2001 Chevrolet Astro Exterior lighting Problems

1) NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WOULD "PRESSURIZE" WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. I'VE EXPERIENCED NORMAL ACTIVATION BEFORE ON ICE, SNOW, AND LOOSE GRAVEL SO I KNEW WHAT IT WAS DOING. IT BEGAN HAPPENING A LOT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (BASIL CHEVROLET, WELLSVILLE, NY) ON 9/24/07. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND TOLD ME "ROAD TEST OK...ON ROAD TEST DID EXPERIENCE ANTILOCK PROBLEM. ONLY ONCE FELT - UNABLE TO VERIFY". 2) TOOK MY VAN HOME AND WAS SEEING THE PROBLEM AS MUCH IF NOT MORE SO THAN BEFORE. WAS QUITE UPSET THAT AFTER SPENDING OVER $400 DOLLARS ON THE AUTO, I STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED THAT I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR. COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD BRING IT IN TO "CLEAN THE SENSORS" FOR ME BUT COULDN'T GET ME IN UNTIL "NEXT WEEK". THE VERY NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM AROSE WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE AT WORK. I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY AND SMASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AT ALL BUT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. SMASHED GRILL, BUMPER, HOOD, HEADLIGHT, AND POSSIBLY MORE THAT I HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED YET. GOT STOPPED BY THE LOCAL POLICE FOR THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. 3) NOTHING DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I LEFT THE VAN AT THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK ON THE BRAKES AND THE HEADLIGHT. HOPING TO PICK IT UP TODAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205184

Incident

Oct 5, 2007

Mileage

69,800 mi

2001 ASTRO VAN CHEVY PANIC STOP BRAKES NO RESPONSE TO FLOOR 1ST. TIME HAD LOOKED AT PASS. SIDE WEAR 1 SIDE BRAKE PAD WEAR REPAIR. 2ND TIME NEED TO STOP FAST HIT BRAKES TO FLOOR NO RESPONSE BOTH 35 MPH TO 45 MPH CALLED GM ACTED LIKE DON'T CARE . TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACE 710.00 WILL NOT REIMBURSE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF REPLACE SENSORS $275.00 CATALYTIC CONVERTER $1000.00 THEN MOTOR FAILURE DEALER COULD NOT PIN POINT PROBLEM NEW MOTOR 6538.00 BOUGHT VAN FROM DEALER SAID O.K. FOR 150000 TO 200000 HAD 47000 NOW 130000 WILL NOT BUY G.M. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152540

Incident

Jan 5, 2006

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE SWITCH. RECALL NUMBER 05V099000/ CONCERNING HAZARD LAMP CIRCUIT. WAS ISSUED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117047

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SAW A RECALL ON THE TELEVISION HOWEVER, AFTER CALLING THE MANUFACTURER, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115532

Incident

Feb 15, 2005

Mileage

39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE - HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE - SWITCH DEFECTIVE. SAME PROBLEM AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA RECALL # 01V364000. BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING, CARS RUNNING UP CLOSE ON BACK END, STOPPED BY LOCAL SHERIFF. CONTACTED GM. IF YOU READ THIS NOTICE PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLAINT..... POWER IN NUMBERS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10100464

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

Mileage

53,000 mi

VEHICLE'S HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING.*MR THE HAZARD MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001 FOR THE HAZARD SWITCH AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ASTRO. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10083877

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

OUR 2001 ASTRO VAN [XXX] HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE HAZARD SWITCH STOPPED WORKING AFTER 5 MINUTES OF USE. WE WERE STUCK AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND THE HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER SAID THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD 40,156 MILES ON IT AND G.M. WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT! $501.17 LATER I AM VERY UNHAPPY. HOW OFTEN DOES ONE USE THIS SWITCH? IT WAS SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS BEING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT NIGHT WITHOUT WORKING HAZARD LIGHTS. 4,156 MILES BEYOND WARRANTY AND G.M. TELLS ME THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SAME SWITCH WHICH IS USED ON THE 2000-2001 BLAZER, JIMMY, AND BRAVADO, WHY NOT THE ASTRO/SAFARI. G.M. KNOWS THIS IS THE SAME PART. ARE THEY THAT WILLING TO PUT PEOPLE IN DANGER JUST BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF ASTRO/SAFAI VANS ON THE ROAD IS LOW? *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10063901

Incident

Mar 3, 2004

Mileage

40,160 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL TO FUNCTION SUDDENLY AND WITH OUT WARNING. VIN# [XXX]. ROOT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. SAME ISSUE WA OBSERVED ON OTHER GM MODELS.*AK UPDATED 08/03/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10060249

Incident

Mar 3, 2004

Mileage

45,000 mi

EXTERIOR LIGHTS... BRAKE LIGHTS... HAZARD LIGHTS... TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS... TAIL LIGHTS . THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABOVE LIGHTS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE ONE ADDRESSED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 01V364000 WHICH INCLUDES OTHER GM PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE BLAZER AND BRAVADO, WHICH EVIDENTLY USE THE SAME PART AS THE ASTRO. WHY WAS THE ASTRO VAN NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL? *LA

NHTSA ID

10049348

Incident

Oct 22, 2002

Mileage

28,000 mi

2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. VIN [XXX] HAD TO PAY $420+ TODAY TO FIX A GM KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINT OPTION.*AK STOP LAMPS/HAZARD LAMPS INOPERATIVE2000-2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND TRAILBLAZER (CLASSIC); GMC JIMMY AND ENVOY(CLASSIC); AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA (CLASSIC) SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. CONSEQUENCE: THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA #01V364000 OR NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V364/GM GM/CHEVY USES THE SAME STEERING YOKE FOR THE ASTRO/SAFARI VANS. THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE VANS IN THEIR THE REFERENCED SAFETY RECALL. THEY ONLY INCLUDED THE 2000-01 CHEVROLET BLAZER, GMC JIMMY, AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHY NOT THE ASTRO/SAFARI. THEY KNOW THIS IS THE SAME PART/FAILURE? THE GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER I FOUND WAS 01073 AND 01073A . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10033291

Incident

Aug 18, 2003

Mileage

51,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE IS A CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM GEAR BOX. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A CHATTER IN THE GEAR BOX, PROBLEM HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE LINE IN THE STEERING, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING,THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT CANCELLING WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, LEFT REAR CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN.*JB

NHTSA ID

8015816

Incident

Jul 23, 2001

VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM AND EVENTUALLY OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000933

Incident

Sep 21, 2001