1995 Chevrolet Lumina complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 MONTHS. *AK *SCC *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED (RECALL #97V017000) FOR THIS MODEL YEAR BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NOT ALL 1995'S WERE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT THE DEALERS TO BE OVERWHELMED WITH THE WIPER REPAIRS. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT MORE VINS WOULD BE RELEASED. *AK *CB *NLM

PAINT JOB ON MY CAR. *AK

I DON'T HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SPECIFIC MAKE OR MODEL...I HAVE AN OVERALL COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW THIN CARS ARE TODAY AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS. MY BROTHER WAS KILLED 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER HYDROPLANING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I KNOW HEAVIER VEHICLES USE MORE GAS BUT AREN'T LIVES WORTH IT? I KNOW THAT AS A NATION WE HAVE BECOME VERY MONEY CONSCIOUS AND GAS MILEAGE IS A BIGGIE BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD SOMEONE KILLED IN A SENSELESS ACCIDENT MIGHT FEEL DIFFERENTLY AFTERWARD. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE TO CHANGE THE TREND AND MAKE CARS MORE PROTECTIVE.

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

INTAKE GASKETS LEAK. I JUST BOUGHT A CAR LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO, AND A FEW DAYS AGO, THE CAR STARTED HEATING UP, THE "HOT" LIGHT LIT UP, AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND HAD TO PUT SOME WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE SO I COULD GET SOMEWHERE, TO CALL SOMEONE. THEY BROUGHT ANTIFREEZE, AND WHEN WE WENT TO FILL THE RADIATOR, IT WAS ALREADY FULL. THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST A THERMOSTAT, WE REPLACED THAT, BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING, NEXT SUGGESTION WAS THERE AN AIR BUBBLE SOMEWHERE, SO THAT WAS BLED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO CHECK THE OIL, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS DUMPING INTO THE OIL PAN. CALLED THE HEAD SHOP ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS MOTOR (3.1) IS KNOWN FOR THE INTAKE GASKETS GOING OUT ALL THE TIME. LOOKED FOR RECALLS, NOTHING LISTED FOR INTAKE GASKETS, SO WE CALLED A DEALER TO PUNCH IN OUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SPECIAL RECALL PROBLEMS FOR ANYTHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE SEARCH RESULTED IN FINDING OUT THAT THE INTAKE GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE, UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW, TWO SETS OF INTAKE GASKETS THAT WE KNOW OF, MAYBE MORE NOT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I HAVE GOT A DODGE VAN THAT HAS 220,000 AND THE ORIGINAL INTAKE GASKETS HAVE NEVER WENT OUT. I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND REPLACED WITH A BETTER SET OF GASKETS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE ONES USED ARE CHEAP, AND WORTHLESS.*JB

NHTSA#94-V-230-000: THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB

STEERING WHEEL MADE CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO TURN WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER AS IF NO POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED OUT TO BE THE AIR BAG COIL - WHICH HAD AN EXPOSED CIRCUIT. NOTICED MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OF THIS NATURE ABOUT THE CLICKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DO NOT KNOW IF AIR BAG WAS INVOLVED WITH THE TECHINICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCEDENT IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SO HAPPENS THAT IT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER JUST HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM REPAIRED.

PAINT LIFTING AND PEELING ALL OVER VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ROOF.

AIR BAGS NOT FUNCTIONING IN A RECENT ACCIDENT JAN 4 2003.

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55 WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE LIKE I HAD A FLAT. WHEN I SAFELY STOP THE CAR AND LOOKED THERE WERE NO FLAT TIRES. DROVE ON SHOULDER AS NOISE STARTED AGAIN AT 20 MPH. STOPPED AND LOOKED AGAIN AND SAW THAT THE OUTSIDE SUPPORT BROKE IN HALF. OTHER SUPPORT OK ALINEMENT SUPPORT BENT. THIS MOST LIKELY FROM THE SUPPORT BREAKING. NO ONE AT THE DEALER WERE I HAD THE CAR FIXED HAS EVER SEEN ONE BREAK BEFORE. MAYBE A PROBLEM. DT

COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL AND RUINED ENGINE. REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DT

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THIS FAILURE PULLED THE HALF SHAFT OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE RIGHT TIRE TO FLIP BACK DAMAGING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *MR *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY SHE HEARD A NOISE. THE UPPER BALLJOINT BROKE. THE RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF ALSO THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MR *NLM *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MR *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN PUTTING OBJECTS INTO THE TRUNK THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BOLTS SNAPPED CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

BRAKE LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. ALSO, DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WILL WORK. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER REPLACED RELAY THAT CONNECTED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.*AK

ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORK BUT THE BRAKE PORTION OF THE SWITCH DOES NOT AS PER MECHANIC. PER NUMEROUS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD (NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE LIGHTS) I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTUR ISSUE AND AS SUCH NEEDS TO BE DELT WITH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ODOMETER WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES IT WILL ROLL BACK AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT ROLL AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, WHO WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY.

CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO SHIFT TO, GOES TO NEUTRAL MOMENTARILY AT 25-35 MPH. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES AND DRIVER 'SSEAT FULLY RECLINED BACK. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHENEVER HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, CONSUMER SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. IT WAS TAKEN AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS OVERHEATING IT. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AND CHECKED FOR OVERHEATING PROBLEM DUE TO SPOUSE TAKING SICK DAUGHTER TO SEE A DOCTOR IN LOS ANGELES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE AND OKAY TO TAKE TO LOS ANGELES. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DURING THE TRIP AND THE A/C WAS NOT USED ONCE DUE TO COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN LOS ANGELES. THE MECHANIC SAID THE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT AND THE DEALER IN LAS VEGAS SHOULD HAVE NOTICED IT. THE HEAD GASKET AND OTHER RELATED PARTS AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE $1790. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND FIRST THEY OFFERED $200+. I SAID NOT ENOUGH, SO THEY OFFERED $400. I SAID IT DIDN'T EVEN COVER THE A/C COMPRESSOR THAT WAS GOOD AND NOT THE PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION THE MONEY I SPENT ON CAR RENTALS WHEN MY CAR WAS WAITING TO BE SEEN BY A MECHANIC. IT WAS NEGLIGENCE ON THE LAS VEGAS DEALER THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO SUFFER IN PAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AS FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE. I BELEIVE THEY BROKE SOMETHING WHEN TRYING TO REPAIR THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE POWER DOOR LOCK NEVER REALLY WORKED SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO ALWAYS GOT VERY HOT WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I BELEIVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A RECA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, 97V017, IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. DEALER CLAIMED SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THEREFORE NO SERVICE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS AN EARLY PRODUCTION AND NO ONE HAD REPLACED THE SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE WIPER SWITCH FAILED A WEEK LATER CAUSED BY A WIRE THAT HAD FRAYED AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY RECALL REPAIRS. *TT

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE NEED TO BUY FUSES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS THAT WILL NOT WORK. *JG

MOTOR THAT MOVES WINDOW UP AND DOWN IS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR TWICE ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET FAILED. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER /WASHER SWITCH COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALKERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. SHE WENT TO MOBILE ON THE COMPUTER, IT SHOWS THAT WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPUTER IS STILL IN LOCKED - SKID MODE. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER TURNING THE KEY INTO ON POSITION. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRAUDULENT REPAIRS DONE BY GMT AUTOMOTIVE IN SCHAUMBURG, IL HAVE MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH NO RESULTS. I CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER BECAUSE I SPENT $2,500.00 TRYING TO FIX A CAR THAT HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH UNTIL GMT AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMED A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAVE A FILE WITH ALL NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO BACK UP MY STATEMENTS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? I'VE ALREADY LOST MY CAR DUE TO GMT AUTOMOTIVE'S FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR. I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN BUY A NEW CAR.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE FOAM OR SOFT SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE RESTRAINTS GAVE OUT AND ARE AS HARD AS BRICKS. DEALER INFORMS CONSUMER THAT IT IS A PART OF WEAR AND TEAR AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE UNDER WARRANTY. *JG

REAR BRAKES LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD BOTH FUSES AND SWITCH CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING UNTIL SOMEONE PULLS OVER AND TELLS HIM, THIS IS FRIGHTENING. *AK

CAR STALLS ALL THE TIME

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A CONSTANT COOLANT LEAK, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RADIATOR BECAUSE A RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP BROKE, THE THERMOSTAT, AND WATER PUMP, BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT LEAK THE HEATER IS BLOWING COLD AIR. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED USING UP ANTIFREEZE, MECHANIC CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND PRESSURE LOSSESS, NONE FOUND. CHECK OF OIL ATER A WEEK FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN OIL. INDEPENDENT ENGINE REBUILDER STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM WATER INTAKES ON THE "M" ENGINES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AFTER THIS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DETERMINED TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT.*AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED INTO THE SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOOR WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND CAUSING INTERIOR PART OF DOOR TO BREAK. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

RECALL 94 V 230 00/FRONT CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE MAKING A TURN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. SEAT FELT LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. CONSUMER STATES ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS WAY.*AK SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY OWNERS'S MECHANIC. *TT

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE RACED ALL THE WAY TO 40, AND THERE WAS NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF BRAKES BECAUSE BOTH FEET HAD TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES IDLE IS HIGH FOR THE FIRST 5-7 MILES, VEHICLE RACEES 40-45 MPH ON ITS OWN. *JB