FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD, THIS ONE HAS FAR TOO MANY EQUIPMENT FAILURES. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS CAR WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON BY MOST PEOPLE. WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT THE BRAKES WOULD SLOW YOU DOWN AND AT 10 MPH AS YOU WERE APPROACHING THE STOP OR THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR, THEY WOULD FAIL TO STOP YOU COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR AGREED TO FIX THAT. NEXT THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT WOULD THROW THE CUPS OUT OF THE HOLDERS IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THEM. ONLY 10,000 MILES LATER WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AGAIN AS THEY WERE WARPED AGAIN. THEY UNJUSTLY ACCUSED ME OF RIDING THE BRAKES, WHICH I DO NOT DO. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. I REQUESTED THAT THEY DO THAT THE FIRST TIME AND THE REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE, NOR HAVE THEY MADE MUCH EFFORT TO FIND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RELAY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILDRENS SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF VARIOUS EQUIPMENT ON THIS ONE VEHICLE. *AK
1993
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VAN HAS BEEN HARD TO START FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. COULD NOT START VAN WITHOUT ADDITIONAL VOLTAGE ASSISTANCE. SINCE VAN WOULD RUN ONCE STARTED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT SUSPECTED. WHEN VAN WAS PUT ON A SCOPE, THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT 45 (SPECS ARE FROM 40 - 50, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES). AFTER HAVING THE FUEL INJECTORS, ALTERNATOR AND PLUG WIRES REPLACED, THE VAN STILL WOULD NOT START ON ITS OWN. SHOP PULLED THE FUEL PUMP OUT OF THE GAS TANK TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THE WIRES HAD MELTED AND WERE CHARRED. LIVE WIRE WAS EXPOSED FOR ABOUT A ONE INCH SECTION. 3 INCHES OF WIRE WERE MELTED. CONNECTOR WAS BADLY CHARRED TO THE POINT OF DISINTEGRATION. SINCE FUEL TANK SITS UNDER THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SCARY SCENARIO. I HAVE SAVED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT. IF THE SECOND WIRE WOULD HAVE MELTED, THE VAN WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP INSTANTLY, AS IT IS, WE ARE REALLY LUCKY THAT IT DID'NT CATCH FIRE WITH US IN IT. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU, SHAWNA DUNN