1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV Problems & Recalls

CATASTROPHIC SUB FRAME FAILURE. AFTER 16 YEARS OF SALTED NE OHIO ROADS THE VAN'S FRONT SUB FRAME COLLAPSED AND MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WOULD JOLT FROM LANE TO LANE WHILE SHIFTING, AND HAD LOST MOST STEERING CONTROL. MECHANICS REPLACED OVER $700 OF PARTS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL ...

Mileage: 145,000

CATASTROPHIC SUB FRAME FAILURE. AFTER 16 YEARS OF SALTED NE OHIO ROADS THE VAN'S FRONT SUB FRAME COLLAPSED AND MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WOULD JOLT FROM LANE TO LANE WHILE SHIFTING, AND HAD LOST MOST STEERING CONTROL. MECHANICS REPLACED OVER $700 OF PARTS TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL ...

Mileage: 145,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES TRANSMISSION STILL ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO OVERHEAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JAN 5TH THE LINES ARE LEAKING. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 96V015000. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS 202,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE FRONT A...

Mileage: 202,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES TRANSMISSION STILL ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO OVERHEAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JAN 5TH THE LINES ARE LEAKING. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 96V015000. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS 202,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE FRONT A...

Mileage: 202,000

I WAS READING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE95062 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL: LUMINA APV MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. YEAR : 1994 COMPONENT : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING MY 1994 LUMINA APV STARTED TO SMOKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN O...

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV. BACK IN 2000 I HAD THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR/ASSEMBLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS GM HAS ISSUED A REPAIR/REFUND FOR SAME MOTOR FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES WITH PROBLEMS BUT NOT FOR THE LUMINA/LUMINA APV. THIS...

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA VAN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY "FEEL LIKE IT". IN SPEAKING TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP), HE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY THAT IS ON YOUR RECALL 98V150001, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICAL IS NOT LISTED AS PART...

VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN WAS MADE OF ALUMINIUM INSTEAD OF STEEL. *MR

COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PH

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE BRAKES "LOCKED UP". CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH A TREE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPARE TIRE RACK AND CABLE HAVE BROKEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PULLEY OFF WATER PUMP SHEARED OFF ITS AXLE, CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF. *AK *MJ

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED A SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM DIMMER SWITCH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEMS OR DAMAGE. MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS NO FURTHER COMPLAINTS. *JG

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT DOWN IN FRONT, UP IN THE BACK. CONSUMER PULLED OVER,AND SAW CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAD SNAPPED. SPARE TIRE TURNED UP SIDEWAYS, AND JACKED VEHICLE UP IN BACK.*AK

SPARE WHEEL IS SUSPENDED BELOW CAR BY A SMALL CABLE. THIS CABLE FRACTURED AT THE JOINT WITH THE BLOCK WHICH CLAMPS THE WHEEL. THERE IS NO LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE WHEEL. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED GRAVE DANG...

I WOULD LIKE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE REGARDING THIS MATTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED BY PERSONAL MECHANIC AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WE HAVE HAD ALL THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BE UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THEIR DOORS. THE REAR BACK HATCH HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $150 FOR EACH REPAIR. AFTER READING THE TOM AND RAY ARTICLE IN THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC ON JAN. 1, 2000, I BELEIVE THIS IS A VE...

WE HAVE HAD ALL THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BE UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THEIR DOORS. THE REAR BACK HATCH HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $150 FOR EACH REPAIR. AFTER READING THE TOM AND RAY ARTICLE IN THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC ON JAN. 1, 2000, I BELEIVE THIS IS A VE...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP, THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM LOCK RELEASES AND LOCK UP AGAIN. IF THEY ONLY LOCK ONCE, THEN THEY WILL GO OUT, MAKING IT SEEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES. TO STOP, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE STOOD ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT MADE LOUD NOISES AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT MADE LOUD NOISES AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING APROXIMATELY 180 MILES AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE A YEAR PRIOR. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET SERVICE PROVIDER I HAVE BEEN USING FOR ALL MY MAINTENANCE. I HAVE TO KEEP A REGULAR APPROVED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE....

VEHICLE CAME TO A ABRUPT STOP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. IN DRIVE GEAR, WITH ENOUGH ACCERATION, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED AGAIN WITH LOUD SOUND ACCOMPANIED. DEALER CLAIMS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. 48000 MI. *AK

VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS LOCATED UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD HAS WORN DOWN FROM NORMAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT. WIRE HARNESS HAS NO SHIELD OR PROTECTION, AND MADE CONTACT WITH BODY FRAME. THIS SHORTED VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE FUSEABLE LINK, IGNITION AND...

