Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE CONSUMER'S 1987 AND 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS HAD FAULTY ENGINE'S.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAME LOOSE, THE REAR DOOR HATCH BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPING AND VALVE BODY WEAR (90000 MILES). *NM
BRAKE PROBLEMS ON 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MORE BRAKE WORK WAS NEEDED. THE BRAKES HAD RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED, THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AND THERE WAS A HEATING CONCERN. *SC THE REAR AXLE SEALS AND DIFFERENTIAL GASKETS WERE LEAKING.. *JB
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN I GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY,FEELS LIKE SOMEONE REARENDED ME. GAS GUAGE ALWAYS REGISTERS FULL.GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE,SOUNDS LIKE THE REAR AXLE,HAD BRAKES CHECKED BY DEALER THEY ARE FINE.MAYBE I SHOULD OF BOUGHT A FORD. *AK
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AIR CONDITIONER AND TRANSMISSION BROKE.
CHEVROLET DOESN'T CARE ABOUT USING CHEAP PARTS- AFTER WARRANTY THEY SAY TRADE IT IN .NUMEROUS THINGS WRONG WITH VAN AND HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET MANY TIMES. CAN'T USE BACK DOOR OF VAN, RUN OUT OF GAS, KNOBS FALL OF INTERIOR DEVICES, ASKED CHEVY TO HELP SINCE 37,000 AND PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING AS I GO, CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AND CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE. ANOTHER NICE SHOVE IT JOB BY CHEVROLET THEY DON'T STAND BY THEIR PRDUCT AND THEIR PRODUCT IS NOT SAFE PLEASE RESPOND. *AK
VEHICLE HAS A "STOP BUMP" OR "DRIVE LINE CLUNK" WHICH IS "CORRECTED" BY LUBRICATING DRIVELINE SLIP YOK AND DRIVESHAFT EVERY 2000 MILES. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AND FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN BUMPED FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO LURCH SLIGHTLY FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL OPERATION BUT CAN NOT BE FIXED. ALSO THE ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED EVERY TWO MONTHS AS IT CONTINUALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT (AN INDEPENDENT SHOP SAID THE IDLER ARMS ARE BAD). THERE ARE MANY SQUEAKS, BUMPS AND CLUNKS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS & FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED. REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD CONSUMER THIS WAS NOT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ICE UP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF SNOW OR SLEET. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL IS NOISY.
THE REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED, SATURATING THE REAR BRAKE SHOES IN AXLE GREASE. THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE AXLE SEALS. WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER COST OF BRAKE REPAIR. HAS THERE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH CHEVY AXLE SEALS?
CONSUMERS NOT INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE THEY PURCHASED WAS A LEMON LAW BUYBACK.
AXLE ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED AND FAILED AXLE SEALS/BEARINGS. *AK
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.
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