Consumer was traveling about 65mph on the highway and fell asleep at the wheelwhile he was turning around the curb. Vehicle flipped over twice. Consumer crawled out of vehicle, and noticed that flames were coming from underneath the hood. Then car bursted into flames, vehicle was totaled. Consumer wasn't hurt.
1996 Chevrolet Lumina electrical complaints
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Vehicle had stalled out while driving. Vehicle was towed to dealership. Was informed the alternator caused the stalling. No indication of why alternator failed.
The release shift lever button freezes in freezing weather only releasing when thawed out.
Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with horn intermittently going off for no reason. Dealer repaired horn approximately a year ago, and problem reoccurred a year later, given a day or two.
The starter motor has a defective clutch and the solenoid is attached, and eventually the vehicle will go dead/will not start. Had to be towed. The vehicle now makes a hissing noise when starting up. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem. Possibility it has to do with the keys or just the motor.
Spark plug cracked.
Electrical fire started in the dashboard due to shorted out component.
Horn is very hard to press due to design.
Battery failed.
Spark plug failed.
Pcm computer failed.
Computer failure, causing vehicle to stall.
Recall work on shoulder belts not done due to parts not being available.
Alternator failure.
Horn communication system is assembled incorrectly, causing the horn not to function correctly, loss of sound. *ak consumer states when the window is rolled down after a car wash or rain the water comes down freely on the inside of the car. Dealer advised that the horn is n the proximity of the air bag which keeps it from sounding and that was the way vehicle was designed and there was nothing they could do about it.
Extremely difficult to activate the horn/ was almost involved in a collision because driver could not locate the horn.
Computer/brakes failed, causing three warning lights to illuminate on the dash, as well as an accident.
In wet and dry weather the brakes don't stop car, it slows it down . *ak consumer states vehicle glides to a stop. Starter makes strange noise. Mounting bolt missing from radio causing rattling noise. Door lock assembly works improperly. Window sticking, dealer adjusted upper door and window moldings along track.
Horn inoperative.
Design/location of horn makes it difficult to locate; also, difficult to push horn; safety hazard, could cause accident. Tt
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