1991 Chevrolet Lumina complaints

DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE. YH

REAR CALIPERS SEIZED, PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE FRON BRAKES. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT WITHIN MONTHS . THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBTHE BRAKES ARE STILL MAKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER HAD THE DISC AND PADS REPLACED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLR SEIZED. *NLM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, CAUSING SQUEAKING/LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25MPH WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM HOOD AREA OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN PULLED TO SIDE, THEN FLAMES BEGAN TO ARISE IN AREA. WHEN FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISCONNECT HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FIRE. *AK THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND HOOD LATCH HAD FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF OIL, EVENTHOUGH OIL CHANGE WAS DONE RECENTLY AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF OIL LEAK. WHEN THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE, THE HOOD LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE. *YH

REAR BRAKE SLIDING CALIPERS CORRODED/FROZE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE BROKEN IN TWO AND HAVE BIG CHUNCKS MISSING OUT OF THE BRAKES WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO BE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10000 MILES NEW FRONT BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BACK BRAKES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW, HOWEVER ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE SAME REASON, CONSUMER HAS TREID TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET BACK BRAKES TO LOCK, HOWEVER THIS TOO HAS FAILED. *SLC

FRONT BRAKES FAILED.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WAS LOST AND IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, REMAIN EXTENDED, HANG LOOSE WHEN OCCUPIED. OCCUPANTS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. ALSO, DOOR HANDLES DO NOT OPEN DOORS FROM OUTSIDE, REPAIRED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA; HAPPENS MOST WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING SMOKE WILL APPEAR. TALKED TO DEALER & INFORMED IT WAS DEFECTIVE & WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE.

RECALL # 97V058000, WHEN CONTACTING DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT, DEALER COULD NOT GIVE CONSUMER APPOINTMENT AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 45 MINUTES; PARKED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR ANYTHING. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER , NOTICED SMOKE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SMOKE/NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. *AK

COMING OFF INTERSTATE UPGRADE RAMP, PUT BRAKES ON TO STOP, NOTICED THEY WERE SPONGY, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP. SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL THE BRAKE LINING BURNING, PUT GEAR SHIFT IN LOW AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AGAIN, AND HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. *AK

REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AT ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE SUBFRAME BOLTS BROKE IN THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SHE HAD THEM REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

RIGHT REAR AUXILIARY SPRING BRACKET BROKE TWICE.

BRAKES FAILED.

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, DISC AND PADS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. *AK

THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS GRAB, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE DISC AND PADS, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND DISC. *AK

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

WHEN APPYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS EVERY 2000 MILES. *AK

ALL FOUR CALIPERS WORE OUT BEFORE TRYING TO STOP/SLOW DOWN . *AK

DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN DOOR WHEN PULLED.

RIM CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHOR BRACKET FAILED.

DRIVING VERY SLOWLY DURING A SNOW BLIZZARD WHEN THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED GENTLY TO TURN A CORNER AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A POLE BECAUSE OF RUSTED BRAKES.

GENERAL TIRES SIZE 205/70R-15 SEPARATED 6 TIMES.

PURCHASED MICHELIN TIRES NEW, WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, COMPLETE ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED, ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON 7-2-96. POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS STILL TAKING PLACE. *AK

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH INSTALLED TWICE.

ENGINE LEAK.

WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WHEN LETTING THE CAR REST FOR A WHILE THEY COME UP AGAIN. OVER LAST (8) MONTHS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (4) TIMES TO GET REPLACEMENT ON ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS. ABS SYSTEM.*AK

BRAKES HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.

TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WOULD NOT RESTART, CHANGED THE BATTERY THAT DAY THE NEXT DAY THE CAR DIED AT A STOP SIGN . PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

HOOD LATCH CABLE BOX BEING LOCATED ON FLOOR NEXT TO DRIVER'S SEAT.

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP/FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, ALSO FUEL INJECTORS/WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. *AK

BRAKES LOCK UP/FAIL EVERY 18000 MILES.

FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM WEARS OUT PADS, ROTORS.

FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING, CAUSING CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, EA94-041.*AK

FAILURE ON THE REAR DISK BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING ON THE REAR DISK BRAKES CAUSING CORRODED REAR DISK BRAKES.

FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO LUG NUTS BEING SHEARED OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH

EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, WHEN JAMMED AND FULLY EXTENDED, RENDERING BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

VEHICLE'S REAR LEFT SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCTION IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND OR DRAGGING PADS PE94-063. *AK

REAR BRAKE SLIDERS ARE FREEZING IN PLAC, CAUSING FRONT BRAKE PREMATURE WEAR. *AK