Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#864972July 7, 2000
STRUCTURE
97V058000/REAR CRADLE BOLTS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOST OF STEERING WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLING THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864842July 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT IN THE HOUSING MECHANSIM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE VERY LOOSE OR VERY TIGHT DEPENDING ON THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864705July 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
RECALL 97V017000/WASHER/WIPER SWITCH: DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE IT IS A SALVAGED TITLE VEHICLE. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864607June 30, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BACK DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED DUE TO A BROKEN LINKAGE . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#864622June 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OR RESTART. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THEY WOULD SNAP AND START UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724766June 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I OWNED A 93 LUMINA, WHICH I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT 2 TIMES, DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE. NOW I OWN A 95 LUMINA, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO MAJOR FAILURE. THE COMPUTER AND MAP SENSOR FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BY THE DEALER. CHEVROLET CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864391June 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN WHEN IN USE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAN HIT A BUMP/CURB AND CRACK FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP. WENT TO PASSENGER'S SIDE & SNAPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS & THEY WOULD START UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552804June 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES, STRUT, PADS AND WARPED ROTORS DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS, CALIPERS FROZEN RESULTING IN VIBRATION AND WEAR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864289June 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH RESULTED IN VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. RECALL 97V017000 DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724549June 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED. TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD FLUID LOOKED CONTAMINATED. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUSHED BRAKE FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724564June 26, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
AS I SAT DOWN IN THE SEAT, I LEANED BACK AND WHEN I PUSHED BACK IN THE SEAT I FELT A CRACK, AND THE SEAT PROCEEDED TO LEAN BACK. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT I NOTICED THAT THE RISER MECHANISM HAD BROKEN WHICH NOW CAUSES THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK. I CHECKED WITH GM AND IT WILL COST OVER $500 JUST FOR THE RISER MECHANISM. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724504June 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ORIGINAL BATTERY FAILED 8/29/97, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 5/10/00 REPLACEMENT LEAKED ACID ON CABLE, STARTER AND ENGINE. FLORIDA DEALER CHARGED $410.12 TO REPLACE BATTERY, CABLE AND CLEAN STARTER. SUSPECTED CAUSE, OVERHEATING. BATTERY IS MOUNTED OVER LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL WITH COVER ALLOWING LITTLE IF ANY COOLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724531June 25, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY CORRECTED. WE RECEIVED A $104 CHARGE TO TELL US THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD COST $710 TO FIX. NO ACCIDENT OR FAST STOP EVER OCCURRED, BUT NOW WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD GO OFF AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING OR IF WE NEEDED IT TO, IT WOULDN'T DEPLOY. THE OTHER PROPLEM IS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES (ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS. AGO) AND ONE IS BAD AGAIN AS WELL AS AN SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. WE ARE QUESTIONING THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT IF THESE REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT. WE PAID CLOSE TO $800 TO HAVE THE FIRST INJECTORS REPLACED AND ARE NOW FACED WITH A BILL OF $527 FOR ONE INJECTOR, SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. THE WARRANTY HAD RECENTLY GONE OFF WHEN THE INJECTORS HAD GONE BAD THE FIRST TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864013June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE T IN FEAR OF A FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863962June 21, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED FROM ANCHOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724287June 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I HAVE A FILE NUMBER WITH GENERAL MOTORS #99583618, MY QUESTIONNAIRE WITH NHTSA ID DATED 2/14/200. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001100June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GET DAMP, REPLACE BRAKES, AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHEN BACKED UP THE BRAKES MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724144June 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
LEFT BALL JOINT FELL APART WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT. THEN WHEEL WEDGED INTO TIRE WELL AND BENT BODY METAL. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE AXLE SHAFT TO COME APART. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724095June 16, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEN THE WHEEL PROBLEM OCCURED I FIRST THOUGHT I HAD A LOW TIRE. I STOPPED AND CHECKED ALL MY TIRES AT A SEVICE STATION. THEY WERE NOT LOW AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE LUGS WERE LOOSE. WHEN I WAS ALMOST HOME, THE WHEEL PROBLEM BECAME WORSE I SLOWED DOWN AND GOT HOME. I CALLED A WRECKER DRIVER HE HAD TO BACK IT UP TO PUT IT ON THE WRECKER. HE SAID IT WAS IN THE WHEEL BUT DID NOT SAY THE LUGS WERE LOOSE. I HEARD METAL CLANKING. ON THE CAR CENTRAL RECALL LIST THE BALL BEARING CAN FAIL AND CAUSE THE LUGS TO LOOSEN ACCORDING TO A CONSUMER COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY WAS THIS NOT REPAIRED BEFORE I GOT THE CAR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS. WHY DID THE DEALER NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL? WHAT GOOD IS RECALLS IF THE DEALERS AND CAR MAKERS ARE NOT NOTIFYNG PEOPLE ABOUT THEM? I HAVE A GM WARRANTY THAT I PAID 600.00 FOR THEY WOULD NOT PAY ON THIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER. AT BEATTY CHEVROLET THEY TRIED TO SAY I HAD LET THE LUGS GET LOOSE. IT HAPPENED TO FAST FOR THE LUGS TO HAVE BEEN LOOSE WHEN I BOUGHT IT AT INTERSTATE MOTORS. CONSUMER LAWS HAVE GOT TO BE ENFORCED. AMERICAN LIVES DEPEND ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THIS MATTER. MARGARET WEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863742June 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
97V017000: WASHER/WIPER SWITCH: WINDSHIELD WASHERS/WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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