Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10078605June 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY OR TURNING. SUPER LUBE REPLACED THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT BECAUSE IT HAD CRACKED. THERE WAS A RECALL INVOLVING THIS PART ON SOME LUMINA'S, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER, BOTH CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079355June 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA RECALL 03V527000, WHILE DRIVING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL TEMPORARILY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RECALL ONCE, BUT CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA. TEAM CHEVROLET, 626-449-3333. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075362June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY STARTER RECENTLY WENT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET, LUMINA, UPON REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORT CREATED BY A SEAL FAILURE IN MY ENGINE. THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT MY ENGINE BLOCK FROM THE MANIFOLD/SEAL AND ONTO MY STARTER. THIS WAS SAIDD TO BE DUE TO THE PLASTIC SEAL USED ON THE ALUMINUM ENGINE. IT IS SAID TO NOT BE "CHEMICALLY COMPATIBLE" CAUSING "INEVITABLE WARPING OF THE SEAL". THE COST FOR REPAIR IS BE $600 JUST FOR A NEW SEAL. BUT AT 54,000 MILES THEY SUGGEST TO DUE THE STANDARD MAINTAINANCE WHILE THE ENGINE IS OUT LIKE TUNE UP, TRANSMISSION FLUSH, ETC. LOOKING AT A COST OF $950. THIS HAS BEEN TOLD TO ME BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TO BE A "MANUFACTURES DEFECT" BUT IT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBERS OF LUMINA'S THAT HAVE BEEEN SOLD. I FIND THIS UNEXCEPTABLE AS A BUYER WHO TRUSTED GM AND CHEVEROLET CONSUMER REPORTS AND ITS OVERALL REPUTATION OF QUALITY. NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A TIME BOMB WHICH CAN'T BE SOLD WITHOUT MY LOSS DUE TO ITS FAULTY SEAL AND THE REQUIRED REPAIR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY FIRST BECAUSE I WAS LOOSING POWER ($65) AND THEN HAD TO TRY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION BY THE SUGGESTION OF AUTO ZONE AND THEIR COMPUTER READ OUT. MY CAR WAS STILL NOT STARTING SO THEN AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED, DUE TO THE SHORT IN THE STARTE. I HAD TO HAVE MY STARTER REPLACED DUE TO THE LEAK FROM MY ENGINE AND THE COST THEN (FOR A LIFETIME WARRANTY) WAS $182 PLUS THE ANTIFREEZE FLUSH I PAID FOR TO TRY AND STOP THE LEAK. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. HOW CAN SUCH A DEFECT BE ACCEPTED BY SUCH A PROMINENT MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076199June 14, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
TILT STEERING WHEEL IS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION AND SMOKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT MUCH HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075261June 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ON JUNE 8, 2004 MY DAUGTER INFORMED ME THAT SHE AND HER MOM HAVE BEEN SMELLING A STRONG ODER OF GAS IN THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE CAR I FOUND LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. I MOVED THE CAR AND TOUCHED IT, SMELLED IT AND IT WAS GAS, I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS DRIPPING. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED AND FOUND A ROUND RUSTED AREA ABOUT THE SIZE OF DIME. BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION, IT APPEARED TO BE LOCATED RIGHT UNDER THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EXTERIOR DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FROM THE OUTSIDE. TODAY, JUNE JUNE 12, 2004 I DISCONNECTED THE FUEL LINES REMOVED THE TANK AND PUMPED THE GAS OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FILTER, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE FUEL PUMP, HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT RUSTED WHERE THE BRASS FILTER SCREEN HAS BEEN RUBBING ON THE TANK.*AK THE REASON IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL PUMP, ONCE THE PUMP IS DROPPED IN THE FUEL TANK THE PUMP IS HELD UNDER SPRING PRESSURE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. IN TIME THE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, AS WELL AS FUEL, SLOSHING IN THE TANK HAS CAUSE THE FILTER TO RUB AGANIST THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AND HAS DAMAGED THE SPECIAL COATING THAT G.M. LITERATURE SAYS THE TANK IS COVERED WITH. ONCE THIS COATING WORE OFF, THE TANK BEGAN RUSTING AND THE BRASS FUEL FILTER SHOWS THE DISCOLORATION FROM THE ELECTROLISIS CREATED BY THE CONTACT WITH THE STEEL TANK. THIS IS ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN EXPLOSION. IN FACT MY WIFE WAS GLAD YESTERDAY THAT SHE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN OUR CONVERSION VAN WHEN SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TWO DAYS AGO. SHE FELT THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED IF SHE HAD BEEN REAR ENDED IN THIS CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I THINK NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO AND HAVE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THESE DEFECTS PLEASE LET ME KNOW IS THERE IS ANY SAFETY RECALL ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075262June 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY ON 10-2003. IT WILL SHOW FULL WHEN EMPTY. IN CHECKING THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE SOMEONE CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL IN A BUSY INTERSTATE, OR LOCAL ROAD AND CAUSE A SERIOUS OR DEADLY ACCIDENT.*AK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I THINK NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO AND HAVE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SAFETY RECALLS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079330June 10, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS MADE TO 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVES A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE PART THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED WAS NOT THE PART COVERED BY RECALL 03V527000. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ND FRONT BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075959June 9, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECALL 03V527000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED RACK AND PINION BEARING MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING BECAME HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075829June 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 - 30 MPH ENTIRE FRAME AND THE MOTOR COLLAPSED ONTO THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FRAME BUSHING RUSTED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074986June 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD LEAK DEVELOPED AT 62,840. MILES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT AND A $500. REPAIR BILL. NOW I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH GM 3.1 LITER V6 ENGINES! N.A.H.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076024June 4, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER PINION OF THE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY. *MR RECALL#03V527000. AFTER THE LOWER PINION WAS INSTALLED, A NOISE DEVELOPED IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SC THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO GIVE APPROVAL TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AGAIN DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075700June 4, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST POWER ASSIST WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN.*MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074273May 26, 2004
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073079May 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR HAS STALLED WITHOUT ANY REASON OR WARNING. CAR HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE RACING OR SURGING. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AND TO THE DEALERSHIP (3DAYS) NO ONE ABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073017May 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF PERIODICALLY. CAR STARTS BACK UP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FINE. CAN'T FIND REASON WHY CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTING OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074043May 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072681May 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA IN 2000, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, UNTIL RECENTLY. THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING ON CYLINDER 1 AND I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES ASSUMING IT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. DURING THIS TIME, I ALSO DID AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND FOUND THE ANTIFREEZE TO APPEAR "RUSTED". I CHECKED IN THE OVERFLOW RESEVOIR AND NOTED OIL AND A DIRTY APPEARANCE TO THE ANTIFREEZE. I HAD THE ANTIFREEZE SYSTEM FLUSHED, AND NOW THE PROBLEMS ARE BACK, LESS THAN 5,000 MILES LATER. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND A LOT OF DATA TALKING ABOUT THE DEX-COOL ISSUES AND HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS BAD, WHICH IS CAUSING THE MISFIRE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO BE A COSTLY REPAIR, ONE OF WHICH I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING ISSUE WITH HEAD GASKETS AND THE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066847May 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND HEARD A SEVERE RATTLING COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH WAS NOT BRACKETED PROPERLY. THE HARNESS ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068507May 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSES MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO FAIL. THIS CAUSES SAFETY PROBLEMS. A SMALL TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND SLAMMED HIS BRAKES ON BEHIND ME. HE THEN PULLED NEXT TO ME AND TOLD ME MY TWO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, BUT THE THIRD (TOP) ONE DOES. ALSO, REAR TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. RIGHT SIGNAL WORKS MOST OF THE TIME, BUT SWITCH WILL NOT SIGNAL A LEFT TURN. ALL BULBS ARE FINE. IN RESEARCHING JUST IN A COUPLE HOURS, I FOUND ABOUT 40 OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACEMENT IS THE REPAIR MOST REPORTS CITE AS WORKING. THE REPAIR IS COSTLY, REQUIRING DISASSEMBLY OF STEERING COLUMN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071815April 29, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE VEERING AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING THE GUARD RAIL AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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