1997 Chevrolet Astro

MY VAN IS A 1997 ASTRO AND IT HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER GOING 30-40 MILES AND STOPING AT A LIGHT IT JERKS REAL HARD AND FEELS LIKE I WAS HIT IN THE BACK I HAVE TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO GET FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT THE SERVICE INGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT STARTS DOING IT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEAT WRONG THEY JUST KEEP TAKEING MY MONEY AND TELLING ME ITS FIXED WHEN ITS NO IF SOME ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT 900.00$ THE DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT THE IDLER ARMS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BRAKES KEEP WEARING DOWN ...PLEASE SOME ONE CONTACT ME.*AK

I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE THEY TRIED TO FIX THAT ALSO STILL RATTLES. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN I TAKE OFF OR WHEN I GO IN REVERSE WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE OFF SMOOTHLY. I HAD AN ASTRO AND A SAFARI IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD AS MANY PROBLEMS AS I HAD WITH THIS ONE. *JB

AFTER DRIVING FOR 20-40 MINUTES, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND AM TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1800.00 + TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSION SHOPS LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND TUNE UP ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS AGGRAVATING SITUATION THE LAST TWO YEARS, SPOKEN WITH MANY PEOPLE IN THE REPAIR BUSINESS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEY ONLY WANT TO "LOOK" AT THE PROBLEM AND COLLECT MORE MONEY, WHICH WE HAVE DONE ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS. ALL TO NO AVAIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT MISSING 1ST AND GOING RIGHT INTO 2ND GEAR.FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKES AT 40 MPH. HAD TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. INTERIOR LIGHT STAY S ON UNLESS MANUAL OVERRIDE IS TURNED OFF.BRAKES MAKE NOISES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP OR YOU ARE STOPPING SLOWLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME BROUGHT TO MECHANIC EVERY TIME TO GET ANALYZED.

AFTER LEAVING A 4-LANE INTERSTATE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 19 IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND ARRIVING ONTO A SECTION WITH STOPLIGHTS, THE DRIVER NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THIS OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE LIGHTS. DURING THE OCCURENCE, THE VAN WOULD ALSO LURCH DURING THE SHIFT. WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA, AND AFTER ALLOWING THE VAN TO SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, WE RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT APPARENT WHEN WE LEFT THE REST AREA, BUT ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. WE DROVE TO THE NEAREST MAJOR CITY TO FIND A DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. ONCE WE FOUND AN OPEN DEALER WHO COULD DOWNLOAD THE DIAGNOSTICS, HE INFORMED US THAT THE CODE INDICATED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. HE RESET THE CODE, AND THE VAN SHIFTED FINE. WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION WITHOUT PROBLEMS, AND TOOK THE VAN TO A DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY STUDIED THE VAN, AND DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY HAD FAILED, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, OF COURSE. WE SPENT $1100+ TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPAIRED.