Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#898110October 24, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. SEAT FELT LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. CONSUMER STATES ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS WAY.*AK SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY OWNERS'S MECHANIC. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898163October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE OVERHEATED. INDEPENDANT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RADIATOR WAS PLUGGED, AND FLUSHED RADIATOR. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. CONSUMER CHECKED ANTI FREEZE, IT WAS LOW, SO HE ADDED ANTI FREEZE. NEXT DAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND CONSUMER NOTICED WATER IN OIL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FACTORY ANTI FREEZE WAS EATING THROUGH T GASKETS, AND CAUSING INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004849October 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
PASSENGER SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR HAS SHATTERED AFTER AN EXPLOSION SOUND 3 TIMES IN 8 MONTH. THE MIRROR WAS CHANGED THE FIRST TIME MIRROR AND HOUSING WERE CHANGED TIME AND THE MIRROR WAS CHANGED PLUS HEATING MECHANISM TO REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS DISMANTLED THE THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753398October 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKEY BLEW OUT... DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THE 3.1 ENGINES DOING THIS? RAN ME ALMOST $800.00 TO GET IT FIXED AT DEALER.WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004880October 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH AS 70MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TAKE IT SELF OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING A UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN WITH OUT THE USE OF BRAKES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897760October 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE RACED ALL THE WAY TO 40, AND THERE WAS NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF BRAKES BECAUSE BOTH FEET HAD TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES IDLE IS HIGH FOR THE FIRST 5-7 MILES, VEHICLE RACEES 40-45 MPH ON ITS OWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897761October 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND HARD TO STEER. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753213October 14, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRE LOST IT TREAD AND DID NOT BLOW OUT. THE TIRES HAD LESS THE 10K MILES. THE TREAD SEPERATED IN RATON NEW MEXICO FOR MY DAUGHTER (600 MILES FROM HOME). SHE OBTAIN A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE TIRE AND I DON'T HAVE THE ORGINAL. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAVE THE CODES 31824UR BM19735 AND 32746URBM199735. I COULD NOT FIND THE DOT NUMBER ON THE SIDE IT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004043October 9, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FRONT STEERING LOCKED-UP COULD TURN FRONT TO LEFT, CAR JURKED TO LEFT SO STRONG ON ITS OWN YOU COULD HAVE BROKEN YOUR WRIST. DUE DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION AND ALTERNATOR, REPLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897466October 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHENEVER DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752827October 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLES FAILED 3 TIMES IN 25 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 22,000 MILES. IN ALL CASES, REPAIRS WERE DONE AT GM DEALER USING GM PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897168October 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER A FEW TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM, DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED CALIPERS, PADS, BRAKES LINES, AND SOME OTHER FEW ITEMS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK TWO MECHANICS, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BOTH STATED THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZE PLACING ALL WORK LOADS ON FRONT BRAKES CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES AND REAR BRAKE DISCS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004647October 1, 2001
TIRES
LEFT FRONT TIRE PEEL ON SIDE OF THE TIRE CAME OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897102October 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR JUST DIES ON HIGHWAY AND WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE WILL DIE IN MIDDLE OF SPEEDING CARS. ONCE CONSUMER WAS HIT AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR. *AK *TT *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897103October 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE WILL DIE IN MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS MAKES IT VERY EASY TO HAVE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR. *AK CONSUMER LISTED THAT THERE WAS A CRASH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, HOWEVER DID NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE PERSON THAT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752719September 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
IN SEPTEMBER OF 200 I REPLACED 3 INJECTORS AND NOW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 INJECTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896957September 27, 2001
STRUCTURE
RECALL 00 V 189 000/REAR CRADLE BOLTS: VEHICLE LOST STEERING WHILE TRAVELING, PROBLEM WAS LOSS OF FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896866September 26, 2001
STRUCTURE
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN TRIEDTO TURN RIGHT AND CRADLE BOLTS BROKE AND BUSTED STEERING. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752589September 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOTH BOLTS PULLED THROUGH AND IT WAS NO LONGER MOUNTED TO THE LOCATIONS AND BROKE THE STEERING SHAFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896722September 24, 2001
STRUCTURE
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN FRAME DROPPED IN FRONT END. RECALL 00V189000 REPAIRS FOR ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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