1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV Problems & Recalls

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. FIRST THEY WOULD ONLY WORK IF IT WASN'T RAINING (CLEANING WINDSHIELD), NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED INCIDENCE OF BEING STRANDED AND NEAR CRASHES EVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH MY TWO CHILDREN AND HAVING TO GET RIDES TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A RECALL...

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA VAN AND THE STEEL FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT KEEPS BREAKING. I WELDED THE FIRST SEAT 3 TIMES UNTIL IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TOP BUY ANOTHER ONE. THE SECOND SEAT I GOT WAS THE SAME AND I AM ABOUT TO WELD IT A SECOND TIME ALSO. I KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WITH A 1992 LUMINA VAN WH...

Mileage: 130,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT VAN. CHEVY SAYS NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN NOT DRIVE IF IT IS RAINING DUE TO WIPERS MAY WORK BUT THEY COULD STOP WORKING AGAIN AT ANY ...

Mileage: 165,819

WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN IN MAY OF 2004 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKING SPORADICALLY, I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND SEE IF MIGHT BE A RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH I FOUND THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS COVER...

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 146,000

REF: NHTSA RECALL NO. 97V017000 SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER SWITCH WIRE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE DURING OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE WHIL...

Mileage: 98,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *JB *NLM

INABILITY TO STOP MOVING VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA MINIVAN. DRIVING 55 (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STOP, FORCING EVASIVE ACTION BY DRIVER AND AN ONCOMING, CROSS T...

INABILITY TO STOP MOVING VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS A 1995 CHEVY LUMINA MINIVAN. DRIVING 55 (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STOP, FORCING EVASIVE ACTION BY DRIVER AND AN ONCOMING, CROSS T...

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT OPERATION.

Mileage: 65,000

1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BREAKS, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. I HAD A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEBUARY OF 2001, IN WHICH THE SEAT TRACK/FRAME BROKE. MINE JUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS IT AT A TI...

Mileage: 77,500

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR YEARS BUT REFUSED TO PAY $300-400 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE I FELT IT TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW, GM HAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON MANY MODELS BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE OVE...

THE WELDS ON THE SEAT BROKE. *JB

VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FAIL TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO WORK, DAMP WEATHER , RAINY WEATHER, THEY ARE GETTING WORSE FAILING TO WORK WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER, WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TOO!!! THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE LUMINA VAN, NEW,24 MILES ON IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE D...

HUGH TOWNS END OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED TO HONOR RECALL 97V017000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH CAR SHUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE IDLE POSITION OR WHEN MOVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GM AND FILED A SAFETY REPORT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHECKED. *JG

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A...

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A...

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A...

THE WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT AT RANDOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AROUND 30,000 MILES, ONE UNDER WARRANTY, ONE JUST AFTER 36.000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT THE PUMP SHAFT AND MADE A...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT,AND SOMETIME WILL WORK FOR A FEW WIPES THAN NOTHING!!! THEN WILL WORK JUST LIKE THEY WERE DESIGHNED TO DO,HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER , AND OFF THE THE HIGHWAY WHEN RAIN HAS STARTED BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULDN'T COME ON!!! I NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY,I THOUG...

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT WAS USED LESS THAN 2 YEARS BY PREVIOUS OWNER/CURRENT OWNER AND CHILD STRAPS WILL NO LONGER LOCK.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBACK HAS BROKEN AS WELL AS TRACKS ON BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

I PURCHASED THE USED 1995 CHEVY MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER 1997. EXACTLY 30 DAYS TO THE DATE OF THE SALE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE MINIVAN ON A PARKWAY WHICH HAD NO BREAKDOWN LANE. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE GOT OFF THE PARKWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED TO THE SIDE ...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, AND HIT A LARGE BOULDER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT WOULD LATCH INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS LOOSE AND SEPARATED FROM COUPLER. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 96V015001. *AK *JB

AIR CONDITIONER 'RECHARGED' BY DEALER - WORKED 3 DAYS ($200.00) WAS TOLD SYSTEM LEAKS - NEEDS $700 REPAIR!!!. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING OIL/ANTIFREEZE - NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MOTOR. $650 TO FIX!!. *AK

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DOORS STILL WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAS STALLED OUT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SMALL SERVICE STATION, A GOODYEAR STATION, AND HEISER CHEVROLET. NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THE DAY THEY HAVE IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE SO I CA...

MANUALLY OPERATED DRIVER'S SEAT MECHANISM BROKE TWICE.*AK THE BROKEN PART RESULTED IN DETACHING OF THE SEAT FROM THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER, AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK WARD. THE BROKEN PARTS WERE WELDED TWICE. *YH

WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEY WILL NOT OPERATE, JUST INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH SWITCH, AND THEY WILL WORK.*AK

CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING ...

CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING ...

CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING ...

