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1999 Chevrolet ASTRO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	292843
Internal NHTSA #	743035
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	ASTRO
Model Year	1999
File date	05/01/01
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have complained about the transmission banging when going from 1st to 2nd gear. I was told that this was normal everytine i brought it in for a check up. This has been going on since the time i bought it. The transmission finally failed at the date mentioned. I lost reverse but i had drive. As i drove it home the rpm's were high and it barely shifted. I barely got it home since the transmission was slipping between gears all the way home. I limped it home then had it towed in the next morning. I got the van back 6 days later. Now it slips before going to into 1st gear. It never did that before with the 1st transmission. It also slips between first and second again. I was told that was normal. I have driven 4 other astro vans the same year and make and they do not slip between gears. I know that the new transmission is going again and i only have 1000 miles on it. Everytime i complain about it they always say that is not normal. When i first bought the van it vibrated very bad. I was told that was normal too. I had only 75 miles on it. They took it for a test drive and they told be that the drive shaft was bent and had to be replaced. They replaced the drive shaft 5 days after i bought it. I am fed up with this. I told them i am taking them to court if the transmission fails again. They said the reason the transmission failed was from normal wear and tear. Please help me with this problem. Thanks. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HEMET, CA
VIN pattern	1GCDM19WXXBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/04/99
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1999 Chevrolet ASTRO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1999 Chevrolet ASTRO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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