my 2001 astro recently developed a chattering under the driver side whenever I hit bumps, took it to my mechanic and he can't find the source. a few months later whenever i make a right hand turn, it squeeks, not the wheel turning itself, but it seems to be the pressure of the van leaning to the lef...

here ya go, its a weird angle, but its all i have at the moment.

thanks for the help, the thing is running like a champ now. people can't believe the cap/rotor was causing that problem, they all believe that it would have happened constantly, not only when it was hot.

hiya, found this site after dayyyyyys of searching for answers. Proud new owner of a 2001 cargo Astro 2wd. Oddly enough i always had an unprovoked dislike for astro/safari's. but now i have one, and holy crap i love how this thing drives. Disappointing I didn't buy one sooner :yellin: Was dealer ser...

Got the cap/rotor changed, seems to have remedied the problem, though i didnt get to put much road time on it to test it out. but of course, another check engine light came on shorty after finishing. didnt get to scan it, time is tight this week. while pulling the thing aprat , I found a wire plugge...

The defroster not switching is common and is due to a vacuum leak. Look under climate control section for defroster diverter valve. You mentioned doing plugs and wires, were the cap and rotor also done using only AC Delco parts? Didnt change them myself (which i should have) but according to my bil...

doyoulikeithere wrote:Did they even make Astros after about 1990 without power door-locks power windows?

I know how frustrating that is, and that this doesn't help at all, but I was curious if such a thing even exists?

mine is 01' with no power =(

Recently I started my own business and got a 2001 astro as my work van. So i've only owned it about a month. 155k miles 2wd. soon after getting it, i noticed it will hesitate and buck a little at the top of gears before shifting, i thought it was a transmission problem and went to the tranny shop i ...