STALLING OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO RECREATE THE STALLING. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. AT MY REQUEST, I HAD THE FUEL PUMP & HOSES REPLACED. ALSO CHANGED DISTIBUTOR CAP AND COIL. VEHICL...

STALLING OF VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO RECREATE THE STALLING. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. AT MY REQUEST, I HAD THE FUEL PUMP & HOSES REPLACED. ALSO CHANGED DISTIBUTOR CAP AND COIL. VEHICL...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER DOOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL REMEDY PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS WILL NOT EXTEND FROM RETRACTED POSITION.

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

SEAT BELT: MIDDLE ROW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, AND WHEN IT DOES LOCK IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. *AK

THE TWO METAL BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BE INSECURE. DEALER STATES A $500.00 EXPENSE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING REAR DOOR IT HAS SHARP CONERS. VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS CUT AND HAD TO RECEIVE 6 STICHES DUE TO BEING HIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE OPENS WITH LIGHT PRESSURE.

THE ROD THAT IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY, HAVING TO GET IT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLES HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL TIMES. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL, IT IS FULLY EXTENDED IN THE OUT POSITION. FEMALE PART OF THE BUCKLE WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AT 35,000 MILES. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL TIMES. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL, IT IS FULLY EXTENDED IN THE OUT POSITION. FEMALE PART OF THE BUCKLE WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AT 35,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, WHEN HOOD LATCH WAS RELEASED FLAMES SHOT FROM BOTTOM OF CAR, VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP.

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCH KEEPS BREAKING, THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF PROHIBITING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT ROW SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED IN CLASP AND WILL NOT RETRACT; ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

FRONT ROW SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED IN CLASP AND WILL NOT RETRACT; ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

FRONT ROW SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED IN CLASP AND WILL NOT RETRACT; ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURERS IN APRIL OF 1996 NO PARTS. ON OCTOBER 19, 1996 THE VAN CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. RECALL 96V01001. *AK

CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (96V-015.001). *AK

FRONT SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V015001, POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION, NEVER RECEIVED NOTICATION LETTER, VEHICLE PARTIALLY BURNED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING; SUBSEQUENTLY, RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, SPEED 60 MPH; NOTICED SLIGHT INDENTATION IN SIDEWALL PRIOR TO EXPLOSION. *AK GENERAL XP 2000 AS, SIZE P205/70R15, DOT ACM0AB6064, FAILED TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

THE PASSENGE'S SIDE DOOR PANEL STARTED SMELLING OF BURNT WIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

# PE95-062 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH START TO SMOKE, THERE WAS A BURNING WIRE, THAT RESULTED IN A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE STALL OUT WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH ON I-95. *AK

VEHICLE STALL OUT WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH ON I-95. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

DISC BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MAKING WIDE LEFT HAND TURN. TT

DISC BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MAKING WIDE LEFT HAND TURN. TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. TT

ABS, BRAKES FAILED ON WET SURFACE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, 35 MPH, AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

ABS, BRAKES FAILED ON WET SURFACE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, 35 MPH, AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. *AK

SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

VEHICLES SAFETY BELT HAS A POOR DESIGN DUE TO EXTENSION PLAY AND GIVE CAUSING BELT TO TWIST UP AND BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT.IN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD.

SEATBELT GETS TWISTED UP IN UPPER RETAINER, RESULTING IN RETRACTOR PROBLEM. TT

ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE AND FUSEABLE LINK CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. TT

ADJUSTABLE HIGH RISE SEAT LEVER DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

VEHICLE BUILT WITHOUT BRAKE TRANSAXLE SHIFT INTERLOCK (BTSI) WHEN MANUAL STATES VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH BTSI. *TW

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *TW

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON, AND BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON OCCASION MAKING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. TT

HATCH LOCK WON'T LOCK DUE TO MISSING ACTUATOR. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE UN HOOKED FROM PEDAL. *AK

THE CONTROL CONSOLE MALFUNCTION. TT

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, PULLED TO SIDE, POPPED HOOD FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPT SUSPECT TRANS. FLUID LEAKAGE. TT

VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 45 MPH, CAUSE STILL UNKNWON. DEALERSHIP THINKS FUEL LINE/PUMP FAILURE. TT