Driven van about 30 miles stopped and when we started to take off van lurched foreward with aloud bang only does this between 1st and 2nd gears. When transmission is cold does not do this only when hot.
1997 Chevrolet Astro acceleration complaints
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While traveling at highway speed of 70 MPH with speed control engaged vehicle would not disengage speed control when applying brake pedal. Instead, it continued to accelerate. Driver was able to to shift into neutral, pull vehicle over , and turn off ignition switch. Vehicle taken to dealer for insepection. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Intermittently accelerator pedal will lock up/stick when applying pedal to go. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on five occasions, and problem still reoccurring.*ak
While driving gas pedal went down, and driver had no control engine just revved, and she had to put vehicle in park before it would stop.
Driver's side rear window will not stay open, clips that should hold it up are blocked by material, window slams shut when going over a bump. Transmission went out at 45000 miles. *ak oil leak, dealer ordered axle output shaft seal and crankshaft sensor. Electric fuel pump replaced due to vehicle cutting and would crank, but would not star. Oil pressure gauge erratic, dealer replaced oil pressure sender. Front brakes and pads were replaced, rotors were resurfaced. Consumer states there is play in the steering, dealer replaced both idler arms and reset toe in. Power door locks inoperable, dealer replaced power door lock switch. Power window inoperable, dealer replaced power window switch. Shifter was hard to move, dealer replaced shift cable. Gas pedal binds at times, dealer ordered throttle cable and replaced accelerator cable. Driver seta seems loose when braking, dealer ordered driver seat track assembly and replaced driver seat adjuster. Pcm fuse kept blowing out, dealer removed engine cover and traced wire harness, repaired shorted harness at the rear of the transmission.
Was on my way to work just dropped my 2 small children offf not even 5 min ago - was driving down rt 97 towards annapolis going about 60 - 65 MPH when traffic started to get a little heavy I needed to apply my brake and it didnt work I then noticed the van was speeding up all by itself I checked the cruise controll and it wasnt on the van kept speeding up I was in heavy traffic - I turned my flashers on and did everything I could I finally managed to get this van to the shoulder I had my foot pressing down as hard as I could ( at this point my body was lifted from the seat I was pressing the break so hard I was still going 45-50 MPH ) luckilly after 10 ? Min of this and many near death experiences I finally got slowed down enough to throw it into park the engine was so loud I thought it was going to take off out of park I immediately turned the key off - I was lucky my kids werent there and I wasnt driving in a residentilal area I could have been killed or evn worse several others someone needs to check tis out immediatlet y the dealership has fixed this a t a cost of 950.00 and I haver reported it to chevy - however someone needs to be held accountable this part just broke??? No warning no nothing just all the sudden decided it wanted to kill me.
The van went from 60 MPH to 85mph all by itself as if cruise was on but it wasnt the throttle just broke no warning no nothing the engine idled so high the brakes wouldnt work it took 10 min to get this thing to stop my brake was pushed to the floor and I was still going 45 MPH it was lucky I was not in a residential area with traffic signals it was also lucky my 2 small children were not in the vehicle please look into this complain immediately.
Consumer went to check why the engine light came on, mechanics reported that the wiring underneath the drivers side was entangled.
Very fast idle, intrmittent, will accellerate vehicle beyond 60 MPH with no gas pedal. Carried vehicle data recorder for 3 weeks, recorded 4 events. Dealer claims normal fast idle during deceleration as emission feature. My question, accel beyond 60mph with no pedal is not emission control, it is un-safe. It requires brakes to maintain 50mph on flat ground when the intermittent problem kicks in. I have had 3 years of dealer excuses, as they do not want to spend the money to fix even under extended 100.000 mile waranty. They claim to not know what to do as there is no engine check light or stored codes. This has caused several driving concern incidents and 2 very close calls when it decides to kick in.
Hasn't been anything more than a nuisiance so far, but we believe it could be a safety issue. The gas pedal sticks, especially right after starting the engine. Starting off in a controllable manner is almost impossible. Reliable chevrolet in tulsa replaced the throttle body assembly once under warranty at about 40,000 miles, and now the problem is starting again. As the problem gets worse, it starts to happen more often, I.e. Even after the van has been running for a while instead of just after starting. The gas pedal just sticks when the throttle is closed. It takes quite a bit of pressure to unstick it, and when it finally moves, it opens the throttle more than intended, and the van starts off in leaps and spurts instead of gradually and gracefully.
While traveling at highway speed of 60 MPH or more vehicle lurched forward twice. Also, fuel gauge moved from full to emtpy and continued to move back and forth. Vehicle taken to dealer, and informed consumer that the fuel tank sender unit has melted down, and could have started a fire in the tank.
Gas pedal stuck, causing vehicle to surge forward. Dealer has been contacted. Transmission also went out.
I have owned this vehicle for a year and have had problems with throttle since then. Transmission was overhauled due to faulty coolant hos a month after purchase and now trns. Fliud pump is shot. Window motors are not working properly and niether are power locks. Friend owns 97' safari and has same exact problems. Is costing me more than van is worth
Gas pedal sticks to the floor. * et
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Accelerator cable wire started to unwined and got stuck in the sleeve around the cable ,causing the accelerator to be wide open. Dealer has been contacted.
When driving the vehicle and taking off, pushed the accelerator it stopped with a kink in it, then pressed a little more, it lurched to get past that point. Dealer contacted and stated they will remedy the problem by spraying the thhrottle.
When applying the gas pedal the vehicle lurched forward which may cause an accident. Took to dealer, told it was a normal maintenance problem that could be repaired at owner's expense. *ak
Accelerator pedal sticking if ignition is on or off due to failed throttle body unit.
While applying the brakes the vehicle started accelerating, causing an accident. Please provide further information.
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