10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 3
- Average Mileage:
- 25,000 miles
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Fatalities resulting from a rollover of a 1996 Chevrolet Lumina. The steering was defective which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and rollover killing all passengers. The driver's seat belt broke and the sliding door came off during the rollover.
- Lansing, MI, USA
After recall for the power steering assembly 02 V 286 000 was performed the power steering failed again.
- Fond Du Lac, WI, USA
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.
- Rochester, TX, USA
Vehicle loses power steering when driving through puddles. This is a serious safety problem. Dealer claims thids happens to all Luminas and camaros, and there is nothing he could do to fix problem.
- Lake Jackson, TX, USA
Total loss of steering after driving through water.
- Jacksonvil, FL, USA
- Petroleum, WV, USA