Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#896729September 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH LOST STEERING CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH, THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD NOT BEEN SEALED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.*AK THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER WITH THE REPAIRS STATING THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO HOW MANY TIMES VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752364September 19, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785613September 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO HONK AND IT WAS HARD TO PUSH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896370September 17, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT TURNING PROPERLY. WHILE TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO RIGHT. CONSUMER COULD ONLY STEER IN ONE DIRECTION. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896372September 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FRONT DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS ARE CRACKING AT CONNECTION ON DOOR OR UPPER GUIDE LOOP. *AKTRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHILE IN MOTION POOR PERFORMANCE, SEAT BELTS RIDE HIGH ON ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AROUND THE NECK AREA, NON-ADJUSTABLE IN FRONT SEAT AREA. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896305September 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE PARKED CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN TWO YEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896200September 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
LEFT REAR WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET ROAD. VEHICLE BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. HAVE A APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562988September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AIR BAG LIGHTS STAYS ON, THE DEALER CLEARED CONNECTION, CLEARED CODES AND ALSO REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE MODULE BUT THE LIGHTIS STILL ON .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895610August 31, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES HAVE BROKEN TWICE ON EACH DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751430August 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITH KIDS ON A HIGHWAY IN DIFFERENT STATE WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAYS OIL PUMP FAILED AND NOW NEED NEW ENGINE AT $4000 ( CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE -$4000!). WE HAD CHECKED OIL ABOUT 25 MILES BEFORE AND WAS FINE AND NO DUMMY LIGHTS OR GAUGES INIDCATED PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751291August 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. REPLACED THEMOSTAT AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAILING. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND INFORMED ME THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. DEALER TOLD ME THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE IS COMMON IN THE 3.1 BUT FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ARE NOT AS COMMON. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND HE REPLIED NO. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE SINCE THE TIME OF MY REPAIRS AND THEY TO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES....OVERHEATING WITH ASSOCIATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY DISPLEASE WITH GENERAL MOTORS INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT A PROBLEM DOES EXIST WITH HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.1 ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND THAT LOCAL MECHANICS ARE WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS WHILE THE GM MECHANICS WILL NOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751194August 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
ONE COVER FELL FIRST AND THEN THE OTHER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895192August 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK HAS CRACKED AROUND SEAMS CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751144August 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS (NOT ALL THE TIME), UPON COMING TO A STOP (I.E., WAITING AT TRAFFIC AND OR WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN) THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT, AGAIN RESPOND TO "D" POSITION, EVEN UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL (IT JUST REVS UP). THEN SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE TO THE "D" POSITION THUS ENABLING THE CAR TO MOVE IN A VERY QUICK AND OR SNAP MOTION. I BELIEVE THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SOME TIME AGO, I HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED OUT BY A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THE ATTENDENT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS NOT NORMAL AND MAY REQUIRE FURTHER REVIEW. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751163August 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
3 SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK IS LOOSE, FALLS BACK WHEN LEANED ON. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ARM REST IN UNMOVABLE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THESE SAFETY COMPONENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785477August 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE VEHICLE MELTED DOWN TO THE FRAME, ALSO CONSUMERS HOUSE BURNED DOWN, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895134August 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 50-55MPH WHEN IT STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND TRIED TO TURN CRUISE OFF. TO STOP VEHICLE CONSUMER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL/ APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SOME GRAVEL WHICH HELPED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND INTO PARK. A MECHANIC DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKES WERE BURNED OUT TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO A DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895135August 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895138August 24, 2001
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENTLY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED. DEALER STATED IT WOULD BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. DEALER HASN'T TAKEN IT BACK TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895160August 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM SHEARED OR WORE OUT, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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