1992 Chevrolet Lumina complaints

HAD JUST WASHED & DRIED VEHICLE & TURNED VEHICLE ON. A RACK GEAR BROKE OFF WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. IT REMAINED ON & THEN STARTED TO BURN. FLAMES & SMOKE FILLED VEHICLE. WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA. OWNER PUT FLAMES OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS. DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOUSING. PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALERS SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

HEARD NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES. CONUSMER PULLED HUB CAP OFF, AND NOTICED NO BRAKE PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TIRES WERE REPLACED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR CLAIPER ASSEMBLY NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A COMMON FAULT.*AK

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ITSELF & NOT TO THE FRAME. WHEN DOOR IS OPENED BELT WOULD OPEN WITH IT & NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER/PASSENGER. IT'S ON A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS ATTACHED OR STUCK TO THE CORNER OF THE WINDOW. SEAT BELTS ARE MANUAL & NOT AUTOMATIC. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY & REFUSE TO CORRECT IT.*AK

REAR INTERMITTEN THUMPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 10-20 MPR. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND INSPECTED WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. REAR SUSPENSION TRACK CART, TRACK STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNT ASSY WERE REPLACED BY MIDAS MUFFLERS/BRAKES IN FORESTVILLE, MD ON 9/20/96. THIS CURRENT THUMPING NOISE WAS NOTICED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I'VE CONTACTED MIDAS TO SEEK INSPECTION AND WARRANTEE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR STRUTS.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND BRACKET OF SEAT BROKE, AND SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE BRACKET AND SEAT TRACK NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK

EXECESSIVE FUEL WAS BEING DISPENCED DOWN THE PLENUM FILLING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH GASOLINE. WHEN CONVERTER REACHED OPERATING TEMP. OF APPROX. 1800 DEGREES THE FUEL IN THE CONVERTER WAS IGNITED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER ON THE BRAKES I HAD RECEIVED EARLY IN THE YEAR BUT I HAD MISS PLACED IT AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO RUN AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LAP BELT CAME OFF RESTRAINT STRAP, AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD DONE BE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

SPENT OVER $900 ON BRAKE REPAIRS FROM 3/95 TO 7/97-REPLACING ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS, ETC. CURRENTLY, THE REAR ROTORS ARE RUSTED/BINDING AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. NLM

REAR DISC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE, NEEDED ALL PARTS REPLACED AT COST OF $500.00 EACH OCCURRENCE. *AK

APPARENTLY THE ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCKS WARP AND CRACK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FREEZE UP. I OWNED THE CAR 2 WEEKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. PUT IN $3000. CHEVY HAS KNOWN THIS SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED. I KNOW PEOPLE AT THE DORAVILLE PLANT.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. YH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. DRIVER GOT INTO THE CAR AND PUT KEY INSIDE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE STARTED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. SPARKS OF FLAMES CAME OUT AND IGNITED A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE OPENING THE TAIILGATE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TOP COAT OR CLEAR COAT HAS TURNED MILKY AND IS PEELING OFF. ALSO THE PADDING ON THE DASH HAS COME LOOSE.

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP ON THE CAR, FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR HAULED ON A ROLL BACK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO ONE ELSE HAD A PROBLEM. THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKES WOULD GO COMPLETELY OUT ON THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO SUTLIF CHEVROLET THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST WEEK I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, THEN I CALLED THEM AND THEY GAVE ME A LONER. THEY HAD IT FOR THREE WEEKS AND IT STILL WAS NOT FIXED. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR.

IGINITON LOCK IS HARD TO START DUE TO GREASE THAT THICKENS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. *AK

ENGINE IDLED VERY HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. ALSO, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

R+R SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. NLM

AFTER PURCHASING GAS AND DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED A FUNNY SMELL COMING INTO THE CAR. CAR WOULD NOT GO, BUT 45 MPH. GAS WOULD FLOOD THE ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID SEALS CORRODED BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THE GAS. *AK

FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED ODOR AT FIRST AND SMOKE LATER. YH

DRIVER USED RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, SMOKE RISING FROM STEERING COLLUMN AND SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. YH

I HAD MY BRAKES INSPECTED WHEN I COULD HEAR A SCRAPING SOUND AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONTS WERE CONSIDERABLY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT THE REAR CALIPERS DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY CAUSING EXCESS WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. I RECENTLY HAD THE FRONT BRAKES RESTORED, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE REAR ONES DONE DUE TO EXCESSIVELY HIGH COST ($550.00 ESTIMATE)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE BUILD-UP CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO EXPLODE ON TWO OCCASIONS.

LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT 35-40 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES TO REPORT EXCEPT OWNER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S SHOP AT THIS TIME. SEEKING ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BRAKE BOLT THAT HOLDS CALIPERS TOGETHER CAME COME LOOSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS CALIPERS TOGETHER BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCKUP, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WON'T RETRACT AND ISN'T WORKING. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DELAYED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES AR EAPPLIED DURING SUDDEN STOP OR EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 40MPH & WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR & VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. HAD STEPPED ON BRAKES, HARD. TOOK TO GARAGE & MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING BRAKES PADS AND SHOES & ROTORS). HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES. *AK

BRAKES APPLIED AND CAR DID NOT RESPOND OR SLOW DOWN. RESULTING IN AN REAR END COLLISION CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO CARS APPROX. $7,900.00 ON JUNE 30, 1999. SECOND INCIDENT JULY 28, 1999 STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN AND CAR WHEN FAST. SPEED APPROX. 12 MILES / HOUR. BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED HARD AND CONTINUOUSLY CAR SLID INTO INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. NO DAMAGE. DROVE CAR HOME SLOWLY AND BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY.

WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED IT OVERHEATS AND SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE CONNER AT 10 MPH THE SUBFRAME SEPARATED, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS AFTER IT COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

STARTER(2) AND ALTERNATOR(2) FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. REAR ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE COVERED WITH RUST. *AK *ML

ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES SINCE OCT OF 1994. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE! COULD NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT,LOOSE SHOULDER BELT, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED BELT SYSTEM AT THE COST TO CONSUMER; CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO CONSUMER DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. CAN YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER.

BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND STARTED TO OVERHEAT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN COMING OUT OF A STOP VEHICLE HESISATED AND NEEDED TO IDLE BEFORE DRIVING. ALSO, HAD PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIES. RESTARTED VEHICLE, BUT IT LOST CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE TRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK