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1985 Chevrolet Astro Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 21, 2002
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1985 Chevrolet Astro, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Steering233.3%
  • Brakes116.7%
  • Driver assistance116.7%
  • Seat belts116.7%
  • Transmission116.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TILT STEERING COLUMN UNLATCHES AND BEGINS TO SWING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID 981183 · filed Mar 25, 1996

THE BOLT INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN COME LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID 966276 · filed Jun 2, 1995

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAD A RECALL DONE ON THIS AT THAT TIME THE DEALER JUST RELPLACED THE BUCKLE BUTTONS AND PUT SOME SPRING CLIP ON THE RETRACTOR, THE SPRING DID NOT HOLD AND THE RETRACTOR TOTALLY GAVE UP WORKING I HEARD IT SPRING ALL OVER IN THE PILLAR AND THE BUCKLE HAS TOTALLY DETRIORATED FROM THE UV LIGHT IF THE RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS.RAKES HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS EVEN THOUGH THE SAME COMPONETS FAILED ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARS AS WELL SEEN IT ALL THE TIME WHEN I WORKED AT A GM DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID 766019 · filed Aug 21, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID 503193 · filed Mar 28, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAD A RECALL DONE ON THIS AT THAT TIME THE DEALER JUST RELPLACED THE BUCKLE BUTTONS AND PUT SOME SPRING CLIP ON THE RETRACTOR, THE SPRING DID NOT HOLD AND THE RETRACTOR TOTALLY GAVE UP WORKING I HEARD IT SPRING ALL OVER IN THE PILLAR AND THE BUCKLE HAS TOTALLY DETRIORATED FROM THE UV LIGHT IF THE RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS.RAKES HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS EVEN THOUGH THE SAME COMPONETS FAILED ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARS AS WELL SEEN IT ALL THE TIME WHEN I WORKED AT A GM DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID 766019 · filed Aug 21, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE SITTING/RUNNING OR OFF. BUT TRANSMISSION STILL PULLS VAN REVERSE OR FORWARD. *AK

NHTSA ID 817184 · filed Oct 31, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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