1999 Chevrolet Astro cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 15 complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Astro, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
Had cruise control engaged prior to entering a reduced speed area and it functioned normally. After departing the reduced speed area, I engaged the resume function and the vehicle accelerated past the set speed and kept speeding up. I was able to control the vehicle with brakes although they got very hot and smoked severely. Attempts to turn off the cruise control failed, as well as turning off and removing the keys from the ignition.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Astro
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints