1995 Chevrolet Lumina Apv Owner Complaints

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. FIRST THEY WOULD ONLY WORK IF IT WASN'T RAINING (CLEANING WINDSHIELD), NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED INCIDENCE OF BEING STRANDED AND NEAR CRASHES EVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH MY TWO CHILDREN AND HAVING TO GET RIDES TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR ALL OTHER 1995 CHEVROLETS BUT NOT THE APV SEEMS AS THOUGH SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE THE RECALL SHOULD BE ON IT ALSO. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO WORK AND WOULD SOMETIMES BE ABLE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPERS BACK AND FORTH TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, BUT NOW THEY ARE LOCKED UP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178268

Incident

Sep 1, 2006

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA VAN AND THE STEEL FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT KEEPS BREAKING. I WELDED THE FIRST SEAT 3 TIMES UNTIL IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TOP BUY ANOTHER ONE. THE SECOND SEAT I GOT WAS THE SAME AND I AM ABOUT TO WELD IT A SECOND TIME ALSO. I KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WITH A 1992 LUMINA VAN WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. THANKS . *NM

NHTSA ID

10159649

Incident

Jun 12, 2006

Mileage

130,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT VAN. CHEVY SAYS NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN NOT DRIVE IF IT IS RAINING DUE TO WIPERS MAY WORK BUT THEY COULD STOP WORKING AGAIN AT ANY TIME. ALSO WIPER FLUID DOES NOT WORK WHEN WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY FAILURES DUE TO IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINS/SNOWS/SLEETS. MEANING THEY MAY WORK OR MAY NOT BUT IF THEY DO WORK THEY ALWAYS STOP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154461

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

165,819 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10139040

Incident

May 20, 2004

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

NHTSA ID

10050401

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

Mileage

146,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10047572

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

Mileage

98,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10048166

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.

NHTSA ID

10031084

Incident

Jul 29, 2003

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT OPERATION.

NHTSA ID

10030830

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

65,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10029177

Incident

Jul 13, 2003

Mileage

77,500 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10020940

Incident

May 1, 2003

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR YEARS BUT REFUSED TO PAY $300-400 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE I FELT IT TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW, GM HAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON MANY MODELS BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN GM MINIVANS. I WANT THEM TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018562

Incident

May 12, 2003

THE WELDS ON THE SEAT BROKE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011574

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FAIL TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO WORK, DAMP WEATHER , RAINY WEATHER, THEY ARE GETTING WORSE FAILING TO WORK WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER, WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TOO!!! THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE LUMINA VAN, NEW,24 MILES ON IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FINE ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING THEN ( THE WIPERS ) 8 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10005666

Incident

Oct 9, 1995

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

NHTSA ID

767215

Incident

May 1, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

8016926

Incident

Aug 14, 2002

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A REAL MESS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. AND I DIDN'T REPORT YET THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING OIL RECENTLY AND IS UNDER REPAIR RIGHT NOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEEDED ALOT OF REPAIRS THAT A QUALITY PRODUCT WOULDN'T HAVE HAD.*AK

NHTSA ID

764202

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT,AND SOMETIME WILL WORK FOR A FEW WIPES THAN NOTHING!!! THEN WILL WORK JUST LIKE THEY WERE DESIGHNED TO DO,HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER , AND OFF THE THE HIGHWAY WHEN RAIN HAS STARTED BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON!!! I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY,I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE!! BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE NSTA IS INVESTIGAING COMPLAINTS ON GM WIPERS!! SO I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE AND VOICE MY CONCERNS!!! THANKS FOR LISTENING. *AK

NHTSA ID

764146

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT WAS USED LESS THAN 2 YEARS BY PREVIOUS OWNER/CURRENT OWNER AND CHILD STRAPS WILL NO LONGER LOCK.*AK

NHTSA ID

762128

Incident

Apr 13, 2002

DRIVER'S SEATBACK HAS BROKEN AS WELL AS TRACKS ON BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009500

Incident

May 1, 2001

I PURCHASED THE USED 1995 CHEVY MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER 1997. EXACTLY 30 DAYS TO THE DATE OF THE SALE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE MINIVAN ON A PARKWAY WHICH HAD NO BREAKDOWN LANE. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE GOT OFF THE PARKWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK THE NOISE HAD STOPPED. SHE WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF ORDER AND SAW NOTHING. SHE GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND BEGAN DRIVING, THE NOISE STILL HAD NOT RETURNED. AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO GET BACK ON THE PARKWAY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WATCHED THE TIRE GO STRAIGHT UP INTO THE AIR, "VERY HIGH" AND CAME DOWN BOUNCING ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE VAN AND THEN GOING TO THE SIDE OF A ROAD AND ROLLING UP AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE IT STOPPED. WHEN THE TIRE FLEW OFF THE VAN SLAMMED DOWN INTO THE STREET WITH GREAT FORCE. THE IMPACT OF THE WHEEL FLYING OFF AS WELL AS THE VAN SLAMMING INTO THE STREET CAUSED THE ENTIRE SIDE PANEL OF THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VAN FROM THE DOOR TO THE HEADLIGHT TO SHATTER ALL OVER THE STREET. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH IS WAS PURCHASED FROM 30 DAYS EARLIER AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS A "DEFECT IN THE LUG NUTS" WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FLY OFF. EACH LUG NUT HAD MADE A CLEAN BREAK CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FLY OFF. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

757358

Incident

Dec 1, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

899239

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

899238

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

899232

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

898299

Incident

Oct 15, 2001