Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-28 | 03V159000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1,755,876 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MEN… |
| 2013-12-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES FROM THE SEARS AUTO STORE AT 3000 TOWN EAST MALL ON 4 NOVEMBER 2013 AT APPROXI… |
| 2013-12-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 4 NOVEMBER 2013, I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES FROM THE SEARS AUTO STORE AT 3000 TOWN EAST MALL IN MESQ… |
| 2013-10-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET ASTROVAN WITH ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS. PULLED INTO SHEETZ GAS AND GO AND WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AN… |
| 2012-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | JUST BEFORE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL LIFTED SLIGHTLY. THERE WAS A MOANING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD… |
| 2011-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH 151K MILES. SUNDAY, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. WHEN IT DID SO, THE BRAKES TURN… |
| 2010-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO MINIVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE ANTI BRAKE SYS… |
| 2010-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. … |
| 2010-05-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE CHANGING ONE OF THE TIRES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CABLE WHICH H… |
| 2008-06-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | I OWN A 1997 CHEVY ASTRO VAN CUSTOM. THE REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK IN THE BACK BENCHSEAT. THEY HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE WE… |
| 2008-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AHEAD. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSI… |
| 2007-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AUXILIARY AIR CONDITIONR (A/C) REAR SWITCH FAILED/ MELTED/ SMOKED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 4 YEARS. WENT TO THE … |
| 2005-06-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DT: OWNER TOOK THE DEALER, ANN DAVIDS WAS THE MANAGER, THE DEALER DENIES ANY PROBLEM. THE FIRST DAY, OWNER NOTICES A DU… |
| 2005-06-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | VEHICLE INVOLVED 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO 1. SEAT RECLINER WAS BEING USED WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. THE SEAT REMAINED I… |
| 2005-05-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 ASTRO VAN. FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS FULL. RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW OF OTHERS WITH… |
| 2005-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FASTER. THE CO… |
| 2005-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE PARKING FOR 15 MINUTES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OWNER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN FIRE EX… |
| 2005-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONCERNS REGARDING SAFETY RECALL NOTICES INVOLVING 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL… |
| 2005-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO LOSE SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THEN 20-25 MPH. CONSUMER WAS A… |
| 2004-12-07 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | ALL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL NUTS STRIPPED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MANUFACTUR… |
| 2004-12-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOWS MOTORS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION.*AK |
| 2004-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN RECENT ARTICLES FOR GM MODEL YEAR 2000 AND LATER. NEAR COLLISIONS WITH VEHICLES… |
| 2004-09-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | AFTER PURCHASING TIRES AND PLACING THEM ON THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. NEXT THE VEHIC… |
| 2004-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW BATTERIES SINCE WE PURCHASED IT 6 MONTHS AGO… |
| 2004-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | TENSIONER BELT ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN CONTINUES TO MAKE CHIRPING SOUNDS ESPECIALLY AFTER IT RAINS. TENSIONER BE… |
| 2004-06-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING AND CRACKING ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE UNDER WARRENTY THE ROOF WAS REPAINTED. SOON IT STARTED… |
| 2004-06-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY HIGH THEN BEGAN TO DRIVE ITSELF. BRAKES HAD TO BE USED AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE … |
| 2004-03-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR CABLE SHREDDED. THE SECOND TIME THE GUIDES BROKE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. … |
| 2004-03-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVID… |
| 2004-03-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *NM |
| 2004-02-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2003-12-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR END FAILED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH … |
| 2003-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE, ON APRIL, 2003, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. THEN THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT THE CD… |
| 2003-09-04 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOW MOTORS STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH SIDES.*AK |
| 2003-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE PROBLEMS ON 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MORE BRAKE WORK WAS NEEDED. THE BRAKES HA… |
| 2003-06-28 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW MOTOR (PASSENGER SIDE) IS INOPERABLE. REPLACED POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVER SIDE 12/02. SECOND MOTOR TO FA… |
| 2003-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. CONSUMER SHUT OFF IGNITION TO STOP… |
| 2003-06-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ACCUMULATOR AND CONNECTS TO THE REAR EVAPORATOR, COMPRESSION SUCTION, DISCHARGE JUNCTION BL… |
| 2003-06-15 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | MY WIPERS ON MY 1997 ASTRO VAN STOP WORKING DURING USE WHICH IS OF COURSE IS VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER READING SOME OF THE … |
| 2003-05-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROLS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAVE STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED HAPPENING RIGHT A… |
| 2003-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH 63,005 MILES ON IT AND THE MAIN BEARINGS FAILED. I TOOK IT MY… |
| 2003-05-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE GEAR BEARING. *JB |
| 2003-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW A SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEEL ROD SHAF… |
| 2003-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | THE PEDAL POSITIONS AND DRIVERS FOOT ROOM ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO CONTRIBUTED TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TURNING LEFT INT… |
| 2003-02-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY QUIT WORKING, SOMETIMES THEY … |
| 2003-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | No | 0 | THE ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED… |
| 2003-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 97 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ABOUT 40MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE VAN WAS NOT STOPPING SO SHE PUSH… |
| 2003-01-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE DUE TO HATCHBACK NOT HAVING A RELEASE BUTTON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *… |
| 2003-01-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOUND DEFECTIVE.*MR THE WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER B… |
| 2002-11-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPING A CONDITION WHERE THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS. HIGH PEDAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED T… |