Within months of purchase, on april, 2003, the power windows failed to open. Then the cd player would not eject the cd's. The intermediate levels of the windshield wipers no longer worked by that winter. The battery has been replaced twice due to it discharging, I have jumped the van and placed the batteries on chargers, only to be dead again after a test drive. I have replaced the connectors as well in hopes that was the problem but to no avail. Now the rear heater does not work.
1997 Chevrolet Astro: windshield wiper failure
30 of the 359 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 30
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 80,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 4 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
While driving in a rainstorm the vehicle windshield wipers fail without warning. The cause was unknown.
While driving in a rainstorm the vehicle windshield wipers failed without warning. The cause is unknown. Please provide any additional information.
Windshield wiper motor found defective.*mr the wiper motor has been replaced twice. The consumer believes there is a definite problem with the wiper motors. *ph
Electric window controls on my 1997 chevrolet astro van have started working intermittently. Started happening right after I had a dealership repair the windshield wiper controls pursuant to gm recall. Mostly occurs after window is down, and switch will not operate to roll window up. If I wait a minute, the switch will work, but will only roll window up an inch or two at a time before it stops working again.
My wipers on my 1997 astro van stop working during use which is of course is very dangerous. After reading some of the other peoples problems it is apparent that this is a known problem with this vehicle.. Why wont gm do anything about it? Does someone need to die?
I have a 1997 astro, in the past 8 months the driver side window motor, windshield wiper motor and transmission have all been replaced. The transmission was replaced with 54,202 miles on it, which started giving us problems at about 53,000 miles. The dealership replaced both idler arms at 25,680 miles. Had seat belt chime fixed (recall), driver seat feels loose when stopping dealership claims to have tightened it, still feels loose. The van has always idled rough took it in 3 times for that and can't seem to fix that. Sliding door rattle they tried to fix that also still rattles. The gas pedal sticks when I take off or when I go in reverse which makes it impossible to take off smoothly. I had an astro and a safari in the past and never had as many problems as I had with this one.
The windshield wipers on my chevy astro van does not work every so often. I will be driving down the road and want to use them, and they just don't work. To get them to work, I have to pull off the side of the road, shut off my vehicle and turn it back on. I complained to the dealership about this a couple of years ago and they told me that unless it stops altogether, they would not be able to locate the problem. Well, now I have 90,000 miles on this van and it's a 5 1/2 year old vehicle (1997). Last week 3/7/03, I received a notice of this problem from chevy. Chevy will fix this problem if the vehicle has less than 70,000 miles on it. That leave me out of the picture. I don't think that is right, considering that I tried to do something about it years ago.
Windshield wiper stops in vertical position when it wants to, occasionally does not stop when switched off, operates at regular speed when in the intermittent positions.
The windshield wipers on my 1997 chevrolet astro van work intermittently. Sometimes they quit working, sometimes they work constantly while on the intermittent setting. This can be dangerous if they quit working while driving in inclement weather.
Windshield wipers work intermittently or stop during operation. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak consumer was afraid of running into the back of the vehicle or crashing into the gaurd rail. It was raining heavily when the windshield wipers just stopped. Consumer could only see the tail lights of the other vehicle.
Without warning windshield wipers stopped working while driving.*ak dealer states although he has seen a number of similar cases, there is no recall or factory / dealer assistance available.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- What is wrong
- On certain minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles with certain model-engine combinations, the windshield wiper motor may fail due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. The windshield wipers could work intermittently or not at all.
- Risk
- If this were to occur during bad weather, driver visibility would be reduced, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover. Owner notification began on june 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020, gmc at 1‑800‑462‑8782, or oldsmobile at 1‑800‑442‑6537.
Recall number 03V159000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
30 of 359 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro (8%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
There is 1 recall and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
Brake failure 15Jerking 13Transmission failure 13Loss of power 12Power steering loss 11Pulling 10Fuel pump 9ABS 8Fuel gauge 8No deployment 7Power windows 7Fire or smoke 6Harsh shifting 6Slipping 6
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