1998 Chevrolet Astro cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 18 complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Astro, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Cruise control fails to disengage in neutral and reverse. Inadequate shift lever detent action results in inadvertant shifting into reverse. July 4, 2001:with cruise control engaged at 55 MPH, operator mistakenly shifts from overdrive into neutral (thinking he is shifting from 3rd to overdrive). Engine begins to race when cruise control fails to disengage. While attempting to return to overdrive, operator shifts into lower gear due to inadequate detent action in shift lever.
Consumer struck a tree in the yard while placing foot on the brake pedal. Instead, consumer's foot struck the gas pedal. This happened because the pedals were too close together. They need to be placed further apart.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Astro
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51 complaints
- Brakes 44 complaints
- Fuel system 29 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Suspension 23 complaints
- Transmission 20 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints