5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,507 miles

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problem #3

Sep 202007

Astro Van

  • 46,520 miles
Thursday September 20, 2007 4:30 P.M.. transmission failure, 200 miles from home in California. Driving on highway, heard roaring sound from engine, would not accelerate speed dropped. Exited freeway looking for mechanical help, none available. Overnight in campground. Next day to local repair shop for diagnosis of transmission failure. Van had to be towed to santa barbara, California. Transmission replaced, Sept. 21, '07.

- San Diego, CA, USA

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problem #2

May 152005

Astro Van

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
2003 Chevrolet Astro, vehicle has stalled numerous times, around at least 12 times, this happened on major highways endangering the consumer and her family, the consumer has had it towed to the dealer around 5 or 6 of these times, the dealer said they could not find the problem, vehicle usually starts back up after at least 2-3 hours after stalling, vehicle only has 36,000 miles, consumer has gotten in contact with the manufacture, Chevrolet has yet to get back to the consumer, the dealer said that there were possible problems with the vehicles transmission, power control module, possible transference problem, or possible other problem, dealer also said there was a loud rear chatter.

- Red Hook , NY, USA

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problem #1

Apr 292005

Astro Van 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
After ball joint recall, I have had nothing but problems with steering, braking and suspension. Front left side continually pops and grinds, shock boot was replaced twice, the shocks have been replaced 3 times. The third time may have fixed it, just got the van back today. Brakes are intermittent. Heard loud bang from rear end, dealership tightened backing plate. Transmission slips, shudder is felt from rear end at 30+ mph. Dealership put balances on torque converter and the drive shaft, had to cut the rear springs to do this. Service manager stated the problem was not gone, but livable. Vehicle runs rough at idle, almost stalling, service manager experienced the problem as well. Said fuel injector port was fill with carbon, but cleaning it did not fix the problem. Check engine light came on during a trip, stayed on for the 6 hour drive home, there was no heat at all, service manager said he could not get the computer to reproduce the code, but replaced the thermostat, water pump and two clamps.

- Bridgewater, ME, USA

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