Chevrolet Lumina Complaints

3,431 consumer complaints on file.

#560554March 28, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES DRIVER SEAT LEANS BACK, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND TECHNICIAN ADVISED CONSUMER THAT SEAT HAD A BROKEN RISER AND FOUND FRAME TO BE BROKEN ALSO, FRAME AND RISER WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED AND REINSTALLED BACK INTO VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743109March 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK. NOTICED A STRONG SCENT OF GASOLINE, A FEW DAYS LATER DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER CAR. ALL FUEL LINES APPEAR O.K. GAS TANK IS LEAKING FROM CENTER OF TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743128March 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2000. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SMALL SERVICE STATION, A GOODYEAR STATION, AND HEISER CHEVROLET. NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THE DAY THEY HAVE IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. IT HAPPENS DURING RAIN, SNOW, SLEET AND DRY DAYS. IT ONLY AFFECTS THE FRONT WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER WORKS FINE EVEN WHEN THE FRONT WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE FRONT WASHER FLUID ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. I TURN THEM ON AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS, NO ATTEMPT TO WORK, NO NOISE, NOTHING. IT'S AS IF I NEVER TURNED THEM ON. I JUST KEEP TRYING THEM, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WORK AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THIS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING, TO THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT THE SOLUTION IS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884275March 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE JUMPS. RPM'S WILL RACE, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884322March 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743032March 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 CHEVROLET LUMINAS APPARENTLY HAVE A KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO LOCK UP AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING JERKY & UNEVEN SHIFTING. WHEN DECELERATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS TO UNLOCK, DRAGGING DOWN THE RPM OF THE ENGINE TO VERY LOW LEVELS WHEN DECELERATING. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP I WENT TO IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM CHEVROLET, WHO HAD ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ADVISED ME THAT THE REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000 AND THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WHEN DECELERATING SUDDENLY, POSSIBLY LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH MY CAR THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT AS OF YET REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO FACTORY CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM AND ALL SERVICE WOULD BE FEEABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE CAR STALLS POWER STEERING IS LOST AND UNTIL RESTARTED HAS NO POWER TO AVOID A CRASH. THANK YOU FOR THE EVALUATION OF THIS REPORT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884101March 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH ON A RESIDENTAL STREET AND MOTOR FELL TO GROUND. THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING,VEHICLE JUMPED CURB AND LANDED SOMEONES LAWN. THEN, STOPPED JUST BEFORE HITTING HOUSE. SERVICE GARAGE FOUND METAL WASHER DETERIORATED DUE TO ROAD SALT, AND CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO WEAKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884125March 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RED INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884184March 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884236March 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON ANTIFREEZE VAPORS WERE SPREADING THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FROM BREATHING THE VAPORS, HE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AND HAD A HORRIBLE CHEST COLD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742964March 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FRONT END DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF CAR, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT INCREASING SPEED, SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN BRAKE WAS TOUCHED, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, FRONT END WENT INTO A DITCH & CAR WAS FLIPPED, AIR BAGS ARE STILL INTACT AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#742873March 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTER BUMPED WHILE TUNING RADIO-CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH. SEVERAL INCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883759March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THIS VEHICLE HAS PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS. BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BECAUSE OF BRAKES, CHILDREN'S SEATBELTSS GET TIGHT AROUND THE NECK CAUSING DISCOMFORT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742803March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS PURCHASED AT A DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS A USED CAR AND I WANTED TO PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LET US. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. WE BOUGHT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FROM DEALERSHIP AND THEN THAT ONE FAILED. FINALLY, I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 3 TRANSMISSIONS, NEW HEAD GASKETS AND NOW THE ENGINE FAILED. THE LOCKS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DO NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I KNOW PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CARS FOR AT LEAST 8 OR 10 YRS. AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ENGINE. I SUSPECT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND SOLD IT TO US ANYWAY. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO US FOR $12,500 THEY ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 25% INTEREST, SO IN THE END WE ARE PAYING OVER $20,000 FOR THIS CAR. IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME $4,800 TO FIX THE CAR. THIS PRICE EXCEEDS WHAT I OWE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1 AND NOW THE WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO GET TO WORK AND HOME, IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS OUT DRAG RACING IN IT. I'M JUST VERY UPSET. ANY FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883703March 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN RAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT TAKES 3 TO 4 SECONDS BEFORE THERE IS BRAKING ACTION, PEDAL WILL FEEL HARD. DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883726March 21, 2001
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN GOTTEN OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK OIL FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE WAS NOT ON LINE, AND ONE OF SIDE OF ENGINE WAS LEANING TO A SIDE. THEN ,FOUND OUT THAT FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLT WAS BROKEN JUST LIKE STATED IN A RECALL THAT HAD RECEIVED BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883457March 20, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO GET REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK, ALSO WHEN CRUISE IS ON AND CONSUMER TURNS ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE WILL CUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883579March 20, 2001
STRUCTURE
RECALL 97 V 058 000/CRADLE BOLTS: REAR CRADLE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742673March 19, 2001
WHEELS
WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742570March 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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