Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / LUMINA APV / 1995
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999029899 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 1999 |
| Consumer's City: LAFAYETTE | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LUMINA APV | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDU06LXST | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 have driven with wiper trouble. last big incident was last fall 1999 when the wipers stopped on the interstate with my pregnant wife and child in car -200 miles from home. i could not get them to resume. checked fuse etc. waited out storm under bridge, proceded to truck stop and bought rain-x to continue journey. when i got to destination i pulled the wiper motor and it checked out fine and the switch-ok. intermitent troubles are hard to get fixed! i took wiper motor apart, cleaned brushes, and noticed some build-up on the communicator disc, and contacts for the parking mechanism. cleaned this with light abrasive -reasembled and have had no problem since, although with the wiper's history i now use rain-x all the time. i am afraid to travel in snow with kids in vehicle. i would like to sell it but with the wiper system troubles, and the cooling system that keeps leaking -new radiator, water pump, and head gasket -mechanics say pink coolant is corrosive. i can't sell it to another, and i can't afford to keep throwing money at this van. thank you.vincent walter. *ak |