1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

1. BATTERY IS DEAD. WILL NOT CRANK ENGINE OVER. THIS BATTERY IS LESS THAN 5 MONTHS OLD. THIS IS MY 2ND BATTERY, REPLACED BY THE DEALER 4200 MI. AGO. THE BATTERY WILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE. DEALER REPLACES BATTERY AND CHECKS CHARGING SYSTEM. 2. DEALER CHECKS ALTERNATOR. ALT. WAS FOUND TO STOP CHARGING AFTER ENGINE REACHES RUN TEMP. DEALER REPLACES ALT & RECHECKS CHARGING SYSTEM. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 33000.

1. BATTERY FAILED TO TURN ENGINE OVER 3 DIFFERNT TIMES IN ONE DAY. TURN THE KEY AND IT JUST CLICKS. TOWED IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS THE BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST. RELACED BATTERY. 2. A RUBBING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR WHEN TURNING. DEALER FOUND REAR STABILIZER BUSHING ON RR STRUT OUT OF POSITION. RR STABILIZER SHAFT TO POSITION PROPERLY. 3. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT ACTUATOR BUMPERS. CAME OUT OF ACTUATORS. 4. BRAKE SQUEAL NOISE UP FRONT. DEALER INSPECTS FRONT BRAKES AND CONCLUDES APPROX. 3-5K LEFT ON FRONT BRAKES. MILEAGE AT THIS POINT IS ONLY 16345.

ACCELERATOR COIL BROKE IN FEB, 1996. DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR COIL, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT "RUN WELL". ENGINE SMOKES, FLUID IN ENGINE, CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK *ML

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTINUAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD DOOR LOCKS BREAK, 2 POWER WINDOW MOTORS GO, TRANSMISSION LINE LEAKS, AND A RUST PROBLEM ON INSIDE CORNERS OF THE REAR DOORS, THAT CHEVROLET (THE CORP). REFUSED TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN A "LEMON" IN MY MIND.

COOLING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FREQUENT/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HIGH ACCELERATION. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF 31/2 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER REPAIRED AND INSPECTED ,AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HIT HEAD-ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. VEHICLE TOWED. AFTER REPAIRS, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT/TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY/ DOOR LOCKS GO UP & DOWN WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING IS VERY HARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND A ODOR WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS/ ENGINE VALVE COVERS AND " 0" RINGS, ETC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE UNLESS CONSUMER TURNS ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL OR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED UPWARDS POSITION, OTHERWISE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. *AK