2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,378 miles

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problem #3

Oct 052005

Astro Van 6-cyl

  • 89,000 miles
Driving on 3 lane interstate at 70 mph when transmission failed(sun gear shell in 4L60E transmission). Early am with little traffic so was able to coast to shoulder safely. Towed to exit. Had to replace transmission very lucky that traffic was light as all drive power was lost.

- Iowa City, IA, USA

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problem #2

Feb 122008

Astro Van 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 109,101 miles
4L60E transmission sun gear on 2002 Chevy Astro failed without warning, shred everything in transmission. Transmission shop says GM knew part was faulty but did not issue any recalls. There were no noticeable symptoms prior to failing. Fluid was flushed and changed less that a year before.

- Mcminnville, OR, USA

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problem #1

Sep 302003

Astro Van 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 13,032 miles
When the vehicle was started in the morning, the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. The vehicle was serviced by the dealership twice and they replaced the brake disc, rotors and shoes. While driving down a hill with the brake pedal depressed, the brake system overheated, and a burning odor filled the cabin of the vehicle. The brakes started to pulsate again while going down a mountain, a noise was heard coming from the driveline between shifts and was unable to be duplicated, the transmission slipped and shifted erratically, the engine would break up on a slight acceleration due to the distributor cap and the rotor being corroded.

- Rochester, NY, USA

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