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 1997 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN ON THE CHEVROLET LUMINA 4DR. I HAD THE WINDOW FIXED FOR ABOUT $400.00 AND 90 DAYS LATER THE WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN AGAIN, JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE WORK WAS OVER. *NM
REAR DEFROSTER FAILED TO CLEAR REAR WINDOW. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE WAS NOW AT ITS SIXTH REPAIR. *AK *LA
CIRCUIT BOARDS FAILED. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE.*AK *MR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED BEFORE GETTING HELP. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC STATED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK, STARTED AGAIN, FAILED TO WORK, ETC.... DURING A DRIVE IN THE RAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY COMMUTER TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. *NLM
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LOOSES POWER THEN ENGINE DIES, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN, WATER PUMP FAILED ON JULY 24, FLASHER LEVER BROKE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN, BRAKES INOPERATIVE. MR *NLM
IF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TO BE USED DURING THE RAIN/SNOW, THEY WOULD FAIL TO COME ON. WOULD HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH SWITCH BEFORE WIPERS WORK. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT BECOMING WORSE. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH. WHEN SUDDENLY A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND WAS HEARD, AND IT WAS THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERING INTO MANY PIECES OVER THE BACK SEAT. MANUFATURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE DOOR HAS BEEN PAINTED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND ALREADY AND IT CONTINUES TO PEAL AGAIN. NEEDS TO BE REDONE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN TURNED ON DON'T LIKE TO SHUT OFF, AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE AT COLD IDLE IS KNOCKING AGAIN, 7000 MILES SINCE NEW PISTIONS, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AFTER 7000 MILES, FRONT END SUSPENSION DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 6 TIMES.
GASKET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD SLID DOWN. OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER OIL CHANGE, AND DESPITE FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEEDURES, CAN'T BE TURNED OFF.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE WIPERS NOT TO WORK IN THE LOW POSITION. BUT WILL WORK IN THE HIGH POSITION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. ALSO A SQUEAKY NOISE EVERYTIME THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. *AK
WINDSHIELD: DASHBOARD ANGLE AND THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AFFECT THE DRIVING VISIBILITY. A DESIGN PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE IN MOST OF THE NEW VEHICLES . IT REALLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO SEE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY IT WAS ALMOST REARENDED. WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE IT WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 6771641. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT IS NOT HONORING IT AS A RECALL. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES. *AK
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED.
WINDSHIELD HAS POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SHADE FROM THE DASH BOARD, WINDSHIELD LOOKS FOGGY AT ALL TIMES.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN USED FOR A WHILE. WHEN WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL WIPERS ARE TURNED ON HIGH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALERS HAVE NOT FOUND A CAUSE
REVIEW MIRROR IS VERY SMALL RESULTING IN AN EXTREMELY LIMITED ANGLE OF VIEW TO THE REAR.
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