1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES RESISTED, CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER SHE PUMPED THE ABS BRAKES THEY WORKED, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK*JB

THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES SINCE MAY OF 96; IN JUNE & OCTOBER OF 96/IN MAY OF 97, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNED ALL (3) TIMES. *AK

THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR IS NOT USABLE. THE BUCKLE HAS BECOME STUCK AND WILL NOT UNFASTEN. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING COLLAPSING SEAT FOR AT LEASE THREE YEARS, SHE REPORTED IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN HER TOWN 1-3-94. SHE WAS TOLD (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, SEAT HELD FINE). WHEN OCCUPYING SEAT THE BACK BEGANS TO MOVE SLOWLY. YOU WOULD HAVE TO REAJUST SEAT EACH TIME YOU MOVE FROM IT BY USING THE MANUAL ADJUSTER.

INSERTED KEY TO START VEHICLE; DID NOT TURN OVER; WAITED & THEN TRIED AGAIN; VEHICLE TURNED OVER. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED GM HAD PROBLEMS W/STARTER & HOW TO FIX IT. MECHANIC SAID IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKING AND BURNING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL . *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES MAKE CLICKING SOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED. VEHICLE BECAME POWERLESS FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THAN REGAINED SOME SPEED, ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR WAS CRACKED. THIS NOISE WAS HEARD MAINLY WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. THE BAR WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SMOKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK