1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF UNIVERSITY PARKING LOT, CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, FIREMAN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNT OUT, DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIR. *SLC

THE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS GMC FAULT FOR RELEASING A FAULTY/FLAWED DESIGN. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY $600.00 EVERY TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK, OR WHEN THE REAR CALIPER PINS LOCK UP? IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK

OIL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSE,NO MATER THE TYPE FILTER.IT'S COMMON TO ALL 3.1'S AND PROBABLY HAS YET TO BE ADRESSED.*AK

THE REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T WORKED FOR YEARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN ANY VEHICLE BEFORE AND WONDERED IF THIS IS COMMON, BUT HASN'T REACHED A RECALL STATUS. I REALIZE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS HAVE BEEN RIDING IN THIS CAR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT I AM RETIRING IT IN THE INTERIM UNTIL MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER CAN TAKE A LOOK, WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CRADLE BOLTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION. THIS IS VERY STRANGE. THANK YOU. *AK

THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE AND ATTACHED COMPONENTS TO DROP SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONTACTED THE GM AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *MJS

THE ENITRE WHEEL FEEL OFF AND THE RIM ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF AND AND A PIECE OF IT WAS LEFT INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. I STILL HAVE THE WHEEL AS PROOF. ALSO I AM AFRAID ABOUT MY ENGINE MOUNT BECAUSE THE STEERING IN MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING VERY STRANGE FOR A WHILE NOW. IT HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT MAY SOON. *AK

FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY AROUND THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO BOLTS, RETAINERS, AND FRAME ARE ALL DETERIORATED. *SLC

BOLTS THAT HOLD UP SUBFRAMES HAVE LOOSENED, AND VEHICLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND MAIN FRAME THAT HOUSES TRANSMISSION AND COUPLING FOR STEERING, DROPPED OUT . VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS TO BE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, ON THE WAY TO DEALER, CRADLE BOLT BROKE AND IT CAUSED STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM STEERING GEAR. CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN IT BROKE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK