1993 Chevrolet Astro Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS THE FLUID LEAKED ONTO A RUSTED AREA OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

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WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT, WHICH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I MERGE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND WHEN RESTING UPON TOP OF TRUCK, THE REAR LEFT TIRE BROKE OFF OF THE HUB, AND AXLE. *AK

TORSION BAR THAT SUPPORT ENGINE BROKE IN TWO. *LA THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND SHORTENED THE BARS BY THREE INCHES. THE OLD DESIGN ALLOWED SALT, WATER AND ICE TO GET INTO THE EXTENSION SLEEVES. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFT WILL LOCK IN GEAR PERIODICLY. NLM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. STARTED THE ENGINE, STEPPED ON BRAKE AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT IF TURN KEY HALFWAY THAT CAN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND THEN TURN KEY ALL THE WAY ON. DOING THIS WITH POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE OFF THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL. *AK *ML

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT ACCOMMODATE OBESE INDIVIDUALS. THE RETRACTOR DID NOT REACH THE LATCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EXTENSIONS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB CONSUMER WAS 5'9" AND 200 LBS. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS 6 INCHES SHORT. *LA

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 94 V 177 000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLES HEAD RESTRAINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

BOTH FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. SECONDARY PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY DRAINING IF LEFT MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. BOTH BATTERIES ARE ONE YEAR OLD, IN GOOD CONDITION, AND ARE THE RIGHT TYPE. THE MAIN BATTERY DRAINS FIRST, SO WHEN THE AUXILIARY BATTERY IS STILL STRONG, THE ENGINE WILL START. I FEEL THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY/BATTERIES DRAINING IS NOT THE BATTERIES THEMSELVES BUT ANOTHER SOURCE, POSSIBLY THE FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF POWER THAT IS DRAINING THE BATTERY/BATTERIES. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AND OWNED BY A DISABLED PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY BATTERY TO ACCOMMODATE A WHEELCHAIR LIFT, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT, AND POWER SLIDING DOOR. *TR

VEHICLE HEATED UP FROM THE FLOORBOARD AREA & BURNED THE CARPETING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. TOOK TO DEALER, BUT MECHANIC HAD NOT CHECKED IT. *AK

BOTH FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. SECONDARY PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY DRAINING IF LEFT MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. BOTH BATTERIES ARE ONE YEAR OLD, IN GOOD CONDITION, AND ARE THE RIGHT TYPE. THE MAIN BATTERY DRAINS FIRST, SO WHEN THE AUXILIARY BATTERY IS STILL STRONG, THE ENGINE WILL START. I FEEL THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY/BATTERIES DRAINING IS NOT THE BATTERIES THEMSELVES BUT ANOTHER SOURCE, POSSIBLY THE FRONT POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF POWER THAT IS DRAINING THE BATTERY/BATTERIES. THIS VEHICLE IS USED AND OWNED BY A DISABLED PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY BATTERY TO ACCOMMODATE A WHEELCHAIR LIFT, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT, AND POWER SLIDING DOOR. *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE, KEEPS BREAKING. HAD THEM REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NLM

MECHANICAL-BOUGHT '93 EXT. MODEL IN '96. REPLACED TWO STARTERS, TWO BATTERIES GOING TOWARDS MY THIRD ONE, HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THE TRANNY STARTS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, WON'T BOTHER TRYING THE A/C NO MORE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IT STARTS TO IDLE VERY ROUGH THEN IT STALLS. GAS MILEAGE NOT GOOD; I FILLED UP THE TANK, AND WHEN I BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT...THE GASOLINE GAUGE ALMOST DROPS TO 1/2 A TANK AND IT WON'T COME BACK UP. TRAVELING FROM LOS ANGELES TO VALENCIA OR LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO IT OVERHEATS TERRIBLY, DROVE A '90 TOYOTA TERCEL TO VALENCIA FROM L.A. WITH A BUSTED RADIATOR AND THAT CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT!.NICE VAN BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A CHEVY NOT A FORD AEROSTAR. *LA

VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN SUMMER WHEN A/C IS ON. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES ALMOST TO RED, AND A/C HAS TO BE TURNED OFF. IN WINTER VEHICLE RUNS COLD. HEAT COMES OUT LUKE WARM EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING 3 HOURS OR MORE. CONSUMER FEELS WATER PUMP IS WOREN OUT OR THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.*AK

TORSION BAR THAT SUPPORT ENGINE BROKE IN TWO. *LA THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND SHORTENED THE BARS BY THREE INCHES. THE OLD DESIGN ALLOWED SALT, WATER AND ICE TO GET INTO THE EXTENSION SLEEVES. *JB

