1995 Chevrolet Astro Engine Problems

PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT ( 35MPH SLIGHT RIGHT TURN) STARTED TO TURN LEFT TO PARKING SPACE AND ENGINE CUT-OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. INCIDENT WAS RECORDED BY MY DASH CAM: HTTP://S247.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/USER/HCHICKPEA/MEDIA/VANPOWERCUTOUT_ZPSB0E071E6.MP4.HTML YOU CAN SEE THE FLASH OF A POLICE CAR GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT ALMOST THE EXACT TIME OF THE ENGINE STOPPING. NO APPARENT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS, NO ENGINE CHUGGING OR SOUNDS, LIGHTWEIGHT KEYCHAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10569448

Incident

Mar 14, 2014

Mileage

220,000 mi

THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE. *PH CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE MAIN ROAD; HOWEVER, DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKES, THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ALSO AT GENERAL MOTORS (GM), CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION (FILE NUMBER: 1-185249227). *LA *TC

NHTSA ID

10061253

Incident

Feb 22, 2004

Mileage

97,186 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CARBON BUILDING UP IN MY EZRA VALVE OF MY 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE CARBON BLASTED OUT MORE THAN ONCE. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I ADD PRODUCTS TO HELP WITH THE CARBON PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL CONTINUES. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY VAN TO MY LOCAL DEALER. I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO THIS VAN AND CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. IT NOW SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE CANNOT DRIV EIT, IT DOES START BUT DIES AT EVERY STOP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093165

Incident

Aug 13, 2004

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. GM OFFERED TO REPLACE IT BEFORE 75000 MILES. NFORTUNATELY MY VAN HAS MORE THAN THAT AND CHEVROLET DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK IT SHOULD BE CONSIDER FOR A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SINCE WHEN EGR FAILS IT STOPS THE ENGINE OPERATION AND POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I ALMOST HIT HIT CARS WAITING AT THE TOLL AT FLORIDA TURNPIKE WHEN MY EGR GOT STUCK WHILE LETTING OF THE GAS PEDAL TO BEGIN BRAKING. I INSTALLED BRAND NEW EGR BUT THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO HELP FROM GM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074996

Incident

May 4, 2003

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAD A ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET/ EGR VALVE TWICE, AND FUEL INJECTORS. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10063248

Incident

Dec 13, 2003

Mileage

113,000 mi

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 ASTRO VAN 4.03L FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT HARD STARTING ASB LOCKING UP DEALER REPLACED EGR VALUE TWICE TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG COMPUTER DIGITAL CHECK SAID SO NOW I HAVE GOTTEN 2 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE EGR VALVE FUEL LIND STAYS OPEN POURING OUT GAS THEY WANT TO CHARGE MY 600.00 TO CLEAN OUT THE SLUGE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS MY VAN NOW HAS 82000 MILES AND IT SOUNDS AND SMELLS LIKE A MAC TRUCK I ALSO HAS TO REPLACE TO WIPER MOTOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND I PAID FOR IT I JUST A NOTICE TO REPLACE IT IT NO CHARGE I CANT FIND THE ORGINAL RECEIPT SO I'M OUT ANOTHER120.00 FOR THAT REPAIR ALONG WITH THE 65.00 SO A LOCAL MECHANIC. CAN TELL ME THIS IS A DEFECT FROM CHEVROLET FOR MY ASTRO VAN I HAVE HAD THE BREAKS CHECKED BY THE DEALER ABOUT 6 TIMES THEY INFORMED ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE ABS SYSTEM AND THEY WERE FINE IN ALL MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON I4 IN FLORIDA LAST AUGUST TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT 4700.00 LATER I WAS IN THE DITCH BECAUSE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MY VAN WENT SLIDING *LA

NHTSA ID

10041654

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

THE EGR VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 4/15/03. *JB

NHTSA ID

10017496

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF DUE TO A BAD EGR VALVE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10002507

Incident

Jan 4, 2003

I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2000 AND IT BURNED DOWN IN 2001. I HAVE HAD THE WIREHARNES, AIRCOMPRESSOR AND FUEL INJECTION (RECALL) ALL REPAIRED BY DEALER. WHILE DRIVING ON HYWAY ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE AND FAILED. PULLED OVER AND RELIZED THAT VAN WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPTMENT SHUT OFF FIRE. VAN WAS TOTALED. FINANCED BY GMAC

NHTSA ID

756380

Incident

Aug 19, 2001

HEARD LOUD POP OUT OF FROM END, LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. PULLED OFF ROAD, SEEN THAT BELT WAS BROKEN. WENT TO REPLACE BELT NOTICE ALOT OF MOVEMENT IN ALTERNATOR BRACKET. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND TWO BOLTS OF THREE BROKEN OFF IN ENGINE BLOCK, OTHER IS STRIPPED OUT CAN'T REMOVE.

