Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / ASTRO / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003293574 Incident Date: Sep, 29 2003
Consumer's City: ROCHESTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ASTRO Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:drum:shoes/linings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCDM19X32B Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 22 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the vehicle was started in the morning, the brakes made a grinding noise when depressed. the vehicle was serviced by the dealership twice and they replaced the brake disc, rotors and shoes. while driving down a hill with the brake pedal depressed, the brake system overheated, and a burning odor filled the cabin of the vehicle. *ak the brakes started to pulsate again while going down a mountain, a noise was heard coming from the driveline between shifts and was unable to be duplicated, the transmission slipped and shifted erratically, the engine would break up on a slight acceleration due to the distributor cap and the rotor being corroded. *sc *jb