Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10021887May 29, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE RIGHT CRADDLE BOLT BROKE CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
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#10022264May 27, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE PAINT PEELING ON RIGHT REAR FENDER. *MR
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#10019263May 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2002 AND MAY 2003, I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 BATTERIES AND 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL "SHORTS." EITHER THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, OR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIM INDICATING A BATTERY DRAIN. WITHIN A DAY OR TWO, THE BATTERY WOULD BE COMPLETELY DRAINED, AND THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL. THE DEALER REPORTS FINDING PROBLEMS IN THE BATTERY CELLS AND SHORTS IN THE HARNESS UNDER THE DASH EACH TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *NLM
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#10020375May 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR TRANSMISSION STALLED ON 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA. *CB
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#10018964May 20, 2003
STEERING
1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA , STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT . *NLM
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#10018987May 20, 2003
STEERING
I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA THAT MY STEERING IS LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING LEFT ONLY, I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INDICATE THERE IS NOT A RECALL BUT READING YOUR WEB SITE A NOTICE WAS POSTED THAT GM WILL RECALL 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES FOR A STEERING PROBLEM CAMPAIGN ID02V286000, BUT GM WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR TODAY. *NLM
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#10018882May 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKING, HAD TO TAKE TO MECHANIC AND HAVE REPAIRED. *JB
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#10018883May 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ALL ENGINE MOUNTS UPPER AND LOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TIE-ROD ENDS, INNER & OUT. *JB
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#10018884May 18, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTERIOR PAINT IS PEELING ALL OVER. STARTED ON THE HOOD,THEN REAR LOWER DOOR BODY LINE, THEN BODY LINE ON TRUNK LID,THEN PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL BEHIND QUARTER GLASS WINDOW, THEN DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL FROM GAS LID OPENING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE TAIL LIGHT AND STARTED AT BODY LINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BUMPER.
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#10018562May 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS FOR YEARS BUT REFUSED TO PAY $300-400 TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE I FELT IT TO BE A PRODUCT DEFECT. NOW, GM HAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON MANY MODELS BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN GM MINIVANS. I WANT THEM TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. *NLM
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#10018453May 9, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
OVER PAST FEW MONTHS VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED CONSIDERABLE PLAY IN STEERING WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED HALF-WAY TO THE LEFT. WHEN HELD IN THIS POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD OSCILLATE LEFT TO RIGHT 1 TO 2 INCHES. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I SUDDENLY FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS SIMILAR TO A POWER STEERING FAILURE. AFTER A SUBSEQUENT LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RE-CENTERED ITSELF TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY. 20 DEGREES OFF-CENTER. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC IN TURNS. ALIGNMENT IS FINE. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING 1 YEAR AGO. VEHICLE RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE PER MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES. THE STEERING FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 02-V-286-000. REPORTED THIS TO GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT BY THE VIN THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL, AND THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE THERE IS NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COSTS. I WORK WITH THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMON PRACTICE OF PARTS SUBSTITUTION OR "APPROVED ENGINEERING DEVIATIONS". WHILE GM MAY NOT SHOW THE DEFECTIVE RACK & PINION BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE BILL OF MATERIAL FOR THE 1997 LUMINA, IT IS EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REPORTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE MODEL YEAR '97 LUMINA'S WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. AT THE LEAST GM SHOULD RECALL THE 1997 LUMINA'S FOR DEALER INSPECTION AND REPAIR THOSE WITH DEFECTIVE BEARING ASSEMBLIES. *JB
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#10018238May 8, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE, A 1997 LUMINA, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE 1996 LUMINA. THE CONSUMER HAD THE RACK REPAIRED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR. *AK *NLM
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#10018263May 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *JB
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#10018029May 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *NLM
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#10016714April 29, 2003
STEERING
1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA STEERING PROBLEM. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
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#10017679April 28, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND PULLED THROUGH THE FRAME. *JB *TS
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#10016517April 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN YOU START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, AND BACKUP THE BRAKES MAKE A HUMMING SOUND- THEN WORK FINE. *NLM
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#10017561April 25, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
THE IDLER ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED. *JB
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#10017566April 25, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CRADLE BOLT WAS LOOSE. *JB
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#10016443April 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES RELAYS CLICK AND CYCLE CONTINUALLY WHEN BRAKING. DEALER STATES THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE MAY BE MALFUNCTIONING. DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT NORMAL BRAKING. *NLM
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