1998 Chevrolet Astro power train problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Chevrolet Astro — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Cannot get air throught vents in dash, all controls work properly vacuum actuator moves, there is vacuum at the swithc, no one knows the answer paint on gas door bubbling and looks like it is going to fall off transmission shifted hard into 2nd gear since we bought it ( 54000kms) finally started to…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
“Van shifts from 1st to 2nd realy hard. When I tried to get it repaired nothing was done except for a fluid change. The van still had the same problems. I only attemped two times because I cant aford to pay that much money and the problem to not get fixed. The air and heat only blowes out on the…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Astro years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Astro | 8 | 13% |
| 2002 Astro | 5 | 7% |
| 2001 Astro | 5 | 5% |
| 2000 Astro | 19 | 11% |
| 1999 Astro | 21 | 16% |
| 1997 Astro | 53 | 15% |
| 1996 Astro | 19 | 7% |
| 1995 Astro | 21 | 5% |
| 1994 Astro | 12 | 4% |
| 1993 Astro | 20 | 15% |
| 1992 Astro | 12 | 9% |
| 1991 Astro | 5 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet Astro
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.