Electrical System Problems of Chevrolet Astro

Front suspension issues, electrical gauges, replacement of fuel tank pump, door latches failing to open on sliding side door making exiting of vehicle impossible, recall of 02v328000 unable to be confirmed as handled by any dealers.

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When raining widshield wipers dont work as directed, they do what they want. They stay on after shutting them off. And door locks lock and unlock repeatedly. Wipers also shut off in the middle of line of sifht intermittently. Never works correctly.

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I was driving and all of a sudden, the dash lights went out and the car died. I lost power steering, and I coasted to the side of the road. Come to find out the fuse box was hot and there was a few fuses that were blown. I replace the blown fuses and drove home. When I got home and turned off the van, I couldn¿t get it start I looked at the same fues and they were blown again. The van now sits in the driveway till I figure this out. Because it is too dangerous to drive.

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Astro. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire. The contact approached the vehicle and noticed that the entire front end of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department filed a report stating that the fire was due to on electrical issue. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 230,000.

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Vehicle lost all electrical power to every system that is controlled by the ignition being turned on. Driver was in the process of making a u-turn around a curbing island in the divided traffic road when all electrical was interrupted while the steering wheel was turned all the way to the left. Condition caused steering to become difficult, brake pedal went clear to the floor, air conditioning and radio and headlights all went off. Condition was repeatable with exception of brake pedal, each time steering was turned to the left. Inspection under vehicle found that main power cable is routed across front side of main frame motor mount member. There was a slight curve in the way the wire was routed and each time the steering was turned to the left, the inner tie rod end for the right wheel came in contact with the wire harness. After many miles, the protective cover and then the actual wire insulation was rubbed through. This caused a direct short to ground through the steering parts of all (switched while running) electrical components of the vehicle. Problem was corrected by taping the wire insulation, then taping the protective covering. I then had to fabricate a bracket to screw to the steel crumple member to hold the harness back from the steering linkage.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Astro van. The contact stated when the vehicle was shifted into park she noticed there was smoke and fire behind the steering wheel. There was also a minor explosion. The fire department was notified and stated that an electrical wire started the fire. A report was filed and the failure was not diagnosed nor towed from the contacts residence. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and the current mileage was 170,000.

Abs coming on at very low speeds on dry pavement (under 5mph/8kmh). It doesn't do it every time, but quite often at low speeds, like coming to a red light, stop sign or parking. Of course, there is no need for the abs come on at such low speeds and especially not on dry pavement.

Will not start when weather is damp. Will take 3 or 4 days to dry out before starting again. No mechanic has been able to pin point the problem. Towed to shop van sits inside the bay dries out and starts within 2-3 hours. Happens every time it gets damp. 10 years been doing the samething.

Rear a/c switch burned up. Smelled plastic burning , saw smoke came out of rear a/c switch on dash. Popped off switch and found burned switch and wires.

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- the contact stated that 2000 Chevrolet Astro LS' locks failed, not allowing her to gain entrance to the vehicle on October 18, 2006. The failure was due to the door lock actuator melting. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to eagle automotive. The mechanic replaced the actuator, but removed the relay because the circuit was continuously closed. The mechanic said that if they didn't remove the relay it would melt the actuator again. The contact stated that she believed the failure will reoccur. The contact stated that she went to monument Chevrolet and asked for a print out of the maintenance repairs. The contact found that this vehicle has been repaired on April 3, 2001 for back door locks and again on February 14, 2002 for the sliding door. The actuator assembly on the right was also replaced on the driver door. The contact stated that the driver door and the sliding door were the only doors on the vehicle that had functioning locks. The contact stated that all of the other door lock handles werestuck and couldn't be pulled to lock or unlock the doors. She has tried to get resolution from the manufacturer, and they said that because it was not towed to a dealership they would not reimburse her for any repairs. The manufacture was given a file #1-438966317. The contact also sent pictures to the manufacturer of the burnt out actuators and with a certified letter. The consumer stated the brakes failed, however she was told nothing was wrong. The consumer was told the brakes were designed to fail on uneven pavement under 25 mph. The troqued converter burned out. The locks had an electrical short. Updated 03/19/07.

I own a 2001 chevy Astro van. Today I had to pay another $300 to have the window motor fixed. This is the third time on this vehicle! we have friends with the same problem, but can't afford to fix it. There seems to be a trend with Astro vans and window motors. Although mostly a convenience issue, I suppose one could make the argument that not being able to roll a window up and down might be a safety issue. (by the way, the window goes down, but not up!).

