Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / ASTRO / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003278559 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: UN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ASTRO Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEL19W7WB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Cannot get air throught vents in dash, all controls work properly vacuum actuator moves, there is vacuum at the swithc, no one knows the answer paint on gas door bubbling and looks like it is going to fall off transmission shifted hard into 2nd gear since we bought it ( 54000kms) finally started to slip , bought used trans and had it installed, quoted 3000.00 to rebuild, dealer was past even belief. abs comes on when coming to a stop every time . lf front sensor reads o mph when other sensors read movement causing it to assume a skid situation, replaced sensor at 205.00 no better, does not set code in computer according to mechanic. pulled fuse. has had vibration in driveline since purchased no one can find anything sugeestion range from replace all u joints, did some of them no better to replace rear end. it is not possible in nova scotia to obtain a blasting permit to blow up your car even if you take precautions and hire a professional. i have never in 40 years of driving some bad stuff from old english cars to transport trucks with more miles than there are numbers, ever had this kind of problem, most things can be fixed. you have never lived until you have taken the whole dash apart on one of these, the vehicle was designed by madmen.