Faults:

Normal maintenance, however it is rough on idler arms. Not exactly a gas miser at 18 highway, however it has a factory tow package.

General Comments:

Overall, a good all around family van with plenty of room for long trips. 13 years old, and the van still looks great for its age. Still have the original exhaust on it, and I live in OHIO. If most folks took a little extra time to take care of something that gets them from point A to B, they would probably have a few less problems. Oh, and everything still works on this truck, except for a couple of lights out on the radio.

Faults:

The brakes went bad after 25,000 miles.

The power windows went bad after 30,000 miles and about 2 1/2 years of ownership.

Alternator went bad at about 49000 miles.

General Comments:

It is a good van. If you live with in a place with snow go with the all wheel drive. All wheel drive works great in the snow the only problem is, the all wheel drive switches from one side to the other when spinning. Pretty reliable and good seats. Front wheel wells cramp your feet. Big van I have fit in a 8 foot Christmas tree with the seats out. It is really too bad that GM is stopping the Astro and Safari line. If you were to buy a new Astro or even a used try to get a long warranty to cover things that have gone bad.

Faults:

At 32,000 miles, the drivers window motor failed.

At 36,000 miles, the oxygen sensor needed to be replaced.

At 46,000 miles, the transmission was serviced due to hard shifting.

At 52,000 miles, the passengers window motor failed.

At 65,000 miles, the rear end had to be replaced.

At 66,000 miles, the front air conditioning unit has stopped blowing through the proper vents, now runs only through the defrost vents.

General Comments:

We feel like we got the bad seed of Astro vans. With each item that goes wrong, we think what else could there be.

It would be impossible to get rid of this van, it's not worth anything as far as a trade. As far as selling it, I would feel horrible passing it off to anyone.

The redeeming quality would have to be the amount of room, it's a perfect traveling vehicle.

Faults:

The car required a "repacking" of the transfer case due to excessive shaking and bucking when turning the vehicle. The CD player has stopped working recently. I am now experiencing a "bucking" when the accelerating from being stopped. This seems to happen when the engine is warm.

General Comments:

I have enjoyed owning an Astro Van. It is very roomy and feels safe.

Lots of windows so you have a good view of the road.

The van is comfortable and the automatic driver seat adjustments make a short person like me able to find the best position for comfort and ease of driving.

The cargo space is very good and the passenger seats are nice and roomy too.

It is not a very quiet ride.

The third row passenger bench seat is removable, but very heavy.

The Astro could improve on its fuel economy.

Faults:

I guess I would say that the Astro is fairly solid IF you get one with a generous extended factory warranty. Reliability "issues":

--> replaced front pads at 20K

--> had TWO experiences (one inside and one outside of standard factory warranty period) with "bad ignition" wires (>$450 each)

--> transmission went to mush around 35K miles (fortunately just barely within warranty period).

General Comments:

Very roomy-- can accommodate lots of people / car seats (though the front seats are a bit cramped for those long legged folk). Decent acceleration. Rides high and considering its size, one at least feels safer on the road.

Considering sub-par reliability, definitely consider an extended warranty.