Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#10229318May 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I LOVE MY CAR BUT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN GOING OUT FOR SOME TIME NOW AND THE PERSON WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HE KNEW OF THIS SITUATION AND HE DIDN'T TELL ME. THIS CAR IS MY FIRST CAR AND MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION SO CAN YOU ALL PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229205May 29, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V017000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING). THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE WASHER WIPER SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,718 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228936May 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL LEAK 1996 3.4 DOHC CHEVY LUMINA I DID MY RESEARCH THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS THEN ITS COSTS A PRETTY GOOD PENNY TO FIX BY THE DEALERSHIP LIKE $2000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228893May 26, 2008
SEAT BELTS
RECALLS 94V027 AND 94V015 DO NOT COVER MY VAN, BUT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING EXACTLY. SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 1995 THE REAR SEATBELTS HAVE LOCKED UP AT THE ODDEST TIMES. ALL OF THE BACK SEAT BELTS (NOT JUST THE ONES DESCRIBED IN 94V027) LOCK UP AT TIMES AND WILL USUALLY UNLOCK WITH A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING. ALL OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL LOCK ON AN INCLINE (AS DESCRIBED IN 94V015) AND NOT UNLOCK UNTIL THE VAN IS MOVED TO LEVEL GROUND. MY KIDS KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THEY CAN NOT PUT ON THEIR SEATBELTS UNTIL THE VAN IS MOVING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE RECALLS SHOULD COVER MORE SEATBELTS AND MORE VANS THAN LISTED. THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT (ONLY) OF MY VAN APPEARS TO BE COVERED BY A RECALL, YET ALL THE SEATBELTS ARE THE SAME. '94 SEATBELTS ARE COVER BY THE RECALL 94V015, BUT MINE ARE NOT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND APPEAR TO BE THE SAME SEATBELTS. CHEVROLET REPLACED ALL OF THE SEATBELTS UNDER WARRANTY ONCE MANY YEARS AGO, AND THE SITUATION IMPROVED UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226597May 4, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES WITH 23 THOUSAND MILES ARE BEGINNING TO LEAK AND SPLIT HALF WAY UP THE SIDEWALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES FROM A RAISED AREA AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224107April 10, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE GARAGE STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,382. UPDATED 05/06/08. *LJ THE MANUFACTURE INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECALL .UPDATED 05/08/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221715March 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS RESTARTED. DEALER HAS STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE STATES HE CAN ONLY DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220240March 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE HIS VIN TO BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 04/04/08. *LJ UPADATED 04/02/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220316March 6, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
95 LUMINAS AND MONTE CARLOS AS WELL AS OTHER GM W-BODY VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH GOING BAD AND CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217681February 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY 10 MINUTES AFTER I RETURNED HOME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND FIRE DEPT. WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO MY HOME. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL INJECTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216827February 4, 2008
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE OTHER PERSON HAD A STOP SIGN. THIS PERSON THOUGHT THAT I HAD A STOP SIGN ALSO SO SHE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND I SMASHED INTO HER MAKING HER TRUCK FLY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND FLIPPING OVER. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND BECAUSE OF THAT I FEEL THAT I WAS INJURED MORE THAN IF MY AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10215757January 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY LUMINA PURCHASE NEW IN 1999. THE INTAKE GASKET HAS BEN SERVICED ON 3/14/03 AT $216, ON 12/15/03 CAR SMOKING AND FLUID LEAKING AGAIN AND THIS WAS $737. NOW I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS I WAS ADDING COOLANT ON A WEEKLY BASIS UNTIL IT STARTED TO BE EVERY 2-3 DAYS. THEN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND I PANIC AND TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A INTAKE GASKET MANIFOLD PROBLEM. WHEN THEY WERE DONE IT HAD COST ME $763 DOLLARS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR SHOP WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THAT SAME DAY, THE CAR BEGUN HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATING AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. THAT MADE NO SINCE BECAUSE I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. WHY ARE THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I HAVE CONSISTENTLY SERVICED THIS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE PURCHASING IN 1999. I AM TOLD THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THESE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I VALUE AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CARS, BUT I FEEL THAT EVERYTHING IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH HAVING TO HAVE BRAKE JOBS EVERY 6 MOS. ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEMS. WILL YOU HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212448December 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. INITIAL SEARCHES FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, BUT AFTER1 - 2 WEEKS IT GOT WORSE AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT EASILY. THE PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. I CHECKED FOR A RELATED RECALL AND FOUND THAT UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR'S) PRODUCED AFTER 1/9/07 HAD BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE, I BELIEVE, IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PRESSURE REGULATOR. NEVERTHELESS, IT MAY HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 161,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT FAILURE OF A PART WITH THAT MANY MILES ON IT WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY-RELATED FAILURE. I SOUGHT OUT THE NHTSA SITE TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS THE CASE, OR NOT. THE "INCIDENT DATE" NOTED BELOW IS THE DATE I FOUND THE LEAK. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208693November 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED 1996 CHEVY LUMINA W/3.1 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CURRENTLY HAS 115,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAMSHAFT HAS BROKEN. WHY WOULD A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM? IT SEEMS AN EXTREME PROBLEM FOR A WELL-CARED FOR VEHICLE. THIS WAS A FORMER POLICE VEHICLE (FIRST 96,000 MILES). MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND ALSO OWNS A LUMINA (1999, NO VIN AVAILABLE) AND SHE TOO HAS HAD THE CAMSHAFT REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE AT 170,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208106November 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1997 LUMINA HAS LOUD LIFTER NOISE. LIFTERS REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER, BUT NOISE IS ESPECIALLY LOUD NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207173October 24, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE AND THE MEDIAN BARRIER. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206178October 18, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXTERIOR PAINT , PEELING , FLAKING , RUSTING . I REALIZE THIS CAR IS NOW 11 YEARS OLD , BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD . THE PAINT HAS PEELED OFF IN LARGE PATCHES IN MANY AREAS OF THE CAR , REVEALING THE DULL GRAY PRIMER . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204784October 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHELL CRACKED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203453September 19, 2007
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV) , THE TWO REAR CRADLE BOLTS OF THE FRAME PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. THE REAR CRADLE WAS NO LONGER SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND, AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS RIPPED OFF WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING FROM SAME. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREE WITH NO CONNECTION TO WHEELS. NO STEERING OF ANY TYPE AVAILABLE WHILE DRIVING FROM THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25 MPH SO A SAFE STOP WAS MADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (NO STEERING AVAILABLE AT ALL). HOWEVER, THAT WAS A MATTER OF LUCK. IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A HIGHER SPEED, A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO NO STEERING BEING AVAILABLE AFTER FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE 1991 MODEL LUMINA APV. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THE 1991 MODEL WAS 97V058000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202085September 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WILL COST $1,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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