2000 Chevrolet Astro: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 24, 2008 · Body, Locks · 77,963 miles · VA

Door handle on right rear dutch door of our 2000 astro van broke suddenly when trying to open door. While the dutch door feature is operationally very handy, the door design always had a flimsy feel to it - so we always used great care when opening and closing. After it broke, we found the federal safety agency #634576 with similar complaints, so felt obligated to add to your list.

Filed Nov 13, 2007 · Electrical, Fuel system · 171,000 miles · OH

Chevy 2000 astro, cuts out while driving. We even pushed the van into a chevy dealer and they could not tell us what it was after hooking it up to diagnostics. We figured it was the coil wire. Recently the van has been bogging down when it is under load. Also, when it rains it runs rough. We took it to a shop and they replaced our fuel filter. It ran fine but still cuts out sometimes running up hill. So we changed the spark plugs. If you let the van sit over the weekend with out driving it, the van was really hard to start. Until finally it just wouldn't start at all. In addition the door locks sometimes work and sometimes don't . The driver side window is very sluggish going up you actually have to help it by pulling up on it. We keep blowing fuses when we use our cigarette lighter to charge our cell phone. It really needs help.

Filed Jan 3, 2007 · Brakes, Electrical · 57,096 miles · TX

Tl* - the contact stated that 2000 chevrolet astro ls' locks failed, not allowing her to gain entrance to the vehicle on october 18, 2006. The failure was due to the door lock actuator melting. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to eagle automotive. The mechanic replaced the actuator, but removed the relay because the circuit was continuously closed. The mechanic said that if they didn't remove the relay it would melt the actuator again. The contact stated that she believed the failure will reoccur. The contact stated that she went to monument chevrolet and asked for a print out of the maintenance repairs. The contact found that this vehicle has been repaired on april 3, 2001 for back door locks and again on february 14, 2002 for the sliding door. The actuator assembly on the right was also replaced on the driver door. The contact stated that the driver door and the sliding door were the only doors on the vehicle that had functioning locks. The contact stated that all of the other door lock handles werestuck and couldn't be pulled to lock or unlock the doors. She has tried to get resolution from the manufacturer, and they said that because it was not towed to a dealership they would not reimburse her for any repairs. The manufacture was given a file #1-438966317. The contact also sent pictures to the manufacturer of the burnt out actuators and with a certified letter.*ak the consumer stated the brakes failed, however she was told nothing was wrong. The consumer was told the brakes were designed to fail on uneven pavement under 25 MPH. The troqued converter burned out. The locks had an electrical short. Updated 03/19/07.

Filed Jul 29, 2004 · Body · OH

The rear inside door handle broke off the door panel. Consumer was unable to exit the vehicle from the inside. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Filed Jul 2, 2003 · Brakes, Locks · 64,000 miles · MI

My rear hatch door of my 2000 astro van will not open. All of the locks on my van are not working as they should but at least I can use the inside door handles to get in and out. The hatch has no inside door release so in case of an accident I would never be able to get myself out of the back if that were the only way out. Also, if you are braking and hit a bump the brakes will not work. I have had several close calls because I could not stop the van because of a bumpy intersection and the brakes not holding.