1995 Chevrolet Astro Steering 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

CONSUMER STATES WHILE IN THE REPAIRS SHOP THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THE IDLER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019224

Incident

Aug 22, 2002

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 11 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS/ IDLER ARM/ RESURFACED ROTORS/DID WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER SAID REMEDY WOULD BE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. NONE OF THE MENTIONED REPAIRS REMEDIED PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

898267

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING DUE TO A LEAKAGE. VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBELM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

882599

Incident

Jan 15, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END TO DROP ON TOP OF TIRE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR TORSION BAR TO BREAK. *AK DRIVER HAD TWO PREVIOUS FAILURE OF IDLER ARMS. ALSO HAD WHEEL ROTOR FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

871278

Incident

Sep 9, 2000

WAS DRIVING HOME & HEARD A LOUD BANG. STEERING WHEEL TILTED TO LEFT. DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE STATION WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TIE ROD END HAD SNAPPED. MANUFACTURER HAD REDESIGNED TIE ROD END AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TORSION BARS WERE FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE. *YH

NHTSA ID

870399

Incident

Jul 25, 2000

WHILE COMING OFF RAMP ONTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF POWER ASSIST PUMP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND HAD POWER ASSIST PUMP REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

862844

Incident

May 28, 2000

1-I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY.2- I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OFF A HIGHWAY UNLESS I LET OFF ON THE BRAKE. 3-CANNOT GET OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING PLACE IF BRAKE IS DEPRESSED FULLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

711188

Incident

Jan 25, 1998

IDLER ARMS HAD BE REPLACED EVERY 40,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME IDLER ARMS WERE REPLACED WAS AT 36,000 MILES. ANOTHER SET WAS PUT ON AT 77,000 MILES. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FIRST SET WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *ML

NHTSA ID

857188

Incident

Feb 15, 2000

INTERMEDIATE LINK MISSING GREASE FITTING ALTHOUGH THE HOLE WAS DRILLED.. LOCATION FOR FITTING NOT VISUALLY ACCESSIBLE UNLESS MIRROR USED. MISSING GREASE FITTING CAUSED WATER TO GAIN ENTRY TO BALL JOINT AND CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS GREASED AT LEAST TWICE AT DEALER WHO SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP MISSING GREASE FITTING. ASSUMED MANUFACTURER USING LIFETIME SEALED JOINT AS HAVE SEEN SOME FROM GM. VEHICLE REGULARLY GREASED EITHER BY OWNER OR DEALER. CLUNKING NOTICED IN STEERING. OWNER HAS REPLACEDPART AND ORIGINAL IS AVAILABLE FROM OWNER IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION.

NHTSA ID

712445

Incident

Sep 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING IN CENTER LANE AT 70 MPH THE TIE ROD END JUST SUDDENLY FELL OFF.THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND THERE WERE NO POTHOLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

848046

Incident

Sep 7, 1999

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED FAR GREATER THEN IT SHOULD BE. ALSO THIS SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS . IF IT WAS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME THEY WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE, AND TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST.(PUT IN SHOP ON THESE DATES FOR SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS STARTED 6/8/98 @29407MILES DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS COST 73.20. IN SHOP AGAIN 9/4/98 @32946MILES. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AGAIN NO CHARGE. SHOP 10/21/98 @34520MILES DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND IDLER ARMS NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 12/9/98 @36746MILES SHOP NEED REAR BREAKS THAT IS PROBLEM WITH SHAKING IN FRONT END. COST 244.52. IN SHOP 12/11/98 @36750MILES SHAKING AGAIN SHOP RESURFACED ROTORS COST NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 3/23/99 @ 40500MILES SHOP CALLED ON 3/24/99 NEED ROTORS RESURFACED AND TIGHTEN IDLER ARMS, COST UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYBODY ON THE ROAD BECAUSE BEFORE YOU CAN COME TO A COMPLEAT STOP YOU HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BREAKS AND REAPPLY THE BREAKS AGAIN CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SHORTEN GREATLY. ALSO SINCE THE SHAKING HAS CAUSE THE IDLER ARMES TO BE REPLACE ONCE AND TIGHTEN AGAIN THERE IS KNOW TELLING WHEN THEY WILL BREAK LOOSE AND TOTAL CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WILL BE LOST. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS PATTERN SHOWING FROM THE REPAIR DATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY IT JUST COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE NOTICE IN YOUR DATA BASE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS LIKE MIND. ODI ID 825208 AND ODI ID 805773

NHTSA ID

704890

Incident

Jun 9, 1998

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO SWITCH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS CAME UNLOOSENED; A PIN FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

832546

Incident

Dec 8, 1998

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FRONT IDLER ARMS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES.

NHTSA ID

541195

Incident

Jun 24, 1998

ILDER ARM LOOSE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES.

NHTSA ID

540972

Incident

Jun 24, 1998

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES FULLY DRIVER CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE VALVE HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND THE DEALER CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

823757

Incident

Jan 15, 1998

DURING NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT/MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO COLLAPSE CLIP ON STEERING COLUMN HAD FALLEN OFF.

NHTSA ID

535402

Incident

Apr 15, 1998

STEERING: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH APPROACHING TO AN EXIT, ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. APPLIED BRAKES, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

815137

Incident

May 10, 1997

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN ADDITION, REPLACED IDLER ARM/RING AND PINION GEAR/FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ID

808826

FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE STILL IN GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

806571

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH, CAR VEERED TO RIGHT SHOULDER SUDDENLY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CAR JUMPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, LEAPED FORWARD/ OVER MEDIAN, ROLLED 5 TIMES, SIDE DOOR CAME OFF, DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2 PASSENGERS DIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL APPEARED TO HAVE DROPPED OUT AND THEN RESTARTED.*JB

NHTSA ID

803567

Incident

Dec 15, 1995

POWER STEERING LEAK, WHEN DRIVING LOSS OF STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND WHEEL WILL NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *AK

NHTSA ID

985904

Incident

Apr 26, 1996

LOOSE FAN BOLTS CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TT

NHTSA ID

971728

Incident

Sep 5, 1995

LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK WHEN TURNING. TT

NHTSA ID

968001

Incident

Mar 1, 1995

POWER STEERING HOSE FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *DH

NHTSA ID

485643

Incident

Jun 1, 1995