1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv

1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BREAKS, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. I HAD A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEBUARY OF 2001, IN WHICH THE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BROKE. MINE JUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS IT AT A TIME WHEN THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC, AND I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO AN UPHOLESTRY SHOP AND A DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COMMON ON THESE VANS. *AK

Incident Jul 13, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK

Incident May 1, 2003

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR YEARS BUT REFUSED TO PAY $300-400 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE I FELT IT TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW, GM HAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON MANY MODELS BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN GM MINIVANS. I WANT THEM TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. *NLM

Incident May 12, 2003

THE WELDS ON THE SEAT BROKE. *JB

Incident Mar 10, 2003

VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FAIL TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO WORK, DAMP WEATHER , RAINY WEATHER, THEY ARE GETTING WORSE FAILING TO WORK WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER, WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TOO!!! THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE LUMINA VAN, NEW,24 MILES ON IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FINE ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING THEN ( THE WIPERS ) 8 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Incident Oct 9, 1995

HUGH TOWNS END OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED TO HONOR RECALL 97V017000. *AK

Incident May 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH CAR SHUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE IDLE POSITION OR WHEN MOVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GM AND FILED A SAFETY REPORT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHECKED. *JG

Incident Aug 14, 2002

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A REAL MESS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. AND I DIDN'T REPORT YET THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING OIL RECENTLY AND IS UNDER REPAIR RIGHT NOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEEDED ALOT OF REPAIRS THAT A QUALITY PRODUCT WOULDN'T HAVE HAD.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT,AND SOMETIME WILL WORK FOR A FEW WIPES THAN NOTHING!!! THEN WILL WORK JUST LIKE THEY WERE DESIGHNED TO DO,HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER , AND OFF THE THE HIGHWAY WHEN RAIN HAS STARTED BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON!!! I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY,I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE!! BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE NSTA IS INVESTIGAING COMPLAINTS ON GM WIPERS!! SO I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE AND VOICE MY CONCERNS!!! THANKS FOR LISTENING. *AK

Incident Jan 1, 2000

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT WAS USED LESS THAN 2 YEARS BY PREVIOUS OWNER/CURRENT OWNER AND CHILD STRAPS WILL NO LONGER LOCK.*AK

Incident Apr 13, 2002

DRIVER'S SEATBACK HAS BROKEN AS WELL AS TRACKS ON BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

Incident May 1, 2001

I PURCHASED THE USED 1995 CHEVY MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER 1997. EXACTLY 30 DAYS TO THE DATE OF THE SALE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE MINIVAN ON A PARKWAY WHICH HAD NO BREAKDOWN LANE. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE GOT OFF THE PARKWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK THE NOISE HAD STOPPED. SHE WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF ORDER AND SAW NOTHING. SHE GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND BEGAN DRIVING, THE NOISE STILL HAD NOT RETURNED. AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO GET BACK ON THE PARKWAY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WATCHED THE TIRE GO STRAIGHT UP INTO THE AIR, "VERY HIGH" AND CAME DOWN BOUNCING ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE VAN AND THEN GOING TO THE SIDE OF A ROAD AND ROLLING UP AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE IT STOPPED. WHEN THE TIRE FLEW OFF THE VAN SLAMMED DOWN INTO THE STREET WITH GREAT FORCE. THE IMPACT OF THE WHEEL FLYING OFF AS WELL AS THE VAN SLAMMING INTO THE STREET CAUSED THE ENTIRE SIDE PANEL OF THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VAN FROM THE DOOR TO THE HEADLIGHT TO SHATTER ALL OVER THE STREET. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH IS WAS PURCHASED FROM 30 DAYS EARLIER AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS A "DEFECT IN THE LUG NUTS" WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FLY OFF. EACH LUG NUT HAD MADE A CLEAN BREAK CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FLY OFF. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT.*AK

Incident Dec 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, AND HIT A LARGE BOULDER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

Incident Jun 6, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

Incident Jun 6, 2001

MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT WOULD LATCH INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

Incident Jun 6, 2001

A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS LOOSE AND SEPARATED FROM COUPLER. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 96V015001. *AK *JB

Incident Oct 15, 2001

AIR CONDITIONER 'RECHARGED' BY DEALER - WORKED 3 DAYS ($200.00) WAS TOLD SYSTEM LEAKS - NEEDS $700 REPAIR!!!. *AK

Incident Jun 15, 2001

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING OIL/ANTIFREEZE - NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MOTOR. $650 TO FIX!!. *AK

Incident Nov 1, 2000

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DOORS STILL WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAS STALLED OUT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Incident Apr 24, 2001

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SMALL SERVICE STATION, A GOODYEAR STATION, AND HEISER CHEVROLET. NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THE DAY THEY HAVE IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. IT HAPPENS DURING RAIN, SNOW, SLEET AND DRY DAYS. IT ONLY AFFECTS THE FRONT WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER WORKS FINE EVEN WHEN THE FRONT WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE FRONT WASHER FLUID ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I TURN THEM ON AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS, NO ATTEMPT TO WORK, NO NOISE, NOTHING. IT'S AS IF I NEVER TURNED THEM ON. I JUST KEEP TRYING THEM, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WORK AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THIS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING, TO THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT THE SOLUTION IS. THANK YOU.

