1997 Chevrolet Astro steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 44 complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet Astro, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Brakes and steering failed simultaneously, resulting in a crash. GMC knows about the problem and will not fix it until enough people die. My family was almost killed. Anyone who has had a family member hurt or killed in a GM van should sue GMC.
I have a 1997 astro, in the past 8 months the driver side window motor, windshield wiper motor and transmission have all been replaced. The transmission was replaced with 54,202 miles on it, which started giving us problems at about 53,000 miles. The dealership replaced both idler arms at 25,680 miles. Had seat belt chime fixed (recall), driver seat feels loose when stopping dealership claims to have tightened it, still feels loose.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 75 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Fuel system 49 complaints
- Transmission 45 complaints
- Engine 39 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints
- Cruise control 32 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints