1999 Chevrolet ASTRO: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
113 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
74,900 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: . 32 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 11 of 113 complaints (9.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 33 | 29.2% |
| Steering behavior | 17 | 15.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 11 | 9.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 9 | 8.0% |
| Engine operation | 5 | 4.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 1 | 0.9% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 11 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal | 6 |
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery | 5 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch | 5 |
Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 11; Air Bags:Frontal: 9; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 8; Vehicle Speed Control: 8; Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal: 6; Electrical System: 5; Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery: 5; Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch: 5
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 1 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 3 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 12 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 9 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 4 |
| 150,000 and above | 3 |
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 12; 75,000 to 99,999: 9; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 3
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (12). 81 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 |
2000: 23; 2001: 20; 2002: 21; 2003: 13; 2004: 14; 2005: 8; 2006: 4; 2007: 2; 2008: 1; 2009: 1; 2010: 2; 2011: 1; 2014: 3
Pattern summary
Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 33 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 17 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 11 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10003130 · 2003-01-21 (January 21, 2003)
FAMILY AND I WERE ON HWY 441 TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. I BRAKED AND WENT DOWN TO 50 MPH AS I BEGAN TO MAKE AN EXIT OFF OF THIS HWY. I LET OFF BRAKE AND CAR SPED UP TO 60 MPH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NEVER ON. I WAS ON EXIT RAMP GOING 60. I WAS FORCED TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I COASTED TO A PLACE OFF THE ROADWHILE ENGINE WAS "REVING AT HIGH RPM'S". I SNAPPED THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WENT FASTER. I REACHED DOWN TO PULL ON GAS PEDAL AND THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A DIRTY T…
Owner-reported narrative. 55,081 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003130 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10004942 · 2003-01-30 (January 30, 2003)
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW HAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS COME UNBUCKLED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. ON ONE OF THE INSTANCES THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN OVER 100 MILES WITH THE BELT BUCKLED WHEN IT SPONTANEOUSLY RETRACTED. VEHICLE USERS ARE NOW NOTING "FALSE POSITIVE" BUCKING, WHERE THEY BUCKLE THE BELT AND THEN FIND THAT TUGGING ON IT INDICATES THAT IT HAD NOT SECURELY LATCHED.
Owner-reported narrative. 57,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004942 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10013661 · 2003-03-29 (March 29, 2003)
I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO ON THIS DATE. THE DEALER FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 7950 E SPEEDWAY, TUCSON, AZ 85715 REPRESENTED THE TIRES AS SUITABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. AFTER I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED THE TIRES, FIRESTONE FR380 P215/75R15, WERE RATED FOR 1742 LBS AT 44 PSI BUT THIS SHOULD BE REDUCED TO 1585 LBS WHEN USING THIS TIRE ON A TRUCK OR MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE WHICH, I ASSUME, WOULD PERTAIN TO A VAN AS WELL. THE TIRE JUST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE VAN WHICH IS A LOAD CAPACITY OF 1575 LBS. BUT IT…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10013661 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10014772 · 2003-03-31 (March 31, 2003)
THE TRIM AROUND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW SEPARATED. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10014772 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10024244 · 2003-06-17 (June 17, 2003)
ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT COMPLETELY DIED, AND HE HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE POWER. IT ALMOST CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ,THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE A FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10024244 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10026152 · 2003-06-26 (June 26, 2003)
STEERING WHEEL DIAMETER IS TOO THICK. PH. THE STEERING WHEEL DIAMETER WAS TOO THICK. PH. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A TWISTING , BENDING IN HIS FINGERS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GRABBED, THE CONSUMER HELD THE WHEEL WITH THE TIP OF HIS FINGERS AND PALMS WHICH CAUSED THE ENDS OF THE CONSUMER'S FINGERS TO BEND, FROM TURNING THE TIGHT STEERING WHEEL, THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BOTH SHOULDERS, AND A SORE BACK. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026152 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10029865 · 2003-07-22 (July 22, 2003)
CONSUMER STATES HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK/PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. DEALER STATES SORRY NOTHING WE CAN DO, YOU DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10029865 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10032457 · 2003-09-12 (September 12, 2003)
THE REAR LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *JB TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT HITTING ANY POTHOLES OR DEBRIS. BF GOODRICH WOULD ONLY COVER THE AMOUNT OF THE TREAD AND NOT THE WORKMANSHIP. *PH *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10032457 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
01V123000 · Seat Belts:Front:Warning Light/Devices
Reported: 2001-04-10 (April 10, 2001)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
NHTSA campaign record ↗