Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 676537 | 06/01/1997 | 52571 | Intermittent hestiations, low power, and rough running engine in cold temperatures (replace pcm). *tw | 08/21/1997 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 568203 | 06/01/1995 | 43025 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/07/2004 | 175000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet astro van. the contact stated when the battery dies the doors do not unlock from the inside of the vehicle. the contact stated this happens every time the battery dies. the contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the failure mileage was 175,000. jo | |||
| 08/23/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Consumer has experienced several problems with vehicle, right rear blinker and parking brake bulb failed. back hatch would not open, door was locked and would not open, dealer found latch rod retainers worn out. alternator failed. serpentine belt failed. air conditioner quit blowing. rear end was roaring, dealer replaced rear differential. oil pressure would go to zero, dealer replaced indicator. vehicle experienced missing, dealer replaced spark plub and distributor cap, when the engine cover was removed, dealer found the plug wires shorting to the cylinder head, dealer replaced all plug wires. vehicle would turn, but would not start, dealer found fuel pump shorted out, dealer replaced fuel pump system. oil leaking at pinion area, dealer replaced front differential and pinion seal. rear axle was replaced due to rear axle seal leaking. while driving, lights on dash started blinking, all indicator needles and gauges were jumping back and forth, smoke came out of the vents, consumer tried to stop vehicle, but brakes and steering failed, vehicle finally rolled to a stop, sliding door would not open, finally driver and daughter got out through front doors, fire and smoke came from under the hood, consumer's daughter has experienced chest pains due to this, consumer has to pay for the rest of the loan even though vehicle was a total loss. consumer feels this fire occurred due to the many electrical problems the vehicle experienced, she is requesting reimbursement, dealer would not help her. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 02/22/2004 | 97186 | 1 | 08/30/1995 |
| The alternator bracket, serpentine belt and tensioner broke. *ph consumer was able to drive the vehicle from the main road; however, due to loss of brakes, the consumer wasn't able to use the emergency brakes. consumer was able to stop the vehicle when the transmission was shifted to park. the vehicle was towed to the dealership and it was discovered that the failure was the alternator, serpentine belt and tensioner. incident was reported also at general motors (gm), chevrolet motor division (file number: 1-185249227). *la *tc | |||
| 4 | 01/01/1996 | ||
| Loud squealing noise coming from serpentine belt and or alternator. worse on cold or wet days. dealer has replaced alternator serpentine /belt, and pulley arm. some parts have been replaced more than once. have taken to dealer 4 time in 2 years. | |||
| 10/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed. *dsh | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Alternator bearing failure. *aw | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/01/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2095 | |
| General motors case no. s1-2161972. dealer offered to partially waive cost of repair. i am concerned that repair consisted of re-routing wire to prevent break from happening again without input from gm on a safety issue. i seek to have the repair reviewed by gm engineering and obtain confirmation from gm of a possible safety problem with a wire breaking at the fuel tank area due to rubbing against the body or the chassis.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/11/2000 | 15 | 10/01/1994 | |
| I have previously reported this problem. the van sometimes will not start. i can not get any help from chevy customer service on this problem. everytime it has to be towed in and the dealer says there is nothing wrong. *ak | |||
| 10 | 10/01/1994 | ||
| The speed ometer works intermittenly and the windshield wipers also work intermittenly. sometimes the car stalls, or will not start and when taken to a dealer they came nothing is wrong. it also will sometimes run rough and will have a service engine soon light come on. i did receive a letter from chevrolet regarding some of these problems, but i was told my car did not qualify for a recall repair because there was nothing wrong. | |||
| 1 | |||
| When driving, the truck sometimes stalls , also rough idle. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1995 | |||
| Vehicle dies out intermittently without warning. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| When stopping or starting vehicle would accelerate and lunge forward. dealer contacted, and stated computer chip was defective. could not remedy problem. also, fuel pump went out, vehicle does not comply to any recalls. problem still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 07/04/1998 | 4 | ||
| Was driving vehicle when vehicle cut off/on. speed does not make a difference. the electrical wiring is affected by the solenoid (starter) switch. everything goes haywire & not work. *ak | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 8 | ||
| Loose connection in wiring loom. *dsh | |||
| 04/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| A screw that was pinching brake light wire, causing it to ground out/electrical failures. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 12/06/2005 | 133000 | 1 | 04/01/1998 |
| My wife was traveling southbound on route 41 in princeton, indiana, at approximately 55 - 60 m.p.h. unexpectedly, and without her command, the cruise control engaged itself and forced the vehicle to accelerate rapidly. please note that she was not utilizing the cruise control function at the time. applying the brakes did not have the effect of disengaging the cruise control. driver was fighting the force of the drive train unintended acceleration with full brake force, but the vehicle would not come to a safe stop. finally, my wife had the presence of mind to put the vehicle in neutral to disengage power to the rear drive wheels. she activated the parking brake and the primary brakes to stop the vehicle. once fully stopped at the side of the road, she called me at work for assistance. we had the vehicle taken to a repair shop and were informed that the cruise control module on the engine firewall had malfunctioned. the technician unplugged the electrical connectors to the module to permanently disable it. *nm | |||
| 08/19/2001 | 02/01/1999 | ||
| I purchased the van used in 2000 and it burned down in 2001. i have had the wireharnes, aircompressor and fuel injection (recall) all repaired by dealer. while driving on hyway engine made loud noise and failed. pulled over and relized that van was on fire. fire deptment shut off fire. van was totaled. financed by gmac | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states that illumination of the dashboard and center console have failed. as a result, cannot see gauges when traveling at night. *ak | |||
| 06/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Computer chip failed. | |||
| 04/11/1996 | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire from under the dashboard. please describe. *ak | |||