1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV review from North America
"The Chevy Lumina APV seems to be made very cheaply"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
All of the handles have broken on the doors except for the side door. The knob pulled right off of the back door right after we purchased the van.
After the van started over heating, we discovered that the head bolt that goes down through the oil reservoir had broken off in the engine block. That has been the only major thing that has gone wrong.
The mirrors are falling apart in the visors, which is just a minor thing. There are just a lot of little things like that going wrong, the most annoying right now being the door handles which continue to break. You can only open them from the inside when that rod pulls loose inside the door handle.
The windows get stuck when rolled down and you can't get them back up very easily sometimes. Then they work just fine for a while again.
The rear air and heat vents are worthless. They barely blow out anything.
General comments?
It seems to get fairly good gas mileage.
It is small and cramped inside to me, and feels more like driving a car than a van.
The little things are falling apart and seem to be made very cheaply.
The worst thing that has gone wrong was the head bolt that broke off in the engine block.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 5/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 98000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 129000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Aerostar |
| Date of Entry | 2nd October, 2002 |