MY 1993 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WAS RECALLED FOR PAINT PEELING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO "REPAINTED MY VEHICLE". THEY HAD IT FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. WHEN IT WAS RETURNED, IT DID APPEAR REPAINTED. HOWEVER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS THE PAINT IS SLOWLY PEELING OFF ON THE TOP OF MY VAN. IT IS NOW STARTING TO GET WORSE AND THE SILVER METAL IS SHOWING AND IT IS BECOMING QUITE NOTICEABLE WITH SOME SMALL RUST SPOTS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A COVER UNDER THE THE TOP OF THE VANS PAINT. SMALL AREAS ON THE DOORS AND WINDOWS, THAT ARE NOT THE SAME COLOR AS THE REST OF THE VAN ARE ALSO PEELING. IF YOU LOOK AROUND ATHENS, GA, YOU CAN TAKE NOTICE OF THE OTHER CHEVROLET ASTROS THAT ARE ALSO PEELING PAINT. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS?*AK

WHILE TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , AND CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

IDLER ARM FAILURE FOUND IN STATE INSPECTIONS

WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT, WHICH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I MERGE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND WHEN RESTING UPON TOP OF TRUCK, THE REAR LEFT TIRE BROKE OFF OF THE HUB, AND AXLE. *AK

THE TIRE REAR TIRES CONTAINED SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS.*JB *TS

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

THE VAN WAS IN THE PARKING GEAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND THE GEAR SHIFT WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL FORWARD. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, AND RIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE PARK SOLENOID AND THE CRUISE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE FROM THE CARRIER AND FELL OFF ONTO THE ROAD. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

AN AFTERMARKET POWER STEERING LINE FREEZES UP AND WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, IT BLOWS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.THIS IS FOR A HANDICAPPED VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT THINKS THAT IT STARTED FROM THE REAR HEATER, CAUSING THE WHOLE INSIDE INTERIOR TO BURN UP. *AK

SO MANY OF THESE UNITS ARE FAILING THAT DEALER PARTS MAN KNOWS THE PART NUMBER IN HIS HEAD.KELLY BLUE BOOK WARNS OF REPEAT FAILURES WITH THIS UNIT ON [W] CODE 4.3 ENGINES.THIS ENGINE IS ALSO IN THE S-10 PICK UP TRUCKS AND S-10 BLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR.A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND G.M. HAS NO RECALL!*AK

VAN HAS BEEN HARD TO START FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. COULD NOT START VAN WITHOUT ADDITIONAL VOLTAGE ASSISTANCE. SINCE VAN WOULD RUN ONCE STARTED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT SUSPECTED. WHEN VAN WAS PUT ON A SCOPE, THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT 45 (SPECS ARE FROM 40 - 50, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES). AFTER HAVING THE FUEL INJECTORS, ALTERNATOR AND PLUG WIRES REPLACED, THE VAN STILL WOULD NOT START ON ITS OWN. SHOP PULLED THE FUEL PUMP OUT OF THE GAS TANK TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THE WIRES HAD MELTED AND WERE CHARRED. LIVE WIRE WAS EXPOSED FOR ABOUT A ONE INCH SECTION. 3 INCHES OF WIRE WERE MELTED. CONNECTOR WAS BADLY CHARRED TO THE POINT OF DISINTEGRATION. SINCE FUEL TANK SITS UNDER THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SCARY SCENARIO. I HAVE SAVED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT. IF THE SECOND WIRE WOULD HAVE MELTED, THE VAN WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP INSTANTLY, AS IT IS, WE ARE REALLY LUCKY THAT IT DID'NT CATCH FIRE WITH US IN IT. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU, SHAWNA DUNN

ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED. YH

WHILE CORNING AT 15 MPH FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK. *AK

TOP MOUNTED OVERHEAD LIGHTS HAD WRONG VOLTAGE OF BULBS USED IN THEM, RESULTING IN MELTING OF PLASTIC INSIDE VEHICLE. *AK

MARK III CONVERSION VAN OWNER'S MANUAL DID NOT SPECIFY REPLACEMENT CEILING BULBS. WHEN TWO FRONT BULBS BURNED OUT, THEY WERE REPLACED BY GM SPECIFIED REPLACEMENT BULBS FOR 93 ASTRO. AFTER THIS REPLACEMENT, THE BULBS MELTED THE PLASTIC LAMP HOUSING, WITH A RESULTING POTENTIAL OF FIRE.

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER WILL ALSO GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK