2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

CERTAIN MINIVANS HAVE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION BETWEEN THE LOWER BALL JOINT RUBBER BOOT AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE (BOTH LEFT/RIGHT SIDES), WHICH COULD RESULT IN CUTTING OF THE BOOT THAT IS INTENDED TO SEAL THE BALL JOINT. IF THE LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT WERE CUT, CONTAMINATION FROM THE ROAD (SALT, DIR

2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT TIME OF COLLISION. ASTRO VAN WAS HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT WHEEL WELL & BUMPER. DRIVER WHO HIT VAN WAS EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT, APPROXIMATELY DOING CLOSER TO 40 MPH IN A 25 MPH ZONE WHEN THEY HIT OUR VAN. WE WERE JUST STARTING TO PROCEED AFTER A STOP SIGN, BARELY DOING 10 - 15 MPH. THE ASTRO VAN WAS DRAGGED APPROXIMATELY 6-7 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS INJURED RIGHT SIDE BACK & RIBS BRUISED AND POSSI

Mileage: 206,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR ALONG SLIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED ROAD TOWARDS STOPPED TRAFFIC AT RED LIGHT ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES GENTLE, AS REQUIRED BY THE CONDITIONS, BUT THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED TO SHUDDER AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT BRAKE AT ALL. I HIT A STOPPED VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION AND EVEN WITH A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED IMPACT, OUR VEHICLE WAS WRITTEN OFF AND THE OTHER WAS TOWED AWAY BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. OUR VAN WAS DRIVABLE, BUT JUST BARELY, AN

Mileage: 173,000

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 19, 2006. WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN BOTH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RAN THE VEHICLE TROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR FAILURES. ON DECEMBER 29 2006 THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THEY WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS

Mileage: 115,819

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 19, 2006. WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN BOTH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RAN THE VEHICLE TROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR FAILURES. ON DECEMBER 29 2006 THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THEY WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS

Mileage: 115,819

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 - 55 MPH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION THE FRONT TWO WHEELS BEGAN TURNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING INPUT. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THERE WAS DIFFICULTING IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE ENDING UP IN A SIX FOOT DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. BOTH AAA AND THE MANUFACTUR

Mileage: 50,000

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE OF 2003 ASTRO VAN,THE VAN WAS GM CERTIFIED FROM THE DEALER, IT WAS USED WITH APPROX 17K MILES WITH MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT NOTED NO ARSON INVOLVED, ELECTRICAL SHORT OR MALFUNCTION CAUSE OF FIRE. GM HAS DENIED THE CLAIM WITH NO REPORT GIVEN TO BACK UP THEIR DECISION. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 MY 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE; THE FIREMEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET IN PLANO, TX. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET MECHANICS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) EVERY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE TIE RODS ETC. WOULD CHAFE AGAINST A BRACKET ON THE CHASSIS THAT HELD DOWN A BATTERY CABLE. 2) EVENTUALLY THE BRACKET FAILED. 3) THE B

Mileage: 30,900

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 MY 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE; THE FIREMEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET IN PLANO, TX. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET MECHANICS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) EVERY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE TIE RODS ETC. WOULD CHAFE AGAINST A BRACKET ON THE CHASSIS THAT HELD DOWN A BATTERY CABLE. 2) EVENTUALLY THE BRACKET FAILED. 3) THE B

Mileage: 30,900

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 MY 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE; THE FIREMEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET IN PLANO, TX. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET MECHANICS IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) EVERY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE TIE RODS ETC. WOULD CHAFE AGAINST A BRACKET ON THE CHASSIS THAT HELD DOWN A BATTERY CABLE. 2) EVENTUALLY THE BRACKET FAILED. 3) THE B

Mileage: 30,900

CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH SHE AND HER 2 YEAR OLD CHILD GOT BURNED BY THE INTERIOR BULB. IT OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE HOUSING AROUND IT. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM, AND WAS AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. *AK *NM