1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN WOULD NOT GO BACK UP-NO PROBLEM WITH THIS WINDOW BEFORE-DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW-SLUGGISH,OFTEN LOSES POWER......DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KNOB PUSHED IN CANNOT RETRIEVE IT.....ENGINE BEGAN OVER HEATING IN NOV...ANTIFREEZE PUT IN...ANTIFREEZE MIXED IN WITH ENGINE OIL..ENGINE FROZE UP-HAD TO BE REPLACED.........ANTIFREEZE PART JUST SHATTERTED AS CAR COMING OUT OF PARKING SPACE--FLUIDS LOST-ENGINE LOST POWER---MECHANIC REPORTS NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED ESTIMATES $2,500---MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THIS OR SIMILAR FAILURES OF TRANSMISSSION COMMON ON THIS VECHICLE AND THAT TRANSMISSION EXPERTS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND HAVE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS.....ALL THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN LAST 6 MONTHS IN ADDITION TO THE NEED OF BRAKE HUB BEARING ON LEFT REAR WHEEL..TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $5,000

THE TWO FRONT TIE ROD ENDS WERE BADLY WORN, THIS CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO BE BADLY WORN WITH THE STEEL BELTS SHOWING SLIGHTLY (GOODYEAR P 225/60R16) . NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN LIFTED HOOD NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WENT INTO CRANKCASE OR ENGINE BLOCK. MIXED WITH OIL, AND IT SMELLED LIKE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

AIR BAG MODULE WIRING TRAPPED BEHIND MODULE PREVENTING HORN TO WORK PROPERLY. WIRING NOT IN CLIP ON BACK OF AIR BAG TO PREVENT THIS. *AK

OWNER OF REPAIR SHOP NOTICED THAT WIRING WHICH LED TO FUEL PUMP MELTED WITHIN FUEL TANK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM AT HIGH SPEED. WIPER BECAME JAMMED AND FAILED TO WORK. ONLY WORKED AT LOW SPEED WHICH WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. REPAIRED AND PAID FOR PART MYSELF.*AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS. NO ABUSE HAD BEEN DONE. NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. NO DENTS. IT IS IN PERFECT SHAPE. OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CLEAN. SO WHAT HAPPEN? THIS IS COSTING ME TIME AND $2000 FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE HELD UP. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS PROBLE AND PART FAILURE TO A FAIRLY NEW CAR. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP.

TRANSMISSION GEAR CASING SHATTERED AT ABOUT 50 MPH LEAVING VEHICLE WITH ONLY 1ST GEAR, NO REVERSE

BRAKES KEEP FAILING PREMATURELY. ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN A 1 1/2 YR. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

BRAKES OCCATIONALLY REQUIRE EXCESS DISTANCE FOR STOPPING. BRAKES SQUEAL, LOUDEST AT BEGINING OF DAY AND WHEN DAMP OR HUMID, WORST IN REAR. (MECHANICS SAY 'ALL 4 WHEELS ARE FINE')