1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V015001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95C68/ TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. DEALER STATED RECALL WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. FILE NUMBER C00016763. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. STEPPING ON BRAKES IS LIKE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK; CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A YEAR BECAUSE MECHANIC DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT. GOT NEW MECHANIC; BRAKES STILL A PROBLEM.

ENGINE "DIES" EVEN THOUGH BATTERY WORKS. OCCURS ENROUTE OR WHILE PARKED. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SIX MONTHS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. NO PREDICTABILITY OR WARNING, EVEN ENROUTE. MECHANIC CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM: I'M WAITING FOR RESPONSE.

PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE, BUT IT STILL SQUEALS AND LOCKS UP. AND THE EXHAUST CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE CAR, A VERY SUFFOCATIING SMELL WITH THE DOORS SHUT AND WINDOWS UP. *AK

SEAAT BELT NOT CONNECTED TO THE BODY INSTEAD IT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR AND IN A RECENT ACCIDENT THE DOOR WAS TORN OFF AND THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR AND KILLED THE YOUTH . AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME PROGRAM TO HAVE MY CAR TAKEN IN AND HAVE THE SEATBELTS REPLACED IN A SAFE POSITION. I DO KNOW THAT IN 1994 OR 1995 YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT THE SEATBELTS IN A SAFER POSITION. THANK YOU . I WILL BE LOOKING FOR A REPLY. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORS THAT HOLD THE SHOULDER BELTS TO THE DOOR ARE DETERIORATING DUE TO HEAT AND SUN FATIGUE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A WARNING, FORCING DRIVER OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TIMING BELT BROKE ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PUT ON WRONGLY, WENT BACK TO DEALER, THE SECOND TIME IT LASTED ONE YEAR, THE THIRD TIME IT LASTED TWO YEARS, THE FOURTH TIME WAS REPLACED ON 12/27/99. *AK

BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND FRONT PADS AND ROTOS REPLACED IN 1998,WERE TOLD REAR ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO RUST AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PADS ARE LIKE NEW BUT STIIL NEED REPLACING DUE TO DESIGN. COST $600.00 AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. ALREADY SPENT $300.00 ON FRONT BRAKES ONE AGO AND THEY NEED REPLACEMENT. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HOLD SOME RESPONIABILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COVER THIS COST FOR REPAIR.