Fuses And Circuit Breaker problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Astro

Four problems related to fuses and circuit breaker have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Astro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Fuses And Circuit Breaker problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2002

Windshield wipers work intermittently or stop during operation. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. It was probably bad solder joints. The circuit board was replaced.

2 Fuses And Circuit Breaker problem

Failure Date: 03/14/2001

Electric door locks failed ,and would not allow consumer out of vehicle until someone arrived with a remote unlocking device. Door locks failure was due to a blown up fuse.

3 Fuses And Circuit Breaker problem

Failure Date: 12/01/1998

While having headlights on, radio knobs got hot to the point where consumer burned his finger. But, this only happened when headlights were on. Has not contacted dealer.

4 Fuses And Circuit Breaker problem

Failure Date: 09/20/1997

Brake lights and or directional signals will go out intermittently with no warning, a fuse blows when this happens. Dealer contacted eight times and are now talking with manufacturer to try to solve the problem.




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