Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 93 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 93, in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V017000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING). THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE WASHER WIPER SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,718 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MANY OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD MALFUNCTION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENING DURING A RAIN STORM. RECALLS WERE FOUND ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT MATCHED THE SYMPTOMS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V017000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKING SPORADICALLY, AND WHEN DISCUSSING WITH A FRIEND, I DISCOVERED THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH 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. *NM
WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *AK THE WIPERS FAILED MANY TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. IN ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WERE CAUGHT IN A RAIN STORM. *SC *JB
LACK OF HEAT (TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD, RESTRICTING VISIBLITY), LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, ALL THE RESULT OF A FAULTY VALVE WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE CAR TO REGISTER THAT IT'S OVERHEATING. ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. EMERGENCY BLINKERS ARE BROKEN. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH BOARD DEFECT. VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS STOP WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL ON LUMINA BUT NOT THIS VIN #. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER SWITCH PROBLEMS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY WORK WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. CAUSE UNKWOWN. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 MONTHS. *AK *SCC *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED (RECALL #97V017000) FOR THIS MODEL YEAR BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NOT ALL 1995'S WERE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT THE DEALERS TO BE OVERWHELMED WITH THE WIPER REPAIRS. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT MORE VINS WOULD BE RELEASED. *AK *CB *NLM
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, WHO WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, 97V017, IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. DEALER CLAIMED SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THEREFORE NO SERVICE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS AN EARLY PRODUCTION AND NO ONE HAD REPLACED THE SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE WIPER SWITCH FAILED A WEEK LATER CAUSED BY A WIRE THAT HAD FRAYED AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY RECALL REPAIRS. *TT
WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MOTOR THAT MOVES WINDOW UP AND DOWN IS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR TWICE ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER /WASHER SWITCH COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALKERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
FRAUDULENT REPAIRS DONE BY GMT AUTOMOTIVE IN SCHAUMBURG, IL HAVE MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH NO RESULTS. I CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER BECAUSE I SPENT $2,500.00 TRYING TO FIX A CAR THAT HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH UNTIL GMT AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMED A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAVE A FILE WITH ALL NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO BACK UP MY STATEMENTS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? I'VE ALREADY LOST MY CAR DUE TO GMT AUTOMOTIVE'S FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR. I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN BUY A NEW CAR.*AK
WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
ONE COVER FELL FIRST AND THEN THE OTHER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON VEHICLE WILL FREEZE UP AND NOT WORK, BUT PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
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