1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

RECALL FOR DEFECT IN SPARK PLUG WIRE DID NOT APPLY TO 3.1 LITER ENGINE ALTHOUGH SAME PROBLEM AS 3.4 LITER ENGINE PER MICHAEL MAYS, GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER. THE VEHICLE NEEDS ADDITIONAL SERVICING AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE ALTERNATORS LAST IS SHORTENING EACH TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED THE GM WEBSITE FOR A POSSIBLE SOLUTION AND DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 29, 179 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AT 34,000 MILES (THE DEALER REPLACED IT). THE SECOND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AT 65,000 (AT A COST OF $265). THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS AT 97,000+ MILES. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FIX POSTED ON THE GM WEBSITE SUGGESTING THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO ROTORS BEING CORRODED WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ROTORS RESURFACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCURRED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MECHANIC LISTENED TO CAR, AND COULD NOT HEAR FUEL PUMP TURNING ON. THEN, SAID THAT FUEL PUMP HAD BROKEN. MECHANIC DRAINED FUEL OUT, AND NOTICED THAT ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. MECHANIC INSISTED THAT PLUG WAS NEVER CONNECTED COMPLETELY BY MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER SAID WHEN THERE WOULD BE A SHORT AND GAS LOW ENOUGH, IT COULD EXPLODE.*AK

ENGINE EXHAUST GASKET HAS LEAKED SINCE NEW CAUSING TICKING SOUND; OIL SEAL DEFECTIVE CAUSING OIL LEAK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY CORRECTED. WE RECEIVED A $104 CHARGE TO TELL US THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD COST $710 TO FIX. NO ACCIDENT OR FAST STOP EVER OCCURRED, BUT NOW WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD GO OFF AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING OR IF WE NEEDED IT TO, IT WOULDN'T DEPLOY. THE OTHER PROPLEM IS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES (ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS. AGO) AND ONE IS BAD AGAIN AS WELL AS AN SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. WE ARE QUESTIONING THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT IF THESE REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT. WE PAID CLOSE TO $800 TO HAVE THE FIRST INJECTORS REPLACED AND ARE NOW FACED WITH A BILL OF $527 FOR ONE INJECTOR, SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. THE WARRANTY HAD RECENTLY GONE OFF WHEN THE INJECTORS HAD GONE BAD THE FIRST TIME. *AK

ORIGINAL BATTERY FAILED 8/29/97, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 5/10/00 REPLACEMENT LEAKED ACID ON CABLE, STARTER AND ENGINE. FLORIDA DEALER CHARGED $410.12 TO REPLACE BATTERY, CABLE AND CLEAN STARTER. SUSPECTED CAUSE, OVERHEATING. BATTERY IS MOUNTED OVER LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL WITH COVER ALLOWING LITTLE IF ANY COOLING.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT, RESTRAINT ANCHOR SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEELWHILE HE WAS TURNING AROUND THE CURB. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWICE. CONSUMER CRAWLED OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THEN CAR BURSTED INTO FLAMES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WASN'T HURT. *AK