1991 Chevrolet Lumina complaints

EXHAUST VALVES ARE STICKING, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SLIP. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BELT AND THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY RECURRED. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT HAS BEEN FAIRLY QUIET ABOUT RESOLVING IT. THEY PRODUCED A NUMBER OF 3.4 ENGINES WITHOUT CHROME PLATED EXHAUST VALVES, AND THE SOFTER VALVES DISTORTING AND STICK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO JUMP TIMING. THIS IS A SOPHISTICATED DUAL OVERHEAD CAM V-6 AND TOLERANCES ARE CRITICAL. GM ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEADS ON THE AFFECTED ENGINES, HOWEVER OURS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BUILT IN THE PLANT THAT PRODUCED THE ENGINES AND IS IN LINE WITH THE SEQUENCE OF ID NUMBERS. GENERAL MOTORS IS DISAVOWING THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. THEY HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF CYLINDER HEADS AND EXHAUST VALVES, AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD ACKNOWLEGE THEIR ERROR IN OUR CAR AND REPAIR OUR ENGINE. BECAUSE OF THE SOFT EXHAUST VALVES, THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO MAKE MAJOR REPAIRS, ALL DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARKED WHILE STILL RUNNING. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND WENT TO FRONT DOOR. WITHIN MINUTE LATER, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN' T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO,ALTERNATOR/BATTERY/COMPUTER, AND FUEL FILTER LINE FAILED AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FUEL LINE/BRAKE LINE, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. IF PARTS RUST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, IT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDE PINS SEIZED, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. BOTH REAR CALIPERS AND ALL BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WHILE GOING 55MPH. LOST CONTROL ON A 6-LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ALSO, FRONT LEFT TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. HAD NO WARNING IN THAT REGARD. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELT AREN'T RETRO FIT, AND THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE MFGR. WILL COVER REPAINTING ..BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PRIMER USED ON THESE VEHICLES

SPARE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE IN STORAGE AREA (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.

REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK, PUTTING ALL THE WORK ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND CAUSING THEM TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ON NEWER MODELS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *ML

DRIVERSIDE SHOULDER SEATBELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT BACK INTO DOOR AFTER FASTENING SEATBELT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

ENGINE DAMAGE. MJS

NO SUMMARY

EVERY 6 MONTHS BRAKES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCKS BACKWARD AND FOWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & OFF.WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHEN COASTING OR MAKING A TURN, CAR SHUTS OFF. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGES ARE CORODED AND FALLING APART WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE FAILED. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO HELP FIX THEM, AS THEY SAY THEIR BELTS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 36,000 MILES, BUT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY LAW. I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER BELT AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF $160. THESE BELTS WERE SUBJECTED TO NORMAL USE AND WEAR, AND I FEEL THE RETRACTOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE BELTS ARE USELESS WITHOUT A RETRACTOR AS THEY HANG LIMP DURING DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURED GRADUALLY OVER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THEN THE RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A LAW REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE CAN BE MADE SO BADLY THAT CHEVROLET ONLY GUARANTEES IT FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. A CAR LASTS A LOT LONGER THAN 3 YEARS, AND ITS SEAT BELTS SHOULD ALSO. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND I HAVE A FILE #990294288 FOR THIS CASE WITH THEM. THEY REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY. THEY SIMPLY GAVE ME A RUN AROUND AND THEN SAID WE WILL NOT HELP. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $160 TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE BELT. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT MY BELTS FAILED WHEN I WAS JUST GETTING IN THE CAR, BUT WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN A CRASH. I DO NOT HAVE AIR BAGS AND AM DRIVING A FRIEND'S CAR UNTIL I CAN GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BELT RETRACTORS. THANK YOU FOR TIME AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN ALTERNATOR WIRES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WON'T RETRACT, AND CONSUMER CAN'T USE THE SHOULDER BELT. *AK

SHOULDER BELT WON'T RETRACT, AND CONSUMER CAN'T USE THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT. *AK

MOTOR AND THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

SHOULDER SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT DUE TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BEING BROKEN. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS IN TILT OR DOWN POSITION, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND TAKE LONGER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, CONDITION OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

BRAKE DRUMS FAILED.

BLEEDER VALVES RUSTED TO BRAKE CALIPERS. YH

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS FAILED.

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES ACTIVATE THEN LOCK UP, ALLOWING THE CAR TO MOVE AGAIN. ALSO, THE PADS STAY ON AND GET WOREN DOWN AND FALL OFF. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES. *AK

FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP AND STEERING COLUMN TO SNAP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PIVOT PINS FAILED CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES NOT TO WORK AND WEARING THE FRONT BRAKES PREMATURELY.

THE VEHICLE SPEEDS AHEAD WITHOUT DRIVER ACCELERATING AND STALLS OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A SPELL OF FUEL

THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AT STANDSTILL AND/OR SHIFTING, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS.

CALIPERS FREEZE UP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PADS AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO GET RECALL CORRECTED, BUT PARTS WEAR NOT AVILABLE. RECALL NO. 97V058000, REAR CRADLE BOLTS. *AK

LEFT FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED.

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND BRAKE PADS IN DRIVEWAY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND DID NOT STOP. HAD TO DODGE A MAILBOX AND FRUIT TREEES IN A YARD TO FINALLY GAIN CONTROL AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD. *AK

REAR DISC BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WOULD FREEZE UP & STAY LOCKED. THERE WOULD BE NO BRAKES IN REAR, BUT IN FRONT ONLY. DEALER CHECKED IT & HAD THEM REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED.

DASH BOARD POPS UP.

PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT BECAME LOOSE, STAYS LOOSE, DOES NOT LOCK, TAKEN TWICE TO DEALER. BOTH TIMES DEALER HAS TAKEN OFF PANEL TO REWIND THE SEATBELT BACK UP. HAS NEVER FIXED SEATBELT PROPERLY.THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE INJURIES IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

ECM HARNESS FAILED.

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.