1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV

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

• 12/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED ON VEHICLE AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/29/1995· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  SLIDING DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCK DOES NOT WORK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT ALSO DID NOT COME ON, AND CHILD OPENED THE DOOR AND FELL OUT. TT

• 12/11/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

• 12/07/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIOM; TRANSMSSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GAER WHILE DRIVING, AND INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND THEN PUT BACK INTO GEAR BEFORE TAKING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REDUCED REPAIR BILL FOR REPAIR. *AK

• 11/29/1995· POWER TRAIN

  ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF BRAKE GOING UP SMALL INCLINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/25/2003· VISIBILITY

  REF: NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V017000 SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER SWITCH WIRE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE DURING OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND NEEDING THE WIPERS DURING A SUDDEN RAIN STORM. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE WIPERS WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR FROM, AND CHEVROLET (1-800-222-1020) AND NEITHER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *LA

• 11/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL/LACK OF POWER/TAKE-OFF/ENGINE STALLS. *AK

• 11/19/2001· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT WOULD LATCH INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, AND HIT A LARGE BOULDER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/19/2001· VISIBILITY

  INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OFTEN; ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. *AK

• 11/14/1999· VISIBILITY

  (1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY; (2) BOTH POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITH 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *AK

• 11/13/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON REARENDING A VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, CAUSING BODILY INJURIES, SUCH AS BREATHING/ BURNED CLOTHING AND EYE DAMAGE. *AK

• 11/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REAR BRAKES MAKE A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON. *JB

• 11/12/2003· VISIBILITY

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *JB *NLM

• 11/09/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 40MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STICK. WOULD GO ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS AFFECTS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

• 11/08/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT, AND SEND SPIKES OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH MY SYSTEM. THUS FAR HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE, CAM SENSOR, AND MULTIPLE BURNT FUSIBLE LINK WIRES. STILL HAVING "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON, AND MECHANIC FEELS WILL ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, DUE TO QUAD DRIVER CODES PRESENT WHEN CHECKED BY HIS COMPUTER. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE LOCAL DEALER, NOT ONLY HAD THIS COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, IN STOCK, BUT ALSO THAT THE PART, WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC ORIGINALLY, IS NOW MADE OF A HEAVY METAL. I AM CURIOUS IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. HAS SO FAR COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THESE FAILED PARTS, AND WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER $300 TO $400 FOR THE COMPUTER I AM TOLD.*AK

• 10/27/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ALL THE TIME IN RAIN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS IS THAT THE VAN IS NOT UNDER THE COVERED RECALL. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE GET FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE WE SURE CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THIS. IF I GET HURT I WILL SUE GMC. *AK

• 10/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS LOOSE AND SEPARATED FROM COUPLER. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 96V015001. *AK *JB

• 10/24/1999· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE IN SAME DAY, GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT FUNCTION FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE INSIDE. TODAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH ALSO BROKE WHEN OPENING IN PARKING LOT AND NOW WILL ONLY OPEN FROM INSIDE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME ACCESS ONLY THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC WIPERS AND WINDOWS HAVE REFUSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO OPERATE WHEN RAINING, MAKING IT EITHER IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL IN THE RAIN OR VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THERE WAS NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE ON.

• 10/23/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK THE CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. *AK CONSUMER FEELS SOME TYPE OF SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE GAS TANK FROM BEING PUNCTURED OR DAMAGED FROM ROAD DEBRIS. *SLC

• 10/22/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON TEXAS FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN, SHORT CIRCUIT IN DOOR WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO LOCK OR MOVE. *AK

• 10/19/1999· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/09/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN WHICH HAS SOME TYPE FOGGING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD IS STARTING TO EFFECT THE VISIBITY OF THE OCCUPANT, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 10/07/2005· VISIBILITY

  WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN IN MAY OF 2004 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKING SPORADICALLY, I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND SEE IF MIGHT BE A RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH I FOUND THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS COVERED, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE GM RECALLS THAT COVERED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, AND ONLINE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY VAN QUALIFIED. WHEN I PHONED A DEALER WITH MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY THE RECALL OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

• 09/25/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER, WASHER SWITCH FAILED.

• 09/24/2000· TIRES

  FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY PROBLEMS WITH TIRES. *AK

• 09/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES ON OUR VAN THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. NO PARTS BESIDE A NEW ENGINE WERE REPLACED.

