1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal Problems

13 NHTSA complaints on file

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Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal Issues in the 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO

13 vehicle speed controlaccelerator pedal complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal Complaints

#10083936 | July 30, 2004

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR CABLE SHREDDED. THE SECOND TIME THE GUIDES BROKE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND REPORTED INCIDENT TO CHEVROLET. *AK *SC

#10059698 | February 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

#10030088 | July 24, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. CONSUMER SHUT OFF IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE. MECHANIC DETERMINED A PLATE INSIDE THROTTLE BODY HAD TWO RIVETS THAT CAME LOOSE AND GOT STUCK.*AK

#10010394 | March 13, 2003

I HAVE A 1997 ASTRO, IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 54,202 MILES ON IT, WHICH STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH IDLER ARMS AT 25,680 MILES. HAD SEAT BELT CHIME FIXED (RECALL), DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE WHEN STOPPING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE TIGHTENED IT, STILL FEELS LOOSE. THE VAN HAS ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH TOOK IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THAT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THAT. SLIDING DOOR RATTLE THEY TRIED TO FIX THAT ALSO STILL RATTLES. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN I TAKE OFF OR WHEN I GO IN REVERSE WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE OFF SMOOTHLY. I HAD AN ASTRO AND A SAFARI IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD AS MANY PROBLEMS AS I HAD WITH THIS ONE. *JB

#10010101 | March 7, 2003

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPING A CONDITION WHERE THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS. HIGH PEDAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO OVER COME THIS CONDITION BUT THIS PRACTICE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE RESULT IS A RAPID ACCELERATION OR LURCH WHEN THE PEDAL BECOMES UNSTUCK . PROBLEM IS CHRONIC AS IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY CLEANING THE INTERNALS OF THROTTLE BODY. THE CLEANING IS SUCCESSFUL IN REMOVING THE PROBLEM INITIALLY, BUT THE CONDITION ALWAYS RECURS AFTER ABOUT A YEAR (10,000 MILES) OF DRIVING. ALTHOUGH CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ON A REGULAR BASIS IS A RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ITEM. *JB

#8008157 | April 22, 2002

WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION, THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE REALLY HARD TO PRESS THEN IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND CAN POSSIBLY HIT SOMEONE. *AK *YH

#891998 | July 5, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL LOCK UP/STICK WHEN APPLYING PEDAL TO GO. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING.*AK *SLC

#885601 | April 10, 2001

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN, AND DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL ENGINE JUST REVVED, AND SHE HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE IT WOULD STOP.*AK

#555327 | October 17, 2000

GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. *SLC

#782879 | September 11, 2000

GAS PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. * ET

#859242 | March 27, 2000

GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT OUT. *ML

#830671 | November 12, 1998

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TAKING OFF, PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR IT STOPPED WITH A KINK IN IT, THEN PRESSED A LITTLE MORE, IT LURCHED TO GET PAST THAT POINT. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY SPRAYING THE THHROTTLE. *AK

#830579 | November 10, 1998

WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL MAINTENANCE PROBLEM THAT COULD BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

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