CarComplaints.com Notes: The Chevy Astro is mechanically identical to the GMC Safari.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 2
Average Mileage:
8,750 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
This vehicle among other vehicles made by GM and GMC have a defective door latch that fails and will not allow the driver or passenger to be able to open the door from the inside or outside to get out in the case of an accident or vehicle fire. This problem for several years and GM did nothing to recall and fix this problem. This is an extreme safety hazard that should have been corrected. Owners are put at extreme risk for losing their life in an event where they need to exit the vehicle. Please force a recall so that no additional lose of life will occur.
While driving vehicle on street, noticed a burning smell coming into vehicle. Within minutes consumer saw smoke coming from the passenger's door. Continued to drive home. Upon arriving at home to call the fire department, consumer's door was on fire. Dealer notified.
Driving with cruise control on at 65 mph, car veered to right shoulder suddenly, steering locked up, car jumped out of cruise control, leaped forward/ over median, rolled 5 times, side door came off, driver seriously injured, 2 passengers died. Consumer states cruise control appeared to have dropped out and then restarted.
Vehicle parked in driveway, sliding door on street side, driver asked son to open door, vehicle's door came out of door tract, almost fell on 8 yr old son.
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- Hendersonville, TN, USA