Door Latch Problems of Chevrolet Astro

Chevrolet Astro owners have reported 13 problems related to door latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Astro based on all problems reported for the Astro.

1 Door Latch problem of the 2004 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 06/26/2006

: the contact stated the rear dutch door on the vehicle became stuck on 2 different occasions, and was not able to be opened from the inside. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who determined that the latch rod retainer clip for the door had detached, and the rod had disconnected. The clip was replaced and the rod was reattached.

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2 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 09/08/2003

The back doors of vehicle were stuck and would not open. The inside of vehicle did not have a handle that would open the doors from the inside. The dealer tried but was unable to get the doors open. The manufacturer has been notified.

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3 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 12/19/2002

Continued from my original complait above. Took vehicle back to dealer for "sliding door failure to lock in the open position". Door can be closed with finger pressure against the door. On a slight decline, door will unlatch from its locked open position and slam shut. I have to have someone hold it open during entry and exiting on a driveway with a slight decline. The dealer told me that the design has changed and it does not lock like the older Astro's. Someone not aware of this will have a false sense of security and it could slam shut on someone entering or exiting the vehicle. This is definitely a saftey issue. Someone must look into this and get gm to create a sb to fix this problem. What is the maximum angle or pressure required for the door to stay locked in the open position?.

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4 Door Latch problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 12/19/2002

Sliding door will not lock open. Can be pushed closed from the locked open posiiton with one finger. On a slight decline the door will unlatch, and slam shut.

5 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 07/02/2000

Door locks will not lock at times, and will not unlock at other times. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything. Consumer feels that this is an unsafe problem.

6 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 03/01/1999

Parked uphill or incline position sliding door unlatches which may cause injuries to the occupant in the doorway. Please provide further information.

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7 Door Latch problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 02/09/1999

The sliding door doesn't have any safety lock to prevent it from close unespectedly, causing my childrens to get injured.

8 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Astro

Failure Date: 08/28/1996

Owner had difficulty shutting the door once in open position. After shutting and then pulling away, sliding door opened. Please describe details.

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9 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Astro

Sliding door lock release failed.

10 Door Latch problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Astro

Sliding door has a tendency to stay shut, not opening from the inside. After dealer makes repairs, the problem reoccurs ranging from a week to several weeks. Also, often hard to open from outside.

11 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Astro

The sliding door on the passenger's side does not lock when the door is pushed back. The door will shut on the slightest movement. Which could cause injuries to occupants when entering or exiting the vehicle. The manufacture/dealer has been notified about the problem. The dealer could not rectify.

12 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Astro

Door latches do not hold the vehicles' door open when parked on incline/decline position causing injury to consumer when slammed by door when entering vehicle.

13 Door Latch problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Astro

When the vehicle is parked on a decline the doors do not lock in an open position after opening and slam shut.


Other Common Latches/locks/linkage related problems of Chevrolet Astro

Problem Category Number of Problems
Door Latch problems
13
Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems
6
Latches/locks/linkage problems
4
Tailgate Latch problems
1

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