NHTSA Complaint #745086 — 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	745086
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	June 1, 2000
Date Filed	May 11, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

WE CAN NOT TELL WHAT GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS IN, IT KEEPS CHANGING OVER TIME. I CAN NOT TELL WHEN AND IF I AM IN REVERSE UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEP ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES REVERSE SOMETIMES NOT. TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE INDICATOR IS IN REVERSE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE,WE THINK. WHEN I GO TO PARK IT COULD BE REVERSE, NEVER SURE. IN FACT NEVER SURE WHERE REVERSE IS. TODAY MY WIFE ASKED ME TO WRITE OUT HOW TO TELL WHICH GEAR SHE IS IN. SHE DECIDED NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ON THIS CAR IS CONFUSING, UNSAFE AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM GM OR NHTSA. JOSEPH SPENCER. *AK

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