2002 Chevrolet Astro problems, complaints & recalls

2022-10-26 · Vehicle Speed Control:throttle · 258,300 mi

“the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed, the accelerator throttle cable fractured in the stuck open position, causing the vehicle to accelerate to approximately 100 mph independently. there were no warning lights illuminated. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diag…”

2021-01-19 · Tires

“goodyear viva 3 tires suffered stone punctures. tire size 215/75r15. bought two new ones 10/5/16 and two more new ones 3/7/17. this vehicle is infrequently driven and only occasionally on county maintained gravel roads. only drove 18300 miles before first stone puncture 9/27/20. second stone puncture occurred with only 12/17/20 with 15800 miles…”

2020-10-20 · Air Bags · 170,000 mi

“ while vehicle was being driven.the alert warning light for the air bags illuminated. i was afraid to drive the vehicle due too the air bag inflator might rupture or underinflate. in the event of a crash. an underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. this scenario increases the risk of serious injury or death.…”

2017-08-04 · Visibility/Wiper · 89,000 mi

“when raining widshield wipers dont work as directed, they do what they want. they stay on after shutting them off. and door locks lock and unlock repeatedly. wipers also shut off in the middle of line of sifht intermittently. never works correctly…”

2016-06-01 · Exterior Lighting

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that on several occasions, the brake lights and hazard lights failed. the contact stated that if the brake pedal was depressed and the hazard light switch was moved around the lights would function as intended. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was not …”

2015-04-19 · Service Brakes · 113,000 mi

“i got in my van to drive to a store and the brake pedal went right to the floor. there was brake fluid leaking from near the rear tire. the steel hard brake line running from the abs unit to the rear axle is rusted through and is leaking. this was a sudden event. also the fuel lines look to be just as bad. i'm sure stainless steel lines would not …”

2015-01-26 · Seat Belts

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that the driver's side seat belt webbing failed to lock and was able to be pulled from the housing. the failure recurred multiple times. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 325,000. …”

2014-08-06 · Steering · 100,145 mi

“i was driving and all of a sudden, the dash lights went out and the car died. i lost power steering, and i coasted to the side of the road. come to find out the fuse box was hot and there was a few fuses that were blown. i replace the blown fuses and drove home. when i got home and turned off the van, i couldn't get it start i looked at the same fu…”

2014-05-01 · Tires · 147,570 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet astro equipped with gremax max 5000 tires (n/a), size 215/75r15 and the dot was jehkdvp2312. the contact stated that while traveling 40 mph, the front passenger side tire blew out. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the tire and vehicle failure mileage was 142,057.…”

2013-10-07 · Service Brakes · 120,000 mi

“vehicle lost all electrical power to every system that is controlled by the ignition being turned on. driver was in the process of making a u-turn around a curbing island in the divided traffic road when all electrical was interrupted while the steering wheel was turned all the way to the left. condition caused steering to become difficult, brake p…”