1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

WHEN MAKING A TURN THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER COLUMN SHAFT FAILED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR/ MAKE AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BROKE IN HALF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 32,000 MI. FROM THE BEGINNING BRAKES WOULD NOT GRAB IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT'S THE WAY THIS CAR IS. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT USE TO 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES. (I DRIVE A 4 WHEEL DISC CAR AT WORK.) I INSISTED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS WHICH DID NOT HELP. I INSTALLED HIGH PERFORMANCE DISC PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS WHICH HELPED A LOT BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 20000 MILES. THE BRAKES USE TO WHEN THEY GOT WET. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IN WET WEATHER! *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***762002

I WAS GOING 55 MPH ON BELTWAY. I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH AND COULD NOT STOP. PULLED OFF TO SHOULDER AND COULD NOT PICK UP ANY ACELERATION. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER FOR CHECK-UP. THE DEALER (FOX) ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE FROM THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER BECAME LOOSE AND WAS "CRIMPED" NEAR THE HOOD AND FIRE WALL. THIS RESULTED IN THE FLOW OF VACUUM PRESSURE BEING COMPROMISED AND STOPPING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOSE HAD TO BE "REPOSITIONED." THIS CORRECTED BOTH PROBLEMS OF FAILED BRAKING AND LACK OF ACCELLERATION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT FULLY EXPLAIN IF THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM OR WAS A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR WHEN WORK IS PERFORMED ON THE CAR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE "CRIMPED" BOOSTER HOSE. LOST OF BRAKES WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WAS QUITE UPSETTING. I THOUGHT I WOULD PASS THIS COMPLAINT ON FOR YOU REVIEW AND ANY ACTION YOU DEEM FIT. IF THIS IS A SAFTY PROBLEM, PERHAPS A TECH BULLETIN OR WARNING SHOULD BE ISSUED BY CHEV. THANK YOU. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.*AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED AS IF THEY ARE BEING ACTIVATED INTO THE SKID MODE AND EVERY TIME THEY CLICK THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR DIM. SO IF YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKES CLICK SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LIGHTS DIM AND ONCOMMING DRIVERS ARE ANNOYED BY MY LIGHTS DIMMING AND BRIGHTNING.*AK

COST TO REPLACE/REPAIR TRANSMISSION $2053.69. THE DEALER DID RETURN $1026.00 TO ME. *AK

VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED/ REPLACED STRUTS FIVE TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THAT BEARINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED A BOLT WAS LAYING LOOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. AFTER REALIZING WHERE IT WENT I NOTICED THAT ANOTHER BOLT WAS MISSING!! THE TWO BOLTS ARE THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE BLOCK MOUNTING BOLTS. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER BOLTS MISSING OR LOOSE BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THEIR LOCATIONS. WOULD NOT WANT TO BE TRAVELING DOWN THE CROWDED HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COME APART FROM THE ENGINE!!!.......THANKS DAVE CORYEA

PASSENGER SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR HAS SHATTERED AFTER AN EXPLOSION SOUND 3 TIMES IN 8 MONTH. THE MIRROR WAS CHANGED THE FIRST TIME MIRROR AND HOUSING WERE CHANGED TIME AND THE MIRROR WAS CHANGED PLUS HEATING MECHANISM TO REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS DISMANTLED THE THIRD TIME.

WHENEVER DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK