{"count":201,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11372342,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2020","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 CHEVY ASTRO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND NO BRAKES. HAPPENED TO ME IN TWO WEEKS. LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10626165,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2014","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I ENTERED A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH AND SLOWED TO 5 MPH AND TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TRIED TO STOP. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS FULL. NO ABS LIGHT HAS EVER BEEN ON, AND I JUST RECENTLY PASSED MY VEHICLE SAFETY CHECK WITH NO CODES ON THE SYSTEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10605645,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2014","vin":"1GBDM19W2YB","components":"AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE PARKED OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE HORN AND THE AIRBAG INTERACTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 09/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HORN WAS DEACTIVATED. UPDATED 2/12/15*JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10593059,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2014","vin":"1GBDM19W4YB","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"HI, I WAS DRIVING THIS VAN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPS. I HAD A VERY HARD PROBLEM OF TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. I HAD IT TOWED INTO SERVICE. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT, FUEL FILTER, PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR AND RESET THE TIMING. IT NEVER DID SHOW UP A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR SHOWED A CODE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DROVE IT TWO DAYS LATER AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND DROVE IT AGAIN FOR A WEEK AND IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I SPENT $1200 TRYING TO GET THIS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS AS IF THE KEY WAS SHUT OFF. FINALLY WITH SOME OF MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT CAN CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN I CHECKED THE BATTERY. IT WAS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. IT SHOWED UP AS BAD UNDER A LOAD. WHEN I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID BATTERY SHOWED GOOD. FINALLY I TOOK THE BATTERY BACK TO AUTO ZONE THEY SHOWED IT AS BAD ALSO AND REPLACED IT. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AFTER THAT. SO THE PROBLEM YOU ARE HAVING WITH THE KEY SWITCH IN ALL THOSE CARS YOU MAY HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE BATTERY'S. VOLTAGE TO THE MICROPROCESSOR SHOULD STAY WITHIN LIMITS OF APX 8 VOLTS. THIS MIGHT BE MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN THE KEY SWITCH. THANKS FOR READING THIS LETTER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10573886,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2014","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VAN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WE LOSS BRAKES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10545126,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2013","vin":"1GNEL19W3YB","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE ALSO CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,257 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED RUST CAUSED THE ABS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10502726,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE PARKING THE CAR. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR CAR KEPT MOVING IT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE. IT HIT THE OPPOSING PARKED VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AFTER ACCIDENT HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT CHEVY DEALER HUBS AND SENSORS REPLACED THIS VEHICLE IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE.EVEN AFTER REPAIRS THE ABS SYSTEM CAN STILL FUNCTION INAPPROPRIATELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10419730,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2011","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"OEM CARPET COVERING THE INTERIOR ENGINE COWLING IS CURLING UP, CAUSING IT TO INTERFERE WITH THE TRAVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL CANNOT COME BACK TO ITS RESTING POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10398617,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2011","vin":"1GCDM19W3YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING ON ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE CRASHES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY BUT DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 151,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10398678,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2011","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"REAR A/C SWITCH BURNED UP. SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING , SAW SMOKE CAME OUT OF REAR A/C SWITCH ON DASH. POPPED OFF SWITCH AND FOUND BURNED SWITCH AND WIRES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10361769,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2010","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2000 CHEVY ASTRO VAN ABS PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED CITIES, PARKING LOTS ETC... WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE ABS APPEARS TO KICK ON CAUSING FAILURE TO STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VAN RECENTLY. MECHANICS SAY MAYBE MASTER CYLINDER, MAYBE BELTS, MAYBE???? CAN ANYONE SAY RECALL??? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10349016,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2010","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER AND WANTED $250 TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10320625,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2010","vin":"1GNEL19W0YB","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN A RUN-AWAY MODE. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED THROUGH COMBINATION OF BRAKES AND TRAVELING INTO MUD. UPON STOPPING IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FLAMING - MOST LIKELY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10319064,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2010","vin":"1GNEL19W0YB","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) AND OPTICAL WHEEL SENSORS WERE INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE SENSORS WERE CLEANED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THAT ADVISED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE CPU. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED 06/17/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10280695,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2009","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH DELTA ESTEEM XLE TIRES. WITHIN A MONTH AFTER TWO TIRES WERE PURCHASED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURE. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SEVERELY SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE TIRES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. HE THEN PRECEDED TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AND TOOK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO A DEALER. THE MECHANIC THERE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERE THREAD SEPARATION AND BUBBLES ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS THEN REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER HE WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE REMAINING DELTA TIRE THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. HE REPLACED THE TIRE BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES WHERE DEFECTED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 370,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 380,000. -","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"DELTA","productModel":"ESTEEM TOURING TR","size":"215/65R16","manufacturer":"DEL- NAT TIRE CORPORATION"}]},{"odiNumber":10252717,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/24/2008","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"MY 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO HAS AN ACCELERATOR THAT DOES NOT STOP ITS ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. DEPENDING ON THE SLOPE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE MAY GAIN SPEED UNTIL IT IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IT IS NOT A BIG EVENT ON DRY ROADS, BUT YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE SNOW, IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY DIFFERENT DEALERS 3 TIMES AND AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS READY TO BE PICKED UP AFTER TAKING IT IN AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT DOES THIS ON OCCASION, BUT VERY OFTEN AFTER BEING ON CRUISE CONTROL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10233582,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2008","vin":"1GCDM19W5YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A PEP BOYS FUTURA, SCRAMBLER AP, TIRE SIZE P215/75R/15. THE DOT NUMBER IS 3DHFPANM3104. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LEFT RUBBER MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR PANEL. THERE WAS NO TRACTION WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PRIOR WARNINGS TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE DOT AND ADDITIONAL TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 151,547.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"PEP BOYS","productModel":"FUTURA SCRAMBLER A/P","size":"P215/75R15","manufacturer":"PEP BOYS"}]},{"odiNumber":10221301,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2008","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY AC FAILED TO BLOW COLD AFTER I NOTED SOME OIL (NOT MOTOR OIL) UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP RECHARGED THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS APPARENTLY EMPTY INCLUDING DYE FOR WHICH I BORE THE COST ($200+). LESS THAN 12 HRS LATER THE SYSTEM NO LONGER BLEW COLD AND NO FLUID WAS NOTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE DYE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THEN INTERIOR ENGINE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE AC LINE HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE (NOW METAL ON METAL). A HOLE THE SIZE OF A DIME TO NICKEL WAS IN THE FILLER TUBE AND THE AC LINE ALSO HAD A HOLE IN IT. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER 2K CHEVY ASTRO THAT WAS DIAG'D SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME HOLE IN THE AC LINE BUT IT HAD NOT WORN A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. THE MECHANIC HAD INDICATED THAT THE AC LINE WAS \"RUN THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY\". AT THIS POINT FOREIGN MATTER HAS FALLEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE METAL FROM THE FILLER TUBE, THE BLACK FOAM COVER ON THE AC LINE AND APPARENTLY THE FREON FROM THE DYE RECHARGE. I HAVE TO PRESUME OTHER FOREIGN MATTER HAS MADE ITS WAY IN TO FILLER TUBE AS WELL. I AM NOW ATTEMPTING THE HAVE GM COVER THE $1K REPAIR TO THE AC LINE AND TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10220384,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2008","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I RECENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL ON THE TAHOES AND GM TRUCKS REGARDING THE GAUGE PANEL OR CLUSTER PANEL. I DRIVE A 1990 CHEVY ASTRO VAN WHICH IS ON A TAHOE FRAME. I AM HAVING THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH MY GAUGE PANEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR NO REASON. MY TEMP AND OIL GAUGES CHANGE FROM HOT TO COLD AND BACK AGAIN FOR NO REASON AND THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP. NOW THE GAS HAD WILL CHANGE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON. AS A WOMAN I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON MY CARS GAUGES TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR MY CAR TO BE DOING THESE THINGS. I CALLED OUR CHEVY DEALER HERE IN GRIFFIN WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME. I AM NOW ASKING YOU FOR HELP. SINCERELY, DANA D. HORTMAN *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10219264,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2008","vin":"1GNEL19W8YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10218984,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2008","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"DOOR HANDLE ON RIGHT REAR DUTCH DOOR OF OUR 2000 ASTRO VAN BROKE SUDDENLY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. WHILE THE DUTCH DOOR FEATURE IS OPERATIONALLY VERY HANDY, THE DOOR DESIGN ALWAYS HAD A FLIMSY FEEL TO IT - SO WE ALWAYS USED GREAT CARE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. AFTER IT BROKE, WE FOUND THE NHTSA #634576 WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SO FELT OBLIGATED TO ADD TO YOUR LIST. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10213057,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2007","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALLED SWITCH FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V099000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10208761,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2007","vin":"1GNDM19W5YB","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"CHEVY 2000 ASTRO, CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. WE EVEN PUSHED THE VAN INTO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHAT IT WAS AFTER HOOKING IT UP TO DIAGNOSTICS. WE FIGURED IT WAS THE COIL WIRE. RECENTLY THE VAN HAS BEEN BOGGING DOWN WHEN IT IS UNDER LOAD. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINS IT RUNS ROUGH. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED OUR FUEL FILTER. IT RAN FINE BUT STILL CUTS OUT SOMETIMES RUNNING UP HILL. SO WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. IF YOU LET THE VAN SIT OVER THE WEEKEND WITH OUT DRIVING IT, THE VAN WAS REALLY HARD TO START. UNTIL FINALLY IT JUST WOULDN'T START AT ALL. IN ADDITION THE DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T . THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS VERY SLUGGISH GOING UP YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HELP IT BY PULLING UP ON IT. WE KEEP BLOWING FUSES WHEN WE USE OUR CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO CHARGE OUR CELL PHONE. IT REALLY NEEDS HELP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10203610,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2007","vin":"1G1ND52JXY6","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10203393,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2007","vin":"1GNEL19W6YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"MY 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS THAT JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, SUCH AS WHEN TRAVELING IN PARKING LOTS AND CROWDED CITY STREETS. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE DOES NOT REGISTER A SERVICE CODE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED TRANSFER CASE FLUID IN THE ABSENCE OF HAVING A CLUE. THROUGH SELF DIAGNOSIS, THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE ABS SYTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE FUSE IS REMOVED FROM THE WIRING BLOCK SLOT LABELED ABS. DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLES DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO DETECT THIS PROBLE, IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE OR COMPONENTS DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION. OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PULL FUSES ON SAFETY SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK WHEN NECESSARY. NHTSA SHOULD EVALUATE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY ISSUED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE GM TRAINED SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT HELPING OWNERS REMEDY OR UNDERSTAND THIS DEFECT EXISTS. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10200652,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2007","vin":"1GCDL19W2YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE COMES TO A ROLLING STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND HE LOSES CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED IN SEVERITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,225 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,175.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10199104,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2007","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"2000 TAHOE: REAR HATCH WINDOW HINGE BROKE. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC...PRETTY SHODDY FOR A 4W DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OPENED THAT WINDOW 5-6 TIMES SINCE 2002, SO IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT ABUSED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW...WOULD LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $600 WINDOW PLUS HINGES (THE CHEVY DEALER QUOTED $1300.) *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10190014,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2007","vin":"1GNDM19W1YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO MINI VAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES, JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I STARTED HAVING TWO LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ONE IS A RED BRAKE LIGHT , AND THE OTHER IS AN AMBER ABS LIGHT. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000.00. ONCE THE UNIT HEATS UP AND THE LIGHTS COME ON THE ABS NO LONGER WORKS, AND THE BRAKES BECOME JERKY. ALSO THE TWO LIGHTS BLIND YOU AT NIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE. THE UNIT IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT NEXT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. I TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO FIX IT, AND THEY REFUSED, SAYING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE IT WAS PLACED NEXT TO THE EXHAUST. THE INDIVIDUAL AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND VANS. IT WAS SAFETY ISSUE AND GM REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10189429,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2007","vin":"2G1WF55E5Y9","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM... AND IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10186685,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VAN WILL NOT START FOR ABOUT 15 MIN. AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND SHUT OFF. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10186686,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2007","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"PAINT IS PEELING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10186171,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2007","vin":"1GNDM19W0YB","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE COMPLETING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THE IDLER ARM WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED , AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 63000.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10179481,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2007","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAD UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS . THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS COULD SEPARATE, AND THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLEWAS NOW AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS AT 130,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN THE BALL JOINT WAS SAVED, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS COMPLETELY DRY. THE CONTACT DOES HAS ACCESS TO THE LAST BALL JOINTS THAT WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO CRASHES INVOLVING THE BALL JOINTS, BUT FELT THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10177663,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2007","vin":"1GNDM19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO LS' LOCKS FAILED, NOT ALLOWING HER TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MELTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EAGLE AUTOMOTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, BUT REMOVED THE RELAY BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT WAS CONTINUOUSLY CLOSED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF THEY DIDN'T REMOVE THE RELAY IT WOULD MELT THE ACTUATOR AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WILL REOCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WENT TO MONUMENT CHEVROLET AND ASKED FOR A PRINT OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON APRIL 3, 2001 FOR BACK DOOR LOCKS AND AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2002 FOR THE SLIDING DOOR. THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE DRIVER DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE SLIDING DOOR WERE THE ONLY DOORS ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAD FUNCTIONING LOCKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER DOOR LOCK HANDLES WERESTUCK AND COULDN'T BE PULLED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. SHE HAS TRIED TO GET RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS GIVEN A FILE #1-438966317. THE CONTACT ALSO SENT PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BURNT OUT ACTUATORS AND WITH A CERTIFIED LETTER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO FAIL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT UNDER 25 MPH. THE TROQUED CONVERTER BURNED OUT. THE LOCKS HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10164739,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2006","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES, WHEELS TURNED IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. *KB THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DRS STEERING UNIT RIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10163290,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2006","vin":"1GBEL19W0YB","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FELL OUT CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 9/28/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10161172,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/30/2006","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"STEERING","summary":"EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY INCIDENTS WERE JUST NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND AT A VERY MINIMAL LOW SPEED, IN WHICH I WAS JUST DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH TO NO I HAD KNOW CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN. MY CONSEQUENCES WERE NONE OTHER THAN THE SCARE OF MY LIFE AND THE REALIZATION THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER OR ON A HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER ROAD THAN A SUBDIVISION ROAD. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP,WHICH HAS A HYDRAULIC VACUUM BOOSTER FOR THE BRAKES AND ALL WORKS TOGETHER . AFTER SPEAKING TO A SERVICE CLERK AT THE CAR DEALER AND STATING THIS WAS SOMETHING I THOUGHT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN TO BE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING AND BRAKES, HE AGREED. THE PROBLEMS WAS FIXED BY INSTALLING A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUID AND CLEANING CHEMISTRY ETC. TOTALING A TOTAL OF $636.32. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10154185,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/30/2006","vin":"1GNEL19W0YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES AN EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10150272,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2006","vin":"1GNEL19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5MPH. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE ABS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF THE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE ACTIVATIONS OCCURRED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM # 10000062 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10146953,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2006","vin":"1G1YY32GXY5","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"CAR HAS 54,000 MILES WITH LIMITED NIGHTTIME USE. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MOTOR. 100 MILES LATER THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10143451,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2005","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"1) SEVERAL TIMES (~10) IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS WHEN WE'RE ALMOST TO A STOP (~ 5MPH) THE ABS KICKS IN AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE LOSING BRAKING POWER 2) WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A CRASH IS BOUND TO HAPPEN 3) INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATES COMPUTER CODE TELLING LOSS OF WHEEL SPEED GM HAS A RECALL OF THE FRONT WHEEL HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR EXACTLY THIS REASON - BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE ASTRO - ONLY \"TRUCKS\" - WHY NOT THE ASTRO??? IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10142820,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2005","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE \"BRAKE\" AND \"ABS\" LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE JN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THE VEHICLE ABS HAS FAILED AND THE VAN ONLY HAS 'REGULAR' BRAKES. THIS SEEMS SUSPICIOUS AS THE VEHICLE ABS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO FAIL. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10141130,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2005","vin":"1GNEK13T3YJ","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10140723,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2005","vin":"1GNEL19W1YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: THE CONTACTS STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED A FAILURE WITHIN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, AND THOSE WERE REPLACED. ABOUT 25000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT A CODE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138360,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2005","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"STEERING","summary":"DT: 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GMC. THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP PUT ON A NEW PUMP. THE NEW PUMP FAILED ALSO. THE NEW PUMP WAS PUT ON AS A NEW VEHICLE GUARANTEE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. *SC . *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138206,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2005","vin":"1GNEL19WXYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, AT SLOW SPEED THE BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE THE RECALL BUT AT THIS TIME THEY AWERE NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WA SINCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THEY SAID TO CONTACTED NHTSA TOO. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED THEN THE DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT DID IT AGAIN. THE DEALER REMOVED THE WHEEL SENSORS AND CLEANED THEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THERE VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL ALSO. NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135528,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2005","vin":"1GNEL19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: WHILE DRIVING AT REAL LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED INTO GEAR AND IT WAS HARD TO GETTHE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE BRAKES PULSATING. *AK *MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135417,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2005","vin":"1GNDM19W2Y1","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. IT DOES THIS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. THERE IS A RECALL, CHEVROLET IS STILL RECALLING, BUT NOT SURE AT THIS TIME IF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135301,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2005","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"AFTER A RAIN OR DURING WASHING WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VAN, UNDERLAYMENT IS WET, CARPET IS WET, AND VAN IS MUSTY SMELLING. NO ONE REFERED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134881,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"1GCDM19W8YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN I APPLY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (ABOUT 10 MPH), THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE, AND GIVES THE FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP AS INTENDED. THIS FAILURE CAN ALSO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO \"PULL\" TO LEFT OR RIGHT DURING THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10131872,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2005","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"WE HAD PURCHASED UNIROYAL TIRES IN OCTOBER 2002 FROM FARM AND FLEET IN LA CROSSE. AS OF AUGUST 4, 2005, ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES CRACKING AND PEELING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS WHERE THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT LET US DRIVE THE CAR DUE THE SEVERITY OF THE PEELING OF THE TIRES. DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE TIRES IN THE POOR CONDITION COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY. I STARTED HAVING A PANIC ATTACK AFTER HEARING THIS NEWS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR TIRES TO SHRED, CRACK, AND PEEL AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I CALLED FARM AND FLEET WHERE WE BOUGHT THE TIRES AND HE TOLD ME \"TOO BAD\" AND HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED UNIROYAL AND SHE SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IF OUR TIRES CRACKED, THAT'S WHAT TIRES DO. THESE TIRES THAT CRACKED, PEELED, AND SHREDDED HAVE A 75,000 MILES WARRANTY, NOONE WILL HONOR THIS WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $400 BUYING NEW TIRES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNIROYAL","productModel":"TIGERPAW","size":null,"manufacturer":"UNIROYAL TIRE CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10129873,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2005","vin":"1GNET19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DID NOT STOP; IT ACCELERATED WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE AND SHE HIT TWO PARKED CARS ON 7-23-05. SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 3-5 MPH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. PREVIOUSLY, THEY HAD FELT SOME PULSATING IN THE PEDAL, BUT IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE FELT IT ACCELERATE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON PRIOR TO THIS OR PREVIOUSLY. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL BRAKING, ON A DRY ROAD. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10127278,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2005","vin":"1GCDM19WXYB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS BEFORE THE STALLING, IT HAPPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DID INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR HAD INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THERE WAS FILE NUMBER 1-34-55-39614 WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10125624,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHEVY SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ASTRO VAN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10120544,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 8,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. EVEN THOUGH I FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I AM STILL PAYING OFF. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT GMC HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE. IT NOW HAS AN INTAKE VALUE FAILURE AND PISTON PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER VECHILES AND AS LONG AS I MAINTAINED THEM THEY RAN GREAT UNTIL 100,000 PLUS MILES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE? NOT IMPRESSED. I THOUGHT GOING GMC WOULD GIVE ME A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT IN OVER $1,000 OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3,000 TO $4,000. WHEN I GO TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHILE I WILL KEEP THIS IN MIND!!!!