Six problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Astro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While parking for 15 minutes vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. Owner put out the fire with an fire extinguisher.
I have a 1997 Astro, in the past 8 months the driver side window motor, windshield wiper motor and transmission have all been replaced. The transmission was replaced with 54,202 miles on it, which started giving us problems at about 53,000 miles. The dealership replaced both idler arms at 25,680 miles. Had seat belt chime fixed (recall), driver seat feels loose when stopping dealership claims to have tightened it, still feels loose. The van has always idled rough took it in 3 times for that and can't seem to fix that. Sliding door rattle they tried to fix that also still rattles. The gas pedal sticks when I take off or when I go in reverse which makes it impossible to take off smoothly. I had an Astro and a safari in the past and never had as many problems as I had with this one.
Electrical system is failing. Module is burning out, and causing electrical system to stop functioning. This auto has been in repair shop several times, and each time no one could figure out where the shorthappened so it could be repaired. Consumer is afraid vehicle will catch on fire and burn, just like a vehicle owned by a friend.
Failure of electronic computer modules.
This vehicle has an electrical problem that causes the whole electricale system to shut down, including headslights/signal lights/speedometer/windows/locks, and the brake lights. Dealer has been contacted.
1997 Chevrolet Astro. Consumer states several issues with vehicle the consumer stated the odometer light went out while driving and the air condtioner compressor failed. The vehicle would cut off in the midst of driving, which made controlling the vehicle difficult.