8% of complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Astro came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2002 vehicle — around the middle of the 230 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (20 complaints), typically at 3.7 yr or about 42,000 miles.
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAY DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION IN THE STOP LAMP OR HAZARD LAMP CIRCUIT THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND HAZARD LAMPS BEING INOPERATIVE.
THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT HALF WAY DOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY MAIN MODULE WHICH CONTROLLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S BRAKING POWER ON A STEEP ICY HILL AND SLID WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE BRAKE MODULAR HAD FAILED DURING A TEST DRIVE. *SCC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB ALSO LOST STEERING CONTROL. BLOWN POWER STEERING SHAFT SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE, AND WAS REPLACED. AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED, THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A SNOWBANK. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND SLID INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED MONEY BACK. *SCC