Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-10 | 01V123000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | 461,851 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF DROPPING THE FRONT END TO THE GROUND. … |
| 2014-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE 2- CHEVY ASTRO VANS. 1-1998, 1-1999. THE 1999 HAS CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND GAS LINES. THE MAIN BRAKE LINES ARE C… |
| 2014-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT APPROACHED… |
| 2011-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | HAD CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED PRIOR TO ENTERING A REDUCED SPEED AREA AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. AFTER DEPARTING THE REDUC… |
| 2010-08-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN APPROX. 50 MPH HEAD-ON CRASH. *TR |
| 2009-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WILL NOT START WHEN WEATHER IS DAMP. WILL TAKE 3 OR 4 DAYS TO DRY OUT BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE … |
| 2008-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK MODULE THAT TURNED OFF THE GAS TO THE… |
| 2007-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM FAILURE. LOCKS OWNER OUT FROM STARTING VEHICLE IN WET WEATHER. BAD PLACEMENT OF COMPUTER SY… |
| 2007-01-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH SNOW AND ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE… |
| 2006-09-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING & POWER ASSIST BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH… |
| 2006-08-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A LOSS O… |
| 2006-05-01 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CO… |
| 2005-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING A LITER AND A HALF OF OIL PER WEEK. THE V… |
| 2005-12-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | Yes | 0 | PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY IN THE EVENING THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. AS I TRIED TO STOP OUR VAN I NOTICED THE BR… |
| 2005-09-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY ASTRO VAN. WE HAD A FACTORY RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS SUPPLIED BY GUARANTY CHEVROLET… |
| 2005-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | DT: ON FRIDAY THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AND THE OWNER COULDN'T OPEN THE BACK DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE … |
| 2005-06-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLES FUEL LINE FELL APART. THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE HOUSE SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED… |
| 2005-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT: CALLER SAYS THE ACCELERATOR STICKS ON VEHICLE. WHEN GETTING IN AND HITTING ACCELERATOR IT WILL NOT MOVE. WHEN P… |
| 2005-03-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED HAPPENING ON 3-21-05. WHEN THE CONSUMER… |
| 2005-01-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPOXIMATELY 10 MPH POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WHICLE LEFT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES OR ANY POWER. VE… |
| 2005-01-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *NM THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *SC *JB |
| 2004-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | COMMENTS: WHY DID EVERYONE MISS THE 1999 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH AWD? I ALREADY HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED (AT… |
| 2004-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | 1999 ASTRO BLOWS FUSES IN CIG. LIGHTER SOCKET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERAT… |
| 2004-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO LATCH. ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WAR… |
| 2004-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER … |
| 2004-08-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A PERSON ON A BICYCLE ON THE ROAD. SWERVED IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE PERSON, BUT W… |
| 2004-08-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN STOPPING IT WOULD VIBRATE. AFTER THE MECHA… |
| 2004-06-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE I… |
| 2004-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ONGOING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM, DRAINING THE BATTERY POWER, AND CAUSING THE BATTERY TO OVERHEAT. BATTERY BECAME SO… |
| 2004-05-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE AND THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONS… |
| 2004-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO WITH 65000 MILES. TOWED A LIGHT TRAILER (1500 LBS) FROM COLORADO TO KANSAS, ABOUT 500 MILES. A C… |
| 2004-03-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | MALFUNCTIONED REAR HATCHBACK DOOR FOR A 1999 CHEVY ASTRO. NO MANUAL OVERIDE/RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE LIK… |
| 2004-02-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED ASTRO VAN AND NOTED ON 2ND DAY WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE THEN TO DRIVE A LOUD CLUNK AND HARD JUMP FORWARD … |
| 2004-01-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | LEFT SIDE OF REAR HATCH WILL NOT UNLATCH/OPEN |
| 2003-09-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE BACK DOORS OF VEHICLE WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN T… |
| 2003-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAVE ALSO STOPPED ON MY FATHERS 1996 AS… |
| 2003-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK/PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN, AND WI… |
| 2003-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BOUGHT AT THE END OF 2000, USED. EVERY SUMMER SINCE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE WIRING REPLACED IN THE ENGINE, FRONT DOO… |
| 2003-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | - THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED MORE THAN ONCE. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER SINCE I COULD NOT LEAVE SINCE I COU… |
| 2003-05-26 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ASTRO/SAFARI HAS A BRITTLE VACUUM LINE THAT CROSSES OVER THE THERMASTAT AREA OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PLASTIC V… |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE REAR HEAT BLOWS COOL AIR… |
| 2003-03-31 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE TRIM AROUND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW SEPARATED. *JB |
| 2003-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW HAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS COME UNBUCKLED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING… |
| 2002-11-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO ON THIS DATE. THE DEALER FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 79… |
| 2002-11-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | FAMILY AND I WERE ON HWY 441 TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. I BRAKED AND WENT DOWN TO 50 MPH AS I BEGAN TO MAKE AN EXIT OFF OF T… |
| 2002-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ACDELCO THAT WAS INSTALLED AT DEALER 9/2000 ON 11/1/2002 IT LEAKED BATTERY ACID AND POST WENT THROUGH SIDE OF BATTERY-D… |
| 2002-10-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND JERK THEN CLUNK, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME … |
| 2002-08-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING,VEHILCE STARTED ZIG ZAGGING, UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. DRIVESHAFTAND AXLE FELL OFF.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK |
| 2002-08-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK |
| 2002-06-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *SLC *DT |