1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. SHE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER OF A CHEVORLET 1995 LUMINA. SHE HAD ON HER SEAT BELT. HER GIRLFRIEND ALSO IN THE REAR, DISTRACTED THE DRIVER WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A FATAL BLOW TO THE HEAD, LIVER LACERATIONS , FRACTURED RIBS, AND SEAT BELT CONTUSIONS. SHE REMAINED IN A COMA FOR NINE DAYS BEFORE PASSING AWAY. THE GIRL WHO DID NOT HAVE HER SEAT BELT SURVIVED WITH ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS. THE OTHER TWO FRONT SEAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS. THE CAR EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MANY OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD MALFUNCTION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENING DURING A RAIN STORM. RECALLS WERE FOUND ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT MATCHED THE SYMPTOMS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.

I TURNED CAR OFF WENT INTO THE HOUSE CAME BACK TRIED TO START CAR IT WOULD NOT START IT HAD FULL POWER I REPLACED THE STARTER HAD BATTERY CHECKED IT WAS FULLY CHARGED NO PROBLEMS TRIED TO START IT SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING CLEANED KEY UNABLE TO START THIS IS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA THIS IS A DANGER. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED . *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V017000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WILL WORK IF PULL TURN SIGNAL ARM TOWARD DRIVER, BUT ONLY WHILE IT IS PULLED FORWARD. THIS WILL REQUIRE A 350$ FIX. SEEN LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IF A TURN SIGNAL ARM THAT IS KNOWN TO GO LOOSE THAT CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT IS NOT A HAZARD I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. *NM

ON A ROAD TEST FOR A CUSTOMER I LOST THE BRAKES, AS IT DEVELOPED A HARD PEDAL WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. THE CONDITION WAS INTERMITTENT. UPON INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE VACUUM HOSE FROM THE BACK OF THE INTAKE TO THE POWER BOOSTER WAS SOFTENED WITH OIL CONTAMINATION AND HAD BEGUN TO COLLAPSE CUTTING OFF VAC TO THE BOOSTER. I INSTALLED A NEW HOSE ASSEMBLY BUT THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ANY DRIVER AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA 3.4 V6. CLEARANCE IS VERY TIGHT WHERE THE HOSE RUNS. I THINK GM SHOULD GO TO A HARD HOSE INSTEAD OF A PERFORMED RUBBER HOSE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT LEAKING OIL. THIS FAILURE WAS HEAT AN NORMAL WEAR. BEING THESE CARS ARE 10 YEARS OLD THEY ARE STARTING TO FAIL. I SUSPECT EVERY VEHICLE WITH THE 3.4 L ENGINE WILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST THE LUMINA. *JB

DT: 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. A CO-WORKER CAME OUT AND HAD AWAKEN THE CONSUMERS SON. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED. A FIRE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE BUMPER. ALSO, A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A FIRE TO START. THERE WAS NO EXHAUST LEAK, THEREFORE GM COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK (11/21/05) *SC

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE CONNECTED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK. THE WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT WORKS FINE, BUT THE BOTTOM BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. ALL FUSES AND LIGHT BULBS ARE WORKING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.AUTOFAN.COM/FORUM_THREAD.ASP?MESSAGE=6440 I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKING SPORADICALLY, AND WHEN DISCUSSING WITH A FRIEND, I DISCOVERED THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH IF I WAS COVERED, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE GM RECALLS THAT COVERED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, AND ONLINE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY VAN QUALIFIED. WHEN I PHONED A DEALER WITH MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY THE RECALL OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAD NO BRAKES LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY. ALSO, THAT SOMEONE COULD HIT THE CONSUMER IN CAR. THE CONSUMER HAD IT FIXED AT $260.96. THE CAR WAS FINE NOW. HE JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE SWITCH AND THE COST OF THE SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK