Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/03/2011 | 79528 | ||
| I was driving my husband's 1999 lumina. i stopped at an intersection to wait to make a left turn. the light changed i proceeded into the intersection, i turned the steering wheel, however the car proceeded straight. the tires would not turn, however the steering wheel turned freely but the tires would not turn. i had to have the car towed to a mechanic. after he examined the car it was determined that the welds that hold the support struture to the frame had failed. i had to have the original welds redone costing me $ 400.00 then another $ 300.00 to have the engine re-aligned. if this had occured on a highway that we often travel we would have died as that road has sharp curves and no shoulers only deep canyons to fall into. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 05/05/2000 | 0 | ||
| This was a rental car from almo rental center. consumer was traveling about 55mph on highway and a drunken driver hit him from behind. vehicle went into a slid off the side off an enbankment. vehicle was rolling in air and landed into a lava field. one of passenger's sustained head injuries from roof.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1999 lumina customer states that he had to replace the right outer tie rod because it was about to fall off**cc the consumer stated when the joints were sealed at the manufacturing plant, they should have properly lubricated the part. *jb | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 1 | 08/08/1997 | ||
| Steering wheel/column oil leakage. *mjs | |||