1995 Chevrolet Astro

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY VAN FAIL TO OPERATE ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ASTRO AND THAT IT WAS RECALLED IN VANS WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY WIPERS WILL WORK OR NOT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO REMAIN IN MY VAN UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED BEFORE I COULD DRIVE HOME. NOW, MY VEHICLE IS DUE FOR INSPECTION, AND BECAUSE OF MY DEFECTIVE WIPERS, I AM NOT ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I WILL HAVE TO SPEND AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE CHEVROLET COMPANY. THANK YOU. *AK

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED FAR GREATER THEN IT SHOULD BE. ALSO THIS SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS . IF IT WAS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME THEY WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE, AND TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST.(PUT IN SHOP ON THESE DATES FOR SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS STARTED 6/8/98 @29407MILES DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS COST 73.20. IN SHOP AGAIN 9/4/98 @32946MILES. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AGAIN NO CHARGE. SHOP 10/21/98 @34520MILES DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND IDLER ARMS NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 12/9/98 @36746MILES SHOP NEED REAR BREAKS THAT IS PROBLEM WITH SHAKING IN FRONT END. COST 244.52. IN SHOP 12/11/98 @36750MILES SHAKING AGAIN SHOP RESURFACED ROTORS COST NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 3/23/99 @ 40500MILES SHOP CALLED ON 3/24/99 NEED ROTORS RESURFACED AND TIGHTEN IDLER ARMS, COST UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYBODY ON THE ROAD BECAUSE BEFORE YOU CAN COME TO A COMPLEAT STOP YOU HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BREAKS AND REAPPLY THE BREAKS AGAIN CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SHORTEN GREATLY. ALSO SINCE THE SHAKING HAS CAUSE THE IDLER ARMES TO BE REPLACE ONCE AND TIGHTEN AGAIN THERE IS KNOW TELLING WHEN THEY WILL BREAK LOOSE AND TOTAL CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WILL BE LOST. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS PATTERN SHOWING FROM THE REPAIR DATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY IT JUST COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE NOTICE IN YOUR DATA BASE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS LIKE MIND. ODI ID 825208 AND ODI ID 805773

I RECIEVED A LETTER OF RECALL ON THE EGR VALUE THE SAME DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE SHOP, WHERE THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE EGR WAS STICKING OPEN AND THEY HAD CLEANED AND REPLACED IT. ALL PLUGS FOULED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME STICKING IS OCCURRING. GM SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS PAST THE MILAGE FOR REIMBUSEMENT OF REPAIR COST. CAN THEY BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSE REGARDLESS OF THE MILAGE?