1991 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE BROKEN IN TWO AND HAVE BIG CHUNCKS MISSING OUT OF THE BRAKES WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO BE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10000 MILES NEW FRONT BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BACK BRAKES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW, HOWEVER ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE SAME REASON, CONSUMER HAS TREID TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET BACK BRAKES TO LOCK, HOWEVER THIS TOO HAS FAILED. *SLC

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WAS LOST AND IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, REMAIN EXTENDED, HANG LOOSE WHEN OCCUPIED. OCCUPANTS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. ALSO, DOOR HANDLES DO NOT OPEN DOORS FROM OUTSIDE, REPAIRED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA; HAPPENS MOST WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING SMOKE WILL APPEAR. TALKED TO DEALER & INFORMED IT WAS DEFECTIVE & WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE.

RECALL # 97V058000, WHEN CONTACTING DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT, DEALER COULD NOT GIVE CONSUMER APPOINTMENT AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 45 MINUTES; PARKED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR ANYTHING. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER , NOTICED SMOKE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SMOKE/NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. *AK

COMING OFF INTERSTATE UPGRADE RAMP, PUT BRAKES ON TO STOP, NOTICED THEY WERE SPONGY, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP. SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL THE BRAKE LINING BURNING, PUT GEAR SHIFT IN LOW AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AGAIN, AND HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE SUBFRAME BOLTS BROKE IN THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SHE HAD THEM REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AT ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK