Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-12 | 03V328000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 41,477 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2017-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES, ELECTRICAL GAUGES, REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK PUMP, DOOR LATCHES FAILING TO OPEN ON SLIDING SID… |
| 2014-11-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT TIME OF COLLISION. ASTRO VAN WAS HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT … |
| 2014-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING PULLING A TRAILER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A SAFE DISTANCE … |
| 2014-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE STOPPED AT A YARD SALE. WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO BACK OUT WHEN SHE N… |
| 2013-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM COMPLAINING OF THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. I HAVE PUT MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO BE CHECKE… |
| 2012-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTING BRAKE LINES. THE PREVIOUS DAY THIS VEHICLE WAS PULLING A SMALL TRAILER ON A MICHI… |
| 2011-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE STEERING KNUCKLE/ARM IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT CAUSE… |
| 2011-03-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE STICKING DUE TO OUTER LAYER OF BRAIDED CABLE BEING FRAYED. ROUTING OF CABLE CAUSED A KINK IN THE OUTER … |
| 2011-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING KNUCKLE/ARM IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT CAUSES IT TO COME INTO CON… |
| 2010-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. DROVE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT ON AUGUST 1, 2010. MONDAY MORNING AUGUST, 2, 2010 BATTERY WAS … |
| 2009-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | VEHICLE: 2003 CHEVY ASTRO VAN DEFECT SUMMARY: FACTORY DESIGN DIRECTS LEAKED BATTERY ACID TO DRIP DOWN ON A STEEL BRAK… |
| 2009-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR ALONG SLIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED ROAD TOWARDS STOPPED TRAFFIC AT RED LIGHT ON … |
| 2009-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE RUBBED UP AGAINST THE POWER STEERING PUMP, EVENTUALLY RUBBING THROUGH. I LOST BRAKING POWER AND NEARLY … |
| 2008-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE ABS LIGHT ON MY VAN HAS BEEN COMING ON AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, … |
| 2007-09-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | WHILE FUELING MY VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION, I PUMPED ABOUT $3.00 WORTH OF GAS INTO MY 1/8 TANK. AFTER IT REACHED $3.00 … |
| 2007-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 4:30 P.M. . TRANSMISSION FAILURE, 200 MILES FROM HOME IN CALIFORNIA. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HE… |
| 2007-08-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, I ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH.… |
| 2007-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SHUDDER AND/OR ABS ACTIVATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS, MAINLY TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE IS AN 03 ASTRO VAN AWD WITH 67K MILE… |
| 2007-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ON WITH MULTIPLE CODES AND ABS BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE SHOULDN'T BE, CA… |
| 2007-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I AM COMPLAINING OF THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. I HAVE PUT MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO BE CHECK… |
| 2007-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH THE THROT… |
| 2006-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 19, 2006. WHE… |
| 2006-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A PULSATING EFFECT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL.… |
| 2006-08-06 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 - 55 MPH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION THE FRONT TWO WHEELS BEGAN T… |
| 2006-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR BECAME DEFECTIVE AT 45,000 MILES. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS, THE… |
| 2006-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20MPH OR LESS, THE ABS ACTIVATED WITH AN INCREASED STOPPING D… |
| 2006-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATES INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT WEATHER NOT A FACTOR ROAD… |
| 2006-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE DUE TO SEVERAL OTHER CLOSE CALLS THAT I HAD, BUT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO TWO OTHERS … |
| 2006-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE OF 2003 ASTRO VAN,THE VAN WAS GM CERTIFIED FROM THE DEALER, IT WAS USED WITH APPROX 17K MI… |
| 2005-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT 15MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. … |
| 2005-10-19 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE STEERING HAS LIMITED TURNING. WE CAN'T TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE WITHOUT BACKING UP AND MAKING TWO ATTEMPTS. I HAVE… |
| 2005-10-19 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER D… |
| 2005-10-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BEGAN DRIVING A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN ON OCCASION AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE MY FOOT HAS SLIPPE… |
| 2005-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | No | 0 | ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 MY 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND… |
| 2005-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING IN A PARKING LOT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEP… |
| 2005-06-05 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VAN ABOUT 4-5 MO… |
| 2005-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO, VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AROUND AT LEAST 12 TIMES, THIS HAPPENED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY… |
| 2005-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY ASTRO. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2005. THE VOLTS METER STARTED DROPPING. I TOOK IT TO PHIL … |
| 2005-04-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER BALL JOINT RECALL, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, BRAKING AND SUSPENSION. FRONT LEFT SIDE CONTINU… |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM EXISTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND STILL EXISTS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT IT HAS … |
| 2005-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | UNEVEN WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO FROZEN CALIPERS. ROTOR BECOMES UNEVENLY WORN CAUSING A PULSE IN BRAKES AND REDUCING … |
| 2004-11-09 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | DRIVELINE VIBRATION - 40 - 60 MPH CAN BE FELT IN SEAT AND FLOOR - DEALER HAS REPLACED TAIL SHAFT BUSHINGS ON FIRST VISI… |
| 2004-11-07 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH SHE AND HER 2 YEAR OLD CHILD GOT BURNED BY THE INTERIOR BULB. IT OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE H… |
| 2004-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR … |
| 2004-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL 03V328000/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT INTERFERENCE. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE. WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS BACKING … |
| 2004-06-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | I HAVE A NEW 2003 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH A POWER DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT HAS A LITTLE MOVEMENT UPON TAKE OFF AND STOPPING.… |
| 2004-04-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DUTCH DOOR LOCKING MECHINISM FAILED AT ABOUT 10000 MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS HARD TO GET THE LOCK TO ENGAGE ON THE RIGHT SID… |
| 2004-04-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT INTERFERENCE RECALL 03V328000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T … |