1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV Problems & Recalls

RECALLS 94V027 AND 94V015 DO NOT COVER MY VAN, BUT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING EXACTLY. SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 1995 THE REAR SEATBELTS HAVE LOCKED UP AT THE ODDEST TIMES. ALL OF THE BACK SEAT BELTS (NOT JUST THE ONES DESCRIBED IN 94V027) LOCK UP AT TIMES AND WILL USUALLY UNLOCK WITH A FE...

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE SLIDING DOOR BECOME STUCK INSIDE OF THE DOOR. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT RECALL # 94V100000 (SEAT BE...

Mileage: 30,000

THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN RELEASE. IT STAYED IN THE RELEASE POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TELL IF THE RECALL APPLIED TO THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS 10 YEARS OLD. *JB ALSO, THE FRONT PA...

Mileage: 130,000

THE TAILGATE LOCK FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE TAILGATE L...

Mileage: 49,514

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY VAN DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES. TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND BOTH TIMES THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST SUMMER AND ONLY HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.

Mileage: 96,590

THE DRIVERS' SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE. *NLM

Mileage: 134,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT IS BREAKING AWAY FROM IT'S MOUNTINGS

Mileage: 277,755

CONSUMER STATES FUEL TANK STARTED TO IMPLODE ON THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE PUMP PICK UP TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TANK BOTTOM CUTTING OFF FUEL SUPPLY RESULTING IN A NO START CONDITION. *TT *NLM

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A MIDDLE BRAKE LIGHT, CONSUMER BELEIVES THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE.*YH

THE BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING THE GENERATOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *YH

THE TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERATIVEE AND WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOISY AND MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK OPEN AT FULL THROTTLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE FRONT TWO SEAT ANCHORS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE SHEARED OFF. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE BOLTS CAME LOOSE OR SOMETHING, BUT THESE ARE CLEARLY STRUCTURAL FAILURE. SINCE IT IS THE SEAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THESE COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED. I CAN UNDERSTAND NORMAL WE...

A LARGE CRACK IN SUB- FRAME/ENGINE CRADLE FROM NORMAL USAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND OBVIOUS FLAW IN INTEGRITY OF THIS PART.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT NEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER YET.*AK COSSUMER STATED WIPERS CONSTANTLY STICK.*SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS BROKE APART AFTER SITTING DOWN TO START VEHICLE. WOODEN BLOCKS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SEAT ADJUSTER. *YH

3 SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IS LOOSE, FALLS BACK WHEN LEANED ON. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARM REST IN UNMOVABLE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THESE SAFETY COMPONENTS.*AK

3 SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IS LOOSE, FALLS BACK WHEN LEANED ON. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARM REST IN UNMOVABLE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THESE SAFETY COMPONENTS.*AK

SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE, WHICH HOLDS TIRE UNDER VEHICLE, FAILED ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL TO ROAD. IN MY CASE THIS HAPPENED WHEN LOADING VEHICLE WITH HEAVY OBJECT WHICH WHEN DROPPED ON DECK CAUSED TIRE TO FALL TO GROUND. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT FOR FOLLOWING VEHICLES. ...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND DAMAGE BEARINGS. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,961.87. TWO YEARS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED TO REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AGAIN, THIS TIME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL COMPARTMENT AND CAUSE D...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE AND DAMAGE BEARINGS. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,961.87. TWO YEARS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED TO REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AGAIN, THIS TIME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE OIL COMPARTMENT AND CAUSE D...

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V015001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95C68/ TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. DEALER STATED RECALL WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. FILE NUMBER C00016763. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A WARNING, FORCING DRIVER OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THROUGH PHH MANAGEMENT AS A USED FLEET VEHICLE FROM THE COMPANY I WORK FOR, MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS(PREVIOUSLY RELTEC). I KNEW THE PERSON TOWHOM THE VEHICLE WAS ASSIGNED, AND PURCHASED IT AT THE END OF THE LEASE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS "PRISTINE" CONDITION EXCEPT...

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE 2 REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ,CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALER DETERMINED, THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VAN NEW IN FALL 1992 I FOUND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FUEL WHEN NEAR THE BOTTOM 1/4. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CHANGES MADE. IN JANUA...

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VAN NEW IN FALL 1992 I FOUND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FUEL WHEN NEAR THE BOTTOM 1/4. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CHANGES MADE. IN JANUA...

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VAN NEW IN FALL 1992 I FOUND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FUEL WHEN NEAR THE BOTTOM 1/4. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CHANGES MADE. IN JANUA...

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VAN NEW IN FALL 1992 I FOUND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FUEL WHEN NEAR THE BOTTOM 1/4. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CHANGES MADE. IN JANUA...

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV VAN. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VAN NEW IN FALL 1992 I FOUND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE FUEL WHEN NEAR THE BOTTOM 1/4. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CHANGES MADE. IN JANUA...

AS MENTIONED, OCCASIONALLY, WINDSHIELD WIPER SIMPLY WON'T COME ON - AT NO PARTICULAR TIME, BUT CERTAINLY DANGEROUS ! OTHER TIMES, WORKS FINE. DEALER SAID IT HAD REPORTS OF IT...NOT SURE OF DATE WHEN FIRST OCCURRED, BUT APPROXIMATELY WHERE INDICATED. STILL OCCURS, OCCASSIONALLY...NOT A WARRANTY PROB...

THE WIRING TO THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS IS NOT CIRCUIT PROTECTED. NO FUSABLE LINK OR FUSE. WHEN THE WIRING OR FAN SHORTS IT CAUSES THE WIRING TO BURN. THIS IN TURN AFFECTS THE WIRING BUNDLE IT RUNS THROUGH AND WILL CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE SINCE PUT A FUSE IN THE SYSTEM PER THE RATING OF...

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME A VALVE SPRING BREAKS. VAN GOES TO A ROUGH IDLE. HEARS A KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR OVERHEATS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES; 8/11/97 WITH 130,000 MILES, AND 7/15/98 WITH 146,000 MILES. EACH TIME VALVE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER...

WE HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT SHOULDER BELTS GO OUT ON THIS 93 APV. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN TWO OTHER BELTS HAVE GONE OUT. THE ONLY REASON THE BACK TWO PROBABLY HAVEN'T GONE OUT IS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN USED THAT MUCH. TWO BELTS STILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAS TO BE SOME...

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, CARRIER THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY, CAUSING IT TO FALL DOWN, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A RAIN STORM.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL, THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL, THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL, THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL, THE COMPUTER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

THE COVER OF THE STEERING WHEEL POPPED OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LEFT HAND TURN. THE COVER LOCKED BETWEEN THE SPOOKE OF THE STEERING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED UP BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. *AK

THE REAR GATE LATCH DOES NOT WORK, TRIED TO GET IT FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

NOISY POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE, ALTERNATOR BLE WOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERS AND ALL FOUR TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT TIES WERE BAD FROM THE FACTORY. *AK

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DRIVER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; IMPROPER SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION, DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR FAILURE, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A WALL. TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A WALL. TT

THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS LEAKING . *AK

DURING WARM WEATHER VEHCILE STALLS WHEN COMING TO STOP AND SLOWING DOWN, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING LOSS. *AK

FUEL GAS GUAGE IS BROKEN, CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TT

REAR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP PRIORV TO RECALLL (94V-027). *AK