Incident Mar 12, 2001

MANUALLY OPERATED DRIVER'S SEAT MECHANISM BROKE TWICE.*AK THE BROKEN PART RESULTED IN DETACHING OF THE SEAT FROM THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER, AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK WARD. THE BROKEN PARTS WERE WELDED TWICE. *YH

Incident Jun 1, 1998

WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY WILL NOT OPERATE, JUST INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH SWITCH, AND THEY WILL WORK.*AK

Incident Jan 10, 2001

CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT, AND SEND SPIKES OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH MY SYSTEM. THUS FAR HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE, CAM SENSOR, AND MULTIPLE BURNT FUSIBLE LINK WIRES. STILL HAVING "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON, AND MECHANIC FEELS WILL ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, DUE TO QUAD DRIVER CODES PRESENT WHEN CHECKED BY HIS COMPUTER. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE LOCAL DEALER, NOT ONLY HAD THIS COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, IN STOCK, BUT ALSO THAT THE PART, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC ORIGINALLY, IS NOW MADE OF A HEAVY METAL. I AM CURIOUS IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. HAS SO FAR COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THESE FAILED PARTS, AND WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER $300 TO $400 FOR THE COMPUTER I AM TOLD.*AK

Incident Oct 16, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ALL THE TIME IN RAIN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS IS THAT THE VAN IS NOT UNDER THE COVERED RECALL. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE GET FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE WE SURE CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THIS. IF I GET HURT I WILL SUE GMC. *AK

FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY PROBLEMS WITH TIRES. *AK

Incident Jun 15, 2000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, MOMENTARILY LOSSES BRAKES BEFORE ENGAGING. THEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident Sep 1, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

Incident Jul 13, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OR RESTART. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEY WOULD SNAP AND START UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN WHEN IN USE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAN HIT A BUMP/CURB AND CRACK FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP. WENT TO PASSENGER'S SIDE & SNAPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS & THEY WOULD START UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, HAVE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND RESTARTED, WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF CAUSE, BUT WIPERS HAVE FAILED OR NOT STARTED AFTER VAN HAS BEEN IN GARAGE,DURING GOOD WEATHER. WIGGLING SWITCH ON COLUMN, COLUMN POSTION, TURN SIGNAL ON HAS HAD NO EFFECT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. VAN IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, DEALER HASN'T FOUND CAUSE, HAS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT. *AK

Incident Mar 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE NOT AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

Incident Feb 25, 2000

PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE INTERNAL DOOR LATCH WHICH IS TOO SHORT. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN IF REPLACED WITH A NEW ROD/STICK. *AK

Incident Jul 1, 1998

TRAILING ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I HAVE DRIVEN WITH WIPER TROUBLE. LAST BIG INCIDENT WAS LAST FALL 1999 WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND CHILD IN CAR -200 MILES FROM HOME. I COULD NOT GET THEM TO RESUME. CHECKED FUSE ETC. WAITED OUT STORM UNDER BRIDGE, PROCEDED TO TRUCK STOP AND BOUGHT RAIN-X TO CONTINUE JOURNEY. WHEN I GOT TO DESTINATION I PULLED THE WIPER MOTOR AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE AND THE SWITCH-OK. INTERMITENT TROUBLES ARE HARD TO GET FIXED! I TOOK WIPER MOTOR APART, CLEANED BRUSHES, AND NOTICED SOME BUILD-UP ON THE COMMUNICATOR DISC, AND CONTACTS FOR THE PARKING MECHANISM. CLEANED THIS WITH LIGHT ABRASIVE -REASEMBLED AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE, ALTHOUGH WITH THE WIPER'S HISTORY I NOW USE RAIN-X ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN SNOW WITH KIDS IN VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT BUT WITH THE WIPER SYSTEM TROUBLES, AND THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT KEEPS LEAKING -NEW RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, AND HEAD GASKET -MECHANICS SAY PINK COOLANT IS CORROSIVE. I CAN'T SELL IT TO ANOTHER, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS VAN. THANK YOU.VINCENT WALTER. *AK

Incident Apr 15, 1999

RRING PROBLEM WITH THE GM MINIVANS. WHILE IN THIS CASE IT WAS NOT HAZARDOUS, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, RESCUE TEAMS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS BY NORMAL MEANS. *AK

Incident Dec 17, 1999

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED ON VEHICLE AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK