1995 Chevrolet Astro Fuel system Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO POWER OFF THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE ONCE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT?S RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING LINE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF THE FUEL PUMP WIRE CONNECTOR ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK MELTED AND THE FUSE NEVER BLEW. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SECOND TIME THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE, HE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A HOSPITAL.

NHTSA ID

10548074

Incident

Jul 18, 2012

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06E041000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,810.

NHTSA ID

10397462

Incident

Oct 22, 2010

Mileage

125,810 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND HARNESS. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 103234.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07TR

NHTSA ID

10185890

Incident

Mar 16, 2006

Mileage

103,234 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS TWICE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166050

Incident

Aug 11, 2006

THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MILES PER HOUR, THEREBY LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. IS THE 3RD TIME IN 3 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, STALLED AND REFUSED TO RESTART, 2ND TIME WAITING FOR BRIDGE TO CLOSE, TODAY GOING DOWN ROAD. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. HAS BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME.

NHTSA ID

10124251

Incident

Jun 5, 2005

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

THE FUEL LINE WAS LOOSE, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE VENTILATION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DESCRIPTION; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033893

Incident

Aug 14, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UNSAFETY ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP, CONNECTION INSIDE THE GAS TANK BURNED OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030110

Incident

Jul 24, 2003

FUEL INJECTION UNIT WENT BAD. ONE OF THE LINES GOT A HOLE IN IT AND STARTED LEAKING GAS. MAKING YOU REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL INJECTION UNIT

NHTSA ID

10011031

Incident

Mar 23, 2003

Mileage

153,058 mi

THE VAN WOULD SEEM IN PERFECT RUNNING ORDER, BUT AFTER PARKING AND RETURNING TO VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AT ALL. WHEN WE TOOK OFF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK, THE WIRES HAD SHORTED OUT AND WERE BURNED. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS AND I FEEL IT COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE OR CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. I CHECKED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. PLEASE MAKE THE MANUFACTURER CHECK THIS PART AND MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE AND THAT THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A FIRE FOR SOMEONE ELSE!!

NHTSA ID

10005019

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

132,000 mi

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

FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSY. SHORTED OUT INSIDE OF FUEL TANK LEAVING BLACK ARCING TRACES ON COMPONENT- IF TANK WERE NOT COMMPLETELY FULL THIS WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSED AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN GRIEVOUS INJURY OR DEATH! LOCAL DEALER NOTIFIED,TO SEE IF ANY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLITINS WERE PUBLISHED AND RECIEVED A VERY UNFREINDLY RECEPTION AND ABSOLUTLY NO HELP.

NHTSA ID

749188

Incident

Apr 16, 2001

FUEL PUMP SEIZED, SHORTED OUT AND MELTED WIRES CONNECTED TO IT INSIDE FUEL TANK, BLEW FUSE. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *AJM

NHTSA ID

747468

Incident

Jun 23, 2001

VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILURE. WHEN CAR IS IDLLING GAS IS SPILLED THROUGH ENGINE, AND CAUSES GAS TO GO INTO OIL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

887845

Incident

Apr 25, 2001

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

CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE WAS COMING UP THROUGH THE ENGINE, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKING A LITTLE LONGER THAN USUAL TO START UP. *AK

NHTSA ID

863711

I MARKED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BUT, I AM NOT SURE. THE VAN WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING WHILE NOT GIVING IT THE GAS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

722557

Incident

May 4, 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

THE SPEED OMETER WORKS INTERMITTENLY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS, OR WILL NOT START AND WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THEY CAME NOTHING IS WRONG. IT ALSO WILL SOMETIMES RUN ROUGH AND WILL HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET REGARDING SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

NHTSA ID

715366

FUEL INJECTOR PLUGS UP AND FAILS. IT RUNS VERY ROUGH. NOTHING CAN PREVENT PROBLEM PER DEALER SERVICE TECHS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND WAS NOT AND CHEV CORP REFUSED TO COVER SECOND REPLACEMENT. LOOP HOLE IN WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 40,000 TO 45,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS STARTING TO SEE ALOT OF THIS LATELY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS- THEY WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT OUT IT WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN A HEAVY STORM. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT DID NOT FAIL IN THEIR SHOP. IT TOOK TWO SHOPS BEFORE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SOME TYPR OF LOOSE ELECTRICAL WIRING. NOT COVERED BY DEALER DUE TO ME BEING OVER MILEAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

708235

Incident

May 23, 1999

WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED COMPUTER CHIP WAS DEFECTIVE. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO ANY RECALLS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

836677

Incident

Jan 1, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONOT ACTUATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THE WIPER PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES TEHY WILL WORK. FUEL PUMP FAILURE DID NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE SHOP, AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SUBJECT VEHICLE ISA LIGHT DUTY, LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

705238

Incident

Jul 12, 1998

THE VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

830015

THE FUEL PUMP MAKES A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE.

NHTSA ID

536633

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR DUE TO COMPRESSOR HOSE SPLITTING, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK.

NHTSA ID

531739

Incident

Aug 26, 1997