CAR WAS WORKING FINE ON 10/15, WENT OUT TO START CAR ON 10/16, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, TOWING COMPANY UNABLE TO JUMP START VEHICLE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO FOUND COOLANT HOSE CONNECTOR, HAD CRACKED AND WAS SPRAYING THE ALTERNATOR WITH COOLANT, CAUSING ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ALL THE TIME IN RAIN JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND ALL THE DEALER SAYS IS THAT THE VAN IS NOT UNDER THE COVERED RECALL. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE GET FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE WE SURE CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THIS. IF I GET HURT I WILL SUE GMC. *...

FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY PROBLEMS WITH TIRES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, MOMENTARILY LOSSES BRAKES BEFORE ENGAGING. THEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OR RESTART. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEY WOULD SNAP AND START UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN WHEN IN USE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAN HIT A BUMP/CURB AND CRACK FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP. WENT TO PASSENGER'S SIDE & SNAPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS & THEY WOULD START UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT....

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, HAVE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND RESTARTED, WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF CAUSE, BUT WIPERS HAVE FAILED OR NOT STARTED AFTER VAN HAS BEEN IN GARAGE,DURING GOOD WEATHER. WIGGLING SWITCH ON COLUMN, COLUMN POSTION, TURN SIGNAL ON HAS HAD NO EFFECT ONE WAY OR...

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STOPPED WORKING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE NOT AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE INTERNAL DOOR LATCH WHICH IS TOO SHORT. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN IF REPLACED WITH A NEW ROD/STICK. *AK

TRAILING ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL INTERMITANT TIMES. FIRST TIME IN 1998 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM, WIPERS STOPPED, TOOK CAR OFF CRUISE THEN THE RESUMED. SEVERAL INTERMITENT TIMES AFTERWARD. DEALER WANTED $400 + TO "FIX" MOTER. I WAS SCEPTICAL BECUASE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GM CAR I ...

RRING PROBLEM WITH THE GM MINIVANS. WHILE IN THIS CASE IT WAS NOT HAZARDOUS, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, RESCUE TEAMS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS BY NORMAL MEANS. *AK

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED ON VEHICLE AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL/LACK OF POWER/TAKE-OFF/ENGINE STALLS. *AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL/LACK OF POWER/TAKE-OFF/ENGINE STALLS. *AK

(1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY; (2) BOTH POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITH 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *AK

(1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY; (2) BOTH POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITH 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 40MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STICK. WOULD GO ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS AFFECTS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE IN SAME DAY, GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT FUNCTION FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE INSIDE. TODAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH ALSO BROKE WHEN OPENING IN PARKING LOT AND NOW WILL ONLY OPEN FROM INSIDE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME ACCESS ONLY THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR. ...

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE IN SAME DAY, GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT FUNCTION FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, ONLY THE INSIDE. TODAY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH ALSO BROKE WHEN OPENING IN PARKING LOT AND NOW WILL ONLY OPEN FROM INSIDE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME ACCESS ONLY THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR. ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES ON OUR VAN THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. NO PARTS BESIDE A NEW ENGINE WERE REPLACED.

THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN I WENT TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER'S PARTS GUYS WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IF I HAD A PICKUP INSTEAD OF A MINIVAN, T...

COMING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT SECOND GEAR LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOORS TO BE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD THE ABS LIGHT ACTIVATES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I AM REPORTING THIS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ATTEMPTS TO GET INFORMATION FROM GM OR ITS LOCAL DEALERS HAS FALLEN UPON DEAF EARS! THE COMPANY LINE IF YOU IN THE RECALL, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING! IF MY CAR CRASHES TODAY, THAT WON'T DO ME MUCH GOOD. THE ABS BRAKES ON THIS VAN HAVE NEVER WORKED PR...

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS BROKE. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS BROKE. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER DON'T TURN ON OR, LATELY, STOP ALTOGETHER WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITENT PROBLEM, BUT UNPREDICTABLE. I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED SINCE THEY NOW FAIL AFTER THEY ARE ON. BEFORE, THEY JUST WOULDN'T TURN ON AND I COULD WAIT UNTIL THEY WOULD. THIS IS A REALLY DANGEROUS S...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER IN THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WHEN IN USED. THEY WILL SOMETIMES RESTART. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIOM; TRANSMSSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GAER WHILE DRIVING, AND INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND THEN PUT BACK INTO GEAR BEFORE TAKING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REDUCED REPAIR BILL ...

THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN WHICH HAS SOME TYPE FOGGING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD IS STARTING TO EFFECT THE VISIBITY OF THE OCCUPANT, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FREQUENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN IT GETS "WET". CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CAUSE WAS A BAD SOLDERED GROUND CONNECTION ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CONNECTION COULD VIBRATE TO MAKE AND BREAK CONTAC...

FREQUENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN IT GETS "WET". CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CAUSE WAS A BAD SOLDERED GROUND CONNECTION ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, CONNECTION COULD VIBRATE TO MAKE AND BREAK CONTAC...

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE HEADREST, CAUSING THE PADDING IN THE HEADREST TO MOVE REARWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THE METAL PART OF THE HEADREST WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, BUT MIGHT CAUSE MORE INJURIES TO THE HEAD. DEALER REPLACED THE HEADREST, BUT THE PROBLEM IS REOCCUR...

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

P205/70R15 SUPERGUARD GT TIRE BLEW OUT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING DAMAGE AND NEAR COLLISION.

VEHICLE HAS A REMOTE SLIDING DOOR. WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED IT CLOSES WITHOUT THE REMOTE BEING PUSHED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT HILL IT CLOSES. SOMETIMES WHEN NO HILL AT ALL, IT ALSO CLOSES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S DOOR. THE DEALER REPALCED THE MOTOR ON THE DOOR. AFTE...

WINDSHIELD WIPER, WASHER SWITCH FAILED.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ALMOST CLOSED UPON A CHILD BUT PARENT PUSHED CHILD OUT OF THE WAY AND HER ARM GOT CRUSHED. *AK

IN RAINY CONDITIONS OR DRIVING OVER WATER PUDDLES, THE POWER STEERING WHEELS COME LOOSE WHEN DRIVING. THE WATER COMES ON THE POWER STEERING BELT AND CAUSES IT TO SLIP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLWHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *A

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR COLLISION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FELL BACK WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. DRIVER COULD NOT SEE IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR COLLISION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FELL BACK WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. DRIVER COULD NOT SEE IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDED AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT INTO A HIGH CURB AT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED.

BRACKET FAILED.

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WHEN OPENING, THE DOOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT'S ARM TO BE PINNED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR, RESULTING IN INJURIES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ORDERED PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO STEER, HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO, INSIDE OF TIRES KEEP WEARING THIN. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE MEETS ALL SPECS AND REQUIRMENTS. *AK

EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO STEER, HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO, INSIDE OF TIRES KEEP WEARING THIN. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE MEETS ALL SPECS AND REQUIRMENTS. *AK

FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OFTEN; ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. *AK

FAILURE ON THE REAR BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OFTEN; ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. *AK

UPON REARENDING A VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, CAUSING BODILY INJURIES, SUCH AS BREATHING/ BURNED CLOTHING AND EYE DAMAGE. *AK

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK THE CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. *AK CONSUMER FEELS SOME TYPE OF SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE GAS TANK FROM BEING PUNCTURED OR DAMAGED FROM ROAD DEBRIS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON TEXAS FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN, SHORT CIRCUIT IN DOOR WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO LOCK OR MOVE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP , TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THREE TIMES, IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELT BROKE AND CAME UNLATCHED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER'S ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR, NO ACCIDENT JUST SCARED DRIVER HALF TO DEATH.*AK

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT W/DEER @ 50 MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE AND TOWED FROM SCENE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

MEASUREABLE DIFFERENCE ON VEHICLE'S RIGHT SIDE FRONT 5/8 REAR 1/2 INCH. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT/ REPLACED REAR SPRING AND TORSION BAR.*AK

MEASUREABLE DIFFERENCE ON VEHICLE'S RIGHT SIDE FRONT 5/8 REAR 1/2 INCH. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT/ REPLACED REAR SPRING AND TORSION BAR.*AK

FAILURE ON THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED THE DOOR COMES OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE MORE DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING RUBBING NOISE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACEMENT PARTS, CALIPERS AND DIS-PADS AND ROTORS

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE SHATTRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING RUBBING NOISE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACEMENT PARTS, CALIPERS AND DIS-PADS AND ROTORS

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE SHATTRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING RUBBING NOISE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACEMENT PARTS, CALIPERS AND DIS-PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

SLIDING DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCK DOES NOT WORK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT ALSO DID NOT COME ON, AND CHILD OPENED THE DOOR AND FELL OUT. TT

SLIDING DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCK DOES NOT WORK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT ALSO DID NOT COME ON, AND CHILD OPENED THE DOOR AND FELL OUT. TT

ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF BRAKE GOING UP SMALL INCLINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE REAR BRAKES MAKE A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON. *JB

MINIVAN DOESN'T HAVE A LAP BELT TO SECURE CHILD SEAT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN, VEHICLE FISHTAILED, LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. *AK

DRIVERS BOTTOM SEAT PORTION IS CROOKED W/BACK BEING STRAIGHT. OTHER MODELS AT DEALERSHIP HAVE SAME CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR WORK WHEN IT WANT TO DON'T WHEN IT SHOULD. PURCHASE VAN NEW ON 3/10/95 . TT