NHTSA ID

741979

Incident

Mar 5, 2001

ENGINE SURGES CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, COMPUTER CHIP CONTROLLING THE EGR VALVE REPLACED, VEHICLE DRIVEN 2 MILES AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED, EGR VALVE REPLACED. *CJ

NHTSA ID

559086

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, RIGHT REAR BLINKER AND PARKING BRAKE BULB FAILED. BACK HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN, DOOR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, DEALER FOUND LATCH ROD RETAINERS WORN OUT. ALTERNATOR FAILED. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT BLOWING. REAR END WAS ROARING, DEALER REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL. OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO TO ZERO, DEALER REPLACED INDICATOR. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MISSING, DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUB AND DISTRIBUTOR CAP, WHEN THE ENGINE COVER WAS REMOVED, DEALER FOUND THE PLUG WIRES SHORTING TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, DEALER REPLACED ALL PLUG WIRES. VEHICLE WOULD TURN, BUT WOULD NOT START, DEALER FOUND FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. OIL LEAKING AT PINION AREA, DEALER REPLACED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND PINION SEAL. REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS ON DASH STARTED BLINKING, ALL INDICATOR NEEDLES AND GAUGES WERE JUMPING BACK AND FORTH, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP, SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, FINALLY DRIVER AND DAUGHTER GOT OUT THROUGH FRONT DOORS, FIRE AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAS EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS DUE TO THIS, CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE REST OF THE LOAN EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED, SHE IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, DEALER WOULD NOT HELP HER.

NHTSA ID

870293

Incident

Aug 23, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. IN TWO INSTANCES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE. BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

860977

Incident

Mar 23, 2000

FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE INSTALLED 6/25/99 MOTOR IS STILL USING OIL AND HAS FOULED SPARK PLUGS

NHTSA ID

711529

Incident

Mar 25, 1999

I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER AWHILE BACK STATING GM WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LINEAR EGRS ON THE 4.3L ENGINES AND IF ANY PROBLEMS OCCURRED TO BRING MY VEHICLE INTO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CORRECTED. THE PRBLEM HAS OCCURRED, BUT I CAN'T FIND THE LETTER AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT TSB WAS ONLY ON THEIR TRUCKS.

NHTSA ID

710692

Incident

Aug 29, 1999

I RECIEVED A LETTER OF RECALL ON THE EGR VALUE THE SAME DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE SHOP, WHERE THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE EGR WAS STICKING OPEN AND THEY HAD CLEANED AND REPLACED IT. ALL PLUGS FOULED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME STICKING IS OCCURRING. GM SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS PAST THE MILAGE FOR REIMBUSEMENT OF REPAIR COST. CAN THEY BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSE REGARDLESS OF THE MILAGE?

NHTSA ID

704056

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT 1995 4.3L ENGINES WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LINEAR EXHAUST RECIRULATION VALVE. IT DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS WHICH MY VAN HAS STARTED EXHIBITING. WHILE THEY WERE OFFERING TO FIX VEHICLES WITH SUCH PROBLEMS THEY LIMITED IT TO VEHICLES TO UNDER 75K MILES. MY VAN HAS 82K. MY POINT WAS CHEVY RECOGNIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VALVE (WHETHER IT WAS OVER OR UNDER 75K) IT WAS DEFECTED...THEY HAVE REFUSE TO OFFER ASSITANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM...WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP

NHTSA ID

703997

Incident

Dec 29, 1998

LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM SERPENTINE BELT AND OR ALTERNATOR. WORSE ON COLD OR WET DAYS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR SERPENTINE /BELT, AND PULLEY ARM. SOME PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIME IN 2 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

702705

ENGINE STALLS OUT FOR NO REASON/ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND INSTRUMENT PANELLIGHTS STAY ON DURING THE DAY. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

828419

Incident

Aug 10, 1998

BLOCK FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

539921

Incident

Jul 29, 1998

ON LONG TRIPS OVER, 2-3 HOURS, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAUSES ERRATIC ENGINE BUCKING AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF LOWER GEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

810554

Incident

Mar 29, 1997

ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANC; ALSO, NO POWER DUE TO BLOCKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HAD VEHICLE THREE DAYS AND STOPPED RUNNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

810440

Incident

Feb 28, 1997

ENGINE LEAKS OIL, CAUSING ENGINE TO MISS OCCASIONALLY. *DH

NHTSA ID

507154

Incident

Aug 29, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. *DH

NHTSA ID

507030

Incident

Jul 27, 1996

SMOKE VALVE FAILURE. *AW

NHTSA ID

600461

Incident

Aug 30, 1995