Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
WHEN GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK OIL FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE WAS NOT ON LINE, AND ONE OF SIDE OF ENGINE WAS LEANING TO A SIDE. THEN ,FOUND OUT THAT FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLT WAS BROKEN JUST LIKE STATED IN A RECALL THAT HAD RECEIVED BEFORE.*AK
WHILE KEY WAS NOT IN INGNITION, AND CONSUMER TRIED TO FIX OIL PUMP DRIVE, BUT, FUEL FROM FUEL PUMP STARTED TO SHOOT OUT. WHEN GIVEN A CLOSER LOOK IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO DO THAT BECAUSE NOTHING WAS CONNECTED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF UNIVERSITY PARKING LOT, CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, FIREMAN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNT OUT, DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIR. *SLC
THE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS GMC FAULT FOR RELEASING A FAULTY/FLAWED DESIGN. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY $600.00 EVERY TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK, OR WHEN THE REAR CALIPER PINS LOCK UP? IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK
OIL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSE,NO MATER THE TYPE FILTER.IT'S COMMON TO ALL 3.1'S AND PROBABLY HAS YET TO BE ADRESSED.*AK
THE REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T WORKED FOR YEARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE BEFORE AND WONDERED IF THIS IS COMMON, BUT HASN'T REACHED A RECALL STATUS. I REALIZE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS HAVE BEEN RIDING IN THIS CAR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT I AM RETIRING IT IN THE INTERIM UNTIL MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER CAN TAKE A LOOK, WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CRADLE BOLTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THIS IS VERY STRANGE. THANK YOU. *AK
THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE AND ATTACHED COMPONENTS TO DROP SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONTACTED THE GM AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *MJS
REAR BRAKES AND CALIPER'S KEEP WEARING ABNORMALLY. *SLC
THE ENITRE WHEEL FEEL OFF AND THE RIM ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF AND AND A PIECE OF IT WAS LEFT INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. I STILL HAVE THE WHEEL AS PROOF. ALSO I AM AFRAID ABOUT MY ENGINE MOUNT BECAUSE THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING VERY STRANGE FOR A WHILE NOW. IT HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT MAY SOON. *AK
FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY AROUND THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO BOLTS, RETAINERS, AND FRAME ARE ALL DETERIORATED. *SLC
BOLTS THAT HOLD UP SUBFRAMES HAVE LOOSENED, AND VEHICLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY.*AK
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND MAIN FRAME THAT HOUSES TRANSMISSION AND COUPLING FOR STEERING, DROPPED OUT . VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS TO BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, ON THE WAY TO DEALER, CRADLE BOLT BROKE AND IT CAUSED STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM STEERING GEAR. CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN IT BROKE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
NO SUMMARY
FRONTAL AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR WHICH IS CAUSING ROTORS TO FREEZE UP, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. ALSO, STRUTS ARE LEAKING, CAUSING REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. REAR END HAS DROPPED SLIGHTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE MOUNTING LOCATION DUE TO CORROSION. *MJS
SMALL OIL LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD, MOSTLY JUST ANNOYING WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND BRAKE PADS FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
MY BRAKES WERE ACTING FUNNY, I TOOK THEM INTO USA MUFFLER & BRAKE THEY SAID THAT I NEED 4 NEW ROTORS ALL NEW BRAKES AND NEW REAR CALIPERS. THE REASON FOR MOST OF THIS DAMAGE IS BECAUSE AT SOME POINT THE REAR CALIPERS FROZE UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE SAME SO I HAD THE WORK DONE. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THIS BILL BECAUSE IF THE REAR CALIPERS HAD NOT FAILED I WOULDN'T HAVE NEAR THE DAMAGE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS IN PROGRESS, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN LUMINA'S
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ON MAY 8, 2000, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SHOP. REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER SWITCH WHICH ACTUATES SEVERAL FUNCTIONS. ON MAY 13, 2000, MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A 1-CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE STEERING FAILED DUE TO THE FRONT BOLTS ON THE ENGINE CARRIAGE DETACHING FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE ENGINE DROPPED AND THE STEERING FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED IN A REPORT THAT IT APPEARED THESE BOLTS HAD BEEN LOOSENED AND WITHDRAWN SEVERAL INCHES RECENTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, LEAVING ONLY A FRACTION OF AN INCH ENGAGED IN THE RETAINERS ABOVE IN THE FRAME, THEREBY LEADING TO THE FAILURE. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE TECHNICIAN WHO REPLACED THE STARTER DID THIS AS A SHORTCUT WHEN HE REPLACED THE STARTER. SINCE THIS IS DENIED BY THE DEALER, I AM BEING FORCED TO TAKE THEM TO COURT AT THE PRESENT TIME.
