1992 Chevrolet Astro

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 TO 15 MPH, AND 20 MPH SECOND TIME. EACH INCIDENT CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL OF BRAKES DUE TO BRAKES RUNNING THROUGH THIS POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS UNMANAGABLE WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST DUE TO BEING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND STEERING BEING HARD TO HANDLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING IS LOST COMPLETELY AT TIME OF STEERING PUMP FAILURE. *SLC

I WAAS JUST INFORMED THAT GMC HAS A SPECIAL POLICY INVOLVING FIXING OF A VERY DANGEROUS FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM CMSI FOR CA. CHEVROLET, ASTRO VANS. MY VAN WAS INCLUDED IN THIS POLICY. GMC REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS WITHIN THE 10 YEAR SPAN. THE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SINCE THE VAN IS OVER 100,000 MILES THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT? THE FUEL INJECTION , FUEL REGULATION ETC. IS A MESS AND HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE. STALLING IN TRAFFIC, LURCHING FORWARD, VERY STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUT, BUCKING, LACK OF POWER ETC. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS. I HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH ALWAYS COMES BACK TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, SPENT MUCH MONEY TO NO AVAIL. NOW I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL OR 'POLICY' AND I DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE MYSELF OR PASSENGERS IN DANGER AND SMELLING GAS FUMES ALL THIS TIME AND GM REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I EVEN HAVE A CASE NUMBER C03196007 AND I'VE TALKED TO ANGELETTE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOR GM AS SHE SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT. SHE REFERRED ME TO YOU?? AND TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU?? I TRANSPORT TEENAGE BASEBALL PLAYERS IN MY VEHICLE, I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. PLEASE HELP!! *AK

THE FIRST FUEL INJECTION UNIT FAILED AT 103,000 MILES AND I HAD IT RELPLACED AT HARBOR CHEVROLET, AND NOW THE SECOND ONE IS FAILING 35,000 MILES LATER. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ON RESTART WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION. A CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THOSE UNITS, BUT THAT HIS HANDS WERE TIED BY COMPANY POLICY. *AK

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN PARKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE FARTHER YOU TURN THE WHEEL THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AT HIGWAY SPEEDS, AROUND MODERATE CURVES, THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE CRUISE CONTROLE IS DEACTIVATED. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW THIS PART FUNCTIONS ( POWER ASSIST, STEERING), BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON WET ROADS OR IN "AVOIDENCE SITUATIONS" IF THE STEERING MECHANISM ACTIVATES THE BRAKES, LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR. *AK