Chevrolet / Lumina APV / 1995
1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV problems
Owners have filed 128 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 35.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 9.4%.
Complaints128
Crashes12
Fires0
Injuries14
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 35.2% · 45
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.4% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 7.8% · 10
Seats 6.3% · 8
Structure 6.3% · 8
Power train 5.5% · 7
Latches/locks/linkages 4.7% · 6
Air bags 3.1% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash and 14 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 33 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 114,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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 Visibility
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 another. Van is still under extended warranty, dealer hasn't found cause, has documented complaint. Visibility
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 contact, connection was cleaned and resoldered and consumer has not had any trouble since. *Slc Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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