1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER WILL FIX THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WANTS THE CHEVROLET TO PAY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. CHEVROLET FILE # 000043894. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED A CLOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MOUNTS WHICH SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FORWARD. ALSO NOTED THE ISSUANCE OF RECALL 97V058000 INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR REPAIR COSTS. *AK *ML

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 2, 1997. THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT I PAID A $500 FEE. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WORK. I FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. HE REFUSED THE REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO PROBLEM. I LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER RICK PULLED MY FILE AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CAR TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN TOWED THERE YET. I'M REALLY SHAKEN UP AND AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO GET A HASSLE FROM JEFFERSON CHEVROLET. IN ADDITON, I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM PREVIOUSLY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DOOR CAME OPEN MAKING SEAT BELT COME OPEN BECAUSE, IT WAS ATTACHED TO DOOR CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EXPELLED FROM CAR CAUSING DRIVER TO RECEIVE VERY SEVERE INJURIES TO FACE AND HEAD WITH DRIVER PINNED UNDER THE CAR. WANTING TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? SEAT BELTS CAN NOT BE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR OF A CAR. HE COULD OF BEEN KILLED. PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THIS MATTER.

ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO MOVE, AND MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER PART FAILED, CONTACTED RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. THEY RAN MY VIN BUT NOTHING CAME UP. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN 1997. NEITHER RIVERSIDE NOR THE MAIN GM CENTER KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE BOLTS WERE CHANGED, IF IN FACT THEY WERE.ONE OF THE BOLTS BACKED ALL THE WAY OUT WHILE THE OTHER WAS SHEARED IN HALF. GMS' ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SAID ALL PARTS ARE GUARANTEED FOR12 MONTHS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE BOLT IN THE CRADLE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC DRILL AND RETAP THE OTHER SIDE. I THOUGHT GM WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE AND REMBURSE ME FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIRS UP TO THAT POINT. LUCKILY I WAS ONE A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THANK YOU RICHARD DORROUGH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES FREEZE AND LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT UP SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 97 V 058 000 / VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLING THROUGH THE RETAINERS. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR REAR CRADLES, BUT NOT THE FRONT UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INORMATION. *AK