1997 Chevrolet Astro Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 30about this part
- Share
- 8%of 360 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1997 Chevrolet Astro, 8% of the 360 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving accelerator cable shredded. The second time the guides broke and the vehicle accelerated up to 90 MPH. The brakes were smoking. The consumer applied pressure to slow the vehicle down. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and reported incident to Chevrolet.”
NHTSA complaint #10083936, filed 2004-09, 87,689 miles“Dt: while turning a corner and pressing the accelerator it became stuck causing the vehicle accelerate faster. The consumer pumped the gas pedal which made the vehicle go faster. The consumer then placed her other foot on the brake pedal which made the rear tires spin. The consumer had to place the transmission in neutral and remove the key from the ignition before the vehicle stopped. Triple a was afraid to tow the vehicle due to acceleration issue but finally decided to tow it to dealer. Dealer was willing to repair under an extended warranty. Gmc would offered no assistance.”
NHTSA complaint #10119963, filed 2005-05, 65,000 miles“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. The van has always idled rough took it in 3 times for that and can't seem to fix that. Sliding door rattle they tried to fix that also still rattles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10010394, filed 2003-03, 53,000 miles“I have owned this vehicle for a year and have had problems with throttle since then. Transmission was overhauled due to faulty coolant hos a month after purchase and now trns. Fliud pump is shot. Window motors are not working properly and niether are power locks. Friend owns 97' safari and has same exact problems. Is costing me more than van is worth”
NHTSA complaint #711459, filed 1999-09“The van went from 60 MPH to 85mph all by itself as if cruise was on but it wasnt the throttle just broke no warning no nothing the engine idled so high the brakes wouldnt work it took 10 min to get this thing to stop my brake was pushed to the floor and I was still going 45 MPH it was lucky I was not in a residential area with traffic signals it was also lucky my 2 small children were not in the vehicle please look into this complain immediately.”
NHTSA complaint #739592, filed 2001-01Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 14% |
| 2003 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 5 | 7% |
| 2001 | 4 | 4% |
| 2000 | 11 | 6% |
| 1999 | 15 | 11% |
| 1998 | 18 | 7% |
| 1997 | 30 | 8% |
| 1996 | 7 | 3% |
| 1995 | 11 | 2% |
| 1994 | 6 | 2% |
| 1993 | 5 | 4% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2% |
| 1991 | 2 | 2% |
| 1990 | 2 | 3% |
| 1989 | 2 | 4% |
| 1988 | 2 | 4% |
| 1987 | 2 | 7% |
| 1986 | 2 | 9% |
| 1985 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
67 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
62 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsFuel system
43 complaintsSteering
40 complaintsEngine cooling
37 complaintsBody and structure
32 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsSuspension
24 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsEquipment
16 complaintsSeat belts
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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