1994 Chevrolet Lumina APV

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/17/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, WHEN HOOD LATCH WAS RELEASED FLAMES SHOT FROM BOTTOM OF CAR, VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP.

• 12/07/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

• 11/29/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TT

• 11/27/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCH KEEPS BREAKING, THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF PROHIBITING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/15/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  CATASTROPHIC SUB FRAME FAILURE. AFTER 16 YEARS OF SALTED NE OHIO ROADS THE VAN'S FRONT SUB FRAME COLLAPSED AND MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WOULD JOLT FROM LANE TO LANE WHILE SHIFTING, AND HAD LOST MOST STEERING CONTROL. MECHANICS REPLACED OVER $700 OF PARTS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL A FRIEND FOUND THE REAL CULPRIT OF THE CLUNKING AND LOST STEERING. PLEASE BE VERY WARY OF GM PRODUCTS IN THE RUST BELT. REPLACEMENT OF SUB FRAME SOLVED ALL ISSUES PROCURED FROM INITIAL PROBLEM HOWEVER, AND IT IS FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE TO HAVE A SUB FRAME SHIPPED UP HERE FROM ARIZONA ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE ENGINES/TRANS IN THESE VEHICLES WERE JUST ABOUT BULLET PROOF AND IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO JUNK SUCH A RELIABLE RUNNING VEHICLE. GOOD VEHICLE OTHERWISE AND THE UNIBODY IS GALVANIZED, SO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS SOUND.

• 11/04/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FRONT ROW SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED IN CLASP AND WILL NOT RETRACT; ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

• 10/29/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER DOOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL REMEDY PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 10/28/1996· POWER TRAINFire

  CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURERS IN APRIL OF 1996 NO PARTS. ON OCTOBER 19, 1996 THE VAN CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. RECALL 96V01001. *AK

• 10/27/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT: MIDDLE ROW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, AND WHEN IT DOES LOCK IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. *AK

• 10/10/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. TT

• 10/07/1997· SEATS

  THE TWO METAL BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BE INSECURE. DEALER STATES A $500.00 EXPENSE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

• 09/25/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPARE TIRE RACK AND CABLE HAVE BROKEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 09/11/1996· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINT FAILED.

• 09/09/2005· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES TRANSMISSION STILL ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO OVERHEAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JAN 5TH THE LINES ARE LEAKING. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 96V015000. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS 202,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING. THE WEBBING IS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS IN RELATED TO RECALLS 93V212000 AND 94V100000. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB THE CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 05/24/06

• 09/08/2002· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/31/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  ABS, BRAKES FAILED ON WET SURFACE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, 35 MPH, AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 08/25/1998· SEAT BELTS

  POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. QCAW

• 08/19/1996· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (96V-015.001). *AK

• 08/14/1996· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *AK

• 08/13/2001· EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT DOWN IN FRONT, UP IN THE BACK. CONSUMER PULLED OVER,AND SAW CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAD SNAPPED. SPARE TIRE TURNED UP SIDEWAYS, AND JACKED VEHICLE UP IN BACK.*AK

• 08/13/1996· POWER TRAINFire

  RECALL RELATED, 96V015001, POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION, NEVER RECEIVED NOTICATION LETTER, VEHICLE PARTIALLY BURNED. *AK

• 08/12/1997· STRUCTURE

  WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING REAR DOOR IT HAS SHARP CONERS. VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS CUT AND HAD TO RECEIVE 6 STICHES DUE TO BEING HIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 07/30/2001· EQUIPMENT

  SPARE WHEEL IS SUSPENDED BELOW CAR BY A SMALL CABLE. THIS CABLE FRACTURED AT THE JOINT WITH THE BLOCK WHICH CLAMPS THE WHEEL. THERE IS NO LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE WHEEL. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED GRAVE DANGER TO ANY FOLLOWING MOTORIST.

• 07/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP, THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM LOCK RELEASES AND LOCK UP AGAIN. IF THEY ONLY LOCK ONCE, THEN THEY WILL GO OUT, MAKING IT SEEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES. TO STOP, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE STOOD ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 07/25/2003· VISIBILITY

  I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA VAN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY "FEEL LIKE IT". IN SPEAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP), HE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY THAT IS ON YOUR RECALL 98V150001, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICAL IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THAT RECALL. UPON CONTACTING CHEVY, THEY USED THAT SAME REASONING AS NOT COVERING REPLACEMENT. IF, IN FACT, THIS IS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS WHAT'S IN THE OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS LISTED IN THE RECALL, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART WOULD ALSO BE COVERED ON THE LUMINA VAN. *AK

• 07/20/1999· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT MADE LOUD NOISES AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

