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1997 Chevrolet Astro electrical complaints
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The battery leaked all over the main computer system and the engine wiring harness, the consumer wants reimbursement of repair cost because it was the fault of the engineers to have placed the computer directly under the battery.
Consumer states while driving, electrical system failed and vehicle ceased as battery ran down, replaced alternator and ignition coil and wire.
While driving battery light came on. Problem was due to 'belt tensioner breaking. Consumer was driving at approximately 10 - 15 MPH. Please provide any additional information.
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.
Consumer went to check why the engine light came on, mechanics reported that the wiring underneath the drivers side was entangled.
Numerous problems with all of this van. Please contact to explain in full.
Failure of electronic computer modules.
Was driving and the engine started to miss,and would not pull it's self down the hwy. Then engine stalled, and would not restart. Its was towed to a local chevy dealer,which is 350 miles from my house. Where the problem was determined. The electrical systam was contaminated with fuel. The mechanic poured raw gas from ECM. Apparently fuel is being pumped through the wires that fire the injector to the ECM. The dealer don johnson motors of rice lake ws, had never seen anything like this before. My local chevy dealer sheppard chevrolet of lake bluff il has had another 4.3 in a truck do the same thing. Gm warrented that. But I'm over my standard warrenty and the best they say they can do is 50/50 on the cost,which I think is unfair. They should cover this, as far as im concered this is a safety issue. One spark while I was driving and it could have caught on fire. Don johnson motors had contacted gm technocial assist. When the problem was determined and asked for help. Gm says they have found this problem before but wouldnt give specifics. In reviewing other complaints on the federal safety agency web page, others have had injector problems with these vans, but their descriptions are incomplete.
Engine check light coming on coincidently with very rough shifting. Dealer states transmission needs replacement, even though an independent transmission shop could find no problem with the transmission. The independent mechanic maintains the problem is in the computer, which is shutting down and causing a full line pressure in the transmission, causing the rough shift. The independent shop dropped the transmission pan, inspected the fluid and visually inspected the transmission. Also kept and drove the vehicle for 2 days. Dealership insists the computer code they are receiving (p1870) indicates a transmission slip, to be remedied by a complete transmission replacement or at least an overhaul. No visual inspection of the transmission was conducted by the dealer -- only relying on a computer code to diagnose the problem. Dealer also stated they have had to replace many transmissions on this model vehicle --- "more than we care to admit." still, an independent shop can find no internal problem and maintains it is a problem in the PCM. Dealer does not want to change PCM and will diagnose only as far as "pulling codes" from the PCM. They cannot adequately explain why the problem is intermittent and only presents intelf under certain weather conditions. When rough shifting occurs, the problem immediately goes away when the engine is shut off and re-started.
The module and harness melted. Probably would have started a fire had not we been there and disconnected the battery. The vehicle was off and had been for at least 20 minutes. Just thought someone should check to be sure this is an isolated incident.
Trim on two rear bench seats fell off which was replaced.
Ignition switch shorted out while consumer was driving, causing the driver's compartment to be full of smoke. Consumer had to pull to the side of the road. Dealer has been contacted.
Fuel injector failed. Nlm
This vehicle has an electrical problem that causes the whole electricale system to shut down, including headslights/signal lights/speedometer/windows/locks, and the brake lights. Dealer has been contacted.
Alternator failed.
Power steering pump main shaft failed causing loss of control
Ignition switch failed.
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