1999 Chevrolet Astro

ACDELCO THAT WAS INSTALLED AT DEALER 9/2000 ON 11/1/2002 IT LEAKED BATTERY ACID AND POST WENT THROUGH SIDE OF BATTERY-DEALER STATES IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME-IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS BATTERY MODEL #78-6YR SEIAL #090004 MAY HAVE A DEFECT AND THE VIN # I REPORTED IS WHAT CAME OFF THE PLATE IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN-IT APPEARS TO BE TAMPERED WITH-I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CHECK IF IT IS CORRECT-THAT NUMBER IS ALSO ON ALL MY CAR WARRANTY INFORMATION

WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR, LEFTSIDE DOOR, THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS STARTED ON FIRE. LUCKLY I WAS NEAR THE CAR WITH A FRIEND AND SAW THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR FLASHING AND THE DOOR SWITCH ON FIRE. BY PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF WE STOPPED THE FIRE. THE DRIVERS DOOR AND SWITCH WHERE BURNED. THE CAR DROVE HOME. ON THE WAY TO WORK THE NEXT DAY THE CAR HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, THEN THE HEAT MOTOR STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. I LEFT THE CAR WITH NORWOOD MOTORS TO CHECK OUT UNDER WARRANTY. MY DAYS MAY BE OFF A DAY OR TWO, BUT AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND JUST REPLACED THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS. BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAD TO USE MY CAR FIRE INSURANCE. I AM STILL BLOWING FUSES 20 AMP FUSES TO THIS DAY, I AM VERY EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD WE ARE TALKING, I PERSONALLY I BELEIVE THE DOOR LOCKS WHICH ARE THE 20 AMP FUSE, IS BACK FEEDING TO THE LOW AMPERAGE SWITCH AND FEEDING BACK AND BURNING WIRES IN THE HARNESS. I'VE SAVED THE ORGINAL HARNESS. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED WITH DIODES THAT ONLY ALLOW THE CURRENT TO FLOW ONE WAY. CHILDREN IN A CAR WITH NO KEYS CAN CAUSE THIS A CONDITION. THIS IS NOT A FIRE ACCIDENT, IT'S A WIRING DESIGN THAT NEEDS UPDATING. I COULDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH CHEVROLET, OR THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE IT'S A CAR INSURANCE PROBLEM KNOW. SO I AM WORKING MY WAY INSURANCE DEPARTMENTS, AND NOT THE CHEVROLET, WHICH PUTS ME IN THE MIDDLE WITH NO SUPPORT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME JAMES REYOLDS. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN SEVERLY WORN OUT*AK CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELTS, ARM RESTS, CONSOLE THE TRIM ON THE SEAT CUSHION HAS TORN, THERE IS WIND NOISE FROM HIGH TOP ROOF, WINDOW IS LOOSE, RADIO IS INOPERATIVE, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, STEERING COOLUMN IS MAKING A NOISE, WEATHERSTRIP COMING OFF OF BACK DOOR, TIRES SHAKE, THERE IS A HARD THUMP WHE GOING OVER BUMPS, CIGARETTE LIGHTER IS INOPERATIVE,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, PRESSURE GUAGE GETS STUCK, WINDOW GETS STUCK, THERE ARE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, DOOR LOCK DO NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP, THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE DIPS, AND THE SHOCKS FEEL WEAK, THE LIFGATE DOES NOT STAY OPEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON TO LONG, VEHICLE REMOTE IS INOPERATIVE, SLIDING DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN AT TIMES, OIL PRESSURE GUAGE READS HIGH, REFRIGERATOR NOT OPERATING FROM REAR SOCKET, HEATING SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, BATTERY GOES DEAD.*SLC

HAS FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NOTICED STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM UNDER HOOD THIS MOST RECENT TIME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNDER HOOD WERE VIBRATING AND SMOKING. PROCEDING THAT ALL ELECTRCIALL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE HAVE FAILED INCLUDING INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN HAZARD LIGHTS, ALARM SYSTEM. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS USUALLY ON FREEWAY. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO PROBLEM PICKED UP BY ON BOARD COMPUTERS. *AK