Underhood Wiring Problems of Chevrolet Astro

Recently I took my van to a dealer because the knob on the a/c fan melted off it cost 600 dlrs in repairs the hvac knob had melted off also the connector and resistor had burned out . The entire wiring harness was melted together. No fuse blew to prevent his form happening we are not sure what caused this to occur. My concern is that this could have caused a fire in the dash while I was driving resulting in severe injury accident or even death. Please contact me if there was a recall I missed or if there is any information as to why this happened. Thank you for your time concern chevy owner.

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While vehicle was parked it caught on fire from the electical wiring harness. Also, firemen stated that fire came from wires where fuses were located. Contacted dealer. Vehicle at dealership. Certified technician stated the fire originated from a loose or improper connection at the firewall bulkhead wiring connector, the excessive resistance created by the loose connection caused the wiring insulation or its associated connector to overheat and melt.

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Vehicle was parked, 1 hour later consumer went back outside to find inside of vehicle had burned out. Vehicle was totalled. Cause of fire not determined yet.

Battery to starter cable shorted to tie rod due to poor cable routing, potential fire hazard.

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Has failed to start on several occasions, noticed strong burning odor from under hood this most recent time electrical components under hood were vibrating and smoking. Proceding that all electrciall components of vehicle have failed including interior lights, horn hazard lights, alarm system. Transmission slips and slams into gear violently at higher speeds usually on freeway. Dealership says no problem picked up by on board computers.

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Was driving and the engine started to miss,and would not pull it's self down the hwy. Then engine stalled, and would not restart. Its was towed to a local chevy dealer,which is 350 miles from my house. Where the problem was determined. The electrical systam was contaminated with fuel. The mechanic poured raw gas from ecm. Apparently fuel is being pumped through the wires that fire the injector to the ecm. The dealer don johnson motors of rice lake ws, had never seen anything like this before. My local chevy dealer sheppard Chevrolet of lake bluff IL has had another 4. 3 in a truck do the same thing. Gm warrented that. But I'm over my standard warrenty and the best they say they can do is 50/50 on the cost,which I think is unfair. They should cover this, as far as im concered this is a safety issue. One spark while I was driving and it could have caught on fire. Don johnson motors had contacted gm technocial assist. When the problem was determined and asked for help. Gm says they have found this problem before but wouldnt give specifics. In reviewing other complaints on the NHTSA web page, others have had injector problems with these vans, but their descriptions are incomplete.

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Driver's side rear window will not stay open, clips that should hold it up are blocked by material, window slams shut when going over a bump. Transmission went out at 45000 miles. Oil leak, dealer ordered axle output shaft seal and crankshaft sensor. Electric fuel pump replaced due to vehicle cutting and would crank, but would not star. Oil pressure gauge erratic, dealer replaced oil pressure sender. Front brakes and pads were replaced, rotors were resurfaced. Consumer states there is play in the steering, dealer replaced both idler arms and reset toe in. Power door locks inoperable, dealer replaced power door lock switch. Power window inoperable, dealer replaced power window switch. Shifter was hard to move, dealer replaced shift cable. Gas pedal binds at times, dealer ordered throttle cable and replaced accelerator cable. Driver seta seems loose when braking, dealer ordered driver seat track assembly and replaced driver seat adjuster. Pcm fuse kept blowing out, dealer removed engine cover and traced wire harness, repaired shorted harness at the rear of the transmission.

Engine misfire because of improper installation of wires. Yh.

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