73 of the
598 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Lumina APV
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
12% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
73
Complaints
12%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
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 ON THIS FOR ALL OTHER 1995 CHEVROLETS BUT NOT THE APV SEEMS AS THOUGH SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE THE RECALL SHOULD BE ON IT ALSO. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO WORK AND WOULD SOMETIMES BE ABLE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WIPERS BACK AND FORTH TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN, BUT NOW THEY ARE LOCKED UP.
NHTSA complaint #10178268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 TIME. ALSO WIPER FLUID DOES NOT WORK WHEN WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY FAILURES DUE TO IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINS/SNOWS/SLEETS. MEANING THEY MAY WORK OR MAY NOT BUT IF THEY DO WORK THEY ALWAYS STOP.
NHTSA complaint #10154461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 COVERED, I DISCOVERED MULTIPLE GM RECALLS THAT COVERED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, AND ONLINE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY VAN QUALIFIED. WHEN I PHONED A DEALER WITH MY VIN #, I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY THE RECALL OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10139040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT OF POWER STEERING, LOST STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. REPLACED RACK AND PINION. *BF THE VEHICELK RACK AND PINION FAIELD PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, THE ALTERNATOR, AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY ALSO FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10099926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT OF POWER STEERING, LOST STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. REPLACED RACK AND PINION. *BF THE VEHICELK RACK AND PINION FAIELD PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, THE ALTERNATOR, AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY ALSO FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10099926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT GM IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED/ INQUIRED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. I KNOW OF MANY LUMINA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THEM. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE RESOLVED???
NHTSA complaint #10060707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND NEEDING THE WIPERS DURING A SUDDEN RAIN STORM. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE WIPERS WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR FROM, AND CHEVROLET (1-800-222-1020) AND NEITHER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10047572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10048166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10039444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 OF THAT RECALL. UPON CONTACTING CHEVY, THEY USED THAT SAME REASONING AS NOT COVERING REPLACEMENT. IF, IN FACT, THIS IS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS WHAT'S IN THE OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS LISTED IN THE RECALL, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART WOULD ALSO BE COVERED ON THE LUMINA VAN.
NHTSA complaint #10029158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN GM MINIVANS. I WANT THEM TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FINE ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING THEN ( THE WIPERS ) 8 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10005666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.