Chevrolet Astro Structure Problems
Owners have filed 110 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the Chevrolet Astro across 10 model years. The 1997 model year has the most (32). The words owners use most often: “sliding door” (23% of reports).
- 110structure complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 40%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sliding door: mentioned in 25 of 110 complaints (23%)
- Fell off: mentioned in 6 of 110 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 18 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 110 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 4 an injury.
Chevrolet Astro structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Astro | 1 | 11% | 68,850 |
| 2003 Astro | 1 | 2% | 16,000 |
| 2002 Astro | 5 | 7% | 46,500 |
| 2001 Astro | 5 | 5% | — |
| 2000 Astro | 15 | 9% | 77,963 |
| 1999 Astro | 8 | 6% | 9,536 |
| 1998 Astro | 8 | 3% | — |
| 1997 Astro | 32 | 9% | 78,000 |
| 1996 Astro | 15 | 6% | 124,452 |
| 1995 Astro | 20 | 4% | 105,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the Chevrolet Astro. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
1997 chevrolet astrovan with electrical door locks. Pulled into sheetz gas and go and went to open the drivers door and it did not open. Tried to push the manual inside door lock but it was totally frozen and would not actuate. Next tried electrical door lock switch. No response on drivers door but…
This vehicle among other vehicles made by gm and gmc have a defective door latch that fails and will not allow the driver or passenger to be able to open the door from the inside or outside to get out in the case of an accident or vehicle fire. This problem for several years and gm did nothing to…
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet astro. While changing one of the tires the contact noticed that the cable which holds the spare tire underneath the vehicle was severely corroded. While the contact was performing his owns repair to replace the cable, it fractured. The vehicle was not taken to…
I simply closed the passenger door of my 2005 chevy astro awd van and the side mirror glass fell out, hit the door and broke. Also, the plastic molding on the drivers door is coming loose. *tr
I have a 1998 chevy astro 2wd we bought with 23k mi. In 2000. Roughly 2 years ago we had all new brakes (head to toe, front & back) installed again. We have had nothing but issues with our abs mainly when traveling under 15 mph, when you try and stop it grabs heavily or sometimes almost not at all…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Chevrolet Astros have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 110 owner complaints about structure for the Chevrolet Astro. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Chevrolet Astro structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
What do owners say about structure problems on the Chevrolet Astro?
The most frequent phrase is “sliding door”, in 25 of 110 complaints, followed by “fell off” (6).
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