CRADLE BOLTS WERE STARTING TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL00V189000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00061 DUE TO VIN. WHICH IS INCONVIENCE NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. *AK VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL, HOWEVER GM DENIES THAT VEHICLE IS INCLUDED AND IS REFUSING REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *YH
RECALL 00V189000/CRADLE BOLTS: CORRISON/RUST AROUND FRONT CRADLE BOLTS. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CIONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND WILL NOT BE COVERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
00V189000/CRADLE BOLTS: BOTH CRADLE BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINER CLIP DUE TO CORROSION/RUST. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK OIL PRESSURE SENDING SWITCH AND ENGINE COOLANT HEATER PIPE IS LEAKING. *YH
WHEN CHANGING OIL CONSUMER NOTED REAR CRADLE BOLT HAD BROKEN/FAILED, CAUSING REAR FRAME TO HANG ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. RECALL 97V05800 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97016 DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
THE REAR BRAKES ALWAYS FAILED ON THIS CAR. THE CALIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING, THAT AND THE CRADLE BOLT FALLING OFF CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL IN A TURN AND SMACK A CURB WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRUT HOUSING BE BENT ALONG WITH THE RIM. *AK
RECALL 00V189000/ CRADLE BOLTS : WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT WAS NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAFT WAS HANGING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DIRECTIONAL IN THE STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATED, CAUSING SMOKE FROM THE STEERING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
97V058000/REAR CRADLE BOLTS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOST OF STEERING WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLING THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND HARD TO STEER. ALSO, REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING DOWN/ AND REAR MOUNT PIECE WAS ON THE GROUND. REAR MOTOR MOUNTS SUPPORT THE ENGINE . *AK
REAR CRADLE BOLTS WERE REPLACED DURING NATIONAL RECALL. WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE FRONT RIGHT CRADLE BOLT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND THE FRONT CRADLE WAS HELD IN PLACE BY GRAVITY. I PAID $169 TO HAVE BOTH CRADLE BOLTS REPAIRED AND DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE PROBLEM WASN'T JUST CONFRONTED WHEN THEY CALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS - SAME MATERIALS / SAME SET-UP, JUST FRONT VS. REAR. I KEPT THE RUSTED CRADLE BOLT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS DROPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER IS BRINGING VEHICLE IN FOR REAR DISC BRAKE FAILURE REPAIRS. EACH TIME IT COSTS $900.00. LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS 2 YEARS AGO. DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST. *AK
FRONT ENGINE CRADLE FELL OFF AND CONSUMER LOST STEERING. STEERING WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM TIRES WITHOUT WARNING , CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD BE FATAL.*AK
RECALL 97V-058000/ REAR CRADLE BOLTS: LEFT FRONT CRADLE BOLT FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK AFTER RECALL DONE THE LEFT FRONT CRADLE BOLT HOLE HAD RUSTED AND THE WASHER SEPARATED CAUSING THE RIGHT CRADLE BOLT WASHER SEPARATE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TO VEER ACROSS THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *YH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD. VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK *ML
FRONT CRADLE RETAINER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND LOSS OF BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL, AND WHEN DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL, CRUISE CONTROL TAKES OVER, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. *AK *ML
HAD INSTALLED AN ALARM SYSTEM. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER IT WAS SHORTING OUT, AND BLOWING FUSES. REPLACED FUSES. COUPLE DAYS LATER AFTER REPLACING FUSES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, OWNER COULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *MJS
SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL IN ISSUED FOR LUMINA IN WISCONSIN. I SHOULD BE PAID FOR REPAIRS THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR DUE TO DEFECT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
THE FRAME DROPPED BECAUSE THE FRONT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER WITH BUSHINGS BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FRAME TO DROP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 8". IN ADDITTION THE POWER STEERING BECAME RESTRICTED AND CAUSED ASUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD CONSUMER, FELT STEERING WHEEL MOVED UP.THEN AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WAYS DOWN ROAD, SHE REALIZED SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING POWER AT ALL. SHE MANAGED TO PARK THE AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD AND GET OUT.*AK
COSNUMER NOTICED NO STEERING AND NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE ON GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOMATON. *AK
CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER WILL FIX THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WANTS THE CHEVROLET TO PAY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. CHEVROLET FILE # 000043894. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A CLOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MOUNTS WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FORWARD. ALSO NOTED THE ISSUANCE OF RECALL 97V058000 INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR REPAIR COSTS. *AK *ML
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 2, 1997. THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT I PAID A $500 FEE. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WORK. I FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. HE REFUSED THE REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO PROBLEM. I LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER RICK PULLED MY FILE AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CAR TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN TOWED THERE YET. I'M REALLY SHAKEN UP AND AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO GET A HASSLE FROM JEFFERSON CHEVROLET. IN ADDITON, I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM PREVIOUSLY. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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