IllustrationAT 3-4 MPH POWERSTEERING/BRAKES WENT OUT. TOWED TO DEALER, POWERSTEERING PUMP HAD FAILED.*AK WHEN THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE COASTED INTO A TELEPHON POLE CAUSING $4,000 DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR EVERYTHING. *YH
2000 Chevrolet Astro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Astro years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Astro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 69.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1025–50K
2550–75K
1775–100K
7100–150K
8150K+
73 reports with mileage · 102 unknown
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.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
26 crash reports3 fire reports11 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
53 reportsBRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND APPROACHING A STOP INTERSECTION, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER/MECHANIC CONTACTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS OPERATING IMPROPERLY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK
ANT-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE IN MAY 2000, FOLLOWING COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED: LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COMING OFF AND ON/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND WON'T RELEASE/DRIVER'S SEAT HAD LOOSE BOLTS AND MOVED/DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS RATTLED/ MOULDINGS INSIDE FELL OFF/PASSENGER'S…
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ANT-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE IN MAY 2000, FOLLOWING COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED: LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COMING OFF AND ON/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND WON'T RELEASE/DRIVER'S SEAT HAD LOOSE BOLTS AND MOVED/DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS RATTLED/ MOULDINGS INSIDE FELL OFF/PASSENGER'S WINDOW STUCK/TV CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED TWICE/INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN IN PARK/ ENGINE IDLED/ LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKERED/ FUEL SENDER INOPERATIVE/ WIRES IN CEILING RATTLING,AIR CONDITIONER IN REAR NOT WORKING/ REPLACED HEATER THAT DID NOT WORK IN REAR, AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG COVER NOT FLUSHING, AND CONSUMER WORRIED IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND FRONT WHEELS TURN, RESULTING IN POOR STOPPING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THEY LOCK UP AND BEGIN TO MAKE A SQEAKING SOUND. DEALER AHS BENE CONTACTED.*AK
THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, UP TO THE POINT WHEN MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN COASTED THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO BREAKS. MIDWAY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT ACROSS TOWN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPRTMENT.
DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, VEHICLE IN FRONT SLOWED, UPON APPLYING BRAKE, PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE RESULTING IN COLLISION. DEALER AND GMC WILL ONLY ROAD-TEST VEHICLE, REFUSE TO INSPECT BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PUSHES BACK UP, AND THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.