IllustrationDUE TO THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1995 Chevrolet Astro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Astro years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Astro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 69.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 105 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 104 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
51 crash reports6 fire reports26 injury reports
Visibility complaints
104 reportsWINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON, AND IF THEY DO, THEY WILL STOP SOON AFTER. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE TURNED OFF THEY KEEP GOING. ALSO IF THEY ARE ON, THEY WILL FUNCTION AT THE HIGHEST SPEED. DLR HAS NOT SEEN. *AK *ML
HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE WIPER SYSTEM. REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND NO FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY ALL THRU THE VEHICLES LIFE. IT DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT FIRST, BUT AS THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTEN OLDER …
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HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE WIPER SYSTEM. REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND NO FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY ALL THRU THE VEHICLES LIFE. IT DID NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT FIRST, BUT AS THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTEN OLDER IT OCCURED MORE FREQUENTLY. IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER TODAY 1FEB99. BEING AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, I MADE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE MYSELF. I DISCOVERED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR WAS AT FAULT. I COULD LIGHTLY TAP THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE WIPERS WOULD RESUME OPERATION. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK ON THE PART I LEARNED THAT THIS ITEM HAS A PARTICULARLY HIGH FAILURE RATE. THEY ACTUALLY HAD 63 OF THEM IN STOCK. THE PARTS PERSON STATED THAT THEY SELL LIKE HOTCAKES. I REALLY FEEL THAT IT IS TO LATE FOR MY VAN AS I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE THE CIRCUIT BOARD AT A JOBBER COST OF 28 DOLLARS. NORMALLY I WOULD NOT BE OVER CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, EXCEPT IT ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE AND SON TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THE PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS WITH THEIR TRUCK WIPER MOTORS EXTENDS INTO OTHER GM BODY STYLES AS WELL.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. WOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT & LIFT HOOD TO SHAKE OR BANG ON THE WIPER MOTOR TO GET THE WIPERS TO MOVE. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY BAD SOLDER CONNECTIONS IN THE MOTOR. A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK
OCT-NOV-98, CONSUMER EXPRIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL PANEL FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL THROUGH GM FOR THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED A PROBLEM WITH MODULE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FAILED WHILE IT WAS POURING RAIN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY,DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE. *AK
WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATING. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS WIPER MOTOR UNDER HOOD BEFORE WIPERS CONTINUE OPERATION. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML
Official recalls
303V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Apr 28, 2003
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
95V175000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
Sep 13, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO-FRAME REAR NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOW TORQUE CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY FATIGUE AND BREAK. THIS CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LEFT-HAND CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO- FRAME REAR NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
94V188000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting
Oct 4, 1994
THE FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE FUEL LINES CAN LOOSEN TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE LINES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
RQ99003 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Mar 8, 1999 · Closed May 31, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
No summary supplied.