CarComplaints.com Notes: The Chevy Astro is mechanically identical to the GMC Safari.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
19 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 1
Average Mileage:
0 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.
Vehicle involved in a frontal collision with a Ford, Ranger at 45 mph. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer / manufacturer notified. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Consumer was in an accident. He was inside of a parking lot and another vehicle ran into him, and the airbag went off in his face. The consumer wants to know why the airbag went off.
Van involved in car accident. My van broadsided a 1990 lebaron. I was traveling approx. 35 mph. The airbag did not deploy. Chevrolet inspected the van and found no defects, but they refused to provide a copy of their investigation. The investigation was confidential, but they did not provide a reason for the airbag not deploying.
ABS brakes fail to stop vehicle right away when applied. Would kick in later. Had trouble since 1994. The last time ABS brakes were applied, they locked up & another vehicle was rearended. Air bag did not deploy. Taking vehicle to dealer, again, to check brakes out.
- Columbia City, OR, USA
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Consumer was involved in a head-on collision traveling about 40-50 mph. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. Also driver's side air bag did not lock upon impact. Vehicle was totaled.
Vehicle invoved in an accdent, broadsiding another vehicle at approximately 35 mph. Upon impact, driver's air bag failed to deploy. Manufacturer notified, and had nothing postive to say. Seeking NHTSA for help in this matter.
Vehiicle invovled in a head-on collision at appoximately 55 mph. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer / manufacturer were not notified at this time.
Vehicle was involved in a crash going about 20 mph, hit a cement pole head-on and the air bags did not deploy. The whole front end of vehicle was damaged. Driver of vehicle was killed, cause of death was determined as a heart attack.
Another vehicle ran stop sign, Astro hit other vehicle broadside at 50 mph; the front of Astro was damaged; driver's air bag did not deploy. Driver was injured.
Driving vehicle, another vehicle heading towards Astro spun out of control, put on ABS brakes, van did not stop, vehicle was hit head-on, air bag fell into driver's lap and filled vehicle with smoke, seat belt restrained but left bruises.
No deployment of drivers air bag during head on collision. The shoulder harness did not restrai the consumer and the air bag did not deploy during impact.
The truck was in park and the truck slips out of gear then rolled down the hill hit a tree and airbag didn't deploy, the sliding door feel off while getting out.
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- Spring, TX, USA