Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10044048October 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044078October 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FATALITIES RESULTING FROM A ROLLOVER OF A 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA.*MR THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLOVER KILLING ALL PASSENGERS. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE AND THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF DURING THE ROLLOVER. *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
3
#10034436October 12, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE IRS (INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSOR) AND SIR COIL FAILED. *AK *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042672October 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. HE EXAMINED FUEL TANK AND NOTICED THE TOP WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. DEALER STATED REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS WERE UNAVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042466October 7, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK. WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL BUT MANAGED TO MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042191October 2, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042211October 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042633October 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED RECORDING THE GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK.*MR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $524.28. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041033October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA HAS HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS AT A COST OF $900 EACH TIME. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CAR WITH A POOR DESIGN USING DEX-COOL ENGINE COOLANT WHICH IS THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLANT PUMP AND ASSOCIATED OTHER PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037614October 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY HE HEARD ALOUD BANG. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY LOST STEERING CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES NON STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SUBFRAME RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE AND RACK AND PINION TO COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022136October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040892September 29, 2003
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
STEERING LOCKS UP AND TURNS HARD TO THE LEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040812September 26, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE EXTERIOR DOOR LATCHES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. HOWEVER, WHEN ENTERING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE LATCHES ON THE INTERIOR WILL OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040567September 25, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040632September 25, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040493September 24, 2003
STEERING
DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039444September 24, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY VAN DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES. TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND BOTH TIMES THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST SUMMER AND ONLY HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040507September 24, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT POWER STEERING FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039335September 23, 2003
STEERING
LOSS OF LEFT STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039347September 23, 2003
STEERING
I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE STEERING MECHANISM HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PANIC BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WON'T TURN QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID OTHER OBJECTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (MAY 1997). I'VE RETURNED IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHO TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. GM SENT ME A LETTER IN JANUARY OF 2003 SAYING THAT MY MODEL WAS BEING RECALLED AND I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER. NO OTHER COMMUNICATION ARRIVED. WHEN I CHECKED AT THE GM DEALER AND ON THE GM RECALL WEB SITE, IT REPORTED THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT AFFECTED. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT NHTSA IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO STEERING ISSUES INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MY CAR HAS THOSE ISSUES AND GM HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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