• 09/17/2003· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS SINCE JUST AFTER IT BECAME OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED FAILING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GM VANS WIPERS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE 1.7 MILLION RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE SAME PARTS THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MODULE WSW PULSE CONT. IS #12463090 AND THERE IS A SILICONE SEALANT THAT IS ALSO USED, # 12345739. I HAVE HAD SOME RATHER HARROWING EXPERIENCES IN RAIN STORMS IN MY TRAVELS WHEN THE WIPERS, IF I CAN GET THEM STARTED, JUST STOP SUDDENLY. I WAS A CHEVROLET DIVISION EMPLOYEE FOR 17 YEARS AND A DEALER FOR 10 YEARS. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY DEALER IS BILL BUCK CHEV. IN VENICE, FL. MY SERVICE ADVISOR FOR MANY YEARS HAS BEEN MARK NEMER. *JB

• 09/16/2002· VISIBILITY

  HUGH TOWNS END OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED TO HONOR RECALL 97V017000. *AK

• 09/09/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, MOMENTARILY LOSSES BRAKES BEFORE ENGAGING. THEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/09/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING AND PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP , TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THREE TIMES, IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 08/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN I WENT TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER'S PARTS GUYS WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IF I HAD A PICKUP INSTEAD OF A MINIVAN, THE PART WOULD BE FREE, AS THEY WERE MADE SO BADLY THAT THEY WERE UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE WE HAD A MINIVAN, THEY WOULD CHARGE US FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PART. THE FAILED PART NUMBER IS 22101636. THE NEW PART NUMBER IS 12463017. FAILING CKT BOARD NUMBER: 22122142 REV. C. REPLACEMENT CKT BOARD NUMBER: 24013536 REV. C. YOU NEED TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET GM TO RECALL THESE TIME-BOMBS-FOR-ACCIDENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF YOU CAN GET ME A REFUND AT THE SAME TIME, THAT'S FINE WITH ME. I WROTE GM ABOUT THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO RESPOND. I CAN MAIL/FAX A COPY OF THAT LETTER TO YOU IF YOU LIKE.

• 08/27/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE FRONT SEAT BELT BROKE AND CAME UNLATCHED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

• 08/21/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 75MPH CAR SHUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE IDLE POSITION OR WHEN MOVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GM AND FILED A SAFETY REPORT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHECKED. *JG

• 08/20/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER'S ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR, NO ACCIDENT JUST SCARED DRIVER HALF TO DEATH.*AK

• 08/19/1998· VISIBILITY

  FREQUENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN IT GETS "WET". CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CAUSE WAS A BAD SOLDERED GROUND CONNECTION ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CONNECTION COULD VIBRATE TO MAKE AND BREAK CONTACT, CONNECTION WAS CLEANED AND RESOLDERED AND CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE SINCE. *SLC

• 08/19/1995· SEAT BELTS

  MINIVAN DOESN'T HAVE A LAP BELT TO SECURE CHILD SEAT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

• 08/09/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V015001 DUE TO VIN. ALSO TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AND BROKE HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 08/08/2003· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENTCrash

  INABILITY TO STOP MOVING VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA MINIVAN. DRIVING 55 (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STOP, FORCING EVASIVE ACTION BY DRIVER AND AN ONCOMING, CROSS TRAFFIC VEHICLE. VEHICLE GOING CROSS TRAFFIC EVADED THE HIT BY SWERVING AND SUBSEQUENTLY HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. NEITHER DRIVER SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT INJURY. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE ON THE VAN WAS STUCK, CAUSING THE INABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND SLOW THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STOP. THE BRAKES WERE FOUND TO HAVE 75% AVAILABLE PAD AND WERE IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE IN WORKING ORDER, RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY UNDER CIRCUMSTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VAN WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT BY A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REBUILDER WHO IS REGISTERED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS ASSOCIATION IN OCTOBER 2002. A THROTTLE PROBLEM OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT PARTICULAR TIME THERE WAS SIMPLY A SHUDDER WHEN GOING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR, AND THERE WAS NO THREAT TO SAFETY KNOWN. THE VAN WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT.

• 08/06/1998· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. *AK

• 08/05/2003· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT OPERATION.

• 08/03/2000· VISIBILITY

  INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 07/30/1999· POWER TRAIN

  COMING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT SECOND GEAR LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

• 07/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *AK

• 07/27/1999· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOORS TO BE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK

• 07/25/2003· SEATS

  1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BREAKS, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. I HAD A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEBUARY OF 2001, IN WHICH THE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BROKE. MINE JUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS IT AT A TIME WHEN THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC, AND I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO AN UPHOLESTRY SHOP AND A DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COMMON ON THESE VANS. *AK

• 07/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THE ABS LIGHT ACTIVATES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 07/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I AM REPORTING THIS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ATTEMPTS TO GET INFORMATION FROM GM OR ITS LOCAL DEALERS HAS FALLEN UPON DEAF EARS! THE COMPANY LINE IF YOU IN THE RECALL, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING! IF MY CAR CRASHES TODAY, THAT WON'T DO ME MUCH GOOD. THE ABS BRAKES ON THIS VAN HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. STOPPING DISTANCES ARE VERY LONG! I HAVE ALWAYS SUSPECTED BUT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I WAS TOLD THE SAME TODAY. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AND THEY CLAIM, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, SINCE I DON'T HAVE A NOTICE OF RECALL. MY LIFE, MY FAMILY'S LIVES ARE WORTH THAT TO ME. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T BUY A NEW CAR! THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT E-MAIL. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY FRUSTRATION. YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE INVOLVED

• 07/20/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK