1991 CHEVROLET ASTRO

REPEATED TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM RESULTING IN THREE SEPARATE REAR END ACCIDENTS OVER 13 YEAR PERIOD. ORIGINAL OWNER. WHEN BRAKING FOR SUDDEN EMAERGENCY STOP,AFTER INITIAL BRAKING BEGINS, BRAKE PETAL GOES DOWN TO FLOOR AND BRAKES COMPLETELY RELEASE, RESULTING IN NO BRAKE STOPPAGE OF VECHICLE AND SUSEQUENT REAR ENDING OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER DENIES SYTEM RECORD OF BRAKE FAILURE AFTER SECOND OCCURRANCE. WHEN HEARD ABOUT RECALL, DEALER SAYS DOES NOT APPLY IN CANADA, AND NOT APPLICABLE TO T

WHILE IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT SHOULDER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THEN IT RELEASED AND KEPT GOING, CONSUMER RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. UPON TURNING KEY TO START, SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING FROM UNDER DASH. SHUT OFF KEY, DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND AIRED VEHICLE. FOUND MELTED/ BARE WIRING. CONTACTED CHEVERLOT CUSTORMER SERVICE (#990501Z66, CONTACT KIM HILL). INDIVIDUAL REPORTED NOTHING GM COULD DO TO DEFRAY COSTS OF REPAIR. DEALER ESTIMATE AT $2,240. *AK

ABS: SLAMMED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, NO WARNING, BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. *AK

ABS: ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON PEDAL GOES DOWN HALF WAY, VEHICLE STOPS VERY SLOWLY AS IF HARDLY PUSHING BRAKES, AFTER FEW SECONDS, NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO KICK IN, VEHICLE COMES TO HALT, CAUSED ACCIDENT.*AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORKED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DECRIBE. *AK

DURING BRAKE APPLILCATION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT SIDE OF GAS STATION. *AK

DURING BRAKE APPLILCATION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT SIDE OF GAS STATION. *AK

DURING BRAKE APPLILCATION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT SIDE OF GAS STATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNDER DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNDER DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. TT LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET ROAD DURING HEAVY RAIN FALL, VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON SHOULDER OFF ROAD ONTO PASSENGER SIDE, SEAT BELTREMIANED FASTENED, BUT BACK PORTION AT MANUAL CRANCK DEVICE ON BOTH SEATS BROKE AWAY, THIS ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER BELT, TO BE TOSSED TO REAR OF VAN, LANDING BEHIND BACK SEAT, DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND SCRRAPES TO FACE,LIMBS AND BODY , SOME

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. TT LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET ROAD DURING HEAVY RAIN FALL, VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON SHOULDER OFF ROAD ONTO PASSENGER SIDE, SEAT BELTREMIANED FASTENED, BUT BACK PORTION AT MANUAL CRANCK DEVICE ON BOTH SEATS BROKE AWAY, THIS ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER BELT, TO BE TOSSED TO REAR OF VAN, LANDING BEHIND BACK SEAT, DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND SCRRAPES TO FACE,LIMBS AND BODY , SOME

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COLLAPSED UPON BEING REAR ENDED. TT

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE 'S DRIVESHAFT FLANGE DRILLED A HOLE THROUGH OIL FILTER CAUSING A FIRE AROUND THE FILTER AREA. TT

BOTH FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DID NOT HOLD UPON IMPACT; HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

DRIVNG VEHICLE AT SPEED 30 MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, LAP/SHOULDER ON BOTH FRONT DID NOT RETRACT. TT