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1992 Chevrolet Astro Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
10
Latest Oct 26, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 132 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Astro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Oct 26, 1999

HANDLES ON ALL DOORS KEEP BREAKING ,DISCONNECT BY THEMSELVES FROM LOCKING MECHANISM, CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
851838
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999

I WAS ALONE IN MY VEHICLE, AND HAD JUST PARKED AT MY DESTINATION. I WAS LEANING BACK IN MY SEAT REACHING FOR MY SEAT BELT RELEASE WHEN THE SEAT BROKE FREE ALLOWING FOR A ROCKING MOTION. I INSPECTED THE SEAT MYSELF WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME STEEL SUPPORTING THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE, 6-WAY POWER SEAT FATIQUED AND BROKE, ALLOWING THE ROCKING MOTION TO OCCUR. FULLY CLOTHED, I WEIGH LESS THAN 160LBS AND FELT THE METAL FAILURE MUST BE DUE TO A DEFECT. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (01-FEB-1999) AND WAS GIVEN FILE NUMBER 990054464. ADRIAN, THE CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE TAKING MY CALL TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
702808
Incident
Jan 30, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 11, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. SMELLED SMOKE. CHECKED AND FIRE WAS INSIDE, LOOKED AS IF STARTED UNDER DASH AND SPREAD TO INTERIOR OF THE VAN. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER /MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
833313
Incident
Jan 10, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 30, 1998

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY THE WIND WAS RATHER HIGH,THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTED THE HOO. , NO INJURIES INCURRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS CONSUMER TO OIL THE LATCH ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
822941
Incident
Apr 25, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 1, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
533503
Incident
Nov 18, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 3, 1998

THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLASPED AS OWNER WAS GETTING INTO THE VAN. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821105
Incident
Feb 2, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 6, 1996
Crash reported

OWNER RAN INTO DITCH AND THE FRONT DRIVR'S SIDE SEATBCK SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO RELEASE. *AK

NHTSA ID
805997
Incident
Nov 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 3, 1996

THE SEAT BACK REST FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET.PLEASE DECRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982253
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported2 deaths reported

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED REARWARD DURING ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
964472
Incident
Apr 15, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 3, 1995

DIFFICULTY LATCHING REAR LIFT GATE. TT

NHTSA ID
961135
Incident
Feb 1, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes58Electrical14Suspension13Steering12

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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