Four problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Astro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
During vehicle operation on an incline or hill, the vehicle tends to downshift from (d) to (3rd), causing the car to accelerate suddenly.
It all started with the rear axle. Several attempts to get dealer to reproduce the problem. Dealer stated wait until it gets worse so we can see the problem. Problem discovered by dealer. Drive away with car and the rear axle fell out. Now dealer agrees to replace rear end gear box. Now transmission is starting to fail. Too far away from dealer to get tow. Left it in a transmission diagnostic center. My question is to you is can the problems that I was having with the rear end & the wheel falling off cause damage now to the transmision.
Vehicle rolls backward,while in srive, after having stopped on an incline.
I have experienced my transmision slaming hard into 2nd grear after moderate driving with the ac or defrost on. I have talked with a friend who is now having the same problem.