Chevrolet Lumina Complaints
3,431 consumer complaints on file.
- #713381October 15, 1999PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
NO SUMMARY
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850737October 14, 1999STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES . HAD BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME. MECHANIC CHANGED WATER PUMP/ ALTERNATORS/ BATTERY/ HAD LOCKS REPLACED ON DOORS DUE TO NOT RELEASING OR LOCKING/FRONT WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK & HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE FROM TRACK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850765October 14, 1999EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HAD TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER, IT GOT REAL COLD. IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. TURNED IT OFF. TOOK TI DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE BEARINGS HAD CAME APART. THE COMPRESSOR HAD DIED & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850776October 14, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DESIGN OF HORN ASSEMBLYELOCATED NEA R AIR BAG COVER CAUSES PROBLEM WITH ACTIVATING HORN WHEN NEEDED. ONE MUST PRESS HARD TO GET HORN TO COME ON. THE HORN IS A COMMUNICATION DEVISE NEEDED TO WARN OTHER IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548981October 13, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850446October 12, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CUTS OFF SPORADICALLY. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK UP IN ORDER TO GET ENGINE STARTED BACK UP. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #713127October 11, 1999SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
AFTER EXTENDING SEAT BELT, RETRACTION WAS WEAK; EVENTUALLY, SEAT BELT WOULD SUDDENLY NOT RETRACT AT ALL. FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S), SEAT BELT WOULD AGAIN FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A TIME, THEN IT WOULD STOP RETRACTING AGAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849982October 5, 1999SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELT AREN'T RETRO FIT, AND THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712806October 4, 1999UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE MFGR. WILL COVER REPAINTING ..BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PRIMER USED ON THESE VEHICLES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548809October 1, 1999TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE IN STORAGE AREA (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849396September 30, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, HIT A DITCH AND A POLE AND RAN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPIN IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849571September 30, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712577September 30, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TOO LONG BREAKING, VERY DANGEROUS IN EMERGENCY CASES
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712582September 30, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
LEAKING FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849065September 29, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO MOVE, AND MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849244September 29, 1999WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEEL ON DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE WAS LOOSE AND MADE A FUNNY NOISE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. BUT, CONSUMER INSISTED THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE, IT WAS A RAMBLING NOISE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849268September 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS CALIPERS TOGETHER BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCKUP, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #849328September 29, 1999LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NOTICED THE DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE ON EITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. DOORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPAIRS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712454September 29, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER PART FAILED, CONTACTED RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. THEY RAN MY VIN BUT NOTHING CAME UP. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN 1997. NEITHER RIVERSIDE NOR THE MAIN GM CENTER KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE BOLTS WERE CHANGED, IF IN FACT THEY WERE.ONE OF THE BOLTS BACKED ALL THE WAY OUT WHILE THE OTHER WAS SHEARED IN HALF. GMS' ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SAID ALL PARTS ARE GUARANTEED FOR12 MONTHS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE BOLT IN THE CRADLE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC DRILL AND RETAP THE OTHER SIDE. I THOUGHT GM WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE AND REMBURSE ME FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIRS UP TO THAT POINT. LUCKILY I WAS ONE A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THANK YOU RICHARD DORROUGH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #548701September 28, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER FAILED. MJS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0