1991 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE DIED, CONSUMER RAISED HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED CAUSING THE BOLTS TO COLLAPSE AND THE MOTOR TO FALL THROUGH THE FRAME. *AK *TT

BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. FIRESTONE PUT IN A CALIPER SLIDING KIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

WHENEVER WEATHER IS BELOW ZERO, THE POWER STEERING HOSE EXPLODES. POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CONSUMER FEELS THE POWER STEERING LINE NEEDS TO BE ALL METAL RATHER THAN A 6INCH PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE MIDDLE. *AK *JG

THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEAR HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL,NHTSA # 97V058000. HOWEVER CHEVROLET STATES THAT MY VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF APPLICABLE VINS, AND WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE'S REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS, JUST AS WRITTEN IN THE RECALL NOTICE. LUCKILY THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. (IT WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME). NHTSA MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE AND HAVE GMC INCREASE THE RANGE OF VINS APPLICABLE TO THIS CAMPAIGN. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******757420.*AK *JB

FOUR HEATER CORE FAILURES IN LESS THAN A YEAR, EACH INCIDENT INVOLVED INTERSTATE DRIVING OVER 60MPH WITH ANTI-FREEZE DISCHARGING FROM DEFROST VENTS COVERING INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISION AND INHALING CHEMICALS ALMOST CAUSING FOUR MAJOR ACCIDENTS.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER REPLACED RETRACTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET, APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HE ENDED UP INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT, SUBFRAME FELL IN THE STREET.*AK. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, A STARTER, 2 ALTERNATORS, 2 WATER PUMPS, A BAD CRANKCASE OIL LEAK, 2 SERPENTINE BELTS, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, A NEW THERMOSTAT, A FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, TIE ROD END, THE REAR STRUT FELL APART, THE STEERING JOINT BECAME COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBGRAME, THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

RECALL 00 V 189 000/REAR CRADLE BOLTS: VEHICLE LOST STEERING WHILE TRAVELING, PROBLEM WAS LOSS OF FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN TRIEDTO TURN RIGHT AND CRADLE BOLTS BROKE AND BUSTED STEERING. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BOTH BOLTS PULLED THROUGH AND IT WAS NO LONGER MOUNTED TO THE LOCATIONS AND BROKE THE STEERING SHAFT.*AK