1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT NEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER YET.*AK COSSUMER STATED WIPERS CONSTANTLY STICK.*SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS BROKE APART AFTER SITTING DOWN TO START VEHICLE. WOODEN BLOCKS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SEAT ADJUSTER. *YH

3 SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IS LOOSE, FALLS BACK WHEN LEANED ON. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARM REST IN UNMOVABLE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THESE SAFETY COMPONENTS.*AK

SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE, WHICH HOLDS TIRE UNDER VEHICLE, FAILED ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL TO ROAD. IN MY CASE THIS HAPPENED WHEN LOADING VEHICLE WITH HEAVY OBJECT WHICH WHEN DROPPED ON DECK CAUSED TIRE TO FALL TO GROUND. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT FOR FOLLOWING VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICLE MODELS HAVE THIS ARRANGEMENT AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MECHANISM.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND DAMAGE BEARINGS. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,961.87. TWO YEARS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED TO REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AGAIN, THIS TIME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL COMPARTMENT AND CAUSE DAMAGE. COST TO US $390 ( NOT COVERED UNDER JASPER WARRANTY BECAUSE JASPER DID NOT INSTALL INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON REMANUFACTURED ENGINE, HALLEEN DID). *AK

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

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

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THROUGH PHH MANAGEMENT AS A USED FLEET VEHICLE FROM THE COMPANY I WORK FOR, MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS(PREVIOUSLY RELTEC). I KNEW THE PERSON TOWHOM THE VEHICLE WAS ASSIGNED, AND PURCHASED IT AT THE END OF THE LEASE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS "PRISTINE" CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE RECURRING UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN PROBLEMS. THESE SHUTDOWNS HAVE HAPPENED IN SINGLE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONES ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE AND ON THE BRIDGE TO CANADA, AND IT IS A MIRACLE WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET. THE FAILURES SEEM TO OCCUR MOSTLY IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 F AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. AND ESPECIALLY WITH 4 OR MORE ADULTS ABOARD OR SOME REASONABLE LOAD. I HAVE SPENT IN EXCESS OF $500 DOLLARS ON EXPERIMENTAL PARTS CHANGEOUTS TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE 2 REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK