Major Problems with 2002 Chevrolet Astro Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Chevrolet Astro

2002 Chevrolet Astro VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 4 Mileage: 26647 miles

2002 Chevrolet Astro SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 2 Mileage: 60000 miles

2002 Chevrolet Astro AIR BAGS Victims: 1

Browse 2002 Chevrolet Astro complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2002 astro van has been in the service dept. at ron carter in alvin texas 11 times 7 times...	8 ~ 94577 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when the brakes were applied the pedal traveled to the floor. *jb also lost steering control. blown power steering shaft	8 ~ 43426 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the abs system failed and caused the brake pedal to go to the floor. *nlm...	8 ~ 32413 miles
STEERING my 2002 astro van has been in the service dept. at ron carter in alvin texas 11 times 7 times...	5 ~ 45169 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while traveling about 30mph on the highway without prior warning. the gas pedal was stuck and excessive speeding and she	4 ~ 55356 miles
SERVICE BRAKES abs was activated at slow speeds causing a substantial drop in braking power. *tr...	3 ~ 104000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN when the vehicle was started in the morning the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced...	3 ~ 70378 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE the door failed to close properly and sometimes the door opened on its own while driving. *jb...	3 ~ 21000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL abs coming on at very low speeds on dry pavement (under 5mph/8kmh). it doesn't do it every time but quite...	2 ~ 103509 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING hazard lights stop working and causes the trailer lights not to work( no left turn right turn or brakes to	2 ~ 80500 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that the front seat belts do not work at all....	2 ~ 47650 miles
AIR BAGS while driving 40 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact dual airbags did not deploy. no injures	2 ~ 20000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM van willnot start at times. moisture is getting into distributor and shorting out the ignition. in the 63000 miles i...	2 ~ 15500 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes the pedal went half way down it was discovered that there...	2 ~ 21000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS the brakes made a squealing noise and was replaced. after they were replaced the brakes locked up which resulted in...	2 ~ 30000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving a loud comes from underneth the vehicle causing a distraction. please add any additional information. ts...	2
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS buckles of rear seats on the vehicle are about 6-7 inches from the seat when child is seating buckle is...	2
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES uniroyal hide a way t155/80d18 on a 2002 chevrolet astro with 28 miles. spare tire has deep cracks all around	2
ANCHORAGE > FRONT > SEAT BELTS consumer states that the back bench seat belts are too long when the seat belts are put on they lay...	2
TIRES why does the left front tire only squeal when turning right or left the dealers say its normal i like	2 ~ 73785 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the alternator was replaced several times. *jb...	2 ~ 15600 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER when raining widshield wipers dont work as directed they do what they want. they stay on after shutting them off....	1 ~ 89000 miles
ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT > WINDSHIELD > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM recently i took my van to a dealer because the knob on the a/c fan melted off it cost 600...	1 ~ 133600 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY recently i took my van to a dealer because the knob on the a/c fan melted off it cost 600...	1 ~ 133600 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2002 chevy astro van idler arm pulled through the frame of the front right portion resulting in partial steering failure...	1 ~ 56000 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro. while the vehicle was undergoing a routine inspection the contact was informed that...	1 ~ 70000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE back door handle broke off the van cannot get in the back of the 2002 astro van. *tr...	1 ~ 82000 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC operated the van for 30 minutes. parked it in a garage and shutoff engine. ten minutes later the garage smoke...	1 ~ 123000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING the consumer's 2002 chevrolet astro caught on fire due to a tie rod rubbing against the positive battery cable. *nm	1
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i attempted to make a left hand turn across two lanes of on coming traffic (speed limit 55 mph). i...	1
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING while driving at 5 mph consumer attempted to park in the driveway and without warning lost steering ability. also brakes...	1 ~ 26000 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION transmission shift cable has malfunctioned. as a result vehicle was unable to engage into drive. *ak...	1 ~ 54595 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN when the vehicle was started in the morning the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced...	1 ~ 13032 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING when the vehicle was started in the morning the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced...	1 ~ 13032 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS when the vehicle was started in the morning the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced...	1 ~ 13032 miles
SHOES/LININGS > DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS when the vehicle was started in the morning the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced...	1 ~ 13032 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brake pedal was to small. when the consumer applied the brake her foot slipped off the brake pedal. *nlm	1
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my 2002 astro van has been in the service dept. at ron carter in alvin texas 11 times 7 times...	1 ~ 37000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the brakes made a squealing noise and was replaced. after they were replaced the brakes locked up which resulted in...	1 ~ 60000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i have 10 vans all with driver side window problems and they all new 2002 chevy astro vans. dt...	1
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY consumer states that while driving and no warning the rear windshield had crack starting from the driver side bottom all	1
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TI > TIRES uniroyal hide a way t155/80d18 on a 200 chevrolet astro with 18570 miles. spare tire has deep cracks all around	1
POWER TRAIN when the vehicle was parked on an incline with the engine running the shift lever did not go into any	1
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS van experienced multiple brake failures back to back. on three separate occasions front brakes would smoke due to brake pads...	1 ~ 4000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY passenger's sliding door glass window blew out in while driving 70 mph. state trooper when called gave a description of	1 ~ 45600 miles

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