1995 Chevrolet Lumina Driver assistance Problems

ON OR ABOUT 10-6-10 I ASSISTED MY GRANDSON IN PURCHASING A VEHICLE FROM A CAR LOT IN CLEVELAND OHIO. THE CAR WAS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA. WE WERE TOLD THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION IN PA. AND DRIVEN TO CLEVELAND WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I PAID $635 FOR THE DOWNPAYMENT WITH ADDITIONAL $300 TO BE PAID BY 11-5-10 FOR A TITLE TRANSFER. THEN $200 A MONTH THEREAFTER FOR 12 MONTHS. WE LEFT WITH AN ELATED YOUNG MAN WHO NOW HAD A WAY TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK FOR HIS TWO JOBS. THE NEXT DAY HE TAKES IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND IS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, LEAKING GASKETS, BAD STRUTS, RUSTED FLOOR, AND LEAK IN GAS TANK AND TRANSMISSION. THE NEXT DAY, IT STOPPED RUNNING. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO TOWED IT AND CLAIMED TO REPAIR LEAKING TRANS. THREE DAYS LATER IT STOPS AGAIN, THEY TOW IT FROM I-480 HIGHWAY AND EACH TOW WE HAVE TO PAY THEM $45. THEY ARE GIVEN A LIST OF REPAIRS NEEDED, EVEN THOUGH PURCHASED WITH NO WARRANTY THE CAR BARELY LEAVES THE LOT BEFORE IT BREAKS DOWN. ON PAYDAY, HE GETS CAR BACK THIS TIME AND FILLS TANK UP ONLY FOR HIS JOB PARKING LOT TO BE COVERED WITH LEAKING GAS AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. ARE CALLED AND TELL HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS THE LEAK IS A DEATH TRAP. AGAIN I PAY FOR A TOW FROM AAA $64. THEY ARE INFORMED AND STATE THEY PUT A GAS TANK ON AND THAT WE CANNOT CONTACT THEM REGARDING ANYMORE PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS AGO THE CAR STOPS AGAIN, BATTERY DEAD. I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY AND TODAY, THE STABILIZER BAR FALLS AND THE STRUTS ARE HANGING LEAVING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE REGARDING UNSCRUPULOUS DEALERS THAT SELL THESE HARD WORKING PEOPLE UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363945

Incident

Oct 9, 2010

Mileage

137,000 mi

THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE BUT THE MANUFACTUAR SAYS THERE ISN'T ONE? MY CAR IS DOING THE EXACT THING THE RECALL SAYS ON THIS PAGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132690

Incident

Aug 10, 2005

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010702

Incident

Feb 9, 2002

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE RACED ALL THE WAY TO 40, AND THERE WAS NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF BRAKES BECAUSE BOTH FEET HAD TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES IDLE IS HIGH FOR THE FIRST 5-7 MILES, VEHICLE RACEES 40-45 MPH ON ITS OWN. *JB

NHTSA ID

897760

Incident

Sep 21, 2001

I AM STILL EXPERIENCEING A ENGINE SURGE WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

743246

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO GET REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK, ALSO WHEN CRUISE IS ON AND CONSUMER TURNS ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE WILL CUT OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

883457

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL ONLY OPERATE ONCE IN A WHILE, THERE WAS A RECALL 97V017, HOWEVER THE DEALER IS TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557579

MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 55MPH AND I WAS TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED.I CAME UPON A VECHILE THAT WAS TRAVELING SLOWER.AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS I PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL. AT THAT TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT DOWN AND DECREASED MY SPEED ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO REMAIN IN THAT LANE TILL ALL OTHER CARS PASSED

NHTSA ID

734660

Incident

Aug 13, 2000

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE THROTTLE CABLE CAME APART. NLM

NHTSA ID

554382

FIRST START OF THE DAY,VEHICLE WILL IDLE HIGH, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL STALL AT LEAST 3- 4 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY ACT NORMALLY . DEALR HAS REPLACED MASSIVE AIR FLOW SENSOR/ COMPUTER CHIP/ SPARK PLUGS, INCLUDING WIRING , AND HAS ERASED MEMORY. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

855920

THE THROTLE IS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

846950

ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. MJS

NHTSA ID

545140

Incident

Apr 10, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE BREAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

836367

Incident

Mar 31, 1999

THREE PROBLEMS SO FAR WITH CRUISE CONTROL, ONE FAILURE OF EITHER VOLTAGE REGUALTOR OR ALTERNATOR LEAVING OWNER STRANDED, SWITCH ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REPLACED FOR WINDOW OPERATION, BRAKES SQUEAK AND SOMETIMES WORK PROPERLY

NHTSA ID

702346

Incident

Jan 18, 1999

ACCELERATOR COIL BROKE IN FEB, 1996. DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR COIL, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT "RUN WELL". ENGINE SMOKES, FLUID IN ENGINE, CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

831317

Incident

Feb 1, 1996

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FREQUENT/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HIGH ACCELERATION. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF 31/2 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER REPAIRED AND INSPECTED ,AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

830829

Incident

Oct 16, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A REASON, CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

822763

Incident

Apr 22, 1998

RECALL REPAIR WORK DENIED ON VEHICLE DUE TO DEALERSHIP POLICY.

NHTSA ID

523840

Incident

Aug 1, 1997

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE AT THROTTLE BODY CAUSING ACCELERATOR CABLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA ID

544887

VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS RELEASED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

511343

Incident

Nov 4, 1996

AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE OR INTERMITTENTLY UPON COLD STARTS, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES W/CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

801138

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVE 55MPH ON THE BELTWAY, RESULTING IN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

984801

Incident

May 23, 1996

ENGINE SURGED TWICE. *DSH

NHTSA ID

503721

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

EXCESSIVE FRICTION IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RESULTING IN NO THROTTLE RETURN. TT

NHTSA ID

979179

Incident

Feb 13, 1995

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO REACT TO THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

528832

Incident

Apr 1, 1995