132 of the 3,757 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Astro are about the airbag system — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
132
Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
118
Crashes
0
Fires
AIR BAGS
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN.THE ALERT WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS ILLUMINATED. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TOO THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MIGHT RUPTURE OR UNDERINFLATE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. AN UNDERINFLATED AIR BAG MAY NOT PROPERLY PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. THIS SCENARIO INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
NHTSA complaint #11365408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT TIME OF COLLISION. ASTRO VAN WAS HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT WHEEL WELL & BUMPER. DRIVER WHO HIT VAN WAS EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT, APPROXIMATELY DOING CLOSER TO 40 MPH IN A 25 MPH ZONE WHEN THEY HIT OUR VAN. WE WERE JUST STARTING TO PROCEED AFTER A STOP SIGN, BARELY DOING 10 - 15 MPH. THE ASTRO VAN WAS DRAGGED APPROXIMATELY 6-7 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS INJURED RIGHT SIDE BACK & RIBS BRUISED AND POSSIBLE CONCUSSION HEAD INJURY TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD DUE TO FORCE OF IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #10744951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE PARKED OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE HORN AND THE AIRBAG INTERACTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 09/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HORN WAS DEACTIVATED. UPDATED 2/12/15
NHTSA complaint #10605645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN APPROX. 50 MPH HEAD-ON CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10347238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2004 CHEVY ASTRO VAN APPROX. 35-40 MPH ON A TWO-WAY STREET. ANOTHER DRIVER FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CUT ACROSS INTO HER LANE AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST & BRUISED RIBS. SHE HAD THREE OF OUR CHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS. THEY WERE SHAKEN AND HAD SEATBELT BRUISES. THE VAN WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED AWAY. THE POLICE & THE TOW DRIVER REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE SOME EXPECTATION THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE SECONDARY ROLE TO MINIMIZE INJURIES. MY COMPLIANT THAT THE HARD COLLISION WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY SAFETY EQUIPMENT BUT DID NOT WORK AS DESIGNED. WAS THERE A RECALL FOR AIRBAG FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE?
NHTSA complaint #10245434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT GOING 40 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MAT NEED TO BE CHECKED ON OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE.
NHTSA complaint #10218673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH SNOW AND ICE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLID OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE WOUND TOOK 24 STITCHES TO CLOSE. MOST OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $4,500. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT 25 MPH. THE ARKANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED REPORT NUMBER 07-00343. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,661 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
NHTSA complaint #10205366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
HIGH SPEED CAR ACCIDENT ON 1/3/07 DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY, BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON HARD BRAKING OR UPON CAR CRASH I HIT MY CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL AND MY KNEES ON DASHBOARD, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #10178492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED TO A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT WHO IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE IMPACT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. A CHILD RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE FIRST IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE INOPERABLE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER RESIDENCE.
NHTSA complaint #10170435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
2005 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN SUSTAINED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. WE'VE NEVER SEEN AIRBAGS ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE CONSOLE SPLIT AND THAT AIRBAG IS VISIBLE FROM THE 1/2 TO 1 INCH SEPARATION OF THE SEAM IN THE CONSOLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE BAG IS MORE VISIBLE BUT CLEARLY DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. CONSEQUENCES: WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ACCIDENTS IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE - WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT FUTURE LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE. CORRECT FAILURE: WE WILL REPLACE AIRBAG SENSOR AND AIRBAGS WITH MANUFACTURER PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10153373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DT: CONSUMER REPORTS: SHE HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN SHE HIT SOMEONE WITH THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE WRECKER SERVICE THAT HER SENSOR WAS HIT. A MECHANIC ALSO TOLD HER THAT THE SENSOR WAS HIT AND THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10126364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NHTSA complaint #10094329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A PERSON ON A BICYCLE ON THE ROAD. SWERVED IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE PERSON, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, JUMPED A CURB, AND COLLIDED WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, AND STRIKING A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE CAME DOWN TO MEET WITH THE DEALER AND CONSUMER. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED,AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION AND IMPACT WAS PRESENT.
NHTSA complaint #10087718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT END COLLISION HIT CENTER ON AIR BAG SENSOR, NO DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN MYSELF OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO FRONT FRAME SECTION HAD TO REPLACE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $6000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRAIN INJURY, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, LT WRIST, LEFT SIDE OF BODY BRUSING ? ON DAMAGE TO MY LIVER & GAULL BLADDER. STILL UNDER INVESGATION HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. MY SON HAD KNEE BRUSING FROM HITTING FULL FORCE INTO LOWER PART OF DASH. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBO UNCONSIOUS FOR 5 HOURS NOT REMEMBERING THE ACCIDENT. JUST 10 MONTHS OUT OF BRAIN SURGERY JUST GOT RELEASED TO DRIVE NOW I HAVE A ONSET OF SIEZURES THAT WERE CONTROLED BY MEDS. BECAUSE OF MY RESTAINT SYSTEM I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE AGAIN. IF IT HAD WORKED I DO NOT THINK I WOULD OF BEEN HURT SO BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10080980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10081510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE AND THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10076063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURES WERE REPORTED.
NHTSA complaint #10064975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I OWN A 1998 ASTRO VAN. I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION . MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY SON WAS NOT RESTRAINED EITHER. WE BOTH HAD INJURIES. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS 7-8,000.00 WORTH THE DAMAGE. THERE IS SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES A SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END COLLISONS THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY, OR DOES THE SEAT BELT NOT RESTRAIN YOU?
NHTSA complaint #10052534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CHECY ASTRO CARGO VAN 2000, FRONTAL COLLISION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CARRIER. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG OPERATED.
NHTSA complaint #10051329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH . UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD, AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10046222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.