• 07/14/1999· PARKING BRAKE

  AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *YC

• 07/14/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. *AK

• 07/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *DH

• 07/05/1996· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING; SUBSEQUENTLY, RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, SPEED 60 MPH; NOTICED SLIGHT INDENTATION IN SIDEWALL PRIOR TO EXPLOSION. *AK GENERAL XP 2000 AS, SIZE P205/70R15, DOT ACM0AB6064, FAILED TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

• 06/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I OWN TWO VERY SIMILAR GM MADE VANS, A 1996 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, AND A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. BOTH HAD SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURSTING, IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE! BOTH HAD CURRENT INSPECTIONS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON BOTH VANS. THE FACT THAT THEY FAILED AT EXACTLY THE SAME POINT IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE MAKES ME THINK THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE LINE FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED, I ALSO REPLACED THE SAME LINE ON THE OTHER SIDE AND FOUND IT WEAK AND READY TO BURST. I STILL SEE MANY OF THESE GM VANS ON THE ROAD AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 06/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

• 06/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD BEEN TRAVELING APROXIMATELY 180 MILES AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE A YEAR PRIOR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET SERVICE PROVIDER I HAVE BEEN USING FOR ALL MY MAINTENANCE. I HAVE TO KEEP A REGULAR APPROVED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD REPORTED THAT THEY RAN AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. CK CODES. NONE STORED. TEST DRIVE FOR 47 MILES. DID NOT DIE, MISS OR ACT UP. I EXPLAINED TO THEM AGAIN THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITHIN THAT MILEAGE AND THEY TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD PAY FOR EVERYTHING. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THEY WERE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER. STILL NO RESULTS. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE CHEVROLET CONSUMER COMPLAINT OFFICE. THEY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER(9903 433 48). THEY SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND 36,000 MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHEN THE EPISODE OCCURRED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN EIGHT LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS WITHIN 20 FEET OF BEING RAN OVER BY A SEMI-TRUCK BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFORMATION POSSIBLE. THANK YOU CHESTER RAINWATERS. *AK

• 06/21/1995· SEAT BELTS

  VEHICLES SAFETY BELT HAS A POOR DESIGN DUE TO EXTENSION PLAY AND GIVE CAUSING BELT TO TWIST UP AND BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT.IN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD.

• 06/19/1995· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE RIDES TOO LOW. *SD

• 06/03/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PULLEY OFF WATER PUMP SHEARED OFF ITS AXLE, CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF. *AK *MJ

• 06/01/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. IN DRIVE GEAR, WITH ENOUGH ACCERATION, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED AGAIN WITH LOUD SOUND ACCOMPANIED. DEALER CLAIMS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. 48000 MI. *AK

• 05/30/2003· STEERING

  VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN WAS MADE OF ALUMINIUM INSTEAD OF STEEL. *MR

• 05/20/1996· STRUCTURE

  THE PASSENGE'S SIDE DOOR PANEL STARTED SMELLING OF BURNT WIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 05/18/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR HATCH LOCK FAILED.

• 05/04/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  REPLACED FUEL INJECTION PUMP. *AK

• 05/01/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT GETS TWISTED UP IN UPPER RETAINER, RESULTING IN RETRACTOR PROBLEM. TT

• 04/25/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE AND FUSEABLE LINK CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. TT

• 04/20/1995· SEATS

  ADJUSTABLE HIGH RISE SEAT LEVER DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

• 04/19/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

• 04/18/1998· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS WILL NOT EXTEND FROM RETRACTED POSITION.

• 04/11/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED A SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM DIMMER SWITCH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEMS OR DAMAGE. MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS NO FURTHER COMPLAINTS. *JG

• 04/10/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WOULD LIKE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE REGARDING THIS MATTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 04/01/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS LOCATED UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD HAS WORN DOWN FROM NORMAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT. WIRE HARNESS HAS NO SHIELD OR PROTECTION, AND MADE CONTACT WITH BODY FRAME. THIS SHORTED VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE FUSEABLE LINK, IGNITION AND DESTROYED OTHER ASSORTED WIRES. FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AGENCY (ALLSTATE), AND CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY FELT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (FILE CLAIM # 990102910.) THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROCESS A CLAIM OR REPORT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND OVER 36,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION SOLEY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MAY BE A SERIOUS DEFECT. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IN THE HOPE YOU MIGHT BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION TO GMC. EITHER THIS IS A FACTORY FLAW OR ASSEMBLY LINE ERROR. I DON'T KNOW. HOWEVER I KNOW THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. LUCKLY, I WAS NOT DRIVING OR THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED SOMEWHERE UNATTENDED IN MY GARAGE. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU! *AK