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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005017234 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BRIDGEWATER | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ASTRO | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After ball joint recall, i have had nothing but problems with steering, braking and suspension. front left side continually pops and grinds, shock boot was replaced twice, the shocks have been replaced 3 times. the third time may have fixed it, just got the van back today. brakes are intermittent. heard loud bang from rear end, dealership tightened backing plate. transmission slips, shudder is felt from rear end at 30+ mph. dealership put balances on torque converter and the drive shaft, had to cut the rear springs to do this. service manager stated the problem was not gone, but livable. vehicle runs rough at idle, almost stalling, service manager experienced the problem as well. said fuel injector port was fill with carbon, but cleaning it did not fix the problem. check engine light came on during a trip, stayed on for the 6 hour drive home, there was no heat at all, service manager said he could not get the computer to reproduce the code, but replaced the thermostat, water pump and two clamps.*ak |