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A fire started in the engine of 2003 Astro van,the van was gm certified from the dealer, it was used with approx 17k miles with manufacturer warranty. The fire dept. Report noted no arson involved, electrical short or malfunction cause of fire. Gm has denied the claim with no report given to back up their decision.

While parking for 15 minutes vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. Owner put out the fire with an fire extinguisher.

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2001 chevy Astro van - no brake lights - same thing happened in a '94 chevy s-10 faulty turn signal switch in steering column. Seems common. . . ?.

I have owned 3 Astro vans, ?89 and 92 (made in USA) previously and liked them so well I bout another one 2002 (made in mexico). Within 60,000 miles rear seat fabric started to come apart, driver door power windows and locks stopped working, windshield washer hoses rotted, interior fan blower switch failed (twice), driver arm rest vinyl splitting in many areas, steering wheel mounted hazard light switch caused break and signal lights to blow fuses (this was fixed as recall), rear cargo door handle broke off, fuel tank gas level indicator fluctuates regardless of fuel level, antilock breaks engage unnecessarily at low speed soft braking, windshield leakage, side door difficult to close and sometimes can not be closed. Almost all item appeared after warranty was up. I will never buy another gm product again.

Turn signal switch bad////// no brake lights.

I own 2001 Astro van with 43000 miles this is the third cap and rotar broke down on road yust stalled out was towed in to shop wet under the cap . At 36000 miles 5/5/2000 again at 42000 miles broke down again same problem very danderous stalls out in middle of road 3/29/05.

While driving at 50 mph vehicle accelerated up to 3200 rpms. Vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, and technician determined computer needed to be replaced. The fuel injectors needed to be replaced.

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Consumer states has problem with the electrical system, door latch does not work/passenger window does not open, and windshield wipers are not working. Dealer states sorry nothing we can do, you don't have a warranty.

My 2002 Astro van has been in the service dept. At ron carter in alvin texas 11 times, 7 times for the same problem, the steering. Electrical problems 5 times, the light flashing and the locks clicking constantly. The back door broke twice for no apparent reason, the fuel pump failing and numerous other problems, well the electrical problem was supposedly fixed, but now is acting up again, I have 4 children and need a safe vehicle to drive in with my kids.

Factory installed pass lock security system. It malfunctioned, and it shuts down the fuel system. The car just quits where ever it is . I have spent lots of money and 2 weeks without my car as a result of the inability of repair people to diagnose the problem. To make matters worse after one week and finally finding out the problem, it is taking another week to get the parts in illinois. While this is not something that caused an injury in this case. It is my understanding that this could happen on the highway and cause a horrendous mess. I also asked the dealer if he could just disconnect it and was told no!!!.

Vehicle, hesitates and shuts off while driving. . . Loss of power steering / brakes. . . . And won't "re-start" 1 ] 05. 08. 01 8:00pm - 10692 miles . Vehicle died while pulling out of gas station drive way. ( yes, caused traffic!) 2] 05. 15. 01 7:00pm - 10855 miles . Only 163 miles from prior service. . . Waiting for traffic light. . . Vehicle shuts off! 3] 10. 17. 01 11:00pm - 15080 miles . Vehicle cranks but won't start! 4] 07. 15. 02 11:58pm - 22363 miles . Vehicle, hesitaes and shuts-off, whle drviing! loss of power steering / brakes! 5 ] 01. 17. 02 8:30pm - 28181 miles. Pulling out of "home" driveway, vehicle shuts-off! ( two tow trucks had to come out and pull me out!).

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.

Control switch for power mirrors gets hot to the touch if left in neutral position but control works fine, also drivers side power window stops working sometimes , and the fuse for brake lights blew first week.

The vehicle cranks but would not start due to broken electrical connection. Yh.

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.

The contact owned a 1989 Chevrolet Astro. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The contact was unsure if the air bags deployed. The driver died at the scene and the rear driver side passenger sustained a head injury, memory loss, back, left arm, and left leg injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact stated that the vehicle previously stalled on numerous occasions and the vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times. The contact was unsure about what needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.

Vehicle caught fire while parked in driveway, the fire started in third row bench seats of vehicle and also caused damage to the vinyl siding on the consumers home as well as the garage, the cause of the fire was undetermined, fire department determined possible mechanical failure.