2004 Chevrolet Astro Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Chevrolet Astro. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Once or twice per year when using cruise control, when I touch brake to deactivate cruise, it doesn't disengage. I then have to stand on brake with all my effort to stop van and pull over to put in park. Engine continues racing til I turn key off. Then everything ok til next time maybe months…”
“We live in the country with gravel roads. All of our chevrolet vehicles have had brake lines rot out. Our ford and dodge vehicles have not. The chevrolet astro vans we have exhibit a propensity for the brake line rotting out over the gas tank as well as the brake lines over the front frame…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet astro. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start until after three attempts. The contact shifted into drive and then the vehicle lost all power. The contact pumped the accelerator pedal, waited ten minutes and the vehicle resumed its normal…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet astro. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start until after three attempts. The contact shifted into drive and then the vehicle lost all power. The contact pumped the accelerator pedal, waited ten minutes and the vehicle resumed its normal…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet astro. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start until after three attempts. The contact shifted into drive and then the vehicle lost all power. The contact pumped the accelerator pedal, waited ten minutes and the vehicle resumed its normal…”
“As I was driving over some railroad tracks both of my front torsion bars failed and broke. Had I been traveling on the interstate, it could have been fatal. From my online research, this same failure has happend to thousands of owners and no recall was done. Gm even redesigned the torsion bars…”
“I have an '04 chevy astro van with ~ 88k miles. It is serviced every 3,000 miles. Recently, my brakes failed. The cause was a worn brake line near the left front wheel. It had rubbed a hole it the line and I lost all the brake fluid. *tr”
“1. I parked my wife's van at the neighbor's house because guests were about to arrive. Their driveway is on a slight incline so I engaged the emergency brake. 2. It occurred just once with the pedal going completely to the floor. 3. After contacting gm and being denied compensation due to no…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Chevrolet Astro as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.