1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE WAS IN THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN SYSTEM. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED HAD TAKEN TO DEALER BUT NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. THIS TIME DRIVER WAS TRAPPED FOR A WHILE IN VEHICLE. OWNER DID NOT WANT VEHICLE. LIEN HOLDER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

ALTERNATOR AND STARTER FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, STARTER REPLACED FOUR TIMES.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. MINUTES LATER A FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT MIGHT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL, THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

SIDE WINDSHIELD SUPPORTS CAUSE BLIND SPOT, RESULTING IN A COLLISION DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. (DESIGN FLAW).

THE COVER OF THE STEERING WHEEL POPPED OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LEFT HAND TURN. THE COVER LOCKED BETWEEN THE SPOOKE OF THE STEERING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED UP BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN DEALER BUYING BACK THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE OIL BEARINGS/PISTONS FAILED. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK AND HIGH IDLE. *AK

ABS BRAKES, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS KICKS IN WHILE BACKING UP FOR NO REASON, THIS HAPPENS ON DRY SURFACES AND THERE IS NO SLIDING OR SKIDDING. *SLC