1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT GO OFF, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STORED AT DEALERSHIP, VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND IS EXPECTING ORIGINAL DEALER TO PAY FOR AIRBAG REPAIRS. *TT

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH ALTENATOR WICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ONES A YEAR. DEALER WA CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN REAR LEFT TIRE COLLAPSED, FALLING APART FROM VEHICLE WITH RIMS AND TIRE TOGETHER. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CRASHING INTO A WALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN REAR MIDDLE OF VEHICLE, SEAT BELT BROKE. THE METAL PART THAT IS BOLTED TO FLOOR HAS RUSTED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *JG

COOLANT IS LEAKING UNTO ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN HOT/ROUGH/ VIBRATE AND TICK. CONSUMER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ( TSB ) ON PROBLEM, AND DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE AND IT WAS BEING RUINED. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO PULL AN OBJECT FROM BACK PACKET, AND WHEN PRESSING BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT, SEAT COLLAPSED AND WAS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH AS 70MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TAKE IT SELF OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING A UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN WITH OUT THE USE OF BRAKES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY.

WHILE PARKED CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN TWO YEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON CHEVROLET LUMINA @ 80,000 ENGINE MILES. DEALER, DEL CHEVROLET FIXTED PROBLEM @ MY COST OF 1,612.46 DOLLARS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND REGULAR SERVICED @ CHEVROLET DEALERS ON THIS CAR, I HAVE THERE RECEIPTS. PROBLEM OCCURRED, HEATED-UP, WHEN TRAVELING TO GM DEALERS ON 7/14/01. SHOULD THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAPPENED ON A 80,000 MILE ENGINE?*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45-50 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISON. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER BOTH HIT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATED AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT SENT ANYONE TO LOOK AT TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK THERE WERE FOUR INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH