While parking vehicle torsion bar snapped. There was no prior warning of any problem. Contacted manufacturer. Torsion bar is repairable, but not under warranty. Contacted dealership & informed have kit to repair the torsion bar.
1996 Chevrolet Astro suspension complaints
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Front of vehicle has collapses while parked in drivway. This was due to torsion bar and crossmember bar breaking. Dealer/manufacturer notified. Feel free to provide further details.
Electronic fuel pump makes high pitch noise. Yh
Lower ball joints are prematurely wearing out. Replaced at 33,000 miles. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
For a car that is only four years old, this one has far too many equipment failures. I would imagine that this car would be considered a lemon by most people. When we first got it the brakes would slow you down and at 10 MPH as you were approaching the stop or the rear end of another car, they would fail to stop you completely. The dealer who sold us the car agreed to fix that. Next the front end started shaking so violently it would throw the cups out of the holders in the front of the van. We took the car to our local chevy dealership and they said they fixed them. Only 10,000 miles later we had to take it back in to have the rotors turned again as they were warped again. They unjustly accused me of riding the brakes, which I do not do. This time they replaced the brake pads on the front disc brakes. I requested that they do that the first time and the refused to do so. They have not been able, nor have they made much effort to find the electrical problems other than the windshield wiper relay. I am worried about my childrens safety in this vehicle given the number of numerous failures of various equipment on this one vehicle.
Upper and lower control arms failed causing front end of vehicle to collapse. Nlm
Control arm broke, causing the front end to drop which may cause a loss of vehicle control. Also, idler arm broke 5 times. Dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. *ak
On august 19,1999, I was backing my 1996 chevrolet astro van out of my parents' garage when I noticed that something wasn't right with the van. I then drove it down the road a few blocks. I pulled over to the side of the road because the van was not driving as it normally does. The van was rocking and sitting lower to the ground. After I pulled over, I looked to see if one of the tires were flat. It was then that I noticed that the entire front end of the van was hanging very low. I then called leon's auto lab, gave them a brief description of the problem and asked if they thought if it was safe for me to drive it to their shop which happened to be a few more blocks down the road. They told me to drive it very slowly to their shop. When I got there, they put the van on a hoist and found that the torision bar was broken. They couldn't fix it so I had to take to speedy's tma. They are located in aberdeen, sd 57401 (1‑605‑229‑1025). They were able to get replacement parts and fix it there. I kept the broken torision bar. The mechanics told my father that the problem was a faulty design. I am frightened to think what may have happened if I had been traveling down the highway at 65mph and the torision bar would've broken. Thank you for taking the time to investigate this matter. Sincerely, tamara l. Wasser
Front torsion bar cracked and broke, could have caused loss of control.
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Was advised by manufacturer (gm) that torsion bar breakage is not a safety issue, nor design fault. Reason given was "road depree buildup known as wear and tear maintenance issue". Gm hesitate to provide me hardcopy of given reason for torsion bar failure.
This failure occurred when vehicle was parked. If failure occurred at 70mph the result could have been extensive damage including the possibility of death.
When vehicle is being driven there is a clicking noise ,and premature wear of the tires due to defectiv efront idle arms. Vehicle can not pass state inspection. Dealer indicated that idle arms and tires needed to be replaced. Also, a front wheel alignment was needed.
While driving at 25 MPH, without prior warning, torsion bar snapped and broke.
Whenever driving approximately 45-65mph vehicle would vibrate excessively. Would have control of vehicle. Have taken vehicle to dealer on numerous times & had different parts replaced each time. The vibration problem still exists. Manufacturer knows about vibration.
Right and left idle has too much to give, causing excessive tire wear. The dealer has been notified.
Rear struts failed.
Sliding door does not close properly.
After driving vehicle 45 minutes or more, rearended/ fishtailed, moved from side to side, vibrated, driver had no control, told by service technician, if problem occurs during wet weather, caused accident due to hazardous driving conditions.
Vehicle pulls strongly to right whenever brakes are applied. (first vehicle on 601552)
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