Consumer was coming up a ramp and getting on highway, accelerated to get to highway speed when transmission would not come out of first gear, and vehicle would not go over 20 MPH. Consumer had to pull over on shoulder. Vehicle was cuurently at dealer.*ak consumer states the reverse drim had completely disentegrated.
1995 Chevrolet Lumina transmission complaints
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Transmission malfunctioned due to a failed torque converter. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that nothing could be done. Please provide any further details on this matter.
1995 chevrolet luminas apparently have a known transmission defect which causes the torque converter to lock up at very low speeds, causing jerky & uneven shifting. When decelerating the torque converter fails to unlock, dragging down the RPM of the engine to very low levels when decelerating. The transmission shop I went to in order to diagnose the problem advised me that this was a known defect from chevrolet, who had issued a tsb concerning the problem. The transmission shop advised me that the repair was over $1,000 and that if I did not have the repair done the vehicle could stall when decelerating suddenly, possibly leading to loss of control of the vehicle. With my car this is an intermittent problem, I have not as of yet repaired the transmission. When I called the dealer I was advised that there was no factory correction for the problem and all service would be feeable. This appears to be a potential life safety issue as when the car stalls power steering is lost and until restarted has no power to avoid a crash. Thank you for the evaluation of this report.
Car was purchased at a dealership. I understood it was a used car and I wanted to purchase the extended warranty, but dealership would not let us. Two weeks after purchase the transmission blew. We bought another transmission from dealership and then that one failed. Finally, I complained to the manufacturer and received a new transmission. This car has had a total of 3 transmissions, new head gaskets and now the engine failed. The locks on passenger and driver side do not work. The car was well maintained. I was told by the manufacturer that they could not help me in any way due to the age and mileage on the car. I know plenty of people who have had their cars for at least 8 or 10 yrs. And still have the same engine. I suspect the dealership knew something was wrong with this car and sold it to us anyway. The car was sold to us for $12,500 they added an additional 25% interest, so in the end we are paying over $20,000 for this car. It is now going to cost me $4,800 to fix the car. This price exceeds what I owe. This car has been nothing but problems since day 1 and now the windows work when they want to. This vehicle is used to get to work and home, it's not like I was out drag racing in it. I'm just very upset. Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Vehicle slammed into first gear after major failure, internally, in the transmission causing rapid decelleration. The vehicle was being driven normally, ie.. No reverse slam, no excessive excelleration. If this had occurred at a higher rate of speed, it could have caused a loss of control or accident and injury. G.m. Was contacted at 1‑800‑222‑1020, and a complaint registered, #c02675467. The repair shop was a national organization that specializes in transmission repair. The technicians comments were, I have seen many of these failures, some on newer cars than yours. He also indicated that there should be some kind of recall for this failure. G.m. Does not use the original component that failed, a new and improved type is being used in its place according to the technician.
Consumer was traveling onto highway and vehicle stalled. She shifted into a lower gear, and vehicle shifted into gear. Transmission reverse gear went out, and second gear was only one working.
While driving abot 25 MPH up a hill tried to accelerate and vehicle would not move. Was towed where technician did not state what was problem.
Vehicle experienced sudden loss of power while travelling 30 MPH uphill. Investigation revealed that all gear selections except park acted like neutral. Vehicle would roll if brake not applied. Dealer (other than where vehicle purchased) examined vehicle and found that the input housing was cracked. Transmission required to be rebuilt / replaced; cost of $2000.00. Certified gm transmission received and installed then found to be defective. 2nd replacement transmission ordered and is in the process of being installed. Contact with gm indicated since transmission past warranty period, they could not help.
While driving about 50 MPH vehicle died. This happened without warning. Vehicle was towed to a transmission shop, where transmission was replaced.
Transmission failure.
Intermittently pin in the shift lever separated when the gear is shifted.
The transmission drum failed, replacement of the entire transmission necessary.
I owned a 93 lumina, which I had the transmission rebuilt 2 times, due to complete failure. Now I own a 95 lumina, which I had to replace the transmission with a brand new one due to major failure. The computer and map sensor failed, requiring replacement by the dealer. Chevrolet can do better than this.
Left ball joint fell apart while leaving parking lot. Then wheel wedged into tire well and bent body metal. This also caused the axle shaft to come apart. If this happened on a highway, it could have caused a serious accident.
When the wheel problem occured I first thought I had a low tire. I stopped and checked all my tires at a sevice station. They were not low and there was no indication that the lugs were loose. When I was almost home, the wheel problem became worse I slowed down and got home. I called a wrecker driver he had to back it up to put it on the wrecker. He said it was in the wheel but did not say the lugs were loose. I heard metal clanking. On the car central recall list the ball bearing can fail and cause the lugs to loosen according to a consumer complaint on your web site. Why was this not repaired before I got the car. There is a recall on this. Why did the dealer not know about the recall? What good is recalls if the dealers and car makers are not notifyng people about them? I have a gm warranty that I paid 600.00 for they would not pay on this. This could have been serious had I been going faster. At beatty chevrolet they tried to say I had let the lugs get loose. It happened to fast for the lugs to have been loose when I bought it at interstate motors. Consumer laws have got to be enforced. American lives depend on this. Thank you for your time and effort on this matter. Margaret west.
Power loss at 65mph, transmission would not operate in "o-drive" shifted to "drive" car ran o.k.. Took to dealer on 02/03/97, trans. Was replaced. Summer of 1999 experianced sim. Problem, lost power momentarily then was o.k. Took to dealer they couldn't find anything wrong. 06 may 2000 experianced loss of power at 55mph on highway. Once again couldn't use "o-drive" had to use "drive" to move vehicle. Same problem as before. 8 may 2000 took car to dealer, waiting to hear from them...
Transmission failed and vehicle would not travel over 20 MPH.
While driving at 35 MPH and without prior warning, vehicle lost power. Also, there was some knocking noise, and vehicle went down to 5 MPH.
While traveling vehicle make a loud noise, also, vehicle does not shift into gear. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated that the torque converter needed replacing. Parts has yet to be replaced please provide any further detials.
Would hear at various times, between stopping & going after 30mph, vehicle making noises as if in neutral. After hitting 40mph there is no problem. Would only occur after stopping & going.
Reverse drum in transmission failed. Nlm
Consumer's son who is four years old was able to shift gear from park into reverse, car rolled down the driveway about 90 feet, son was able to turn the steering wheel at a right angle. Vehicle traveled 50 feet from this point into the woods before stopping without crashing. There was no key in the ignition when this happened. The problem has not been corrected.
Transmission failure caused engine fire. (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs
Transmission failed. Mjs
Odometer records 2 miles to every one mile. The dealer has repaired the vehicle .
Transmission failed. Mjs
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Defective automatic transmission caused the vehicle to hesitate and stall while driving which may cause an accident. Also the reverse position does not work. Problem is reoccurring. Please provide further information.
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Transmission was replaced at 6000 miles under 3/36 warranty, then at 76000 miles the transmission went again. This time I tried to have it replaced by the 5/75000 warranty and they said it was not covered. I have heard of other chevy transmissions with overdrive having transmission problems. Considering the transmission only has 70000 miles that it should have been covered. Please help me is at all possible. Thank you
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