FRONT SUSPENSION DROPPED ABOUT 5 INCHES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STAT… |
| 2001-09-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS, VEHICLE ALMOST LOST STEERING, DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE IDLE ARM, CONSUMER STATES IDLE ARM FAILS E… |
| 2001-08-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHEN I BACKED MY VAN UP TO LEAVE FOR WORK , THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS SITTING ON THE TIRE & IT WAS MAKING A RUBBING SOU… |
| 2001-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT THE FIRST TIME AT 39,000 GM REPLACED IT . THE TOLD US WITH A REBUILT TRANSMSSION AND FOU… |
| 2001-07-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO DROP ABOUT 4 INCHES, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER… |
| 2001-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, AND FOUND OUT THAT FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS LOWER, AND TIRES DOW… |
| 2001-07-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE FRONT END DROPPED TO THE GROUND, WITH A VERY LOUD CRASHING SOUND. THE TORSION BAR… |