1992 Chevrolet Lumina Apv Problems

THE ABS FREQUENCY IS EXTREMELY LOW MAKING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY UN-EFFICIENT WHEN OPERATING (MAINLY WINTER TIME). LATELY THE ABS COMES ON DURING THE FINAL BREAKING, DISABLING THE BREAK FOR ~0.5 SEC AND ACCELERATING THE ENGINE, GIVING A FINAL KICK ~ 0.5 - 1M INSTEAD OF FINAL STOP. I WANT THIS ABS DISABLED FOR GOOD, IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, MAINLY IN CITY DRIVING. THANKS, ADRIAN

PLEASE DISREGARD FORM. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN INTO THE RETRACTOR, LEAVING OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. THE RETRACTORS WERE POORLY BUILT SINCE ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE RETRACTORS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED 4/99 SAME PROBLE GM NOTIFIED AND FIXED FREE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM; NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE; AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. I HAD 64,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED IN 1999.*AK

DRIVER SEAT OF 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN HAS BROKEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION, SEAT HAD AN "ADJUSTABLE WHEEL" ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE SEAT FOR ADJUSTING THE BACK OF THE SEAT FORWARD AND BACKWARD. AFTER THE SEAT BROKE, I INQUIRED AT SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THE SEAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED SEVERAL JUNK YARDS IN THE AREA BEFORE I FOUND ANOTHER SEAT. THE SEAT WAS PUT IN AND IT HAS LASTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ONE. WHEN I INQUIRED AGAIN AT SEVERAL JUNK YARDS, I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OF THEM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS, WITH THESE "ADJUSTABLE WHEELS", ON THE CHEVROLET LUMINA APV, PONTIAC TRANSPORT AND THE OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THESE SEATS? I DON'T NEED THE SEAT TO ADJUST...IT CAN BE PERMANENTLY FIXED IN PLACE. RIGHT NOW, I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS SEAT BACK LAYING IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT HAVING THE SEAT BACK LIKE THAT WHILE I'M TRANSPORTING OTHER PASSENGERS (WITH NO AVAILABLE SEATS LEFT) IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. PLEASE ADVISE...SOON!! THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE...JOHN HALLMAN. *NLM

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHILE TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AT 30 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAERE NOTIFIED,AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY/ NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV) , THE TWO REAR CRADLE BOLTS OF THE FRAME PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. THE REAR CRADLE WAS NO LONGER SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND, AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS RIPPED OFF WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING FROM SAME. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREE WITH NO CONNECTION TO WHEELS. NO STEERING OF ANY TYPE AVAILABLE WHILE DRIVING FROM THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25 MPH SO A SAFE STOP WAS MADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (NO STEERING AVAILABLE AT ALL). HOWEVER, THAT WAS A MATTER OF LUCK. IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A HIGHER SPEED, A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO NO STEERING BEING AVAILABLE AFTER FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE 1991 MODEL LUMINA APV. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THE 1991 MODEL WAS 97V058000. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE LOST STEERING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE REAR CRADLE BOLT ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION, THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE MOUNTING, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE SHAFT TO SEPARATE.*JB

DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FINDINGS: WHEN ELECTRIC LINE TO RADIATOR BECOMES INOPERATIVE THERE IS NO FUSIBLE LINK. *AK

WAS TOLD BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS/ INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE STEREO SYSTEM TO GO OUT. *AK

GAS GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL WHICN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY RUN OUT OF GAS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL TANK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TANK, AS WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT R/H TIRE, LESS THAN 2 WKS OLD, BLEW SUDDENLY AT 40 MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ROAD DEBRIS PRESANT, OR POT HOLES ETC. TIRE HAD NO FACE PUNCHERS, SEAM LOOKS SEPARATED. BLOW OUT CAUSE CAR TO HIT A CEMENT WALL, MAJOR DAMAGE, BUT WIFE OK, THANK GOD. NEED SOME ADVICE HERE, NEED TO COLLECT CAR DAMAGES . THANKS, RAY ZELLER 860-654-4442. *AK (DOT NUMBER: U9MO TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE PEDAL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH. TT

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER PULSE MODULE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMALL ROAD HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY, THE STEERING COUPLER OF THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE STEERING COUPLER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE PEDAL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH. TT

CAR WAS PARKED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TT TT

AFTER STOPPING AT RED LIGHT I PULLED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM AT WHICH POINT THE REAR END OF MINIVAN WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS. I PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A BLOWOUT. MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE. IN HIS TWENTY YEARS IN THE BUSINESS HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE REAR TRAILER ARM SNAPPED CLEANLY IN HALF, SHEARING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND CAME WITHIN CENTIMETERS OF SHEARING REGULAR BRAKES. IF I HAD BEEN GOING 209MPH INSTEAD OF 10, MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT THE TIRE WOULD HAVE FOLDED UNDER ITSELF FLIPPING THE VEHICLE