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119917,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/05/2005","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND BEARINGS LAST YEAR THE BRAKES STARTING PULSATING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUSTING AND PITTING. THIS YEAR THE BEARINGS WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 34,000 ORIGINAL MILES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119791,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2005","vin":"1GNEL19WXYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"IN FALL OF 2004 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEY WOULD KICK IN WHILE I WAS GRADUALLY STOPPING, THEN DISENGAGE AT THE LAST MINUTE, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY COLLIDE WITH WHATEVER WAS IN FRONT OF ME! I DROVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT TIME, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE FUSE TO DISARM THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND HOW MUCH IT SHOULD COST, SINCE I DO NOT ENTIRELY TRUST THE DEALERSHIP (CLASSIC CHEVROLET) TO BE HONEST WITH ME, BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCES. PLEASE REFER TO THE INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED ON MAY 2, 2005 WHICH DOES NOT MENTION THE CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN (2000).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119659,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/19/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2005","vin":"1GNEL19W8YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"I READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL MOTORS ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. MY CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM - ANTILOCK BRAKING ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO CORROSION IN AND AROUND 1 OR MORE OF THE AXLE SPEED SENSORS. I REMOVED THE ANTILOCK MAIN FUSE TO DE-ENERGIZE THE SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX BUT DOES REMOVE THE IMMEDIATE DANGER. I KNOW OF ANOTHER ASTRO, OWNED BY SOME CLOSE FRIENDS, WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10118439,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2005","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I HAVE A 2000 CHEV ASTRO PASS. VAN LS EXT SPORT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE SEPARATING FROM THIER HINGES. THE ADHESIVE IS FAILING, AND I AND AFRAID THE DOORS WILL FALL OFF.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10115480,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2005","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. WHEN THE DRIVER TAPPED THE PEDAL TO RELEASE IT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE SPED TO 100 MPH. DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10111351,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2005","vin":"1GBDM19W8YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT WHEN ALL A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. TAKEN IN FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.JB.....NO START AT TIMES AND THEFT LIGHT IS ON. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND REPAIRED WIRES TO SWITCH. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10106337,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BAD////// NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10100689,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2004","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10099558,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W5YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10097965,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WORKED WHEN COOL, DIDN'T WHEN WARM. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION MELTED AND VACUUM HOSE ALSO MELTED. COULLD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10092492,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2004","vin":"1GNEL19W7YB","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS","summary":"DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT CHARGE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED, TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKED AND THE FRONT PINION LEAKED. *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10090825,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"HAVE BROUGHT VAN IN 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SMELLING WIRES BURNING. HAVE GONE THROUGH 6 BATTERIES IN 4 YEARS. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. RADIO/CD HAS BEEN REPLACED. NEW CD STOPED WORKING AFTER 1 WEEK OF BEING REPLACED. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE AGAIN. RADIO, OVERHEAD DIGITAL TEMP & MISC GAGES GOES OUT, SPEEDOMETOR, BATTERY, FUEL, AND ODOMOTER QUITS, ONLY THE OIL STILL WORKS. ABS BREAKING PROBEMS, PEDEL TO FLOOR, HAVE RAN INTERSECTIONS DUE TO THIS. HAVE HAD MINOR DINGS TO BUMPER BECAUSE IT ROLLED TO STOPS AT LOW SPEEDS. LOUD CLUNK IN REAR WHEN STOPPED TOO. DEALER REFUSED TO CALL IT A LEMON. REFUSED TO HELP FIX BECAUSE ITS A LEASE. ALSO HANDLE OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG DISINTEGRATED IN 3RD YEAR, AND NOW THE DRIVER ARM REST IS SPLIT IN 4TH YEAR. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10083850,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF THE DOOR PANEL. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10082753,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W0YB","components":"STEERING","summary":"VAN WAS BEING BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY,STEERING AND BRAKES WENT HARD AND BELT STARTED TO SQUEAL FOR ABOUT 6 SECONDS.BELT SQUEAL STOPPED BUT STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT RETURN.DURING INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKEN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10083411,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2004","vin":"1GNEL19W1YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"VEHICLE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER SAW NO NAIL OR OTHER INDICATION OF A PUNCTURE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"MICHELIN","productModel":"MICHELIN","size":null,"manufacturer":"MICHELIN TIRE CORP."}]},{"odiNumber":10083521,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2004","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY AND AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SENSOR WENT OUT AGAIN. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080867,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2004","vin":"2C1MR226XY6","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO COOL, FAILS TO COOL, WARMER AIR COMING OUT. COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK, ADDED COOLANT, THIRD VISIT REPLACED PART OF AIR CONDITIONER, 1 YEAR LATER FAILING TO COOL AGAIN, SOME VALVE WAS STUCK, $70 NOW THAT WARRANTY IS UP, RESISTER NOT WORKING CORREXCTLY, ONLY WORKS ON HIGHEST TWO OPTIONS, WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $100 FOR REPLACEMENT, CAN'T AFFORD. 2000 GEO METRO, ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IS NOT EXACTLY A GOOD AIR CONDITIONER ANYWAY, NOT VERY COOL WHEN WORKING RIGHT. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080804,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2004","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"SIRS, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK OF MY 2000 CHEVY ALL WHEEL DRIVE ASTRO VAN, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS THE SENDING UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL GAGE ON THE DASH,AND THAT FUNTION FAILED. THE PUMP HAD BEGUN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD PART. THE BILL FOR REPLACEING THE PUMP, WITH LABOR, CAME TO $560.46. I PRICED A COMPLETE DELL DIMENSION 2400 COMPUTER SYSTEM, INCLUDING SHIPPING AND IT WAS ONLY $494.00. THIS IS OUT RAGIOUS HAVING TO PAY $560.46 FOR AN AUTO FUEL PUMP. WHERE CAN I GET RELIEF? THIS IS A RIPOFF AND IT MUST BE STOPPED. THANKS, MICHAEL COLEMAN SEAQUE@CITLINK.NET. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10079244,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W0YB","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"ENTIRE SEAL WAS LIFTING FROM TOP AND DOWN BOTH SIDES, WATER LEAKING IN AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD, ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AND SEAL HAD TO BE RESET. TRIED GOING TO DEALER ABOUT BULLETIN THEY SAID THEY HEARD OF NO SUCH THING ON MY VAN YEAR OR TYPE. ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY WHOLE COST MYSELF. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10075120,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2004","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES HAVE A BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE LINES TO THE OIL PAN. THIS BRACKET RUBBED HOLES IN BOTH OF THE LINES. IF MY WIFE HAD NOT SEEN THE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WHEN SHE BACKED OUT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE BURNED UP. THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAS A ONE INCH GASH WHERE THE BRACKET HELD THE TRANSMISSION LINES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10071786,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2004","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL BRAKES OVERHEATED. ALSO, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL, LIKE BURNED RUBBER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, CONSUMER FELT THAT TRAVEL TIME TO THE ALTERNATE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK THE ROTORS AN DPADS WERE REPLACED AT 28K MILES THERE WERE RUSTED AND CRACKED. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE BRAKES OVERHEATED WHEN DESCENDING STEEP GRADES. THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. *SC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10068045,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH A KELSEY HAYES EBC UNIT. RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, BUT IT WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED COLD. I HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CODE INDICATED A BAD RELAY IN THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT CAUSES THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS I HAVE NO ABS WORKING. THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ALL THE TIME SO THE QUESTION IS DO I PAY OVER $900 FOR SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR DO I TAKE A CHANCE THAT WHEN I NEED MY BRAKES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WILL WORK. AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PART # WAS 12478045 . THIS PART CANNOT BE PURCHASED EXCEPT THROUGH A DEALER. IT IS THEIR PRODUCT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067998,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/28/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH A KELSEY HAYES EBC UNIT. RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, BUT IT WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED COLD. I HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CODE INDICATED A BAD RELAY IN THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT CAUSES THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS I HAVE NO ABS WORKING. THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ALL THE TIME SO THE QUESTION IS DO I PAY $800 FOR SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR DO I TAKE A CHANCE THAT WHEN I NEED MY BRAKES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WILL WORK. AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PART. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PART # WAS 13354733 HE COULD NOT/WOULD NOT TELL ME THE TYPE OF KELSEY HAYES EBC UNIT EXCEPT HE SAID THEY ONLY MADE ONE KIND FOR THIS VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10062285,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2004","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"STEERING","summary":"POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, WHICH RENDERED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE!! BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, COULDN'T STOP, WENT ACROSS TRAFFIC, UP INTO CUL DE SAC (THANK GOODNESS NO OTHER VEHICLES COMING). $800 REPAIR!!! ONLY 50,000 +/- MILES ON VEHICLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058614,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W9YB","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"UNCONTROLLED ENGINE ACCELERATION: WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE REVVED TO FULL THROTTLE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND FULL BRAKES APPLIED. THE CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE BREAKAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR HAD 48,000 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN \"JERKY\" INTERMITTENTLY ON INITIAL DEPRESSION FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR. DEALERSHIP SERVICING ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS CLEANED AND \"DEFERRED.\" BUT 6 WEEKS LATER, THIS BREAK IN THE ACCELERATOR CABLE OCCURRED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10057019,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2004","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND ALSO CAUSING POWER ASSISTED BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10052372,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2004","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ON TUESDAY , DEC. 30, 2003, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE DRIVE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY YEAR 2000 CHEVY ASTRO VAN, 2WD, THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY CRUMBLED IN MY HANDS AS IS IT WAS A PIECE OF CANDY. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE ON 7/20/2000 FROM BK CHEVY HERE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. THE VAN DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 10,000 MILES ON IT!!! IT LOOKS BRAND NEW ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN MOTION. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN PARK... AND THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BROKE APART WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BK CHEVY SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR AND COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. I HAVE ASKED FOR ALL THE BROKEN PARTS TO BE PLACED IN THE BOX THE NEW PARTS CAME IN AND I AM WILLING TO SHIP THE BROKEN PARTS FOR TESTING TO WASHINGTON, DC. I AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051329,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2003","vin":"1GCDM19W1Y8","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CHECY ASTRO CARGO VAN 2000, FRONTAL COLLISION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CARRIER. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG OPERATED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051387,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2003","vin":"11111111111","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"I HAVE HAD MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. 2000 YEAR MODEL. I HAVE ONLY 60,000 MILES AND IT'S BEEN IN FOR CHANGING OF OXYGEN SENSOR TWICE A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTEER INSTALLED IN THE FIRST 4000 MILES. AT 7000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE SOME CONNECTOR REPLACED BECAUSE MY VAN WOULD GO FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND THEN JUST DIE ON ME, LIKE NO GETTING FUEL. NOW FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE AND ABS LITE COMING ON AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THEY GRAB AND LET GO AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY PLACES AND EVERYONE TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE SEE WHAT THE COMPUTER FAULT WAS AND IT SAYS THE RELAY. THE RELAY IS 800.00 DOLLARS AND THE MECHANIC SAYS IT MAY STILL NOT BE THE PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051188,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON A 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD WITH 63K MILES. THE TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL REBUILD WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED IN TIME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10046729,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10043351,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER BEING PUMPED A FEW TIMES ACTUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT UNABLE TO REPRODUCE AT DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SHOP TOO MANY TIMES FOR MANY ITEMS INCLUDING SIDE DOOR RATTLES, IGNITION PROBLEM WITH SECURITY FEATURE, WINDSHIELD ECT. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10043279,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W9YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT ON 2ND GEAR AS IF BEING REAR ENDED. SYMPTOMS APPEARS ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT OR ON LONG TRIPS. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10038555,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2003","vin":"1GNEL19WXYB","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10033281,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W8YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2000 ASTRO VAN WITH 50,000 MILES. REVERSE AND SECOND GEARS WENT OUT. NOW COSTING $1500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN NEW IN 2000.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10034073,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE WON'T START AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10026061,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CODE 1870 IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES. THE ALUMINUM VALVE HOUSING IS TOO SMALL AND WEARS OUT QUICKLY. THE SYMPTON IS A VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AS IF BEING REAR-ENDED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS HOT. CHEVY HAS REENGINEERED TO A BIGGER VALVE BUT STILL WANTS IT'S CUSTOMERS TO PAY HALF OF $2000 FOR A $350-$950 PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY IT'S WARRENTY. SONNEX MAKES A STEEL REPLACEMENT AND CAN VERIFY HOW FREQUENT THE PROBLEM IS. CHEVY'S ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT IS QUESTIONABLE, LET ALONE THE DEAL THEY OFFER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10025283,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W3YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT","summary":"MY REAR HATCH DOOR OF MY 2000 ASTRO VAN WILL NOT OPEN. ALL OF THE LOCKS ON MY VAN ARE NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD BUT AT LEAST I CAN USE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES TO GET IN AND OUT. THE HATCH HAS NO INSIDE DOOR RELEASE SO IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE BACK IF THAT WERE THE ONLY WAY OUT. ALSO, IF YOU ARE BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE VAN BECAUSE OF A BUMPY INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKES NOT HOLDING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRAKE PARTS","productModel":"18M739","manufacturer":"Brake Parts Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10025108,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2003","vin":"PROVIDE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10023109,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W1YB","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"HIS SITE WAS SENT TO US AND WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE DISCREPANCIES IN THE MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER ON A VAN WE MADE A DOWN PAYMENT ON TO BUY. THE NUMBERS JUST DON'T MATCH AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF 7 MONTHS VAN CANNOT BE ACCOUNTED FOR. THE DEALER SAID HE HAD NO INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS OWNER, ALTHOUGH IN NOV. 2002, THE SAME DEALER CHANGED OIL, THEN 7 MONTHS LAPSE. CAN YOU HELP US ? THE VAN IS A YEAR 2000 ASTRO AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE MILEAGE. THANKS DONNABILL2@MSN.COM. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10022620,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN TAKING OFF CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE VEHICLE JERKING. WHILE VEHICLE WA SON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10021152,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN ACCELERATING THE VAN JERKS UNTIL YOU RESUME ONE SPEED, AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS IT JERKS, AND WHEN SITTING ON AN INCLINE READY TO PULL OUT WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE IT ROLLS BACK.............THE VAN ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT......THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THIS SAID IT IS THE VISCUS CLUTCH IN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY ASTRO VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM $1,550.00 TO $2,000.00 TO FIX THIS. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MODEL OF VAN (ASTRO), AND SEEING IF THIS WILL BE A RECALL AND FIXED AT THERE EXPENSE.I FEEL A VAN WITH ONLY 23,OOO MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10018478,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/09/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS WHEN TRAVELING! ALMOST CRASHED WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE BECAUSE OF COMPLETE OPERATIONAL FAILURE! VEHICLE RESTARTS, HOWEVER MAY STALL AT ANY TIME! I TOOK VEHICLE TO ATTENDANT SHOP AS WELL AS A CHEVY SHOP AND THEY BOTH FAILED TO FIND THE CAUSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM MUST BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10015391,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2003","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED, WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10015320,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2003","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTILOCK MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10011364,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W91B","components":"STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE SLIDING DOOR, SLAMMED SHUT WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE IF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. *AK *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10008296,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W6YB","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF A BENT REAR AXLE AND FRAME A HALF INCH DIFFERENT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10006803,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10006715,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W2YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE OIL QUICK CONNECT POPPED OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10003037,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2003","vin":"1GNDM19W5YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE, HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING...LOSS OF POWER STEERING / BRAKES....AND WON'T \"RE-START\" 1 ] 05.08.01 8:00PM - 10692 MILES . VEHICLE DIED WHILE PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION DRIVE WAY.( YES, CAUSED TRAFFIC!) 2] 05.15.01 7:00PM - 10855 MILES . ONLY 163 MILES FROM PRIOR SERVICE...WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT...VEHICLE SHUTS OFF! 3] 10.17.01 11:00PM - 15080 MILES . VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WON'T START! 4] 07.15.02 11:58PM - 22363 MILES . VEHICLE, HESITAES AND SHUTS-OFF, WHLE DRVIING! LOSS OF POWER STEERING / BRAKES! 5 ] 01.17.02 8:30PM - 28181 MILES. PULLING OUT OF \"HOME\" DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SHUTS-OFF! ( TWO TOW TRUCKS HAD TO COME OUT AND PULL ME OUT!)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10003768,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2003","vin":"FULL FILL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE VEHICLE PUMPS VAPOR AND SMOKE INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE BLOWER RESISTOR IS BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10000729,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2003","vin":"1GNEL19W1YB","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR FAILED. WIFE WAS DRIVING 40MPH ON SNOW COVERED WINDING ROAD WHEN TORSION BAR FAILED. THIS CAUSED TEMPOARY LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS 2000 CHEVY ASTRO AWD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS HAPPENED 1-4-2003","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10000424,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W0YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"UPON APPROACH TO AN INTERSECTION, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EARLY BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE A LITTLE, SO I PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE ABS BRAKES. I HEARD A VERY LOUD SNAP! AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GONE FROM BENEATH MY FOOT. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, NARROWLY MISSING BECOMING BROADSIDED FROM THE LEFT. I SWUNG THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH DID LITTLE TO SLOW FORWARD MOMENTUM) AND WAITED WHILE THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP, INCHES FROM A TELEPHONE POLE. *** UPON BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER COMPONENT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE METAL CASTING HAS A CRACK WHICH IS ALMOST 6 INCHES LONG WHICH RUNS ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PART FOR ALMOST ITS FULL LENGTH. THE METAL WALL OF THE CYLINDER HAS BEEN EXTRUDED BY THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WHICH OCCURRED DURING BRAKING. *** I HAVE THE PART AND I AM WILLING TO SHARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROBLEM. *** IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE, CONTACTED AFTER THE FACT, TOLD ME THAT THIS FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO \"BAD BRAKING HABITS\".","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10000180,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2002","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8022460,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2002","vin":"1GCDM19WOYB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE ON AN EXPRESS WAY, CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TANKER TRUCK. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER STATES' NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":768816,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2002","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"FINGERS BENT AND TWISTED. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TO CONFORM TO THE STEERING WHEEL CONTOUR. FINGERS BENT TOWARDS BABY FINGER. INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311 SEE PHOTOS AT HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8019829,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN THE FRAME, IN THE REAR. MAKING UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":765724,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W0YB","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE WINDOW OF THE ASTRO MINI-VAN TILTS OUT AND IS SUPPOSE TO \"LOCK\" INTO POSITION. HOWEVER, AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH; THIS WINDOW SLAMS SHUT WITHOUT WARNING. ONE TIME MY SON HAD HIS HAND OUT THE WINDOW AND IT SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS FINGERS. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE \"LOCKING\" MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED SO THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8015294,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"A DASHBOARD MOUNTED HAND PULL DETACHED FROM CONSOLE WHEN ENTERING VAN WITH NO WARNING, REVEALING STUDS STICKING OUT ON BOTH SIDES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8015155,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W8YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED A CRACKED DOOR PANEL, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ARM REST GOES DOWN TO FAR, DEALER REPLACED BOTH WORN ARM RESTS.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8012542,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2002","vin":"1GCDM19W1YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE","summary":"DESIGN OF SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WELL DONE BECAUSE DOOR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK INTO PLACE, LIKE IN OTHER VAN DOORS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AKCONSUMER STATES; IF PARKED ON A HILL FRONT END DOWN, DOOR CAN CLOSE BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, TRACTION, ON WET/BUMPY ROADS. *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8012543,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BUT ON DRY PAVEMENT BRFAKES WORK FINE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8011684,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2002","vin":"1GBDM19W9YB","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY IN LOCKING POSITION. THEY RIDE UP INTO CONSUMER'S CHEST. THESE SEAT BELTS CAME FROM A TIARA CONVERSION VAN.*AK . THE REAR SEATS ALSO DO NOT HAVE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS. THE CHILD SEAT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY IN LOCKING POSITION. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":762584,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W5YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VAN STALLED AND WOULDNT RESTART. IT SEEMED THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DRAINED SO I WENT TO REPLACE IT AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE SCORCHING HOT. WHEN I INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY IT WAS AT NIGHTR SO I SAW SPARKS DOWN ON THE LOWER PORTION TO THE BATTERY HARNESS. I THEN HAD THE VAN TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INTIALLY FOUND NO DEFECTS, TOLD ME THE BATTERY WASNT INSTALLED PROPERLY. I EXPLAINED AGAIN THE ISSUE AND THEY RECHECKED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. I HAD REPEATED ISSUES OF THE SAME TYPE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FOUND SHORTED BATTERY CABLES HTIS TIME. I WANTED OTHER ASTRO OWNERS TO KNOW OF THE ISSUE TO SEE IF THEY HAD RUN INTO THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING TO GET MY TOWING FEE REIMBURSED BY GM BUT THEY ARE BEING A LITTLE DIFFICULT AT THIS POINT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":762293,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W2YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEHIND A CAR MAKING A TURN. AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN I HAD TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RIGHT, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE ABS BRAKES WERE LIKE THAT. LATER I TOOK IT AGAIN IN THE WINTER WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKES ON SNOW. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND--AGAIN THE DEALER SAID THAT'S NORMAL. I AM NOT DRIVING IT NOW BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO GM ALLEGATION DEPARTMENT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM ABOUT AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS ACCIDENT WITH THE VAN INVOLVED TWO OTHER CARS AND INJURIES TO TWO PEOPLE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL 2000 ASTRO VANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS SUBMITTED TO YOUR WEB PAGE. THEY TOO ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VANS. WE NEED HELP.;*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":761661,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH CHEVROLET THE CORPORATION AND THE DEALERSHIP ON THIS BRAKING PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING, THE BRAKES PUMP THEN GO TO THE FLOOR NOT ALWAYS STOPPING MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE HAD MY VAN FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND STILL SAY THEY CANT FIND NOTHING. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIECED THIS PROBLEM, WE HAD IT IN THE SHOP LAST JULY AND THEY SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING. WE FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COMPROMISED MY SAFTEY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8009394,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W1YB","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SEATBELT IS UNABLE TO GIVE SLACK FOR MORE ROOM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007744,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19WXYB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL, HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 2000, CHEVROLET, ASTRO WITH 22360 MILES. SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO WITH 18570 MILES. SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W3YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"16NEL19X52B","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE 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SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO ,SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W2YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE 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SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W6YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO, SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8006515,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W5YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THERE IS PULSATION WHEN BRAKING THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIME BUT THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":757357,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CAR WILL STALL AT LOW SPEED OR TAKE OFF. TWICE ENCOUNTERED NEAR CRASH WHILE IN TRAFFIC DEALER CAN'T FIX ???*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8002090,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2002","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY FAILED TO ACTIVATE, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER BOX. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8002097,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY (ODI REFERENCE: 8002090), AND ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX AND KNOCKED OUT A TRANSFORMER. ON 20-DEC-2001, DEALERSHIP HAD CLEANED THROTTLE BECAUSE OF A HESITATION WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8001716,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2002","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8001050,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2001","vin":"1GNEL19WXYB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ON TWO OCCASIONS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WIRES WERE STRIPPED UNDERNEATH THE DASH. 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WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS HARD, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8000582,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"12/11/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WAS HARD, AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND DIDN'T REACT. HIT VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":754453,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VAN WAS IN PARK AND DRIVER STANDING ALONGSIDE VEHICLE WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS OFF THE VAN PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. DRIVER TRYED TO ENTER THE VAN TO STOP IT AND WAS DRUG BY THE VAN ON THE CONCRETE. THE VAN PROCEEDED UNTIL HITTING THE BACK OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":753783,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2001","vin":"1GCDM19W6YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE BRAKING ON A SLICK ROAD SURFACE OR WITH WET DISKS OR WHILE HITTING A BUMP, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE BUT FAIL TO RE-ENGAGE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE WITH OUT SLOWING DOWN. IF THE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND RE-APPLIED SOMETIMES YOU CAN STOP THE VEHICLE OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAN BE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IN TWO DIFFERENT 2000 ASTROS WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ME. IN SPEAKING TO THREE OTHER DRIVERS AT OUR OFFICE, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN MY OPINION THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":753209,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I AM REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE IS BOUGHT BACK. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":753202,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING/ WHEN STOPPING YOU CAN HEAR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM SURGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR./THIS IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE GROUND IS ROUGH AND YOUR TRYING TO STOP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":896554,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W6YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ONGOING ABS FAILURE; BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON WITHOUT STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":896340,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2001","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ELECTICAL WIRING HARNESS. ALSO, FIREMEN STATED THAT FIRE CAME FROM WIRES WHERE FUSES WERE LOCATED. CONTACTED DEALER. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP.*AK CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A LOOSE OR IMPROPER CONNECTION AT THE FIREWALL BULKHEAD WIRING CONNECTOR, THE EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE CREATED BY THE LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE WIRING INSULATION OR ITS ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":751185,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2001","vin":"1GBDM19W7YB","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL AUTO GLASS DEALERS AND FOUND THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM,HOW CAN A MFG. PF ANY AUTO CONTINUE TO PRUDUCE THIS KIND OF SHODDY WORKMANSHIP AND CONTINUE TO SELL AUTOS? I USALLY GO TO THE SIDE DOOR AND WAIT FOR ME HUSBAND TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FOR MYSELF AND OUR SON IF I HAD BEEN STANDING NEAR THIS DAY WE WOULD HAVE BOTH BEEN INJURED BY THE EXPLODING GLASS! PLEASE DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED SAFETY OF ALL!! THANK YOU SALLY FISKE*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":894871,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2001","vin":"1GNDMM19W3Y","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"AIR CONDITIONING LINES ARE RUBBING A HOLE AGAINST BOTH FUEL LINES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THERE IS NO RUBBER INSULATION BETWEEN HOSES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":749420,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2001","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE, THEY DONT'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, SUPPOSE TO LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WTIH ME, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, HAVE EVEN TOLD AT ONE POINT I WAS CRAZY, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT UNTIL THIS LAST VISIT 7/2000 SLIDER RATTLE WAS FIXED HOWEVER, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR STILL RATTLES AND THE DASHBOARD IS SPLITTING IN FRONT OF MY EYES, DEALER HAS NO ANSWERS WILL LOOK INTO IT. PLEASE HELP I HAVE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN THAT RELY ON MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT ITS SAFTEY AND WATCHING THIS VEHICLE DETERIORATE BEFORE MY EYES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":747722,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2001","vin":"1GBDM19W2YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES HAVE FAILED AND BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES. EACH INCIDENT PUT MYSELF AND CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION UNEXPECTEDLY. IT HAS BEEN AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS 3 TIMES. EACH TIME WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FIXED. WRONG! THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING! WE HAD CLOSE CALLS EACH TIME. JUST MISSING OTHER VEHICLES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED?*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":9002674,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2001","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"GAS SMELL. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAB.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":747078,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2001","vin":"1GNDM19WOYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TOLD BY DEALER THAT A SINGLE HYDRAULIC PUMP IS USED FOR BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES-IF PUMP FAILS YOU LOOSE BRAKES & STEERING AT THE SAME TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":890250,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2001","vin":"FILL IN","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MANAGED TO RESTART VEHICLE. NO WARNING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. NOT ABLE TO RESTART ALL THE TIME. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE THE FIRST TIME. AFTER 2ND TIME CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSING STALLING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":890038,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2001","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"SIDE DOOR WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":746053,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2001","vin":"1GNEL19W9YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BATTERY HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TIME (4/2/01) THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE NEW BATTERY FAILED APPROX. SIX WEEKS LATER (5/27/01) AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I AM FILING THIS REPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 1) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS IS THE CAR MY WIFE USES TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN, WITH THE BATTERY FAILURE WITH NO WARNING THIS COULD LEAVE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED ANYWHERE. 2) WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE TOW DRIVER STATED THAT THIS CAR IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM - I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS REPORTED FOR ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":746046,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2001","vin":"1GBDM19W3YB","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TIRE EXPLODED AND SHREDDED OFF THE RIM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225X70X15)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":887488,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2001","vin":"1GNEL19W5YB","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"AT 3-4 MPH POWERSTEERING/BRAKES WENT OUT. TOWED TO DEALER, POWERSTEERING PUMP HAD FAILED.*AK WHEN THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE COASTED INTO A TELEPHON POLE CAUSING $4,000 DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR EVERYTHING. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":886775,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND APPROACHING A STOP INTERSECTION, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":883659,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2001","vin":"1GCDN19W7YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE WAS PARKED, 1 HOUR LATER CONSUMER WENT BACK OUTSIDE TO FIND INSIDE OF VEHICLE HAD BURNED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED YET. *AK *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":882574,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2001","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL VEHICLE CUT OFF, CAUSING IT TO LOSE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DUE A FAULTY FUEL INJECTION. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":882656,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2001","vin":"1GMDM19W9YB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE","summary":"SLIDING DOOR WOULD CLOSE WHENEVER PARKED ON A DECLINE, THERE IS NOTHING TO LOCK DOOR IN THAT SITUATION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT CANNOT BE FIXED, AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE. *AK VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY HOT OR COLD ON VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. REAR LIFTGATE HATCH BINDED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":882467,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W1YB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":741617,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2001","vin":"1GNDX13E3YD","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHILE PARKED AND AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOTIFIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NONE OF WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. A LEATHER TRIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS COMING UNDONE AND THE DEALERSHIP FOOLISHLY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH SILICON. I SHOULD OF STUCK WITH JAPANESE CARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":880656,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2001","vin":"1GNEL19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER/MECHANIC CONTACTED, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS OPERATING IMPROPERLY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":740498,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2001","vin":"1GNDM19WOYB","components":"STEERING,WHEELS","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":879760,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2001","vin":"ADD","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":879559,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2001","vin":"1GBBM19W0YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,SEATS,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"ANT-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE IN MAY 2000, FOLLOWING COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED: LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COMING OFF AND ON/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND WON'T RELEASE/DRIVER'S SEAT HAD LOOSE BOLTS AND MOVED/DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS RATTLED/ MOULDINGS INSIDE FELL OFF/PASSENGER'S WINDOW STUCK/TV CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED TWICE/INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN IN PARK/ ENGINE IDLED/ LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKERED/ FUEL SENDER INOPERATIVE/ WIRES IN CEILING RATTLING,AIR CONDITIONER IN REAR NOT WORKING/ REPLACED HEATER THAT DID NOT WORK IN REAR, AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG COVER NOT FLUSHING, AND CONSUMER WORRIED IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":879113,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2001","vin":"1GNDM19W8YB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20 MPH IMPACT WITH A TREE, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURY. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":878344,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2001","vin":"1GCDL19W3YB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CROSSED IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CURRENTLY, COMPANY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":877126,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2000","vin":"1GCDM19W9YB","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE'S PLENTY OF HEAT, BUT ON DRIVER'S DIDE THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":875918,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2000","vin":"1GNEL19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND FRONT WHEELS TURN, RESULTING IN POOR STOPPING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":873964,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2000","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 55-60MPH & HAD CHANGED LANES, VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP FOR NO REASON. HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES & RESTART VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":735088,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2000","vin":"1GNEL19W1YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DRIVELINE VIBRATION OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 15MIN. OR MORE. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE AWD SYSTEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":873622,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2000","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THEY LOCK UP AND BEGIN TO MAKE A SQEAKING SOUND. DEALER AHS BENE CONTACTED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":734744,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, UP TO THE POINT WHEN MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN COASTED THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO BREAKS. MIDWAY CHEVROLET'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE IT ACROSS TOWN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPRTMENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":872200,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/2000","vin":"1GBDM19W9YD","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"SLIDING DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO BE OFF TRACK. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":871130,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2000","vin":"1GBDM19W9YB","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SHOULDER BELTS ON THE REAR BENCH AND BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. BUCKLE DOES NOT LAY ON THE HIPS, BUT MOVES UP TO OCCUPANT'S CHEST. VAN CONVERTED BY TIARA. CHEVROLET AND TIARA WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK BOTH THE BELT AND BUCKLE ARE NON- RACHETTING, AND NOT POSSIBLE TO SECURE THE SEATS IN THE REAR BENCH. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":870742,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A TURN HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT. FRONT BUMPER WAS SMASHED AND FELL OFF. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":867718,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2000","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND HAS NOT FOUND PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":727829,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W9YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, VEHICLE IN FRONT SLOWED, UPON APPLYING BRAKE, PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE RESULTING IN COLLISION. DEALER AND GMC WILL ONLY ROAD-TEST VEHICLE, REFUSE TO INSPECT BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":866393,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2000","vin":"1GCDM19W7YB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT, HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":866397,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2000","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL PUSHES BACK UP, AND THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":726141,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MY PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SIDE DOOR ALIGMENT PROBLEMS, VAN RATTLES, DASHBOARD NOISE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":866209,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W4YB","components":"STEERING","summary":"INSIDE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SNAPPED ,WILL LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS CONDITION WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":725846,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W7B1","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE PROBLEMS WIHT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE FRONT POWER TRAIN APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED. HOWEVER, I STILL SMELL THE SCENT OF BURNING CIRCUITS. I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THE REAR POWER TRAIN TAKEN CARE OF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":862754,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2000","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK TO OPEN GATE. UPON RETURNING SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING FOWARD WITH HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. AS A RESULT, RAN INTO A HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":862643,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/30/2000","vin":"1GNDM19WXYB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT & LOST POWER STEERING & BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR . CONSUMER CUT VEHICLE OFF & PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO STOP IT. VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN AFTER LEAVING OFF FOR A WHILE. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":861762,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2000","vin":"1GNEL18W3YB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED TRANSFER CASE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":551832,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2000","vin":"1GNDM19W1YB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WOULD NOT START DUE TO BROKEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. 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ALSO, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":858764,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2000","vin":"FILL IN","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP & THE WATER PUMP. PLACED VEHICLE ON BOARD MONITOR FOR A WEEK, BUT NOTHING REGISTERED. MECHANIC DROVE IT & IT DID STUTTER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":857728,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2000","vin":"1GNDX03E0VD","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING, THIS COULD OCCUR AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY START UP OR NOT START AT ALL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS,AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":855777,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2000","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2000","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"ASTRO","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]}]}