Chevrolet Astro owners have reported 5 problems related to transfer case (under the power train 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.
Shudder and/or abs activation during low speed turns, mainly to the left. Vehicle is an 03 Astro van awd with 67k miles. Vehicle pulls pretty sharply left when this occurs.
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Consumer was informed that the transfer case was causing the vehicle to shimmy. Dealership repaired the problem.
Transfer case control module failed at 146,000 miles in 2001 awd chevy Astro.
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Defects listed as awd and transfer case may be same problem and were experienced from the first 300 miles and on (upon slowing down or accelerating a "clunk" was heard and felt from the front end also when cornering the vehicle "lurched/wheels grabbed" like it was stuck in 4wd. In July immediatly after it had been into the dealer to be serviced again the brakes caused the van to pull left at 35-50 mph and when slowed for corners would sound like "loose parts rubbing together". In August of 1999 (just before the replacement transfer case came in) van hit loose gravel traveling at 45-50 mph, pulled onto soft shoulder, forward about 12 ft, caught traction and came up on road, front left wheel was off ground when it came down the tire popped off the bead, wheel ground into pavement, flipping van on front, left side/corner, then onto hood and windshield, then onto full right side then upright crossways in lane it had been traveling in. The van was totaled.
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When taking off consumer would notice vehicle jerking. While vehicle wa son an incline vehicle would roll backwards. Vehicle was serviced, transfer case needed to be replaced.
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