10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,000 miles

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problem #2

Oct 192005

Lumina 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,000 miles
The trunk fell on the consumer's head three different times. Had brain surgery in 1997 and these three incident had deteriorate the consumer's health. Also, the muffler systems are stainless steel but the clamps are not stainless steel. Update 12/27/2005 - the trunk lid spring mechanism was not aligned properly. The consumer contacted the manufacturer but the said there were no recall for the trunk spring. The consumer's friend realigned the spring mechanism.

- Rochester , NY, USA

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problem #1

Feb 011999

(reported on)

Lumina

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Trunk lid has to be held up or it will fall down when released.

- East Los A, CA, USA

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