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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 55 of 241 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Visibility. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
20 crash reports7 fire reports14 injury reports
What owners actually said
241 reports
Mileage unknown · Apr 29, 2000
Power Train
THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIME AS A WHOLE UNIT AND THREE TIMES IT WAS TRIED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.IT HAS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW(12000) MILES,AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNWILLING TO HELP.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IM THE ONLY ONE…
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THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIME AS A WHOLE UNIT AND THREE TIMES IT WAS TRIED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.IT HAS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW(12000) MILES,AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNWILLING TO HELP.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IM THE ONLY ONE WITH REAR END PROBLEMS ON MY ASTRO VAN,BECAUSE THATS WHAT THE DEALER AND FACTORY TELLS ME!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!!
NHTSA ODI #722099
Mileage unknown · Apr 27, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON WET DAYS IF BRAKES WERE TOUCHED SLIGHTLY VEHICLE JERKED ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MADE A REAR ADJUSTMENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #861065
Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS CONDITION. BRAKING WHILE TURNING VEHICLE HAS POOR STEERING CONTROL OF STEERING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE WHEEL VIBRATION. DRIVER CAN PUMP BRAKE TO STABLIZE CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #721967
Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP OR NORMAL STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL . BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AGAIN VEHICLE WOULD STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #860918
Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #860916
Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
TENSIONER ARM HOUSING BROKE OFF OF ENGINE BLOCK RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 & 3 & 4 GEARS. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH NEW GM TRANS. NO MONETARY RELIEF FROM GM WAS RECEIVED.
NHTSA ODI #720797
Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2000
Power Train
WHILE ENGINE IS OFF TRANSMISSION GEAR WILL JUMP FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO PARKING VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #858327
Mileage unknown · Mar 2, 2000
SuspensionCrashInjury
I OWN A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO (VAN) AND A 1998 ASTRO. THE 1998 VAN IS 18 INCHES LONGER THEN THE 1990 . THE EXTRA 18 INCHES WERE ADDED TO THE SAME SUSPENSION AS THE 1990 ASTRO. THE 1998 ASTRO HAS A BAD SWAY TO THE REAR SUSPENISON WEATHER YOU HAVE SLOWED TO TURN INTO TO A DRIVE WAY OR MAKING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VA…
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I OWN A 1990 CHEVROLET ASTRO (VAN) AND A 1998 ASTRO. THE 1998 VAN IS 18 INCHES LONGER THEN THE 1990 . THE EXTRA 18 INCHES WERE ADDED TO THE SAME SUSPENSION AS THE 1990 ASTRO. THE 1998 ASTRO HAS A BAD SWAY TO THE REAR SUSPENISON WEATHER YOU HAVE SLOWED TO TURN INTO TO A DRIVE WAY OR MAKING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VAN WOULD STILL BE ROCKING AFTER YOU HAD COMPLETED THIS TASK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CAR SICK IN MY LIFE BUT SITTING IN THE THIRD SEAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL ILL. ON THE 18TH OF FEB. MY WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE WHILE TRAVLING OVER A MT.PASS(OREGON HWY #20) I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE I DID ALL THE RIGHT THING BUT THE REAR OF THAT VAN HAD IT OWN AGENDA. WITNESS STATE THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED ON HOW THE REAR OF THE VAN ROCKED OR SWAYED THE WAY IT DID AND THAT WERE LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT ROLL . I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF VAN AND MOST OF THEM FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION. ONE PERSON ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD HEARD THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF REPAIR KIT OUT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . THAT IS NEWS TO ME!!! IF THIS IS SO IT SURE WOULD HAVE SAVED SEVEN PEOPLE ALOT OF PAIN AND SUFFERING. IN THE END WHEN THIS ACCIDENT IS OVER THE COST SHOULD BE OVER $50,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE ALSO LOST A SMALL PART OF MY SOUL......IS THERE A SITE THAT I CAN FIND OUT THE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT THIS VAN HAVE BEEN IN (OR CAUSED) OR IF THIS ISSUE IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS A REPAIR KIT OUT ON THE MARKET? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THE WISE FAMILY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #719583
Mileage unknown · Feb 22, 2000
Electrical SystemFire
THE ROUTING OF THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY WAS PLACED AGAINST THE HEATSINK ON THE REAR OF THE RADIO ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE INSULATION TO BURN TO CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE. CONTACT JOHN A. REUTTER AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 727-848-3923 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND PICTURES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #719084
Mileage unknown · Feb 11, 2000
Unknown Or Other
I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN THE DEALER SHIP THREE TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM REOCCURRS WITH TWO DAYS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN AN INOPERATIVE SWITCH, HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND/OR IGNITION OF COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND A SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS TO THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 2001. 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED DUAL CHILD SEATS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE MISSING A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CLUTCH SPRING AND/OR PAWL SPRING IN THE CHILD SEAT. IF THE CLUTCH SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND COULD NOT BE USED. IF THE PAWL SPRING WAS MISSING, THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT WOULD CONTINUALLY PLAY OUT AND WOULD NOT LOCK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE CONDITIONS COULD INCREASE THE OCCUPANT'S RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE CHILD SEATS, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CHILD SEAT.
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