Major Problems with 2001 Chevrolet Astro Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Chevrolet Astro

2001 Chevrolet Astro HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Victims: 3

2001 Chevrolet Astro FRONTAL Victims: 1

2001 Chevrolet Astro DRUM

Browse 2001 Chevrolet Astro complaints by category

Problems with ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES and HYDRAULIC are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Astro owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC under panic stop the brake goes to the floor and the van will not stop. the failed to stop about	16 ~ 45765 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the vehicle would not pass inspection due to brake light failure. the consumer had to replace a defective switch in...	6 ~ 42750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have had a miss when vehicle is warm. dealer says it is fuel but i am using the recommended...	6 ~ 63917 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2001 chevy astro van - no brake lights - same thing happened in a '94 chevy s-10 faulty turn signal	5 ~ 84071 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2001 chevrolet astro van. vin [xxx] had to pay $420+ today to fix a gm known safety problem. i was...	5 ~ 27000 miles
SWITCH > HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2001 chevrolet astro van. vin [xxx] had to pay $420+ today to fix a gm known safety problem. i was...	5 ~ 34432 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while pulling into a driveway at lowspeed i applied the brakes. the abs light came on and all braking power...	4 ~ 126500 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle vibrates when acclerating at low or higher speeds. dealer checked engine/ front end and computer. rotated tires and nothing...	3
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY side sliding door may close on foreward down hill the door has friction type catch older models had a cable	3
UNIT > HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING brake lights and hazard lights stopped working. consumer saw a recall on the television however after calling the manufacturer it	2 ~ 19500 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the abs light and brake light on the dash illuminated intermittently while the vehicle was in motion. this occurred again	2 ~ 44000 miles
SEAT BELTS while driving driver's seat belt unlocked from the belt buckle. dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. *ak	2 ~ 115866 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs activares at 4 to 6mph 25 to 35% of time. need to push brake peddle to floor in order...	2 ~ 51875 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i did not have brake failure but my van has been in the shop about 11 times for the same...	2 ~ 54000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i have had a miss when vehicle is warm. dealer says it is fuel but i am using the recommended...	2 ~ 48250 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have had a miss when vehicle is warm. dealer says it is fuel but i am using the recommended...	2 ~ 76250 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING vehicle goes over a bump headlights become dim and eventually off. dealer has been notified. please provide additional information.*ak...	2 ~ 34900 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING while driving at any speed and without warning there is a constant noise coming from gear box. dealer has been...	2 ~ 24500 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving at any speed and without warning there is a constant noise coming from gear box. dealer has been...	2 ~ 22500 miles
STRUCTURE consumer stated while driving at highway speeds of 75mph vehicle is hard to maintain on the road the front end...	2
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle accelerated on its own. it did not matter at what speed vehicle was being driven. consumer took vehicle to	2 ~ 80000 miles
STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving car makes a rowing loud noise sometimes....	2 ~ 32000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM van will not pass smog. the very last time i drove it i was driving it on a city street...	1 ~ 166200 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet astro van. while traveling 5 mph the contact noticed that the brakes would no...	1 ~ 160000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC abs and brake light comes on while driving. *tr...	1 ~ 97000 miles
TIRES noticed my tire losing air and have to fill it. upon filling i saw a split in the tire and...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES noticed my tire losing air and have to fill it. upon filling i saw a split in the tire and...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission put van in gear and sometimes it does not engage. finally vehicle makes a loud pop and jumps while	1 ~ 138000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i was driving down route 130 and the car just died so it was towed april 2008 and the fuel...	1 ~ 96000 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE a year and a half ago there as a loss of power and an engine miss. a fuel system cleaning...	1 ~ 125281 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES 4 cooper trendsetter were put on my van 6/18/07. on 9/6/07 i was driving on i4 and the left rear...	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when auto shifted into drive-auto accelerated uncontrollably- with brake peddle fully pushed auto over-powered brakes and crashed into my garage.	1 ~ 132334 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a 2001 astro awd that was taken to meineke brake care center where the brake system was analyzed....	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2001 astro van chevy panic stop brakes no response to floor 1st. time had looked at pass. side wear 1...	1 ~ 90000 miles
SWITCH > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2001 astro van chevy panic stop brakes no response to floor 1st. time had looked at pass. side wear 1...	1 ~ 90000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS dt: the contact stated that the brakes design caused rust to build up on the outside of the rotors....	1 ~ 13000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while traveling and applying brakes consumer's vehicle came very close to have the vehicle behind hit it from the rear....	1
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE no warning. fuel pump failed in busy traffic. engine died due to lack of fuel. danager to driver and children...	1
LAMP > BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC after picking vehicle up from dealership consumer noticed that once the brakes were depressed to make a stop pedal traveled...	1
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN transfer case control module failed at 146 000 miles in 2001 awd chevy astro. *jb...	1 ~ 146000 miles
HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING brake lights hazard lights and turn signal lights fail to function suddenly and with out warning. vin# [xxx]. root cause...	1 ~ 45000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION vehicle vibrated and shook inside of the wheel well while traveling on the highway. also a make loud noise	1
WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES > FRONT > SEAT BELTS vehicle description: mini vans. some of these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 208 "occupant crash protection."...	1
CABLES > 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer stated the vehicle stalled and the vehicle had no brakes or power. *ak the consumer stated smoke came from...	1 ~ 80059 miles
SHOCK ABSORBER > FRONT > SUSPENSION i have had a miss when vehicle is warm. dealer says it is fuel but i am using the recommended...	1 ~ 500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR consumer is having trouble with his braking system. his left front brake pulls to the left when he brakes. he...	1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that the exterior rear door handle failed without warning. it...	1 ~ 34000 miles
POWER TRAIN the july 2002 failure (first of two) of the 2001 astro awd transmission was fully covered by the warranty. i...	1 ~ 24000 miles
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer states intermittent grinding noise would occur when brakes are applied the pedal would go to the floor and causes	1
AIR BAGS while driving 35 mph the vehicle rear ended a bus yet the airbags did not deploy the vehicle was a	1 ~ 7500 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION vehicle has been serviced by dealer several times for all wheel drive light constantly illuminated. vehicle has been checked by...	1
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE while driving at any speed and without warning there is a constant noise coming from gear box. dealer has been...	1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle was in an offset frontal crash striking the rear of a full size pickup truck with the left half	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS passenger's side front seat belt is stuck in retractor and will not pull out. took vehicle to dealer and they...	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dealers not reporting safety problems/concerns to manufacturer. mr...	1
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1
DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving the consumer noticed that the rear of the vehicle was smoking. the consumer stated that the vehicles cabin...	1
ANCHORAGE > FRONT > SEAT BELTS dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN dealer not fixing problems with brakes and drive terrain. chevrolet no help in repair either. please help! mr...	1

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