1992 Chevrolet Astro problems
Owners have filed 162 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Chevrolet Astro. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. Next are electrical system (10%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 162 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 30 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Chevrolet Astro with enough data (73 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
ABS problems, intermittently when applyng the brakes quickly the pedal travels to the floor and there is no braking ability. This happens on dry road conditions. The dealer is not able to detect a problem with the brake system. The van has been in two crashes because of braking system. One in june of 94, and one in october of 97.
ABS brake failure, applied the brakes, might have hit some loose gravel, causing extended stopping distance, impact 12:00 position speed 25MPH. The pedal became hard and locked up, resulting in a crash/injuries.
Applied brakes, brake pedal went to floor, causing extended stopping distance, resulting in a crash. Vehicle ran a stop sign, broadsided by another vehicle, vehicle totaled.
The torsion bar on driver's side broke. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, and was told that the prpoblem was not a recall, and there was nothing they could do.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 chevrolet astro van. While driving the vehicle at approximately 10 - 15 MPH, the brake pedal was engaged while making a turn; however, it failed to stop. The vehicle was also leaking fluid behind the vehicle as the vehicle accelerated forward. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and have it towed to his residence. The vehicle has not been diagnosed. There were no deaths, injuries or police report. The current and failure mileages were 36000.