2000 Chevrolet Astro Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I have a 2000 chevy Astro awd that the transmission cooling lines have a bracket that holds the lines to the oil pan. This bracket rubbed holes in both of the lines. If my wife had not seen the fluid on the garage floor when she backed out, the transmission would have burned up. The transmission line has a one inch gash where the bracket held the transmission lines.”

“My AC failed to blow cold after I noted some oil (not motor oil) under the front passenger side of the vehicle. The dealership recharged the system which was apparently empty including dye for which I bore the cost ($200+). Less than 12 hrs later the system no longer blew cold and no fluid was noted under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership for inspection of the dye. The mechanic removed then interior engine hood and found that the AC line had rubbed against the transmission filler tube (now metal on metal). …”

“When accelerating the van jerks until you resume one speed, and when turning corners it jerks, and when sitting on an incline ready to pull out when you let off the brake it rolls back.............the van only has 23,000 miles on it......the mechanic that looked at this said it is the viscus clutch in the transfer case, and that he has repaired many Astro vans with this problem. I bought this from an individual just three months ago, and I am told that this will be anywhere from $1,550.00 to $2,000.00 to fix this. …”

“On tuesday , dec. 30, 2003, while attempting to engage the drive on the automatic transmission of my year 2000 chevy Astro van, 2wd, the entire shift assembly crumbled in my hands as is it was a piece of candy. I took delivery of this vehicle on 7/20/2000 from bk chevy here in brooklyn, new york. The van doesn't even have 10,000 miles on it!!! It looks brand new on the outside. This is a manufacturer's defect that could have been fatal had the vehicle been in motion. Fortunately I was in park... And the shift assembly broke apart while the vehicle was in park. …”

“While traveling at highway speeds the accelerator pedal became stuck. Vehicle continued to accelerate in a run-away mode. Vehicle was eventually stopped through combination of brakes and traveling into mud. Upon stopping it was noticed that the front brakes were flaming - most likely due to excessive heat.”