2004 CHEVROLET ASTRO — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

ONCE OR TWICE PER YEAR WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN I TOUCH BRAKE TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE, IT DOESN'T DISENGAGE. I THEN HAVE TO STAND ON BRAKE WITH ALL MY EFFORT TO STOP VAN AND PULL OVER TO PUT IN PARK. ENGINE CONTINUES RACING TIL I TURN KEY OFF. THEN EVERYTHING OK TIL NEXT TIME MAYBE MONTHS LATER. SWITCK ON BRAKE PETAL IS OK. ONCE IN THE WINTER, CRUISE CONTROL PUSHED ME INTO AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY OTHER TRAFFIC REALIZED I COULDN'T STOP. NO CODES SHOW UP TO IDENTIFY CAUSE. BEEN DOING THIS 4 OR 5 YEARS INTERMITTENTLY. EVEN THO THIS VAN IS 16 YEARS OLD, IT ONLY 6HAS 90000 MILES ON IT. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY BEST GUESS IT'S MECHANICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEM BUT SINCE IT HAPPENS SO SELDOM HARD TO DIAGNOSE.I HAVE ANOTHER ASTRO 5 YR OLDER WITH 230000 ON IT AND CRUISE WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. I HAVE NO MORE INFORMATION.

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON WHENEVER I AM DRIVING. I HAD IT CHECKED AT CORNING CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THE PART ALONE WAS $900 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE IT. THE BRAKES WORK, BUT NOT THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WITH GRAVEL ROADS. ALL OF OUR CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES ROT OUT. OUR FORD AND DODGE VEHICLES HAVE NOT. THE CHEVROLET ASTRO VANS WE HAVE EXHIBIT A PROPENSITY FOR THE BRAKE LINE ROTTING OUT OVER THE GAS TANK AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LINES OVER THE FRONT FRAME MEMBERS. THE BRAKE LINES ON 20 YEAR OLD FORD VEHICLES LOOK AS GOOD AS NEW UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. MY 1994 CHEVROLET K-3500 PICKUP HAS BLOWN BRAKES LINES DUE TO ROT ALONG WITH THE BACK PART OF THE FRAME THAT RUSTED OUT. I JUST READ WHERE YOU HAVE ADVISED WASHING THE UNDERSIDE OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. WELL THE LINES ROTTING OUT ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND THE FRONT FRAME RAILS WILL NOT GET WASHED. WHOEVER MADE THE "WASH IT" DECISION EVIDENTLY DOES NOT DRIVE OLDER CHEVROLETS. IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THEN WHY DID CHEVROLET EVIDENTLY CHANGE THEIR LINES? OR MAYBE THEY DID NOT AND THE NEWER ONES JUST HAVE NOT STARTED ROTTING OUT YET. WHY DO FORD BRAKE LINES, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, FRAMES, AND BODIES NOT RUST LIKE GM. SOMEONE IS HIDING SOMETHING. THE CHEVROLET BRAKE LINE ARE DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO RUSTING THRU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WAITED TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED. THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, MOTOR MOUNTS, AND GENERATOR WERE ALL REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,249.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WAITED TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED. THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, MOTOR MOUNTS, AND GENERATOR WERE ALL REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,249.