Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#701798January 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE,WHEEL,CV BOOT,AND FENDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832944December 31, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT,CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE OWNER DID NOT BUY THE CAR FROM THEM. OWNER OBTAINED THE NECESSARY PARTS AND REPAIRED HIMSELF, COST OF PARTS REIMBURSED BY CHEVROLET. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543133December 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DESIGN CREATES A DIFFICULTY IN TRYING TO ACTIVATE DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ONLY ONE LOCATION CAN BE HIT TO ENGAGE DUE TO AIR BAG/HORN DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832812December 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, CONDITION OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832696December 28, 1998
SEATS
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE TRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832630December 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A "BUY BACK". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701450December 18, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1- EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS WET AND COLD, ALL 4 DOORS FREEZE SHUT. THIS IS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BODY. THE DOORS ALLOW WATER TO COLLECT ALL AROUND THE TOP AND VERTICAL SIDES AND THE WATER FREEZES...LOCKING ME OUT OF THE CAR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MFG HAVE A SOLUTION. 2- BRAKES: EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS WET, OR EVEN WITH HIGH HUMIDITY THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRAB WHICH INITIATES THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH IN TURN BRINGS THE CAR TO A "JERKY MOTION" STOPPING SITUATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MFG HAVE A SOLUTION....AND EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING TO ME...NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MFG SEEM TO "GIVE A [XXX]". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832457December 17, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO SIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT THE CONSUMER CAN'T SIT BECAUSE SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE ATTACHMENT, AND THE MOUNTING HARDWARE BROKE WHERE THE FRAME IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543060December 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKE DRUMS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832241December 14, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING, TURNING ONTO TRAFFIC THE PEDAL CABLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. CONSUMER INFORMING NHTSA OF DEFECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526402December 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNT CRADLE BOLTS WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE FRAME ONCE THEY ARE FASTENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701191December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE REAR SUSPENSION, BUSHING AT THE END OF THE SPRING IN REAR SUSPENSION ON PASSAGER SIDE IS GONE AND THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOOKS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BACK STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS A GO BUT WAS HARDLY NOTICEABLE TILL THIS LAST WEEK OR TWO. THE RUBBER BUSHING ITSELF CANNOT BE REPLACED WITH OUT BUYING THE SPRING ASSSEMBLY FROM GM. WE HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT ABOUT 50000 MILES AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKES C ALPERS FROZEN, THE DEALER GOT THE REAR BRAKES UNSTUCK. BUT WE STILL HEAR NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED . WE DID HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 58,100 MILES IN 3/5/98 FOUND #6 PISTON WORN . WE REACHED AGREEMENT TO HAVE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT 50/50 COST WITH GM GOODWRENCH SERVICE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WITH LIMITED WARRANTY 36 MONTHS/50,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831883December 7, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831889December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIOM; TRANSMSSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GAER WHILE DRIVING, AND INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND THEN PUT BACK INTO GEAR BEFORE TAKING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REDUCED REPAIR BILL FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831932December 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH 5 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#831934December 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS CONSUMED A BUILD UP OF FLUID OR WATER WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER SEEKS REFUND FOR REPAIR COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831938December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781622December 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BLEEDER VALVES RUSTED TO BRAKE CALIPERS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701120December 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEATBELT LATCH JUST CAME APART AS I WAS DRIVING I AM CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER SEATBELTS AND THE REPLACEMENT COULD FAIL IN A CRASH AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO ME AND MY FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831735December 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TANK WAS FILLED, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OVER. OWNER TOOK FUEL TANK APART AND FOUND THE TOP OF THE TANK SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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